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Items in the Library

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Item No Old DB Ref Title Authors ISBN Publisher Published At Year Published Format NRM Classification Primary Theme Condition
17525 Gen-Bri003 Britain's Railways : An Industrial History Pollins, Harold 0715353160 David & Charles Newton Abbott 1971 A1
18035 Gen-Bri075 British steam railways Nock, O S Adam & Charles Black London 1961 A1
18095 Gen-Bri079 Illustrated history of British steam railways Ross, David 1405482905 Parragon Bath 2007 A1
18950 Gen-F014 Ian Allan's 50 years of railways, 1942-1992. Kennedy, Rex 0711021147 Ian Allan Shepperton 1992 A1
19040 Gen-F034 Four Main Lines Ellis, Hamilton George Allen & Unwin London 1950 A1
20840 Gen-Ma008 150 Years of main line railways. Nock, O S 0715378813 David & Charles 1980 A1
21515 Gen-O007 Our railways : their origin development incident and romance. (v 1 & 2) Pendleton, John Cassell & Co London 1896 A1
21530 Gen-O009 Our railway history (including map). 2nd ed., rev. and enl. Bucknall, Rixon Bucks Head London 1945 A1
21560 Gen-Po002 Points and signals : a railway historian at work Robbins, Michael Allen & Unwin London 1967 A1 Signalling
22145 Gen-Rail012 The Book of the Railway Hind, John Collins Clear Type London 1927 A1
22295 Gen-Rail032 Railways of Britain: GWR, LMS, LNER,and SR. Home; Todd; Mitton A C Black London 2018 A1
22310 Gen-Rail034 Railways of Britain – Past & Present Nock, O S Batsford 1949 A1
22325 Gen-Rail036 The railways of Britain : an historical introduction Simmons, Jack Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1961 A1
22415 Gen-Rail048 Railway centenary, 1825-1925 : supplement to the Locomotive, railway carriage & wagon review, commemorating the opening of the first public railway & a souvenir of the tenth International Railway Congress. Locomotive Publishing Co. London 1925 A1
22550 Gen-Rail066 Railways of England. 5th ed [Reprint] Acworth, W M Ian Allan London 1964 A1
22625 Gen-Rail082 Railway milestones and millstones : triumphs and disasters in British railway history. Hall, Stanley 071103110X Ian Allan Hersham 2006 A1
22910 Gen-Rail094 Railway progress, 1909 - 1959 [Jubilee year publication]. Vol 1 Stephenson Locomotive Society. Stephenson Locomotive Society London 1960 A1
23120 Gen-Rail126 Railways of today : their evolution, equipment and operation Allen, Cecil J Frederick Warne 1929 A1
24185 Gen-Ste050 Steaming Through Britain - History of the Nations Railways Ellis, Chris; Morse, Greg 9781844861217 Conway London 2010 A1 Steam
33470 REF-G001 The Guinness book of rail facts and feats Marshall, John Guinness Superlatives London 1979 A1
33438 REF-D001 Railway Data Book Westwood, J N 0850596297 Patrick Stephens Letchworth 1983 Hardback A1 Railway History – General Good
17856 Gen-Bri056 British railway history : an outline from the accession of William IV to the nationalisation of railways v2 Ellis, Cuthbert Hamilton George Allen & Unwin London 1959 Hardback A1 Railway History – General Fair
22330 Gen-Rail037 The railways of Britain [Variant Title: Railways of Britain : a journey through history] 3rd ed Simmons, Jack Guild London 1986 A1 Railway History – General
33410 Ref-B008 Steam railways of Britain in colour [Spine Title: O S Nock's Pocket encyclopaedia of British steam railways & locomotives] Nock, O S Blandford Press London 1973 Hardback A1 Steam
22120 Gen-Rail009 The railways : nation, network and people Bradley, Simon 9781846682094 Profile Books London 2015 Hardback A1 Railway History – General As New
22600 Gen-Rail078 Railway magazine miscellany, 1897-1919 Maxwell, Henry George Allen & Unwin London 1958 Hardback A1 Fair
