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Spring 2015 Book News

Registered charity no. 1049751

As you may be aware my wife is currently seriously ill with a terminal brain tumour, which affects and influences everything that’s happening in my life and at MDS Books at present. Last May I ran the Manchester 10k to help raise funds for the Christie Hospital - Europe’s largest cancer specialist hospital who are currently providing her with first class treatment, raising around £1,500 this year - now around £10,000 since Sue was diagnosed and I can’t thank enough all those kind people who’ve been able to sponsor me or make a donation to the Christie fund.The Christie is the largest cancer centre in Europe treating more than 40,000 patients a year and an international leader in research. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on The Christie site, has been officially ranked best in the UK, with much of their work having an impact around the world.It serves a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester and Cheshire, but as a national specialist around a quarter of their patients are referred from other parts of the country.It is home to the largest early clinical trials unit in the world, one of the largest radiotherapy departments across the globe and the biggest chemotherapy unit in the UK. They also offer highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancers and a wide range of support services, not just for patients but their loved ones as well.Patients are always at the heart of everything they do. The first class care provided means they consistently receive the highest possible scores, and have some of the best survival rates and lowest infection rates in the country.The Christie charity raises money to help fund cancer research, medical equipment, new developments and all those extra services that make so much of a difference to patients, such as counselling, complementary therapies, a wig service and cancer information centre.Last year they raised over £12 million which helped fund a variety of projects and contributed to the development of new radiotherapy centres in Oldham and Salford, to allow patients to access high-quality Christie care in their local area. Your support will ensure that they continue to support those in need.

For more information visit www.christie.nhs.uk/the-christie-charity.aspx or see the link from my website

If you’d like to sponsor me or contribute to the fundraising visit my justgiving page atwww.justgiving.com/Mark-Senior3

DISCOUNT OFFERIf you place an order for full priced, published books (green pages in this catalogue) over £30 and quote the offer code 1120OFF you will receive a 10% discount on your order.This offer cannot be used together with any other discount or reduction offered in this catalogue or on the website.Any postage charges due will be calculated after the discount has been allowed. The offer closes at midnight GMT on 30/04/15The offer code 1120OFF must be quoted either on the order form posted to us, where indicated on the website order form or whilst placing your order over the phone to receive your discount.Postage is free in the UK if your order contains a full priced Venture Publications title, otherwise it’s 10%, with a minimum of £2. Orders over £60 are post free.

All orders placed before 30/04/15 will also receive a separate voucher for use in May.

Front cover image: John Senior. Victoria Station in Manchester is undergoing a multi-million pound facelift. A double Metrolink set is seen negotiating the partly constructed trackwork before completion in February 2015.

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Venture publicationsCRICH TRAMCAR ROLLING STOCK

HANDBOOK 2ND EDITIONThis new edition is a fully illustrated all-colour pocket book that

describes the National Tramway Museum fleet on a one car per page basis. A mixture of vintage and modern pictures selected for their

quality make this quite literally a little gem. Edited by long-standing TMS members John Senior and Ian Stewart, the first edition was a resounding success and this new extended volume is sure to be a

winner too.

112 pages softback 100+ colour photos.

Authors Ian Stewart & John Senior

ISBN 9781905304646VP464 £9.00 APRIL 2015

INDEPENDENT BUS OPERATORS IN WESTERN YORKSHIRE

Neville Mercer continues his investigations into the activities of Britains independent bus operators, this time turning his attention to Western Yorkshire.

192 pages softback 200+ photos, including some colour plus maps etc

Author Neville Mercer

ISBN 9781905304677VP467 £20.00 JUNE 2015

FURTHER NEW TITLES DUE THIS SUMMERVenture Publications have a number of titles in production for Summer

and Autumn 2015 including in no particular order:Lothian Buses (Mike Rhodes); Steel Wheels & Rubber Tyres (G Hilditch story) Vol 3; Delaine 125 Years (Peter Moore); With the Benefit of Hindsight (Bob Hind); Rebuilt Scottish Buses (John Sinclair); Guide-Arms, Trolley-Booms, & Pacers - Bob Tebb story

Look out for further news in the next catalogue.

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UK & IRELAND TRAM AND LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS

This new edition covers the systems of Blackpool, DLR, Edinburgh, LUAS, Metrolink, Midland Metro, NET, Supertram, Tramlink and Tyne & Wear Metro. Fully updated to July 2014, it is illustrated in colour throughout. 64 handy pocket sized pages, full colour card covers. The ideal companion for your tramway visits or just for reference.

Author Bob Rowe

ISBN 9781905304622 VP462 £6.00

TROLLEYBUS MUSEUM AT SANDTOFT MUSEUM STOCK BOOK

2014 EDITIONThis volume describes the rolling stock at The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, utilising a one vehicle per page layout and containing a resumé of each exhibit. A brief history of the remarkable growth of the Museum site from 1969 to the present day is also included,

making this an essential pocket book for anyone visiting the Museum.

80 pages, softback, with over 80 colour photos.

ISBN 9781905304639 VP463 £8.00

MANCHESTER METROLINK HANDBOOKThis book describes the development and expansion of Manchester’s pioneering light rail system from the initial phase converting the Bury and Altrincham railway lines through the various extensions that have

taken place in recent years and looks forward to the airport line and second city crossings currently under construction.

64 pages softback including 80+ colour photos.

ISBN 9781905304592 VP459 £9.95

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NORTHERN COACHBUILDERSThis long awaited history of NCB recalls the meteoric rise and equally

dramatic end of one of the best known coachbuilders of the post-war years. The involvement of the company in wartime aircraft

production, details of the passenger and commercial vehicle output and the origins of the Smiths Electric Vehicle Group are explained in this profusely illustrated book. Short biographies of the principal

players enhance the work.192 pages A4 upright, hardback with 200+ photos, some in

colour, build summary etc etc .Authors Geoff Burrows & Bob Kell

ISBN 9781905304585 VP458 £30.00

WEST COAST MOTORS This latest book in our series of A4 colour publications traces the development of the company from its origins in Campbeltown at the south end of the Kintyre peninsula, to its present day operations which cover an area north to Fort William and east to Glasgow. The book also includes the Citylink services, Glasgow Citybus and City Sightseeing Glasgow businesses. There is also a brief, illustrated description of previous services in what is now West Coast Motors territory. The story is complemented by over 200 photographs, most of which are in colour. 96 pages, A4 portrait with colour illustrations and behind the scenes information.

ISBN 9781905304547 VP454 £15.00

YORKSHIRE JOINT OPERATING COMMITTEESFor forty years the Joint Omnibus Committees in Sheffield, Huddersfield,

Halifax and Todmorden, jointly owned by the Corporation and the railways, were a unique feature of UK bus operations. Geoff Kerr

describes how and why the railways came to own shareholdings in these four undertakings, how they influenced the development of bus

services in Yorkshire and how, following the transfer of the railway shares to the National Bus Company, the Joint Omnibus Committees were wound up during a period of major change in the bus industry.

112 pages softback 100+ photos, some in colour, maps etc.

Author Geoff Kerr

ISBN 9781905304653 VP465 £18.00

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VENTURE PUBLICATIONSVPL48 BR Mark 2 Coaches - The Design that Launched Intercity £30.00

BR’s Mark 2 coaches were a remarkable link between the steam age railway, the birth of Inter City in 1966 and the successful development of that business - especially through the 1980s - to the emergence since 1984 of the privatised railway. Over 400 were thoroughly modernised to serve the privatised

companies and took the operation of Mark 2s through into the new century. The author consulted official BR records not in the public domain, and interviewed engineers and operators who worked with the Mark 2s throughout their lives. Of especial interest is the full story behind the evolution of the prototype Mark 2 built at Swindon Works in the early 1960s. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings showing Mark 2s at all stages of their lives, as well as their construction and interior details which makes the book of particular interest to railway modellers. Originally published in 1999 and now reprinted to meet ongoing demand.

VP453 Metrolink - Oldham to Chorlton including the Oldham Loop Railway £15.00

The on-going extensions to Metrolink – the so-called Big Bang – now include the lines to Oldham Mumps and Rochdale, with the conversion of the former Oldham loop railway lines built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. This book describes the origins, with photographs of the steam trains in L&Y and

later BR days, the modernisation with DMUs, and now the opening of the new Metrolink service serving Oldham Mumps and Rochdale railway station, both temporary measures until the final link to the two town centres are completed.

VP449 Cumberland Motor Services 1912-2012 - 100 Years of Service £15.00

Cumberland Motor Services was founded as Whitehaven Motor Services Company in 1912 and this publication has been prepared to celebrate its centenary. It does not attempt to be a history of the company as the known history, up to 1996, has been covered in the author’s previous books, British Bus Systems

No 1 - Cumberland and Cumberland Motor Services 1921-1996. It is therefore a pictorial review, mainly in colour, of its development over the past 100 years and includes many previously unpublished photographs of the company’s vehicles and operations. There is also brief reference to the expansion of the company which took place in1997 with the takeover of the North Lancashire area from Ribble.

VP425 Potteries Motor Traction - A Retrospective £25.00Geoff Smith takes us through the formation, growth & eventual demise of PMT from the North Staffordshire Tramway Company, through Potteries Electric Traction Company and Potteries Motor Traction. Profusely illustrated with a magnificent selection of photographs from the original BET’s company archive,

supplemented and enhanced by contemporary archive material dating back to the vellum indentures assigning the company to the BET in October 1900, we see horse trams from GF Train, steam and then electric trams. The fledgling buses and their successors, personnel and property, through to NBC, privatisation and up to the 21st Century are all covered.

