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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
29220 Manual-Diesel-1965 1600/600 HP Electro-diesel locomotive 'Type JA' (protoype E6001 to E6006) (X1/144) British Railways. Southern Region., British Railways - Southern Region London 1965 Softback E10A Fair
27310 Manual-Dies-1968 350/400 HP Diesel electric locomotives: fault and failure guide (X1/283) British Railways. Southern Region., British Railways - Southern Region London 1968 Softback E10A Fair
26935 Manual-Brake-1965 Maintenance instructions Girling disc brake equipment mineral wagons.(BR11882/2) British Railways, British Railways London 1965 Softback E14 Fair
42210 S-Sig007 Colour light signals: [Southern Region] stations and signal boxes book 1968. Sturgess, H.W. H.W. Sturgess London 1968 Softback E15 Fair
34242 Rules-Sig-1972 Regulations for train signalling and signalmen's general instructions. (BR29960) British Railways, British Railways London 1972 Softback E15 Fair
29102 Manual-Tel-1950 Standard codes to be used in telegrams on railway business. (BR87222) British Railways, British Railways London 1950 Softback G1 Fair
40745 S-Mau007 Maunsell's Moguls Rowledge, John W P Oakwood Tarrant Hinton 1976 Softback E8E Motive Power – Steam – Maunsell (early)
41750 S-Rai026 My Best Railway Photographs. No 2 Southern Morris, O J Ian Allan London 1946 Softback Q3-4
46895 S-Ur001 Urie S15s Cooper, Peter Urie Preservation Group 1982 Softback E8E Motive Power – Steam – Urie
48080 Track-Sig02 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v. 2, SR lines in east Dorset Pryer, G A G. A. Pryer Dorchester 1994 Softback E15 Diagrams – Signalling
10080 BR-F011 Railway Freight Operations. Shannon, Paul 0711026602 Ian Allan Shepperton 1999 Softback G2 Freight
19855 Gen-Li003 Lektric Lighting Connections Maycock, W. Perren A P Lundberg & Sons 1916 Softback Engineering - Lighting Connections
23440 Gen-Sig003 Traditional signalling: a brief design history Vanns, Michael A 0711028117 Ian Allan Shepperton 2001 Softback E15
48092 Track-Sig26 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 26, SR lines, Reading & Windsor Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 2004 Softback E15
48090 Track-Sig24 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 24, SR lines in west Sussex Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 2003 Softback E15
48089 Track-Sig21 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 21, S.R. lines, Woking, Guildford, and the "Portsmouth Direct" Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 2003 Softback E15
48088 Track-Sig19 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 19, SR lines in the Portsmouth area Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 2001 Softback E15
48087 Track-Sig17 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 17, SR lines, north-east Hampshire Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 2001 Softback
48086 Track-Sig15 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 15, SR lines, Southampton - Eastleigh - Winchester & branches Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 1998 Softback E15 Signalling
48085 Track-Sig13 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 13, SR lines, Plymouth and north Cornwall Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 1998 Softback E15 Signalling
48084 Track-Sig11 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 11, SR lines in north Devon Pryer, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 1998 Softback E15
48082 Track-Sig05 Signal box diagrams of the Great Western & Southern Railways: v 5, SR Exeter (Central) to Templecombe (excl. & branches) p, G. A. G. A. Pryer Dorchester 1995 Softback E15
23430 Gen-Sig001 Signalling atlas and signal box directory Great Britain and Ireland: Network Rail, London Underground, tram and metro systems, Northern Ireland Railways, Iarnrod Eireann, heritage railways, preserved and disused boxes in the UK and Ireland. 3rd ed. Kay, Peter 9781873228319 Signalling Record Society Wallasey 2010 Softback E15