18530 Gen-D005 Dawn of the World Railways 1800 - 1850 Nock, O S Blandford Press 1972 A2
22115 Gen-Rail008 Railways for all. 3rd ed. Gairns, J F Ward Lock & Co London 1929 A2
22130 Gen-Rail010 Railways at the Zenith of Steam 1920-40 Nock, O S 0713705159 Blandford Press 1978 A2
22580 Gen-Rail072 Railways for all. 4th ed. rev and enl. Gairns, John Francis; Taylor, J Kenneth (Revised and enlarged by) Ward Lock London 1934 A2
33515 REF-R005 Pictorial encyclopedia of railways. Rev ed. Ellis, Hamilton 0600375854 Hamilton Ellis Letchworth 1976 A2
23200 Gen-Rail135(1) Railway Wonders of the World - Volume 1 Winchester, Clarence; Allen, C J (Editor) Amalgamated Press 1935 A2 General
23205 Gen-Rail135(2) Railway Wonders of the World - Volume 2 Winchester, Clarence; Allen, C J (Editor) Amalgamated Press 1936 A2 General
13460 BR-B002 Britain's Railways Today St. John, John Richard Naldrett Press London 1954 A3 Companies – British Railways - General
13730 BR-B036 Get to know: British Railways Fry, Leonora Methuen & Co London 1957 A3 Companies – British Railways - General
20600 Gen-Loc048 Locomotives and their Work Allen, C J John F Shaw 1926 A3
22100 Gen-Rail006 The Railway (Revised & Enlarged Edition 1956) Schieldrop, Dr E B Hutchinsons London 1956 A3
24200 Gen-Ste052 Steel Highway: Railway planning and making Allen, C J Longmans Green 1928 A3 Steam
39470 S-J001 Jinty : the story of a small tank engine on the Somerset and Dorset Railway Peters, Ivo Somerset and Dorset Railway Museum Trust 1976 Booklet A3
22070 Gen-Rail002 Illustrations of the Origin and Progress of Rail and Tram Roads, and Steam Carriages or Loco-motive Engines: also, interesting descriptive particulars of the formation, construction, extent, and mode of working some of the principal rail-ways now in use w Cumming, T G T G Cumming London 1824 Hardback B1 Poor
21755 Gen-Pr002/p1 Pre-grouping railways : their development, and individual characters. Pt 1 Heap, Christine; Riemsdijk, John van 0112901530 HMSO London 1972 Softback B2-3 As New
19145 Gen-G018 Grand experiment : the birth of the railway age : 1820 - 45 Hylton, Stuart 9780711031722 Ian Allan Hersham 2007 B2-3
24380 Gen-V004 Victorian and Edwardian railways from old photographs Spence, Jeoffrey (comp) 713430443 Batsford London 1975 B2-3
24385 Gen-V005 Victorian and Edwardian railway travel Spence, Jeoffry 0713406399 B.T. Batsford London 1977 B2-3
24370 Gen-V003 Travelling by train in the Edwardian age Unwin, Philip 0043850766 Allen and Unwin London 1979 Hardback B2-3
17330 Biog-124 Steam Sapper Meacher, Charles 1872017517 Square One Pubs Worcester 1992 B4-7 Biography
24530 Gen-War002 Britain's railways at war, 1939 to 1945 Earnshaw, Alan 0906899338 Atlantic Penryn 1989 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24545 Gen-War004 Britain's Railways at War Earnshaw, Alan 0906899486 Atlantic Penryn 1995 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24560 Gen-War005 Britain's railways in wartime Robertson, Kevin 9780860936237 Ian Allan Hersham 2008 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24575 Gen-War006 Britain's Railways at War, 1939-1945 Nock, O S 0711002398 Ian Allan 1971 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24590 Gen-War007 Heavy Goods Engines of the War: v. 2. The Stanier 8F 2-8-0 Rowledge, John Westbury Peter Springmead Poole 1977 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24605 Gen-War008 The British Railways can “take it' Hind, John Robert Valentine & Sons Dundee 1943 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24620 Gen-War010 Facts about British railways in wartime, 1943. British Railways British Railways London 1943 