VP443 Massey Bros Coachbuilders £25.00Massey Bros of Wigan, the latest in the acclaimed Coachbuilding history series, covers the whole period of coach, tram, bus and trolleybus construction from 1919-1968 when Northern Counties took the firm over. Close on 400 illustrations, many in colour, of vehicles from England, Scotland and Wales;

Southend to Sutherland, Chester to Colchester, Glasgow to London and so on. Municipalities and independents of all sizes including contemporary adverts and trade press reviews. Full body list of all known vehicles produced, with analyses of production and customer details, maps and factory plans. The book forms a worthy tribute to this well respected Lancashire bodybuilder and represents the culmination of many years work by the author and the many people who have assisted with the provision of the extensive photographic coverage. c160 pages, A4 Casebound

Prestige SeriesVP444 No.39 Gelligaer UDC £9.95

The third of Michael Yelton’s fascinating histories in the Prestige Series about the smaller South Wales municipal operators deals with the transport undertaking of Gelligaer Urban District Council which was based in Glamorgan, unlike the previous Councils which have been dealt with and which were in

Monmouthshire. Although Council owned buses did not commence working until 1928, the pre-war fleet contained such interesting specimens as an AEC Renown and two AEC Qs in a fleet of around 20 buses. The first double-deckers did not arrive until 1949 and the post-war period saw further joint working between Urban District Councils, which outside of South Wales were never many in number. The book is illustrated almost entirely from the collection of Roy Marshall.

VP450 No.40 Caerphilly £9.95Michael Yelton continues his studies of Welsh municipal operators with this volume covering Caerphilly. A somewhat larger undertaking than that of it’s neighbours run by the Councils of Gelligaer and of Bedwas & Machen. The first buses entered service in 1920 and the story concludes in 1974 when the undertaking

was absorbed into Rhymney Valley along with Gelligaer and Bedwas & Machen UDCs

Super Prestige SeriesVP426 18 West Mon £15.95

Small Local Authority owned bus operations, so small that the towns concerned did not even merit Borough status, but were classed as Urban District Councils, were to be found in a few areas of Britain, none more so than South Wales. The West Monmouthshire Omnibus Board was one of these rare

organisations and as this latest book by Chris Taylor and Michael Yelton explains, was in fact unique. The authors trace the establishment of the undertaking in 1926 right up to the Local Government re-organisation in 1974, when the features that made West Mon so unusual disappeared. Amongst enthusiasts another characteristics that made West Mon so interesting was the Bargoed Hill route, which required a succession of specially built buses to operate it over the years. All of this and much more is brought out in this latest fascinating volume in the Super Prestige Series.

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7Available NowVP432 19 Independent Buses in Staffordshire £16.95

Staffordshire is well known for many things, but for the transport enthusiast it was undoubtedly the number of Independent bus operators that enhanced its interest. Neville Mercer’s second Super Prestige title deals with over 30 operators covering their early history and in most cases their ultimate

demise. The way many of them co-existed alongside the large territorial companies, in particular the Potteries Electric Traction Company (later PMT) is concisely covered, contrasted with the story of how many continued to exist in terrain that was far from being particularly productive in terms of passenger numbers. Over 160 black and white photographs are supplemented with a 16-page colour section that pays tribute to, in many cases, these resolute owners who are no longer in existence.

VP428 20 Lytham St Annes Corporation& Successors £16.95Lytham St. Annes Corporation Transport was somewhat overshadowed by its larger neighbour Blackpool but maintained a character of its own. The book commences with the infamous gas trams and moves into the electric tramway era. The trams were joined by the distinctive blue and white buses,

an unusual feature being the retention of torque convertor transmission in pre-war Leylands until withdrawal in the early sixties. Tramway operation ceased in 1937. Local government reorganisation brought about a change of name to ‘Fylde’ and deregulation saw considerable expansion of the fleet. Coaching activities including hiring to National Express took vehicles to many parts of the country. The story concludes with the takeover by Blackpool Transport Services. Fully illustrated with excellent photographs and maps. 128 pages with around 150 photos.

VP435 21 Rochdale Corporation Transport £15.95Next in the series covering former municipal operation in Lancashire, this work by Colin Reeve covers the tramway period, horse, steam and electric, and then the buses from 1926 to the formation of SELNEC, including the legendary Gardner-engined AECs introduced by Joe Franklin.

VP441 23 Independent Buses in Shropshire £16.95Neville Mercer, who recently prepared the comprehensive study of Independent Bus Operation in Staffordshire, has now produced this companion volume covering the independent operators of Shropshire. Produced in the same operator by operator style it covers over 30 operators large and

small from pioneering days up to de-regulation in 1986.VP452 29 Transport in Barrow in Furness £16.95

This book covers transport in the somewhat isolated, but substantial town, of Barrow in Furness, well known for its shipbuilding industry. It commences with a company operated steam tramway then an electric tramway system initially operated by BET Ltd. It covers the tramway and bus operations of

the Barrow in Furness Corporation, which reached its heyday in the immediate post-war years when Barrow had probably the most modern and standardised municipal bus fleet in the country. It concludes with operations up to the present time by Stagecoach subsidiary, Cumberland Motor Services.

VP451 28 Bury Corporation Transport £16.95This volume continues Colin Reeve’s study of operations across the north west and includes the story of the trams and buses from their earliest days through to the takeover of the operation by the PTE. Includes a fascinating mix of Crossley AEC and Leyland vehicles.

VP442 24 Morecambe & Lancaster £15.95The history of public transport in Lancaster and Morecambe is an interesting one. Initially there were company operated horse drawn tramway systems and following takeover by the Corporation, horse drawn trams remained in Morecambe until 1925, making it the last town on mainland Britain to operate such services.

The first petrol operated trams entered service in Heysham. Lancaster’s first buses were battery operated and although it was claimed that they were ‘not very good on hills’, they remained in service for around 12 years. Both had their own municipal transport systems and but unusually there was no joint working between them, the service between the two towns being operated by Ribble Motor Services. With local government reorganisation in 1974, Lancaster and Morecambe, together with a number of rural areas, were combined to form an enlarged City of Lancaster. Later the area was taken over by Stagecoach, initially becoming part of its Ribble subsidiary later to become part of Cumberland Motor Services.

VP446 25 Oldham Corporation Transport £16.95The second of Colin Reeve’s books on Greater Manchester municipalities charts the history of public transport on the roads of Oldham from the days of the horse and steam trams through to the demise of the Corporation’s operation and its inclusion in the SELNEC PTE. Horse trams started running in

1880 and the first steam trams some five years later, the latter operated by the notorious Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Steam Tramways Company, which was once quoted as an example of the result of building a tramway on the cheap. The leases of both operators ran out in 1901 and the Corporation opted to run its own electric trams. The first motor buses took to the streets in 1913 but did not last long and it was not until 1924 that a second successful attempt was made. Oldham dabbled in trolley buses but this was also short-lived and the fleet consisted solely of motor buses until the end of its independent existence in 1969.

VP447 26 Portsmouth Corporation Transport £16.95The City of Portsmouth has a long and proud history, and for nearly 90 years the Transport Department owned by the City enjoyed a similar distinguished history and the City of Portsmouth Passenger Transport Department is the subject of Bob Rowe’s latest narrative. Like many municipal organisations elsewhere

in the country, it progressed through operation of horse trams, electric trams, trolleybuses and motorbuses, during this time, the latter fleet having a marked preference for Leyland vehicles, although wartime deliveries brought more variety with Daimlers and Bedfords. Perhaps even more interesting were post-war deliveries of Crossleys with locally built bodies. The trolleybus fleet was at one time the second largest in the south of England (outside of London). A co-ordination agreement with Southdown Motor Services added more diversity to the local scene and was only brought to an end with deregulation in 1986. 144 pages, including 16 in colour,several maps, tram, trolleybus and motorbus fleet lists.

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8VP457 32 Berresfords of Cheddleton £17.95

Eric Wain’s definitive history of Berresfords Motors of Cheddleton and associated companies covers the period from inception in 1923 to closure in 1987. The author’s own recollections are supplemented by a wealth of historical material from the archives. Starting with a service between Leek and Hanley the

company grew, gradually at first, until its operating area extended across North Staffordshire and beyond. Interesting new and pre-owned vehicles were operated which, together with many withdrawn vehicles at the garage, attracted enthusiasts over the years.

VP456 31 Independent Buses in North West England £18.95

Neville Mercer continues his acclaimed exploration of independent bus operations with this detailed look at North West England, home to major independents such as Fishwick and Yelloway alongside a myriad of smaller fry taken over by larger fish, also now but a memory. 176 pages with 200+ photos,

some in colour.

SUPER PRESTIGE 30 PRESTON BUSESMike Rhodes looks at the fascinating operations in the relatively new city of Preston, where much has happened in the last twenty years. Privatisation was followed by intense rivalry from competing operator Stagecoach resulting in a buyout followed by investigation, a resale and consolidation. He traces the history of local transport from the early days of the electric trams to today’s vibrant local transport scene. 112 pages with150+ photos, over half in colour, plus full fleet details of every vehicle ever operated.

ISBN 9781905304554 VP455 £16.95

WEYMANN STORY PART 2 1942-1966This second Volume takes the story from 1942, and another change of owner, to closure in 1966. Profusely illustrated in mono and colour, the wide variety of customers is well covered and many of the wonderful liveries are reprised. From the wartime utilities, the classic post-war double-deckers, half cab and underfloor single-deckers, RTs, Fanfares and Orions, boats and trolleybuses, strikes and fire, there is a wealth of variety for all enthusiasts. Changes in ownership from gold mines, failed banks, insurance and shipping giants are all covered and a recap of the first two decades is included. Sales brochures and G/A drawings enhance the wide photographic coverage and behind-the-scenes interviews with former staff and present-day survivors add to the interest, The relationship with MCW and Metro-Cammell is spelled out.

ISBN 9781898432609 VPL60 £27.50

RICHARDS BROS OF CARDIGANLes Dickinson has produced a splendid in-depth, well illustrated study

of this significant West Wales operator whose activities continue to create much interest as routes change hands in the area. His research

has benefitted from assistance from the company’s owners.176 pages softback including full fleet details and 250+ photos many in

colour.