17435 Biog-151 Railway navvies : a history of the men who made the railways Coleman, Terry Penguin by arrangement with Hutchinson of London Harmondsworth 1968 Softback H2
24270 Gen-T007 Encyclopaedia of titled trains : the ultimate directory of Great Britain's named expresses Pigott, Nick 9781906167820 Mortons Media Group Horncastle 2012 Softback SR
25920 Local-P019 Up on the hill: growing up in post-war Parkstone. McDonald, Paul 9781873535851 Poole Historical Trust Poole 2011 Softback C0A
34185 Rules-Sig-1925 Form of examination for 'look-out' men and flagmen. Southern Railway, Southern Railway London 1925 Softback Poor
49515 TT-Brad-1958 Bradshaw's British railways guide: 9th June until 3rd August 1958 , ; Bradshaw, Henry Blacklock & Co. London 1958 Softback G1 Poor
21770 Gen-Pr004 Offcial ARPS stock list of preserved locomotives [Railway Forum publication] True, John Association of Railway Preservation Societies London 1964 Softback E6 Poor
51099 S-Sou186( Special 3) Wartime Southern : evacuation, ARP and enemy action Robertson, Kevin 9781906419165 Noodle Books Southampton 2009 Softback B4-7 As New
16620 Biog-021 Southern Region engineman : life as and engine cleaner, fireman and passed fireman at Nine Elms and Feltham 1957 - 1966 : includes firing on Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train Lester, James (Jim) 9781906419271 Noodle Books Southampton 2009 Softback E1 Biography As New
25980 Local-Sa-001 Sandford heritage: history and wildlife of a Dorset parish Buxton, Ben Sandford Heitage Sandford, Dorset 2018 Softback Local History & Amenities - Dorset As New
48081 Track-Sig03 Signal box diagrams if the Great Western and Southern Railways: V.3, Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Pryer, G A G. A. Pryer Dorchester 1994 Softback E15 Diagrams – Signalling 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
35020 S-Bo007 Treacle mines, tragedies and triumph : the building of the Bournemouth direct [via Christchrch] line 1883-1888 James, Jude 9781897887936 Natula Publications Christchurch 2012 Softback C0A As New
30520 Platform 5-Lo2000 Platform 5 Locomotives BR No 1 2000 Edition (42nd ed) Webster, Neil 1902336097 Platform 5 Sheffield 1999 Softback E6 Motive Power - Platform 5 Series - Locos & Coaching Stock As New
29340 Metro L1994 Metro Loco Datafile 1994 Edition (4th ed) Webster, Neil 0947773398 Metro Batley 1993 Softback E6 As New
38040 S-Do022 Impermanent ways: the closed lines of Britain, v. 7, Dorset. Grayer, Jeffery 9781909328129 Noodle Books Southampton 2014 Softback C0A As New
25915 Local-P020 Book of Poole Quay and the waterfront Hawkes, Andrew 978873535875 Poole Historical Trust Poole 2013 Softback G5A As New
24765 Gen-War 026 Swanage in World War II Borrett, Stewart 9780952228110 Amberwood Graphics Wareham 2010 Softback Z Local History & Amenities – Swanage As New
33574 REF-013 Tracing your railway ancestors : a guide for family historians Drummond, Diane K 9781844158645 Pen & Sword Barnsley 2010 Softback SR As New
45521 S-Sou191 Scenes around the Southern Morgan, John C Noodle Southampton 2014 Softback C0A As New
45415 S-Sou182 Southern coaches in colour Welch, Michael; Crawforth, Ted 9781906419455 Noodle Corhampton 2010 Softback E12 As New
15310 BR-Wa010 Civil engineers wagons: Vol. 1. British Railways: 1948-1967. Larkin, David 9781905505234 Kestral Railway Books Southampton 2011 Softback E13 As New
14230 BR-D005 British Railways first generation DMUs Longworth, Hugh 9780860936121 Ian Allan Hersham 2011 Softback E10B As New
14515 BR-G003 BR parcels and passenger-rated stock: v. 3. Self-propelled parcels vans, TPOs and car-carrying vehicles for motorail services Larkin, David 9781905505395 Kestral Railway Books Southampton 2016 Softback E13 As New
26140 Local-Sw003 Discover old Swanage Haysom, David 9781906651046 Roving Press Frampton 2010 Softback X As New
13924 BR-C005(1) Locomotive hauled Mark 1 coaching stock of British Railways Parkin, Keith 0902835076 Historical Model Railway Society Frome 1982 Softback E12 Carriages / Coaches - British Railways As New