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24680 Gen-War015 Return from Dunkirk : railways to the rescue : Operation Dynamo (1940) Tatlow, Peter 9780853616979 Oakwood Press Usk 2010 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24695 Gen-War016 Locomotives at war : army railway reminiscences of the Second World War. Kalla-Bishop, P M 851533736 Bradford Barton Truro 2020 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24710 Gen-War019 The 2-8-0 & 2-10-0 locomotives of the War Department, 1939-1945 : Stanier L.M.S. type 2-8-0, British Austerity 2-8-0, British Austerity 2-10-0, Robinson L.N.E.R. class O4 2-8-0. Pollock, D. R. ; White, D. E. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society London 1946 Booklet B4-7 War – Railways during War
24725 Gen-War022 Longmoor Military Railway Bagnall, R. A. (edited by) Railway Correspondence and Travel Society London 1966 Booklet B4-7 War – Railways during War
24740 Gen-War023 Longmoor Military Railway Ronald, David W; Carter, R J 0715363573 David & Charles Newton Abbot 1974 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24845 Gen-War032 War on the line : the story of the Southern Railway in war-time. [Reprint of 1946 edition published by Southern Railways] Darwin, Bernard 090652010X Middleton Midhurst 1984 B4-7 War – Railways during War
24875 Gen-War036 Railways and war since 1917 Bishop, Denis; Davis, W J K 0713707062 Blandford Press London 1974 B4-7 War – Railways during War
51101 S-Sou186( Special 5) Wartime Southern part 2 : from Dunkirk to 'D' Day (Southern Way Special Issue No 5) Robertson, Kevin 9781906419370 Noodle Books Southampton 2010 Softback B4-7 As New
24700 Gen-War017 British railways in peace and war British Railways Press Office , British Railways Press Office London 1944 Softback B4-7 Good
47045 S-Wa032 War on the Line [original 1946 Edition] Darwin, Bernard Southern Rly Co London 1946 Hardback B4-7 War – Railways during War Needs Conservation
24670 Gen-War014 Dorset's war 1939-45 Legg, Rodney 0948699027 Wincanton Press Wincanton 1986 B4-7
51099 S-Sou186( Special 3) Wartime Southern : evacuation, ARP and enemy action Robertson, Kevin 9781906419165 Noodle Books Southampton 2009 Softback B4-7 As New
24715 Gen-War020 Steaming to victory : how Britain's railways won the war Williams, Michael 9780099557678 Arrow Books London 2014 Softback B4-7 War – Railways during War As New
24790 Gen-War029 Wartime Purbeck Bunyar, Bob 9781527289796 Wildthyme7 (Publications) Swanage 2021 Softback B4-7 War – Railways during War As New
24720 Gen-War021 'CorditePoole': a short account of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory in Poole Bowditch, Malcolm R Ministry of Defence London 1983 Softback B4-7 Good
18545 Gen-D008 Decades of steam, 1920-1969 Harris, Michael 0711026831 Ian Allan Shepperton 1999 B5-6
19025 Gen-F032 The four great railways Bonavia, Michael 715378422 David & Charles Newton Abbott 1980 B5-6
19775 Gen-La012 Last Years of the Big Four Earnshaw; Jenkinson, D 0906899796 Atlantic Penryn 1997 B5-6
22280 Gen-Rail030 Railways Between the Wars Casserley, H C David & Charles Newton Abbot 1971 B5-6
13455 BR-B001 Your British Railways British Railways, British Railways London 1950 Softback B5-6 As New
14885 BR-Re002 Reshaping of British Railways. v. 1 Report British Railways Board, HMSO London 2019 Softback B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General Fair