ISBN 9781905304615 VP461 £20.00

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Forthcoming titles - March - June 2015 9Available NowBUSES & TROLLEYBUSESAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA4668 Western SMT Buses £14.99 Jun

The Western Scottish Motor Traction Company, or Western SMT for short, was formed in 1929. From then until 1985, when the company, which had been absorbed into the Scottish Bus Group, was broken up into Clydeside Scottish and Western Scottish, the company operated bus services throughout

the south-west of Scotland including Ayr, Dumfries, Greenock, Johnstone, Kilmarnock and Paisley, as well as to Carlisle on the other side of the border and to the islands of Islay and Bute. In this book, transport enthusiast and photographer David Devoy looks at the buses of Western SMT and tells the story of road transport in this part of south-west Scotland using a collection of images that will bring back memories of the region from times past.

BRITISH BUS PUBLISHINGBB580 2015 Stagecoach Bus Handbook £18.75 Mar

The 2015 Stagecoach Bus Handbook is the 22nd edition of this volume dedicated to the British bus operations of Stagecoach Holdings. Although this book has been produced with the encouragement of, and in co-operation with, Stagecoach management, it is not an official Stagecoach fleet list. The vehicles included are subject to variation, particularly as new vehicle deliveries lead to older vehicles being ‘cascaded’ to other subsidiaries. Some vehicles listed are no longer in regular use in service but are retained for special purposes or preserved by the company. The services operated and the allocation of vehicles to subsidiary companies are subject to variation at any time, although accurate at the time of going to print. The contents are correct to March 2015.

CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHINGCA383 Boris’s Bus - 2nd,enlarged edition £25.00 Apr

The first edition of Boris’s Bus was out of print within six months. This second edition is the complete story of the bus from the pledge made by Boris Johnson as part of his 2008 London Mayoral campaign to the entry into service of the Euro VI buses, the order for 200 further vehicles and conversion of the last route

to be introduced with Boris’s conductors. Updated with almost twice the number of chapters, new information and over 300 illustrations, this book covers the subject in the in-depth way you expect of vehicle histories from Capital Transport.

CA379 Served by London Trolleybuses £30.00 AprThis new book deals with the mostly heavily-used routes that were very well served by trolleybuses during their 31 years in London. Each chapter includes new research and the pre-war, wartime and post-war operations are all covered, as is - for the first time - the planning of the

conversion programme that in due course saw the end of London trolleybus operation. Well illustrated in carefully selected black and white photographs. 200 pages hardback.

CA386 Southdown at War £30.00 AprDuring its long existence Southdown Motor Services Ltd was generally held in great regard by its customers, transport professionals and enthusiasts alike. Perhaps it was the smart apple green and cream buses which could be seen in all the towns and resorts between Hastings in the east and

Fareham in the west and inland for up to 20 miles. This book describes the everyday difficulties and dangers faced by Southdown and those living and working in its area during the Second World War. It is not just about the buses and coaches but includes details of the devastating air raids that affected the coastal towns. The imposition at various times of Defence Areas, Curfews and Visitor Bans all brought major changes to everyday life including the provision of bus services. This book is the fruit of ten years of original research to cover a period of Southdown’s history not previously covered in depth. It covers not only the effect on the company but also the effects on the areas it served.

KEY PUBLISHINGKE529 Vintage Bus & Coach Volume 2 £8.99 May

This is the second volume in a series of collectable books which illustrates the heritage of bus and coach transport. With unrivalled access to the ‘Stilltime’ collection of pictures, it offers a wonderful celebration of these

marvellous old passenger vehicles. The book covers a wide range od subjects with sets of pictures from different eras, showing the vehicles of Tilling, BET, Municipal and independent operators. Both buses and coaches are featured with well-known types alongside much rarer birds, including detailed information about the vehicles and operators.

WEST COUNTRY HISTORIC OMNIBUS TRUSTSHEAR Sounds Mechanical - My Life by Colin Shears £6.00 Apr

Having reached the age of eighty earlier this year, Colin Shears has put pen to paper and tells the story of his life surrounded by vehicles of all types, with a particular fascination for buses. Colin was one of the pioneers of commercial vehicle preservation, saving many interesting models from extinction at a time

when most enthusiasts concentrated on cars. His story is regularly punctuated with descriptions of the sounds vehicles made, not only the exhaust note but the various whines in gearboxes and back axles. Originally occupying several sheds around Exeter and the grass verge of his parent’s house, Colin managed to purchase the Winkleigh aircraft hangar in the early ‘sixties and move his collection there. Now home to vehicles of many types, the site has become a mecca for enthusiasts each October. This book contains images of Colin’s life and examples of the vehicles that have passed through his hands. 40 pages, 36 pictures, mostly black and white.



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TRAMS/LIGHT RAIL BOOKSIRWELL PRESSIR975 Twilight of Southampton’s Trams £14.95 Apr

Only a small and dwindling proportion of Southampton’s population will remember its trams as it is now 65 years since the last one ran to carry passengers on 31st December 1949, setting off from the Floating Bridge for Shirley at around 11.00pm. Festooned with lights and amid crowds of onlookers it rattled off into history. This

book is packed with images of their final years

STENLAKE PUBLISHINGST703 Liverpool Tramways: Vol 2 - 1933-57 £14.95 Apr

This second volume starts at a time when the trams in Liverpool were making a fightback then looks at the war years which, though difficult because of shortages and bombings, also gave birth to new routes to factories serving the war effort. The post-war period involved austerity followed by atrophy then

finally the closure of the tram system. The book includes two detailed route maps as well as looking at many of the individual services. Also included is an outline fleet list which completes this highly illustrated history of the lamented Liverpool tram.

RAILWAY BOOKSAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA3866 Bradshaw’s Guide Vol 8 Ireland’s Railways £14.99 May

Bradshaw’s Guides were published in the 1860s when rail travel was still in its infancy. They give the reader a unique insight into the new world of the Victorian railways, recording the sights to be seen in the beautiful Irish countryside, as well as the towns and cities encountered along the way. His original account

is annotated and accompanied by contemporary images as well as new photography of the same journey today.

A4022 Railways East of Shropshire £14.99 AprThe history of East Shropshire has had a global impact, with Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale acknowledged as the ‘Birthplace of Industry’. Neil Clarke examines through photographs the history of the railways in this area, which both came from the Industrial Revolution and enabled its growth.

Everything, from the early railways to individual branch lines of the area, is examined using both old photographs and drawings and modern photographs to show the development of the area. This area of Shropshire has changed beyond all recognition, as the harsh lines of industry have been replaced with greenery, yet the remnants of its industrial past can still be seen, especially through its railways.

A4123 What The Railways Did For Us The Making Of Modern Britain £18.00 Mar

It is hard, from a distance of nearly two centuries, to imagine the impact the coming of the railways must have had at the start of the nineteenth century. Their physical impact was dramatic enough – great mechanical horses, breathing fire and smoke and drawing impossibly heavy trains at unimaginable

speeds, across a landscape transformed by the

embankments and cuttings, viaducts and tunnels their passage demanded. However, they would also transform the way war was conducted and peace was maintained; prove to be one of the drivers of the dramatic industrial growth of the nineteenth century; create opportunities for many to become enormously wealthy, but impoverish many more, who invested unwisely; cause the state to think again about the policy of laissez-faire that was its default position; transform our leisure; radically re-shape our towns and cities and change our very notions of time and how we measured it. In this book, Stuart Hylton answers the question, what did the railways do for us?

BLACK DWARF PUBLICATIONSBD994 British Railways The First 25 Years Volume 3: The North West £25.00 Mar

This volume explores the North West of England, through the county of Lancashire to the open fells of Westmorland. The atmospheric photographs cover steam, diesel and electric traction, express, freight and humble shunting engines. Everything from ‘Coronations’, ‘Royal Scots’ and ‘Jubilees’ to

the now long-forgotten electric units on the Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham line. There is extensive coverage of freight working, including the rarely photographed lines around St. Helens, finishing off with a study of the final year of steam operation around Carnforth. There is a mix of action and depot pictures, as well as plenty of unusual and ‘quirky’ shots, backed up by extensive and informative captions – all in all a perfect companion to the previous volumes in the series.

CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHINGCA387 Sussex Steam £19.95 Mar

Today, Sussex is best-known to railway aficionados as the home of the Bluebell Line, Great Britain’s first preserved standard gauge passenger-carrying railway, but at one time the sound of steam could be heard across the county. Many main line routes had been electrified in the 1930s but only the passenger services were

affected and, well into the BR era, steam traction continued unchallenged on a variety of tasks, ranging from Bulleid Pacifics on long distance inter-regional expresses to diminutive LBSCR ‘Terriers’ pottering around on menial shunting duties. Some distinctive designs, such as the elegant Billinton K Class ‘Moguls’, were closely associated with Sussex and gave the county a special identity. Using some of the most evocative images available this album vividly recalls the closing years of steam in this much-loved county.

IAN ALLAN LTDI3818 abc London Railway Atlas £12.00 Apr

The latest editions of the London Railway Atlas with detailed mapping showing every railway line and platform, past and present, and detailed historical information about opening closing dates, name changes, ownership etc, have proved popular but the large page size means that the book is not handy to carry with you when travelling on the capital’s railway

system. This ‘abc’ edition of the atlas is a pocket size version, with the maps redrawn to a smaller scale. Although, for clarity it does not include all the historical information in the large format atlas, it shows all the railway lines in London, overground and underground, with closed lines clearly differentiated from the current network, with a complete gazetteer of all current station names.