51112 S-Sou (Special 16) 50 years of the Bournemouth electrics 1967-2017 (Southern Way Special Issue no 16) Scott-Morton, Colin 9781909328914 Noodle Manchester 2019 Softback D4 As New
13455 BR-B001 Your British Railways British Railways, British Railways London 1950 Softback B5-6 As New
24790 Gen-War029 Wartime Purbeck Bunyar, Bob 9781527289796 Wildthyme7 (Publications) Swanage 2021 Softback B4-7 War – Railways during War As New
44460 S-Sou137 Southern to the coast: images from the Transport Treasury Archive Grayer, Jeffrey 1913251187 Transport Treasury High Wycombe 2021 Softback Q3-4 As New
18160 Gen-C001 Clayton Wagons Ltd. : manufacturers of railway carriages and wagons 1920 to 1930 Ruddock, J G; Pearson, R E 090432706X J. Ruddock Lincoln 1989 Softback E17 As New
23390 Gen-Sc004 In focus: Vic Berry's. Butlin, Ashley 0948069074 Coorlea Publishing Norwich 1988 Softback E10A Good
20910 Gen-Mi001 Railway mileposts. 2nd rev. ed Petchey, Tim Railway Antiques Gazette Winchcombe 2005 Softback E16 Good
10540 ABC-Lo1963 ABC British Railways Diesel Locomotives [1963] Allen, Ian Ian Allen London 1963 Softback E6 Motive Power - ABC Series Good
10745 ABC-Lo-B1976 ABC BR Diesel Multiple-Units Allen, Ian Ian Allen London 1976 Softback E6 Good
10555 ABC-Lo-B1964 ABC British Railways Diesel Multiple-Units [1964] Allen, Ian Ian Allen London 1964 Softback E6 Good
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
44365 S-Sou119 Southern region through the 1950s: year by year Hymans, Michael 9781445666198 Amberley Publishing Stroud 2017 Softback C0A Good
45310 S-Sou171 Southern steam revival Sharpe, Brian 9781909128453 Mortons Media Group Horncastle, Lincs. 2014 Softback Q1A Good
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
44575 S-Sou144 British Railways engine sheds : a southern style Hawkins, Chris; Reeve, George 1871608031 Irwell Press Pinner 1989 Softback E8J Motive Power - General Good
45270 S-Sou166(2) Southern sunset '67 BIrd, John H 1527217744 RIUK Alton 2017 Softback Q3-4 Good
27415 Manual-Dies-1964 Operating manual: British Railways locomotives D1520 - D1861 excepting D1702 - D1706 Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd & Sulzer Bros. Ltd, Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd & Sulzer Bros. Ltd Loughborough 1964 Softback E10A Fair
10600 ABC-Lo-B1967 ABC British Railways Diesel Multiple-Units [1967?] Allen, Ian Ian Allen London 1967 Softback E6 Fair
26155 Local - Sw005 Old Swanage, or Purbeck past and present: a collection of articles, topographical, historical, antiquarian, biographical, and anecdotal ... with 26 full-page illustrations, including reproductions of rare prints. Hardy, William Masters Dorset County Chronicle Dorchester 1908 Softback Local History & Amenities - Dorset Fair
23070 Gen-Rail119 Heritage railway stations Jones, Robin 9781911276340 Mortons Media Group Horncastle, Lincs 2017 Softback C0A Fair
38325 S-Ea011 Eastleigh 100: celebrating a centenary Kerr, Fred 9780956258113 Railway Herald Scunthorpe 2009 Softback E17 Fair
11905 ABC-Misc 1986 Southern region two-character headcodes. 8th ed Rayner, Bryan 0906988187 Southern Electric Group Chessington 1986 Softback G1 Fair
13465 BR-B003 The modern look in British Railways : exhibition [...] Manchester. British Railways - London Midland Region, British Railways - London Midland Region London 1960 Softback Q5 Fair
21340 Gen-Mot008 1995 Traction guide [up-to-date to January 1995] Marsden , Colin J ; Ford, Darren Railway Magazine London 1995 Softback E6 Fair
43140 S-Sou014 A souvenir of Southampton docks Southern Railway, Southern Railway Southampton 1926 Softback G5A Fair
34278 Rules-Sig-1937 Instructions to be observed during fog or falling snow and during severe snowstorms. Southern Railway, Southern Railway London 1937 Softback E15 Needs Conservation
51104 S-Sou186 (Special 8) The other side of the Southern: accidents, incidents and occasions (Southern Way Special Issue No 8) Robertson, Kevin 9781906419806 Noodle Southampton 2012 Softback K3 Railway Accidents