13415 BR-A006 British Rail in Action Kitchenside, Geoffrey David & Charles 1977 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13445 BR-A010 All Along the Line [with 6 pictures and one folded map in pocket at the rear] British Transport Commission London 1959 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13490 BR-B006 Birth of British Rail Bonavia, Michael Robert 0043850715 Allen & Unwin London 1979 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13535 BR-B012 Britain's Railways in Colour - BR Steam in 50's & 60's Maggs, Colin Gordon 1844256501 Haynes Publishing Sparkford 2009 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13625 BR-B022 British Rail Handbook Cooper, Basil Knowlman 0711010277 Ian Allan 1981 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13640 BR-B022b British Rail Handbook. 2nd edition Cooper, Basil Knowlman 0711013640 Ian Allan 1984 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13715 BR-B034 BR in the Eighties Thomas, David St. John.; Whitehouse, Patrick B.; Bonavia, Michael Robert 0715398547 David & Charles Newton Abbott 1990 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13745 BR-B038 British Railways: Modernisation to Privatisation Sharpe, Brian 0955286824 Mortons Media Horncastle 2007 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13865 BR-B042 British Rail scrapbook 1948 Adams, John; Whitehouse, Patrick 0711006938 Ian Allan 1976 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
13880 BR-B044 British Rail today and tomorrow [Two folded maps and two folded leaflets in pocket at rear] British Railways Board British Railways Board 1949 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
14795 BR-O002 British Rail Operations in the 1980s Marsden, Colin J 0860932486 Oxford Publishing Poole 1983 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
14840 BR-Ra002 Rail data book : a modern railway companion Avon Anglia Weston-super-Mare 1980 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
14870 BR-Re002 Reshaping of British Railways Part 1 Report British Railways Board; Beeching, Richard (chairman) HMSO London 1963 Softback B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
14900 BR-Re002(Maps) Reshaping of British Railways Part 2 Maps British Railways Board; Beeching, Richard (chairman) HMSO London 1963 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - General
14990 BR-Ste006 Last Days of B R Steam Railways Garratt, C 1854226835 Magna 1994 Hardback B8-10
15260 BR-Tr008 Development of the major railway trunk routes British Railways Board British Railways Board London 1965 B8-10 Companies – British Railways - Route Development
16445 Gen-Be002 Beeching - 50 Years of the Axeman Jones, Robin 9781906167684 Mortons Media Horncastle 2011 B8-10 Biography – Beeching
17870 Gen-Bri057 British Railways in Action Nock, O S Thomas Nelson London 1956 B8-10
17945 Gen-Bri067 British Railways in Transition Nock, O S Thomas Nelson 1963 B8-10
23020 Gen-Rail114 Railways since 1939 Casserley, H C 0715354876 David & Charles Newton Abbot 1972 B8-10
23810 Gen-Ste006 The Steam Age Gammell, Christopher John 090348563X Bracken London 1978 B8-10 Steam
14760 BR-M005 Modernisation and re-equipment of British Railways British Transport Commission, British Transport Commission London 1955 Softback B8-10 Fair
41135 S-Ne001 Network South–East Handbook Brown, David; Jackson, Alan 1854141295 Capital Transport Harrow Weald 1990 B8-10
16450 Gen-Be004 Last trains : Dr Beeching and the death of rural England Loft, Charles 1849545006 Biteback Publishing London 2013 B8-10 Biography – Beeching
44797 S-Sou161 BR steam Southern finale : 50th anniversary [Right Away with Steam Days] Kennedy , Rex 9781912205240 Key Publishing Stamford, Lincs 2017 Softback B8-10 Good
13760 BR-B040 British Railways past and present colour special. First selection. 1858950635 Past & Present Publishing Peterborough 1994 C0A Companies – British Railways - General