Forthcoming titles - March - June 2015 11I3806 abc Rail Guide 2015 £20.00 Mar

The abc Rail is a traditional combined volume for the modern age. Listings are by user, with details of every locomotive and carriage used by that operator. Included are running numbers, depot, livery, owner, operator and name, if it carries one. Chapters cover the following areas: TOCs FOCs Infrastructure companies Train engineering

companies Train builders Rolling stock hire companies Private train operators Off lease rolling stock Preserved motive power US power exported New train orders TOPS numbered steam Ex-BR industrial locomotives Light railway operators Tables of codes used Index of running numbers and where to find them in the book. The 2015 edition is completely updated with a wholly new illustrative selection of colour photographs and maps.

I3698 Along the Route of the ACE £22.50 AprIn the 1920s the Southern Railway sought to create a named train that, as well as delivering passengers to its destinations in the Devon and Cornwall would become in time a part of Britain’s railway history. The result was the ‘Atlantic Coast Express’ - a train with almost as many destinations as

carriages. This book looks at both passenger and freight services during the early to mid 1960s, a period when car ownership and foreign holidays were beginning have an impact on the viability of passenger services. Connected to this was the increase in goods being carried by lorry, despite many of the local roads not being suitable for heavy freight traffic. As some of the scenes show, the route was in terminal decline with passenger coaches, freight stock and locomotives all having seen better days. In this new volume, photographer Laurie Golden captures the last years of steam on the Southern Region’s lines west of Salisbury. 96 pages well illustrated.

I3822 Castles the Final Years 1954-1965 £22.50 MayDesigned by Charles Collett, Churchward’s successor as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway, the ‘Castle’ class 4-6-0 locomotive represented a significant development of his predecessor’s ‘Star’ class of four-cylinder 4-6-0s. When appointed, Collett was faced by the

challenge of producing more powerful express locomotives, capable of hauling the heavy services then in service to the prewar timings, without adding significantly to the axle weight of the locomotives. With larger boilers and cylinder bores than the ‘Stars’, the ‘Castles’ were about 10% more powerful and, at the time that the first was completed in 1923, represented the most powerful passenger locomotive in service on Britain’s railways. Between then and 1950, when production ceased, no fewer than 171 of the class had been constructed, of which 16 were rebuilds of older locomotives. Of the locomotives built, eight survive in preservation. This book concentrates upon the final decade of the type’s operation.

I3821 From Birmingham to the Board: Railwayman’s Odyssey Continues £30.00 Apr

Stanley Hall is one of Britain’s foremost commentators on the subject of railway operation, signalling and safety, in a railway career that spanned more than 4 decades. Following on from A Railwayman’s Odyssey, which was first published in 2012, From Birmingham to the Board: A Railwayman’s

Odyssey Continues takes the story of Stan Hall’s railway career from his appointment as Divisional Operating Superintendent at Birmingham through to his final years with British Rail when he was based at 222 Marylebone Road with responsibility for signalling and safety across the entire

BR network. Full of insights into how the railways operated in those years and the changes that were wrought both internally and by external forces, the book provides a graphic account of how the railway industry coped in an era when money was restricted and when the support of politicians could not be guaranteed.

I3814 How a Steam Locomotive Works: A New Guide £25.00 Mar

The subject is explained through a series of easily understandable diagrams which show the function of the components in step-by-step sequences. The clear diagrams and explanations require no prior technical knowledge by the reader, nor is there any need to understand engineering drawings.

Throughout, the diagrams from the original book have been revised and some are more advanced to enable more complex aspects to be clearly explained. New photographs, both historic and new, illustrate the text. Starting with a basic introduction to the principle of the steam locomotive boiler, the text provides detailed explanations of both coal and oil firing. Further detailed chapters cover all the essential components, including gauge glasses, injectors, control valves, mainframes, cylinders, calve gears, lubrication, air brakes, vacuum brakes, auxiliaries and cab layouts. There are four completely new chapters which cover Wheel Arrangement, Balancing and Engine Layout, Fault Finding and Driver Training Courses.

I3816 Isle of Wight Railways: A New History £20.00 JunThe Isle of Wight railways are a popular subject among railway enthusiasts. Although the network reached a maximum extent of only 55 miles and always struggled to be profitable, the special character of the island’s railways are fondly remembered by many. In this new history

of the Isle of Wight’s railways, the author has researched original historical documents to produce a fresh account of the development of the network. As in the rest of Victorian Britain, numerous independent companies scrambled to build their lines but often with little chance of making a profit in underdeveloped areas. Despite the island’s small size the first two railways - the Cowes & Newport Railway which opened in 1862 and the Isle of Wight Railway which opened in 1864 from Ryde to Shanklin, then Ventnor in 1864 - were physically isolated from each other until the opening of the Ryde & Newport Railway in 1875.

I3808 Railway Atlas of Europe £27.50 MarDesigned specifically for the UK market, this is a translated edition of a European railway atlas originally published in Germany by Schweers & Wall in 2013. It covers all the countries in Europe up to the Russian, Belorussian and Ukranian borders. The mapping is at 1:2 000 000

scale to enable clear representation of each line in each country together with all significant stations. There is additional detailed mapping of the rail systems in the major urban centres of Europe. A useful and detailed introduction outlines how the pan-European rail network works, and there are detailed maps on special features such as high-speed stretches, scenic rail routes, railways in books and films and summaries of national rail system operations. There is also an extensive index. All those planning to travel by rail in Europe or just interested in the railway networks of the various countries in Europe will find this book a practical and informative guide.



12KESTREL RAILWAY BOOKSKRB34 BR Parcels & Passenger-rated Stock V2 £15.00 Mar

The second of a two-volume work providing comprehensive numbering and building details of almost every variety of parcels and passenger-rated stock built by of for British Railways. This volume looks at the various livestock vehicles, such as the horse boxes and special cattle vans, and perishable traffic

vehicles or fish, fruit and milk. It also looks at how this traffic was carried, whether by passenger train, block trains of one commodity or a single vehicle attached to a passenger train.

KRB37 Rly Infrastructure of Scotland £16.95 MayThis book is a compendium of the building styles that could be seen throughout the Scottish railway network. It does not cover the large city centre stations of Edinburgh and Glasgow, but shows the wide variety of construction methods used across the country. For example, the beautifully constructed

masonry building of the Highland Railway’s Moy station contrasts with the well-balanced wooden stations at Cullen and Portsoy on the ex-GNoSR. Included throughout are examples of the signalboxes constructed by the five pre-grouping companies. For railway modellers this book offers a wealth of previously unpublished material showing the detail and ephemera required by them to enhance or even inspire a model layout, but the book will appeal to anyone with an interest in railway architecture, and that of Scotland in particular.

MIDDLETON PRESSM7471 Narrow Gauge Branch Lines Saxony & Baltic Germany Revisited £17.95 Mar

Prior to the re-unification of Germany, a vast number of narrow gauge railway systems existed in the former East Germany. Surprisingly a large number of lines in Saxony have survived, along with two in the Baltic coast region. This album portrays these surviving railways, which are now more attuned

to the tourist market rather than their previous roles in providing transport and freight operations for the local people.

NOODLE BOOKSNB832 Impermanent Ways: Vol 10 Welsh Border Counties £12.95 Apr

This is the tenth volume in this highly popular series of books which look in detail at the lost and closed lines of the United Kingdom. Author Jeffery Grayer, who has contributed many titles to the series, this time looks at the closed lines of the Welsh Border counties. He

has amassed a collection of colour views from a variety of former lines both in England, Wales and of course, cross-border routes. This new book is a perfect exercise in nostalgia for all those who like to travel back in time from the comfort of their armchair, and is equally valuable for active travellers and railway historians.

NB835 Southern Way Special Issue No 11: The‘Booster’ Locos £16.50 Apr

Unique to the Southern Railway and later the Southern Region were the three electric ‘Booster’ locomotives- CC1, CC2 and 20003. Now the full history of these engines over their 25 years of services are comprehensively covered by authors Simon Lilley and John Weyon who have vast experience in historical research and

electrical engineering. Between them they are ideally placed to chronicle the design, building and operation of these three engines and which in some ways were far ahead of their time.

NB833 The Southern Way Issue 30 £14.50 AprFor the latest edition of the Southern Way, the editor has something very special in store for EMU enthusiasts- the fact that this issue is due for release in April 2015 may be something of a clue but fans will just have to watch this space. Otherwise, the latest issue includes the usual multifarious mixture of

steam, infrastructure, reminiscences and what can only be described as the downright unusual.

NB821 Western Memories £16.50 AprThis new book by successful author Mike Jacobs, is an unashamed exercise in nostalgia. Having left the Southern area in the early 1960s, Mike’s life and his travels took him former GWR territory, where he freely admits he was surprised that some of the products coming out of Swindon and

Paddington were really rather good. This was a time when change was gathering pace and so armed with his camera he travelled the Western region visiting as many places as possible and recording everything he could. The results make for what can only be described as ‘joyous’ reading.

OPCOP668 British Railways Electric Multiple Units to 1975 £40.00 Apr

Hugh Longworth is well known for his detailed research and encyclopaedic data books on BR locomotive stock. He has published two highly successful books on DMUs and BR Mark 1 and 2 Coaching Stock and this new title follows the format of these two previous volumes to show data on all the mainline

EMUs built up to 1975, including all the units that were built earlier by the individual companies before nationalisation under BR. The book covers all units built that have finished their service life and concludes with the Class 312 units, older units and coaches rebuilt (including all the Gatwick express units) and the PEP prototype sets. The data gives the same information on each class, covering performance, dimensions, capacity, number series etc. Each type is covered in detail with information about construction, technical specifications, entry into service, withdrawal and final fate. Additional sections describe unit formations. The book also gives individual histories of each vehicle.

SILVER LINKS4445 Jubilees and Jubblys A Trainspotters Story 1959-64 Part 2 £10.00 May

This series started as a tribute to the Ian Allan Combined Volumes so much revered by the trainspotters of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and beyond. These pocket sized volumes are already proving a big hit and Silver Link are developing further projects for the future.

