The Montague-Jones Library Database
Please note that this database is a work in progress.
Please note that this database is a work in progress.
Reference:
| Item No | Old DB Ref | Title | Authors | ISBN | Publisher | Published At | Year Published | Format | NRM Classification | Primary Theme | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46970 | S-Ve001 | Ventnor West Branch | Paye, Peter | Wild Swan | 1992 | Regional Railways – Ventnor West | |||||
| 50135 | W-Di005 | The Didcot Newbury & Southampton Railway | Karou; Parsons; Robertson | Wild Swan | |||||||
| 42770 | S-Som759 | Somerset and Dorset swansong: last days of a steam railway | Bunyar, Bob | 9780953877140 | Wild Swan | Bath | 2016 | L1J | As New | ||
| 34625 | S-Ab001 | Abbotsbury Branch | Jackson, Brian L | 0906867800 | Wild Swan Publications | Didcot | 1989 | C0A | |||
| 39065 | S-Ho005 | The Hundred of Hoo Railway | Hart, Brian | Wild Swan Publications | 1989 | ||||||
| 24790 | Gen-War029 | Wartime Purbeck | Bunyar, Bob | 9781527289796 | Wildthyme7 (Publications) | Swanage | 2021 | Softback | B4-7 | War – Railways during War | As New |
| 41090 | S-Min004 | Railways of Kimmeridge | Simms, Wilfrid F | Wilfrid F Simms | 1999 | Folder | |||||
| 24670 | Gen-War014 | Dorset's war 1939-45 | Legg, Rodney | 0948699027 | Wincanton Press | Wincanton | 1986 | B4-7 | |||
| 25520 | Local-Dor056 | Life in a Dorset Village | Eastwood, John | Winterbourne Publications | 1982 | Local History & Amenities | |||||
| 47225 | S-We003 | Railway times in East Dorset and the New Forest on the Corkscrew Line: the people and places it served | Wiseman, Deryck | 0952610205 | Wise Publishing | 1977 | Softback | C0A | As New | ||
| 18830 | Gen-E018 | The Evolution of the Locomotive Engine | West, Theodore | Wm Dresser | Darlington | 1908 | E8A | ||||
| 16220 | Gen-A012 | Archaeology of Railways | Ransom, Philip John Greer | 0437144011 | World Work | Tadworth | 1981 | R1 | Archaeology | ||
| 47465 | S-X001 | Xpress Locomotive Register Volume 1 Southern1949-61 | 1901056023 | Xpress Pub | |||||||
| 38450 | S-Fa003 | Farnborough to Salisbury – Southern Region History | Bradshaw, T S | 1901056201 | Xpress Publishing | ||||||
| 45520 | S-Sou190 | Southern Region. pt. 3. Wessex : Basingstoke, Southampton, Bournemouth, Weymouth : a complete description of train services and operations between Basingstoke and Weymouth including all engine workings. | Bradshaw, T.S. | 1901056066 | Xpress Publishing | Caernarvon | 2001 | Hardback | G1 | Fair | |
| 42550 | S-Som721 | B.R. steam operating : no. 4, Somerset & Dorset, Bath - Bournemouth and branches. | Foster, P. | 1901056309 | Xpress Publishing | Caernarvon | 2000 | Softback | G1 | Fair | |
| 47515 | S-Y006 | Yeovil Junction: celebrating 150 years. | Yeovil Railway Centre, | Yeovil Railway Centre | Yeovil | 2010 | Softback | C0A | As New |
This is a complete list of all NRM Classifications currently in this database
| Id | Name |
|---|---|
| A1 | General history of rail transport in the British Isles |
| A2 | Overseas railways (general) |
| A3 | Children's books |
| B1 | Railway pre-history, i.e. plateways, wagonways, canals |
| B2-3 | The Railway Age, c. 1840-1914 |
| B4-7 | Railways and warfare |
| B5-6 | British railway history 1923-1947 ("Grouping" period) |
| B8-10 | British railway history 1948-1993 (Nationalisation period) |
| C0A | Railway histories of specific towns, local areas and branch lines |
| C0B | Railway chronologies of particular areas |
| C1 | Regional Railway Histories, England |
| C2 | Regional Railway Histories, Scotland |
| C3 | Regional Railway Histories, Wales |
| C4 | Irish railway and locomotive history |