39080 S-Ho008 Holton Heath – Railways - OtherTransport at (Cordite) Whicher, Joe Sussex Transport Interest Group Article
33570 REF-R011 Guide to researching railways Wells, J A 0954449304 Powdene Publicity Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2003 Article SR As New
46910 S-Ur002 Urie – Celebrating 75 Years of No's 30499 & 30506 Hardingham, Roger Urie Locomotive Society 1995 Article E8E Fair
41015 S-Min004 Purbeck's Clay Railways Buxton, Ben Dorset Life 2008 2008 Article
45945 S-Swa800 Press Article - The Opening of the Swanage Branch Line Poole & Bournemouth Herald, Poole & Bournemouth Herald 1885 Article Swanage Railway
46816 S-Swa815-event Swanage & Wareham Advertiser June 8th 2017 - Swanage and Wareham Reunited By Train After 45 Years (Tues 13 June 2017)(commemorative Cover) Swanage & Wareham Advertiser, Swanage & Wareham Advertiser Swanage & Wareham Voice Swanage 2017 Article Swanage Railway Good
46822 S-Swa815-event T3 No 563 - William Adams - London & South Western Railway -Railway Children Star - (Swanage & Wareham Advertiser front page) Swanage & Wareham Advertiser, Swanage & Wareham Advertiser Swanage & Wareham Voice(Advertiser Swanage 2017 Article Motive Power – Steam – Preservation Good
11555 ABC-Ls-1950 British Railways Locomotive Sheds and Shed Codes Allan, Ian Ian Allan (?) London (?) 1950 Booklet E6 Locosheds - ABC series Poor
11630 ABC-Ls-1973 British Railways Locoshed Book 1973 Allan, Ian 711004315 Ian Allan London 1973 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Poor
11645 ABC-Ls-1974 British Railways Locoshed Book 1974 Allan, Ian 0711005583 Ian Allan London 1974 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Poor
11690 ABC-Ls-1977 British Railways Locoshed Book 1977 Allan, Ian 0711007527 Ian Allan London 1977 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Poor
11570 ABC-Ls-1964 ABC Locoshed Book Allan, Ian Ian Allan London 1964 Booklet E6 Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11585 ABC-Ls-1960/1 abc Locoshed Book 1960/61 Allan, Ian Ian Allan London 1960 Booklet E6 Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11600 ABC-Ls-1966 British Rail Shed Directory 1966 (14th edition) Fuller, Aiden (comp) Ian Allan London 1966 Booklet E6 Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11615 ABC-Ls-1967 British Rail Locoshed Book 1967 (?) Allan, Ian 0711000042 Ian Allan London 1967 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11660 ABC-Ls-1975 BR Locoshed Book 1975 Allan, Ian 0711005415 Ian Allan London 1975 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11675 ABC-Ls-1976 British Railways Locoshed Book 1976 Allan, Ian 0711007144 Ian Allan London 1976 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11705 ABC-Ls-1978 British Rail Locoshed Book 1978 Allan, Ian 0711008388 Ian Allan London 1978 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11720 ABC-Ls-1978 British Rail Locoshed Book 1978 (?) Allan, Ian 071100871X Ian Allan London 1978 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11735 ABC-Ls-1979 British Rail Locoshed Book 1979 Allan, Ian 0711009317 Ian Allan London 1979 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11750 ABC-Ls-1981 British Rail Locoshed Book 1981 Allan, Ian 0711011125 Ian Allan London 1981 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11765 ABC-Ls-1981 British Rail Locoshed Directory 1981 Allan, Ian 0711011435 Ian Allan London 1981 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11780 ABC-Ls-1982 British Rail Locoshed Book 1982 (second edition) Allan, Ian 0711012466 Ian Allan London 1982 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
11795 ABC-Ls-1982/3 British Rail Locoshed Book 1982/83 (winter edition) Allan, Ian 0711012687 Ian Allan London 1982 Booklet Locosheds - ABC series Fair
13400 BR-A004 AC Electric Locomotives of British Rail Webb, Brian; Duncan, John David & Charles 1979 Booklet E9 Companies – British Railways - General