S4438 Lost Stations of Yorkshire Part 1 The West Riding £20.00 May

This book, the fourth in the series and the first of two set to cover Yorkshire, has once again been compiled by Alan Young and is intended to serve as a stand-alone record while also acting as a companion to the Disused Stations website. It follows roughly the same format but, as a book, will appeal to those who want to have something

tangible to read and have available on their bookshelf. With so many stations now on the website it was difficult to decide which stations should be included here. Having started in Volume 1



Forthcoming titles - March - June 2015 13with lost terminus stations in the North West, in this book we once again visit an area steeped in railway history - West Yorkshire - and visit a varied selection of lost stations. Once again they are featured in chronological order of opening date, this being an effective way of showing how the network developed, expanded and eventually contracted.

S5290 N Yorks Moors Rly Past & Present £20.00 AprThere has been a railway through the heart of the North York Moors for almost 180 years, but the fact that it is still possible to go by train from Whitby to Pickering is due entirely to the tenacious efforts of the early preservationists, who refused to let the railway die when it was closed by British Railways 50 years ago in

1965. This book stands as a tribute to all that has been achieved over the past half-century, and by means of more than 250 ‘past and present’ photographs, most in colour, the reader is able to take a journey along the entire original route from Whitby to Malton, and also to travel through time to witness the evolution of one of Britain’s longest and most successful heritage railways.

Railways and RecollectionsSL396 Vol 38 Llangollen £6.00 Apr

The latest instalment of the popular recollection series, this time focusing on the tank engines, steam engines, electric trains and multiple units of the Llangollen railway.

S4448 Vol 49 Talyllyn Railway Part 2 £6.00 AprSince 1951, when the railway was first taken over by preservationists, great improvements have been made; volunteer members of the TRPS now provide most of the train crew and station staff required to operate the

line, and assist with maintenance work and with many other activities. The track has been relaid, locomotives have been acquired and rebuilt, additional carriages have been constructed, a safe and flexible signalling system has been installed, and the many other improvements needed to cater for the much increased number of passengers have been carried out. The TR is still very much the railway it always was, a rural byway where the pace of life is gentle, the average speed of the train is still less than nine miles per hour, and passengers can have an unhurried journey along the beautiful and unspoilt Fathew Valley. Both the original locomotives and all the original carriages remain in regular use to this day.

S4443 The Lads from Liverpool The Railway Photography of John Corkill and Peter Hanson £25.00 May

John Corkill and Peter Hanson were both working railwaymen during the closing years of steam traction, with John working at Liverpool Edge Hill engine shed and Peter in accountancy offices, including a time in Liverpool.

Their photography of the disappearing steam locomotives and the changing scene of the period provides a remarkable and unique record of this fascinating time in the history of British Railways. The North West and the Liverpool area in particular are extensively covered, with a special focus on Edge Hill shed, plus other locations from Weymouth to Glasgow. A previous volume of John’s and Peter’s photographs was published in the now much-sought-after Silver Link ‘Classic Steam’ series back in 1995’ and this book therefore provides a second helping of 160 further images, including a selection in colour, all previously unpublished.

STENLAKE PUBLISHINGST702 Warwickshire’s Lost Railways £13.95 Mar

Warwickshire was at the forefront of railway expansion from the earliest days and attracted the attentions of lots of companies. Railways transformed the county and industry developed on the back of that. This large format lost railways book has over a hundred photos some in beautiful two page spreads

and includes Kenilworth, Alcester, Marton, Leamington Spa, Coleshill, Fenny Compton and dozens more.

OTHER TRANSPORTEARLSWOOD PRESSEWP47 Checker, the All American Taxi £19.99 Mar

Nothing says ‘American taxi’ like the Checker. Even though the last examples went out of service many years ago, the Checker A11 is still regarded as the archetypal American cab. In this full-colour book, Checker collector and aficionado Ben Merkel presents a pictorial history of the life

and times of this world famous vehicle. 120 pages softback

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BOOKSCRECYCR715 British Rly Road Vehicles 1948-68 £7.95 Mar

Following the nationalisation of Britain’s railway network on 1st January 1948, one of the major areas of competition facing the Railway Executive was the fast growing number of privately owned road haulage vehicles. As part of the first post-war Labour government’s strategy for an integrated

national transport system, British Railways were strongly encouraged to expand the road delivery services operated by its constituent companies, the LMS, GWR, LNER and the Southern Railway. British Railway’s road delivery fleet is perhaps best remembered by the three-wheel Scammell mechanical horses, but the railway motor vehicle fleet was both diverse and extensive. The authors examine the varied vehicle types and their operations including wagon-load traffic and Express Parcels Services.

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AIRCRAFT BOOKSAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA4283 Better by Design - Shaping the British Airways Brand £17.99 Apr

Airlines are competitive and complex businesses and great airlines don’t just happen. In British Airways’ case it has been a long journey – in fact, it has been many millions of journeys, each one a journey of customer

expectations, experiences and emotions, connected by tradition, innovation and service. From advertising to airports, from carpets to catering, every detail of that customer experience, from first impressions to final destination, informs and shapes that journey. Using an incredible wealth of material from the British Airways archive, curator Paul Jarvis takes us through the decades from the 1970s to the present, exploring the evolution of advertising, interiors, on-board experience and crew uniform fashions, and how these have come together to shape not only the internationally renowned British Airways brand but the way we view commercial aviation.

CRECYCR368 Civil Aircraft Markings 2015 £11.95 Mar

First published in 1950, Civil Aircraft Markings quickly became the aviation equivalent of Wisden, an indispensable annual publication found on the bookshelves of generations of aviation enthusiasts and historians. At the heart of CAM is the most complete listing of all aircraft currently on the UK Register of Civil Aircraft -

over 21,000 entries ranging from historic biplanes through to the latest airliners, and also covering light aircraft, microlights, helicopters, balloons and gliders of every type. For each entry the registration marks, exact aircraft type and owner or operator is given. In addition the civil aircraft registers of Ireland, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man are listed as well as sections from overseas registers of aircraft commonly visiting the UK. ‘CAM’ also lists the common Airline Flight Codes, radio frequencies for major UK airfields and the complete British Aircraft Preservation Council register.

CR369 Military Aircraft Markings 2015 £10.95 MarFirst published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft markings has become an indispensable annual publication for any aircraft enthusiast, historian or student of military aviation. At the heart of MAM is the most complete listing of all aircraft of the UK Armed Forces - the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Army and associated units. For

each entry the military serial, aircraft type, unit/operator and usual base is given. Further listings cover Ireland’s military aircraft and historic aircraft in military markings. Other sections list American military aircraft based in Europe, overseas military aircraft which may be seen in the UK, unit markings and a unit serial number/letter de-code. Basic details of the UK’s main military air bases, a maintenance unit cross-reference and detailed RAF Squadron markings help make up this essential guide to contemporary military aviation in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.

SHIPPING BOOKSAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA3921 Cal-Mac: An Illustrated History of Caledonian Macbrayne £19.99 Apr

Created in 1973 with the amalgamation of the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. and David MacBrayne, Cal-Mac’s black hulls and white toppings have been a common sight on the Clyde estuary, the Western Isles

and on numerous short crossings in the Western Highlands. Starting with much old tonnage, the fleet has been updated over the past decade and now comprises some very modern shipping, still sailing to the Western Isles and to Arran, Bute and Cumbrae. 128 pages, with over 200 illustrations.

A4750 Dunkirk Little Ships £14.99 MayIn May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo was an attempt to rescue as many of them as possible. Winston Churchill doubted they would amount to much more than 30,000.

With the harbour at Dunkirk severely damaged, much of the evacuation would have to take place from the beaches; only small, shallow-draught boats could do this. After appealing to boatyards, yacht clubs and yachtsmen throughout south east England, the Admiralty managed to round up around 700 small craft which, along with 200 military vessels, were able to rescue 338,226 troops over nine days. In 1965, 43 vessels which had taken part in the evacuation commemorated the 25th anniversary by crossing from Ramsgate to Dunkirk, and the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships was formed.. A further 50 years on, over 120 Little Ships are still in commission and it is thought that hundreds of others may still survive.

A4158 London’s Pleasure Steamers £14.99 MayEagle and Belle steamers were once a regular sight on the Thames. Pleasure sailings on the river started in the 1820s, almost with the first paddle steamers to ply their trade on the Thames. The advent of paid holidays for the masses saw a huge rise in the numbers of pleasure steamers and passengers using them,

sailing from London to resorts on the Kent and Essex coasts, from Gravesend to Southend, from Frinton to Ramsgate and Margate. By the 1920s, the primary operators were the Belle and Eagle companies and the New Medway Steamship company. The 1920s and 1930s saw a boom in travel downriver but the 1950s saw the start of the decline that ended the businesses by the late 1960s. Andrew Gladwell, archivist of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, takes us on a journey down the water, showing us the steamers that operated primarily from the Pool of London downriver.

FERRY PUBLICATIONSFP874 Dover-Calais £18.95 Jun

An updated version of the Dover-Calais 2009 edition, this publication covers the history of the most famous ferry crossing in the world but looks in detail at the development and expansion of the ferry operations and the new tonnage which has been introduced since the opening of the

channel tunnel. It will include DFDS and Myferrylink operations. The 128 page, A4, hardback book will be richly illustrated in colour and black & white.

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Forthcoming titles - March - June 2015 15FP889 Cargospeed - The Story £18.50 Mar

Between the early-1960s and the beginning of the 1980s, Cargospeed Equipment Ltd, based in Greenock on the Clyde, designed and manufactured vehicle deck access equipment and platform deck systems for numerous well-known ferries. It also fabricated cranes and hatch covers for cargo vessels.

Cargospeed was involved in bringing about the 1960s ‘shipping revolution’, helping to increase the efficiency of loading and unloading of ships of a variety of types. The company’s origins were in the family-owned shipyard of George Brown (Marine) Ltd, the history of which forms the initial section of this book. The subsequent development of Cargospeed involved design innovation by the company heir, Jack Brown, whose novel ideas were to feature on many well-known British and foreign ships. Apart from ferries, the vessels for which Cargospeed equipment was supplied ranged naval auxiliaries to the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2. Profusely illustrated with unpublished photographs.