| C5/8-9 | History of undersea tunnel railway projects, including the Channel Tunnel |
| D1A | Light railways |
| D1B | Tramways (including urban tramways) |
| D2 | Narrow gauge railways, 1ft 3in-4ft 8in |
| D3 | Industrial railways and locomotives |
| D4 | Electric railway systems |
| D5 | Unusual forms of railways, e.g. cliff and monorail |
| D6 | Miniature (pleasure) railways, minimum gauge, i.e. below 1ft 3in |
| E0 | General engineering and technology |
| E1 | Biographies |
| E2 | Railway construction |
| E3 | Permanent Way |
| E5A | Bridges |
| E5B | Architecture |
| E5C | Railway design |
| E6 | Stock books, Loco C&W |
| E7 | Locomotive design and philosophy |
| E8A | Locomotive evolution |
| E8B | Locomotive accessories |
| E8C | Locomotive management and operation |
| E8D | Locomotive performance in regular traffic and testing |
| E8E | Histories of specific British steam locomotive classes |
| E8F | Miscellaneous works on British locomotives |
| E8G | Overseas locomotives |
| E8H | Specialised, unorthodox and experimental locomotives |
| E8J | Motive power depots |
| E9 | Electric locomotives and traction |
| E10A | Diesel and gas turbine locomotives |
| E10B | Railcars and railmotors |
| E12 | Railway carriage design and history |
| E13 | Railway wagon design and history |
| E14 | Railway brakes |
| E15 | Signalling |
| E16 | Miscellaneous railway equipment, e.g. snowploughs |
| E17 | Locomotive, carriage and wagon manufacture, railway workshops and private builders |
| F0A | Railway economics |
| F0B | Railways and the economy |
| F0C | Railway accountancy |
| F1A | Railway freight rates |
| F1B | Railway passenger fares |
| F2A | Inter-railway relations (running powers etc) |
| F2B | Railway amalgamation and nationalization (1921 & 1947 Acts) |
| F3 | The Railway Clearing House |
| G1 | Railway operation |
| G2 | Freight handling and operation |
| G3 | Passenger services |
| G3A | Royal trains |
| G4 | Road services and vehicles |
| G5A | Maritime matters and ships |
| G5B | Railway Air Services |
| G6 | Railway publicity |
| G7 | Railway catering, including hotels |
| G8 | Railway research |
| H1 | Personal railway reminiscences |
| H2 | Railwaymen and trades union history |
| H3 | Staff training |
| H4 | Railway staff associations |
| H5 | Railway staff personal safety |
| K1 | Railways and Society |
| K2 | Railways and the passenger |
| K3 | Railway accidents and accident reports |
| K4 | Railways and Industry |
| K5 | Railways and finance |
| K6 | Railways and Government |
| K7A | Railway Law |
| K7B | Railway Acts of Parliament |
| K8 | Railways and crime |
| K9 | Railways and the Post Office |
| K10 | Privatisation (c. 1994-) |
| L0 | Chronologies of individual railways |
| L1A | Great Western Railway, general works |
| L1B | GWR constituents, histories of |
| L1C | London Midland & Scottish Railway, general works |
| L1D | LMS constituents, histories of |
| L1E | London & North Eastern Railway, general works |
| L1F | LNER constituents, histories of |
| L1G | Southern Railway, general works |
| L1H | SR constituents, histories of |
| L1J | Joint railways, histories of |
| L1K | Independent lines, e.g. Metropolitan and Mersey railways |
| L2 | Histories of specific overseas railways |
| M1 | Railway heraldry and liveries |
| M2 | Locomotive names |
| N | Railways and Art |
| P | Railway humour |
| P1 | Railways in literature |
| Q0A | The appreciation of railways, including poetry |
| Q0B | Railtour itineraries |
| Q1A | British railway museums and preservation societies |
| Q1B | Overseas railways museums |
| Q2 | Model railways |
| Q2A | Model engineering, including live steam |
| Q3-4 | Railway photography and published albums |