FP864 Ferries of the Irish Sea - Across Four Decades £16.00 Jun

This book documents in pictures the busy ferry industry on the Irish Sea over the last four decades. It features many of the ships and companies who have traded on the Irish Sea over the last 40 years during a period of great change. The publication also includes the ferries operating to and from the Isle of

Man, which sits in the middle of the Irish Sea. Continental services to France operated by Brittany Ferries and Irish Ferries are also included.

FP880 The Ostend Ferry £22.00 MayThis title traces the history of Ostend links with the UK. The publication covers the history of RMT and later the Dover Ostende Line. It also covers the history of the Ostend Folkestone, Ostend Harwich, Ostend Ramsgate/ Margate and also the services to Tilsbury, Dartford/ Purfleet, London, Southend, Gravesend,

Sheerness, Ipswich, Killingholme, Goole and Brighton. Also included are the local excursions from the port.

FP878 Trans Europa Years £9.95 MayTrans Europa Ferries commenced ferry operations on the English Channel between Ramsgate and Ostend in 1998, following the demise of Sally Ferries. The company started its own passenger service during 2004 and has used a variety of ships on their services on the English Channel, most of which have

operated for other operators. At one stage the company had a fleet of six ships and were becoming a dominant force in ferry services between the UK and Belgium. In April 2013 the company ceased operations and the service was closed. In this book, Dean Smith traces the rise and fall of this Slovenian shipping company.

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Southport, South Wales Municipalities, Salford, Edinburgh, Ashton, Leigh

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AROUND LONDON BY TROLLEYBUS, PART 1This is the first of two volumes using the best of the best London trolleybus photographs available. This part deals with south, west and north-west London in a clockwise direction. It commences at Dartford and concludes at Mornington Crescent. This hardback book, with front and back colour covers, has 184 pages of which sixteen are in full-page colour. In the main, the text

does not use material that has been used before, but details new information that the author has obtained.

AG298 £32.00

AROUND LONDON BY TROLLEYBUS, PART 2This is the second volume of the creme de la crème of London trolleybus photographs. This part deals with north, east and central London in a clockwise direction. It starts at Enfield and concludes at Camden. Included are views of traction wires dropping to the ground in Tottenham, the first ever view of trolleybuses in West Ham Works, a 685 in Finden Road loop, and the only

known photograph of a route 565 in revenue service. This hardback book has 200 pages of which sixteen are in full -page colour. As in part one, new information is given in the text along with London Transport paperwork items.

AG299 £35.00

HUDDERSFIELD - THE TROLLEYBUS YEARSStephen Lockwood has compiled this comprehensive historical review of Huddersfield’s trolleybuses, collecting together a vast number of colour and black & white images to accompany the story of the system. Within the 232 A4 hardback pages, there are over 250 colour photographs and over 100 black & white images. There are also over 30 maps and diagrams inside this

publication as well as a full fleet list, details of tickets etc.AG400 £50.00

PONTYPRIDD TROLLEYBUSESDavid Bowler has now turned his attention to the trolleybuses of Pontypridd, one of the smallest of Britain’s systems. The book begins with an explanation of some of the terms used in trolleybus operation, such as frog and hanger. The tramway era is covered in the first chapter and then the detailed story of the trolleybuses begins. There is a great amount of

detail included in this volume, and as with his book on Portsmouth half of the pages are appendices with information about the vehicles, wartime loans, statistics and much more. Pontypridd operated one of the only two trolleybuses with Bristol chassis and these are well illustrated. There are just a few colour photographs, which is not surprising as the system closed early in 1957, but there are many other excellent pictures from the cameras of Roy Marshall and others which capture the surroundings as well as the vehicles.

AG297 £40.00

PORTSMOUTH TROLLEYBUSESTrolleybuses operated in Portsmouth for less than 30 years and a total of 115 vehicles were purchased. More than 50 years after their demise, David Bowler has produced this very detailed book which contains over 200 photographs, of which more than 50 are in colour, and 27 pages of maps. The book tells the story from the electric trams and their replacement by

the trolleybuses, to the final conversion to motor bus operation. As with David’s previous trolleybus histories, this volume contains many appendices which provide very detailed descriptions of the vehicles and the routes, as well as power generation, overhead equipment and also the full Consultant’s Report on the future of the trolleybus system and the co-ordination agreement with Southdown.

AG296 £48.00

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17Available NowBUSES & TROLLEYBUSESAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA4175 Ayrshire Buses £14.99

Long before Stagecoach, Arriva or First Bus, Ayrshire independents fought it out with Western Scottish on the local and long distance routes within the county. David Devoy uses but a few of his 40,000 images of Scottish buses to illustrate the changing bus and operators found in Ayrshire.

A1775 Bristol City Buses £14.99The Bristol City Omnibus Company can trace its origins to 1875, when Sir George White formed the Bristol Tramways Company. The company operated its first bus service, a horse-bus to Clifton, in 1887 and first introduced motor buses in 1906. Not satisfied with the vehicles that it had bought, in 1908

the company began to manufacture its own buses and soon began to sell them to other operators as well, Bristol buses being used both in Britain and abroad for 75 years. Bristol buses carried a scroll logo adopted from the Bristol Aeroplane Company, also set up by Sir George White, to commemorate the building of Bristol Fighters at Brislington tram works during the First World War. Following the Second World War, the company was nationalised, later to be re-privatised in the 1980s. In this book, Bristol bus expert Mike Walker uses a wide range of images to tell the story of buses in the city of Bristol.

A3970 Clydeside Scottish & Clydeside 2000 £14.99Based in Renfrewshire, Clydeside Scottish was a member of the Scottish Bus Group and was created soon before privatisation of the bus from part of Western SMT’s area. Covering the Clyde coast from Largs in Ayrshire into Renfrewshire and Glasgow, its distinctive yellow and red buses numbered

some 330 on formation of the company in 1985. Soon, the company was operating in Glasgow against Strathclyde Buses, with a fleet of ex-London Route masters. In 1991, the company became Clydeside 2000 when sold. Eventually becoming a part of Arriva Buses, the company was sold in 2011. The name has gone but Clydeside Scottish left a legacy in the local area and four buses are currently preserved in the distinctive red and yellow.

A2283 Buses of Skye and the Western Isles £14.99In the 1960s, bus services in Scotland’s Western Isles, from Lewis and Harris in the north down to Islay and Jura in the south, were operated by MacBrayne’s, the company which also operated the ferry services between the islands and the mainland. At the start of the 1970s, however, their bus

operations were taken over by Highland Omnibuses, part of the Scottish Bus Group, and in this book, John Sinclair takes the reader back to that time. This unique collection of images, taken almost entirely by the author and dating from the 1960s and 1970s, when he was practising as a doctor in Stornoway, provides a vivid window into the past of the isolated communities served by these buses as well as many photographs of the stunning landscapes of Skye and the Western Isles.

A3918 Lavington & Devizes Motor Services £12.99After an initial attempt in 1906, the first motor bus service between the Wiltshire market town of Devizes and the village of Market Lavington began in 1912, although a horse bus would continue in operation until 1916. By the early 1920s, the Lavington & Devizes network had grown to cover a wide range of routes across

much of west Wiltshire, including Salisbury, Trowbridge, Chippenham, Pewsey and Bath. In 1932, Lavington & Devizes was sold by its private owners to Bath Tramways. Although Lavington & Devizes retained its identity, it was wound up and merged with the parent company in 1937. In this book, Laurie James uses material from interviews, archives and newspapers to tell the story of Lavington & Devizes Motor Services.

A3466 Midland Scottish Buses £14.99Walter Alexander first began running a motor bus service from Falkirk to Grangemouth in 1913 and services have continued in the area ever since, under the auspices of Scottish Motor Traction, Walter Alexander & Co., and latterly Midland Scottish, later privatized and now under the auspices of the First Group.

Midland Scottish was the largest bus operator in the districts of Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk and was responsible for services in and around the towns of Stirling, Falkirk, Linlithgow, Grangemouth, Bo’ness and Oban. In this book, bus driver and local historian Walter Burt uses a collection of period and contemporary images to give the reader a nostalgic look back at the history of Midland Scottish and its buses from the first omnibuses operated by Walter Alexander to the double-deckers of First Group today.

A1690 Safeguard Coaches of Guildford £20.002014 marks the 90th anniversary of Safeguard Coaches. Laurie James uses the archives, memories and remaining photographs of Safeguard and its owners, the Newman family, to tell its story. Safeguard is unusual in that it is

still very much a family business and has stayed true to its roots in the Guildford area. It is one of the few traditional independent transport firms left remaining in the south of England, having survived the Second World War, deregulation, and aggressive competition from larger transport groups. Throughout times of great hardship and uncertainty, Safeguard has maintained a reputation for excellence, not only with its customers, but with its staff, welcoming them into the company family. They have ensured that their coaches and buses are kept abreast of the changing needs of their passengers, recently becoming the first bus fleet to be fitted with free wi-fi. Laurie James looks back at the challenges faced by Safeguard as a small independent family company and its people.

A4451 Strathclyde Buses £14.99Strathclyde Buses can trace its roots back to the tram services provided by Glasgow Corporation, which started running buses in 1924 as a more cost-effective way of reaching the new, large council housing schemes on the outskirts of the city. Operating within the city of Glasgow and to locations such as East Kilbride, Cumbernauld,

Balloch and Johnstone, the Strathclyde buses in their orange and black livery would become familiar to all Glaswegians. In this book David Devoy takes a look at this much loved operator in a year that marks the 120th anniversary of public transport in Glasgow and the 85th anniversary and closure of the Larkfield Depot, which featured heavily in Strathclyde operations.



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WEST BROMWICH BUSESThe West Bromwich Corporation Act of 1913 gave the Corporation the powers to operate motor buses, the first of which were four Albion single-deckers that lasted for less than seven weeks before the chassis were commandeered for war work in October 1914. After the First World War, bus services began to expand across Britain and West Bromwich

was no exception; by the early 1930s there were routes to Great Bridge, Stone Cross, Hamstead, Streetly, Tantany, Black Lake, Hill Top, Greets Green and Smethwick and the Corporation’s first joint route, to Walsall, had also been developed. The fleet was largely made up of single-deck vehicles until the mid-1930s, and after the Corporation’s tramways were replaced on 1 January 1939, the Daimler COG6 became the standard double-decker, replaced during the WWII by the Daimler CWA6 and 19 Austerity buses. After the war, Daimler CVG6s and CVG6/30s became the vehicle of choice, in a blue livery that lit up West Bromwich. David Harvey looks at the bus fleet from 1914 to 1969.

A3821 £15.99AMBERLEY PRESS

AUTOBUS REVIEWABR59 Britain’s Bendibuses 1942-2014 £15.50

This new book tells the complete story of the 807 bendibuses operated in the UK since the prototypes were introduced in 1942. A detailed text gives information of all the various models built for UK operation and the companies that purchased them as well as providing information relating to their demise in London

and across the provinces. Their operation in Malta is also included, and bringing their story up to date are details and the whereabouts of those no longer in passenger carrying service. Illustrated with 235 photographs almost all of which are in colour and showing these buses with their original and subsequent owners, this is a book that will have wide appeal and one that should not be missed.

BERNARD MCCALLBMB66 S Wales Buses & Coaches Remembered £17.00

This latest book by Andrew Wiltshire covers company fleets and also takes in coaches and non-PSV vehicles together with a further look at municipal and independent buses for good measure. 108 colour photographs each with a

detailed caption about the bus, its route and the location of the photograph.

BRITISH BUS PUBLISHINGBB532 2014 Arriva Bus Handbook £18.75

Data correct to May 2014 provides a complete fleet list of all Arriva operating bus stock in Britain. Details for every vehicle includes: fleet number; type; registration mark; seating capacity; body fitted; garage allocation.

BB524 2014 First Bus Handbook £18.75Published in mid-March, the 2014 First Bus Handbook includes all the up-to-date fleet as of the end of February/early March 2014. First’s UK Bus operations have recently gone through a period of consolidation. In 2013, the disposal of the London operations was completed with the sales to Tower Transit and

Metroline. The final London operations in Dagenham were taken over by Stagecoach later in the year. First has now focused its attention and investment on its operations outside London and 2014 sees the biggest single investment in new vehicles in the deregulated market yet.

BB528 2014-15 Go-Ahead Bus Handbook £17.25The 11th edition of this volume dedicated the bus operations of the group. The contents are correct to November 2014 and include Go North East; Oxford Bus Company; Konectbus; Go-Ahead London; Metrobus; Brighton & Hove; Plymouth Citybus; Go South Coast.

BB573 British Bus Review of 2013 £17.50The aim of this new book from British Bus Publishing is to provide a record of the main changes in the bus and coach world, concentrating on Britain but also looking as suppliers to the British market. 96 pages A5 softback, illustrated with over 70 colour photographs.

ENGLISH MAJORS COACHES 4TH EDITION 2015

The 2015 edition covers all the major English based coach operators and provides full fleet details, depot allocations where appropriate illustrated with a wide selection of colour shots. 208 pages A5 Softback.

BB575 £18.75BRITISH BUS PUBLISHING

BB574 English Majors Notable Independents 4th Ed £8.75Over seventy bus companies are included. Individual details are presented for each vehicle, with information correct to September 2014. 208 pages, softback with 165 colour photos.

BB579 National Express Coach Handbook 9th Ed £10.75The latest listing of all coaches operated under the National Express banner, with details of vehicles for over fifty companies, including Bus Eireann and Ulsterbus operating under the Eurolines brand name. Data is correct to February 2014. 64 pages, A5 softback with 48 colour photos.

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19Available NowBRYNGOLD BOOKSBG033 Return Ticket: Story of South Wales Transport £30.00

This exciting new book takes the wraps off the 100-year-old story of pioneering people mover, South Wales Transport. The company began in the dark and distant days of 1914, only months before the First World War. It soon made its mark, however, and in a tale that can be best described as a combination of tickets, troubles

and triumphs, author Jonathan Isaacs traces the ups and downs of a transport operation that became a legend. Return Ticket, the story of South Wales Transport, lavishly illustrates its beginnings, growth and development. The case bound A4 colour book has 192 pages and alongside the narrative of day to day life with the company there are facts, figures and best of all memories from many of those who, during its 85-year lifespan, became involved with the proud company. Anyone who has ever had an interest in South Wales Transport will not want to miss this book. It will please bus enthusiasts, social historians and best of all those who simply remember travelling on the buses.

CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHING

COLOURS OF YESTERDAY’S TROLLEYBUSES

In by far the biggest Colours book - with 256 pages - one of the foremost trolleybus authorities in the country, Michael Russell, writes detailed captions to around 500 colour photographs of trolleybuses from the 37 systems that existed in the UK post-war. The book follows a geographical

sequence so that neighbouring operators are in the same section of this large work. An indispensable feast for trolleybus fans everywhere.

CA385 £40.00CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHING

CA377 Country Buses Volume 2 1950-1959 £30.00Volume Two of Laurie Akehurst’s account of London Transport’s country buses covers the nineteen fifties, a decade that opened with the promise of expansion but closed with the services beginning their decline. It was a decade in which the fleet was transformed by the continuing arrival of new RTs and the

introduction of the RF, GS and RLH types. As with Volume One, the story is well illustrated.

CA375 Diamond Routemaster £9.95This book, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the Routemaster, briefly looks at the history of the type by means of five snapshots in time and then goes on to hear from people who have been closely

involved with the buses, including enthusiastic owners worldwide. Focusing principally on Routemasters still in existence in 2014, the book’s coverage of the much loved bus includes some weird and wonderful bodywork conversions undertaken to suit their new owners.

CHINE PUBLISHINGCH921 DL: Isle of Wight Motor Vehicles 1896-1939 £19.95

During the twentieth century the county number plate prefix ‘DL’ was an important element in the identity of the Isle of Wight. With over 160 rare and captivating images of pre-war cars, motorcycles, buses, charabancs

and commercial vehicles the author takes readers on an exciting and informative journey through this aspect of the Island’s heritage.

LONDON BUS GARAGES & ALLOCATIONS 2015

This unique, profusely illustrated publication encompasses a guide to each garage as well as a list of vehicles allocated to each location. The entry for each garage consists of: complete list of vehicle allocations; photograph of each depot; full address and postcode; OS National Grid co-ordinates; name of operator; scale location drawing; list of routes

serviced; nearest station; identification of bus routes that pass the site. 112 pages 200+ photos.

CR734 £7.95

CROWOOD PRESS LTDCW697 Buses & Coaches of Bristol and ECW £25.00

This book outlines the history of Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works (ECW), two manufacturers that together developed some of the most familiar buses and coaches of the twentieth century. The book covers the full production histories

and specifications for the standard range of models produced from 1936 to 1983.

A HISTORY OF THE LEYLAND BUSThis is an illustrated history of the Leyland bus, one of the most important British buses of the twentieth century. With full production histories and technical specifications for all the major models, It also includes the evolution of the Leyland Bus company, and tells the full story behind the iconic Leyland badge.

Including some previously unseen illustrations, the book covers a full company history - from beginnings as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company in 1996, to the acquisition by Volvo Buses in 1988. Technical details of all the main models are given including the Lion, Titan and Olympic ranges. Gearless buses and rear-engined double-deckers are covered as well as charabancs, trolleybuses, First World War military vehicles and overseas models.192 pages hardback with over 250 illustrations in colour and black & white.

CW887 £29.95CROWOOD PRESS



20DTS PUBLISHINGDT5X5 ColourScene Snapshot- Aldenham & Chiswick £17.95

This latest addition to the ‘ColourScene Snapshot’ series focuses on Aldenham and Chiswick. The author, Nigel Eadon-Clarke, documents two establishments that have now closed allowing the reader to be taken back to a bygone era in bus maintenance with the use of over one hundred colour photographs and captions.

DT5X4 Far East Buses - Bangkok - Pt 2 BMTA Era From 1976 £23.95This second part of the Bangkok story takes the reader from the 1976 state instigated merger of 24 private and two state-owned bus operations up to the present day. In this part the buses operated by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority are described type by type but the amount of detail available falls short of

that included in other books in this series. Almost from the outset, BMTA was unable to provide the level of service envisaged when it was formed and the private sector was quickly contracted to run buses on BMTA’s behalf under the Private Joint Service scheme. In the early days, the private buses, known as rot ruam locally, carried the same logo as BMTA used on its own buses - in fact many buses were transferred from BMTA to rot ruam operators. The rot ruam buses have been very much more difficult to document than those of BMTA and due to the large number of operators, some with but one route, they are covered largely in photographic album form.

DT5X7 Routemaster Body Swaps- 2014 (Re-issued) £8.95This book was originally published in the year of the 50th Anniversary of the first test runs of the now famous Routemaster and lists every body swap that took place under the Aldernham system up until this practice ceased in 1974.

DT5X6 The Southdown Queen Marys-2014 Update £24.95This is a REVISED, SOFT COVER, edition of Julian Osborne’s popular 2004 book detailing not only the iconic Southdown Leyland Titan PD3s but also describes the joys and hazards of conducting, driving and maintaining them over the years from 1957 and, yes, a handful are still active. To bring the story up to date,

additional pages have been added to illustrate the ten years from 2004 to 2014.