| Q5 | Exhibitions and celebrations |
| R1 | Industrial archaeology |
| W | Albums of press cuttings etc. |
| Y | Maps, Atlasses etc. |
| Z | Miscellaneous works of reference |
| GR | General Reference |
| SR | Special Reference |
| X | Other |
This is a complete list of all primary themes currently in this database
| Name |
|---|
| Swanage Railway |
| Architecture/construction |
| Motive Power – Steam |
| Motive Power – Steam – Bullied |
| Motive Power – Steam – Drummond |
| Motive Power – Steam – GWR |
| Motive Power – Steam – GWR – 6000 |
| Motive Power – Steam – Maunsell (early) |
| Motive Power – Steam – Maunsell (later) |
| Motive Power – Steam – Observer Series |
| Motive Power – Steam – Preservation |
| Motive Power – Steam – SE&CR |
| Motive Power – Steam – S&DJR |
| Motive Power – Steam – Southampton Dock Shunters |
| Motive Power - Steam - Southern Railway |
| Motive Power - Steam - Standard Class Locomotives |
| Motive Power - Steam - Stanier |
| Motive Power – Steam – Stroudley |
| Motive Power – Steam – Technical |
| Motive Power – Steam – Urie |
| Motive Power – Steam – Wainwright |
| Motive Power - ABC Series |
| Motive Power – ABC Series - Multiple Units |
| Motive Power - British Railways - General |
| Motive Power – Diesel inc DMU's - British Railways |
| Motive Power – Diesel inc DMU's – WR Warships |
| Motive Power - Electric inc EMU's - British Railways |
| Motive Power – EMU – Southern |
| Motive Power - General |
| Motive Power – General – Observer Series |
| Motive Power - High Speed Trains (HST) |
| Motive Power - Platform 5 Series - Locos & Coaching Stock |
| Motive Power – Railbuses |
| Motive Power – Railcars |
| Motive Power - Push/Pull Trains - Southern |
| Archaeology |
| Architecture |
| Architecture – Bridges & Viaducts |
| Architecture – GWR |
| Atlases, Maps & Diagrams |
| Atlases, Maps & Diagrams (Airey Series) |
| Bibliography |
| Biography |
| Biography – Beeching |
| Biography – Brunel |
| Biography - Engineers - ABC Series |
| Biography - Locomotive Engineers (Various) |
| Biography – Signalman |
| Biography – S&DJR |
| Biography – Victorian Purbeck Railwaymen |
| Buses |
| Carriages / Coaches |
| Carriages / Coaches - ABC series |
| Carriages / Coaches - British Railways |
| Carriages / Coaches – Southern – History |
| Carriages / Coaches – Southern - Slam Doors |
| Coaches – Platform 5 Series |
| Companies – British Railways - Facts and Figures |
| Companies – British Railways - Fleet |
| Companies – British Railways - Freight Services |
| Companies – British Railways - General |
| Companies – British Railways - Goods and Parcels Services |
| Companies – British Railways - Gradient Profiles |
| Companies – British Railways - Liveries |
| Companies – British Railways - Marine |
| Companies - British Railways - Privatisation |
| Companies – British Railways - Route Development |
| Companies – LB&SCR |
| Companies – LNER - General |
| Companies – LSWR |
| Companies – M&SWR |
| Companies – SE&CR |
| Companies – S&DJR |
| Corporate Identity - Advertising and Posters etc. |
| Corporate Identity – British Railways – Carriage Notices |
| Corporate Identity – British Railways – Emergency Notices |
| Corporate Identity – British Railways – Signs |
| Corporate Identity - Promotional and/or Events |
| Diagrams – Signalling |
| Diagrams – Track |
| Dictionary/Encyclopaedia – Biographical – Engineers |
| Engineering – Brakes |
| Engineering - History |
| Engineering - General |
| Engineering - Steam Boilers |
| Engineering - Lighting Connections |
| Engineering - Technical |
| Fares, Scales & Charges |
| Fares - Swanage Railway |
| Freight |
| Gazetteer |
| General |
| Locosheds |
| Locosheds - ABC series |
| Liveries |
| Local History & Amenities |
| Local History & Amenities - Dorset |
| Local History & Amenities – Swanage |
| Local History & Amenities – Wareham |
| Magazine |
| Manual (Operations or Systems) |
| Manual - Ticket Examiners |
| Marshalling Yards |
| Miscellaneous - ABC series |
| Modelling |
| Parliamentary Papers |
| People – GWR Engineers |
| Photographs – 1924 to 1933 |
| Places – Eastleigh |
| Places – General Guide – ABC – Railway & Hotel |
| Places - Gosport |
| Places – Southampton |
| Places – Stations – GW |
| Places – Stations – GW Wales |
| Places - Stations - St. Pancras |
| Places – Stations – Victoria |
| Places – Stations – Waterloo |
| Places – Swindon Railway Museum |
| Places – Swindon Works |
| Places – Weymouth |
| Railway Accidents |
| Railway History – General |
| Railway History - Social |
| Railway Preservation - General History |
| Regional Railways – Birmingham |
| Regional Railways – Branch Line Series |
| Regional Railways – Calne Branch |
| Regional Railways – Dorset |
| Regional Railways - Kent & East Sussex |
| Regional Railways - London to Brighton |
| Regional Railways – Seaton, Sidmouth & Lyme Regis |
| Regional Railways – Somerset |
| Regional Railways – South Devon |
| Regional Railways – Southampton |
| Regional Railways - Southern England - Independent & Light |
| Regional Railways - Southern England - Main Lines |
| Regional Railways – Ventnor West |
| Regional Railways – Wells |
| Regional Railways – Welshpool & Llanfair |
| Regional Railways - West of Salisbury |
| Regional Railways - Western Region |
| Regional Railways – Weston, Cleveland & Portishead |
| Regional Railways – Wiltshire |
| Regional Railways – Winchester |
| Regional Railways – Yeovil |
| Road Vehicles – British Railways |
| Rules/Regulations – British Railways |
| Rules/Regulations – British Railways – Loading |
| Rules/Regulations – British Railways – Passengers |
| Rules/Regulations – Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Rules/Regulations – E & LMS Electrified Lines |
| Rules/Regulations – GCR |
| Rules/Regulations – GWR |
| Rules/Regulations – LMS |
| Rules/Regulations – LNER |
| Rules/Regulations – Loading – SR |
| Rules/Regulations – London Transport – Passengers |
| Rules/Regulations – LSWR |
| Rules/Regulations – L&YR |
| Rules/Regulations – Railtrack |
| Rules/Regulations – SE&CR - Conveyance of Merchandise |
| Rules/Regulations – Signalling |
| Rules/Regulations – Signalling – BR |
| Rules/Regulations – Signalling – LMS |
| Rules/Regulations – Signalling – SR |
| Rules/Regulations – Southern Railway |
| Rules/Regulations – Southern Railway – Motormen |
| Rules/Regulations – Swanage Railway |
| Shipping |
| Signalling |
| Signalling - ABC series |
| Signalling – GWR & Western Region |
| Steam |
| Tickets |
| Timetables – Bus |
| Timetables – Rail |
| Timetables – Rail – ABC |
| Timetables – Rail – Bradshaw |
| Timetables – Rail – British Rail |
| Timetables – Rail – GWR |
| Timetables – Rail – LSWR |
| Timetables – Rail – Southern |
| Track / Permanent Way – Gradients |
| Trains - Royal |
| Trains - Titled |
| Trains - Western Region |
| Travelogue |
| Travelogue - Loco Hauled Travel |
| Wagons |
| Wagons – Air-Braked |
| Wagons – Brake Vans & Ballast Ploughs |
| Wagons - British Railways |
| Wagons - British Railways – Brake Vans |
| Wagons – LNER |
| Wagons – Southern |
| War - Aircraft - ABC series |
| War - British Tanks - ABC series |
| War – Railways during War |
| War - Royal Navy - ABC series |
| War - Warships - WW1 - ABC series |
| War - Warships - WW2 - ABC series |
| Welfare of Railway Staff |
| Welfare - BR Ambulance |
| Welfare – Uniforms and Clothing etc. |