EFE GUIDEEFE14 EFE & Corgi OOC Model Buses Guide 14th Ed £16.50

A complete (to June 2014) detailed listing of all models produced by Exclusive First Editions, Corgi (OOC), Creative Master Northcord, ABC and Britbus/Irbus, Atlas Editions and Jotus. The book also carries a listing of all of LBRT’s Code 3 certificated commemorative model runs. This 14th Edition is spiral bound to lie flat

when open and contains new sections covering B-T Models, Forward Models & the TTC Diecast resin models.

FONTHILL MEDIAF5227 British Buses of the 1980s £14.99

The 1980s were some of the most tumultuous years for the British bus industry. The Thatcher Government, in power throughout the decade, brought about privatisation of the National Bus Company and the Scottish Bus Group. In addition, 1986 saw the introduction of full deregulation of bus services with the

exception of London. Do not think that London was unaffected by these changes, however, as the omnibus operations of London Transport was split up and then sold into private hands. Deregulation meant competition and ‘bus wars’ broke out in many parts of the country, sometimes in the most unexpected of places. However, towards the end of the decade, larger groups emerged such as Stagecoach. The author was fortunate enough to be able to capture the scene on colour film through the decade and the best of his results are seen in British Buses of the 1980s, a magnificent record of some challenging and ultimately pivotal times.

IAN ALLAN LTDI3732 Bristol Lodekka in Colour £20.00

Launched in 1949, the Bristol Lodekka was the first bus design to permit a low-floor solution to the age-old problem of trying to accommodate double-deck vehicles under low bridges. Following the withdrawal of the KSW model, the Lodekka was ultimately to be the

last traditional front-engined double-deck design produced by Bristol and, by the time that production ceased in 1968, more than 5,200 had been built. Of these, the vast majority (as a result of the restrictions placed on the availability of Bristol products) were bought by Tilling Group companies with a number also passing to Scottish operators. As a result of these restrictions, the Lodekka was also manufactured under licence by Dennis - as the Dennis Loline. This pictorial colour album looks in detail at the working life of the Lodekka as it worked the country with a variety of operators. Every operator which brought Lodekkas is illustrated and the book also shows Dennis Loline operators.

I3717 Midland Red in NBC Days £20.00Midland Red was the largest bus operator outside London and was unusual as it designed, built and operated most of its own vehicles. Most books about Midland Red concentrate on the period from the company’s formation until it was nationalised and ceased its own vehicle production. However, the

company carried on as an NBC company and continued to run its own home built vehicles until they were life expired. The company acquired other operators, such as Harper Brothers of Heath Hayes, and experimented with different types of bus service. The other major change in the company in this period was the formation of the West Midlands PTE. This involved transferring six garages and 413 vehicles to the new PTE. As a result, many Midland Red built vehicles could be seen sporting the cream and blue WMPTE livery until they were finally replaced. This new book fills a gap in the current literature, covering the company’s history into NBC days, from 1969 to the late 1980s.

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21Available NowI3699 25 Years of London Transport:1949-74 £22.50

This new book is a follow-up to the London Transport in Colour 1950-1969. Now taking the timeline from 1949 to 1974, the book begins with a look at the vintage and slightly less elderly tube and surface stock in existence in the period under review, together

with associated steam locomotives and some departmental road vehicles. Then the focus moves to London’s much loved trams and trolleybuses which ended their service in the capital in 1952 and 1962 respectively. There are classic images of post-war trolleybuses, together with pre-war and wartime examples to delight fans of these electric vehicles. The final segment of the album is devoted to buses and inevitably, because of the dearth of material on the pre-RT generation, coverage is largely of the RT type, including the Leyland variants. Taken together there were almost 7,000 of these superb vehicles carrying passengers through the streets of London, its suburbs and the surrounding countryside at carious times between 1939 and 1979.

IRWELL PRESSIR967 A London Trolleybus Experience £18.95

What is a Trolleybus? In essence it is a bus that runs on rubber tyres but is powered by electricity collected from overhead wires by way of a pair of poles, or booms. It is not like a tram where the power is collected by a single collector

and the return of the current is through steel wheels running on steel rails laid into the roadway. The trolleybus gives slightly more flexibility than a fixed tram route in that it can overtake or negotiate normal road vehicles but is still limited to the route of the overhead wiring. Of course, unless on a separate ‘track’, they cannot overtake each other - thus the old saying, ‘another convoy on its way’. London had one of the largest fleets of trolleybuses in the world and at its peak had about 1,800 vehicles. The last London trolleybus ran in May 1962. Except for a few original and earlier models, the London trolleybuses were six-wheeled, and most British vehicles were double-deck whereas those in the rest of the world are single-deck.

IR972 Cambus Bus Memories in Colour £12.99Eastern Counties was one of several large companies that the government decreed should be split up prior to privatisation and on 9 September 1984, its western area operations went to a new company. Cambus Ltd inherited 172

vehicles, of which, not surprisingly, given the Tilling Group background, 128 were Bristols. There were depots at Cambridge, Peterborough, Ely, March, and Newmarket (actually in Suffolk), and stage carriage services were operated throughout Cambridgeshire and into neighbouring counties; Spalding and The Deepings in Lincolnshire, King’s Lynn in Norfolk, Haverhill and Mildenhall in Suffolk, Saffron Walden in Essex, Royston in Hertfordshire and Oundle in Northamptonshire. More National Express and tour work came at the end of November 1985 from Ambassador Travel, the other offshoot of Eastern Counties, along with 24 vehicles. This 64 page volume contains 65 colour photos and captions.

JOHN CARMANAUSTIN K SERIES BUSES & COACHES

John Carman provides a brief overview of the history of the Austin motor company and how it came to be involved with the bus and coach industry, alongside its light commercial and car business, and explains how the lorry chassis developed during the war came into use for passenger service. There are almost 100 black & white photos of a wide variety of

bodies on K chassis together with a comprehensive listing of vehicles supplied, arranged by body builder. Appendices provide a full explanation of K Chassis types and registrations numbers. 88 pages card covers.

JCG06 £10.50JOHN CARMAN

JOHN WILKSJWGG1 Pride and Passion - 24 Years with Grey Green £10.00

A fascinating driver’s eye view of life with the Coach Operator Grey Green from the 1970s to the late 1990s.

KEY PUBLISHINGKE956 Vintage Bus & Coach £8.99

The book covers as wide a range of subjects as possible, with sets of pictures from different eras, showing the vehicles of Tilling, BET, municipal and independent operators. Both buses and coaches are featured with well-known

types alongside much rarer birds, including detailed information about the vehicles and operators. The book is presented in landscape format as a perfect-bound soft back.

LEICESTER TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUSTLTHT7 Ratby Service (Story Of Astill & Jordan) £28.00

In his second publication Mick Gamble covers the history of one of Leicestershire’s oldest private bus companies Astill and Jordan of Ratby, Astills ran regular, reliable bus services from Ratby to Leicester and the surrounding areas as well as providing school transport, contract work, private hire, tour and excursion

work, for a total of more than 65 years. Astill and Jordan finally sold out to Wreake Valley Travel (Midland Fox) in November 1988. Over twenty five years have passed since that time and in common with the Browns Blue anniversary nearly two years ago, Mick feels that it is time to relive those memories before they are lost forever. 192 pages A4, softback with numerous photos full history and fleetlist.



22LEYLAND SOCIETYLEY50 The Leyland Lion (Origins to 1929) £14.95

This book is a joint effort by Alan Townsin and Mike Sutcliffe MBE who tell the story of the Leyland Lion through the use of 100 superb quality photographs. The Leyland LSC Lion was introduced in 1925 and built up to 1929, more commonly known as the PLSC, and had an important place in the story of the British

motor bus. It popularised the idea of a medium-sized single-decker designed as such from the ground upwards more broadly than any other type of that era. It offered a clear improvement over previous standards of travel for passengers and attracted orders from a wide variety of operators, large and small, usually with standardised bodywork. It incorporated a lower-built frame and had a brisk performance, a model well-liked and reliable in service. The remainder of the range, the Leveret and Leviathan models, are also included in this book so as to complete the history of the ‘L’ model range.

LILY PUBLICATIONSLP574 Douglas Corporation Buses £16.00

Specially commissioned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Douglas Corporation buses, this volume by well known local historian and author Richard Davis, tells the story of Douglas buses from their inauguration in 1914 up to nationalisation in 1976 and beyond. Using many previously unpublished

photographs from both the his own collection and others, he tells the story of the Corporation fleet, describing the vehicles on a class by class basis and revealing insights into the often unique and unusual buses that once gave Douglas an enviable reputation as an unparalleled attraction for transport enthusiasts from far and wide. Richard, has been involved with buses over many years as a preservationist and vehicle restorer, he shares his fascination with the buses of Douglas and shows why they were once the subject of so much civic pride and affection. 96 pages A4 softback, well illustrated in colour and black & white.

LONDON HISTORICAL RESEARCH GROUPOS105 A London Anthology - 50 Years of LHRG £8.00

The selection of articles in this anthology reflect more on the earlier period, partly because this is now less well-known and partly because fewer members will have access to the earlier bulletins. LHRG is the centre for discussion and dissemination of research on all aspects of London Transport and

predecessor road operations. It is open to all wishing to discuss and share their research interests, whether on routes, schedules, vehicles, fares and ticketing, publicity, engineering or ancillary aspects of LT operations, with a view to dissemination by publication. This book marks its 50th anniversary.

NEW ROUTEMASTER TRILOGYBORIS’S BUS - 2ND,ENLARGED EDITION

The first edition of Boris’s Bus was out of print within six months. This second edition is the complete story of the bus from the pledge made by Boris Johnson as part of his 2008 London Mayoral campaign to the entry into service of the Euro VI buses, the order for 200 further vehicles and conversion of the last route to be

introduced with Boris’s conductors. Updated with almost twice the number of chapters, new information and over 300 illustrations, this book covers the subject in the in-depth way you expect of vehicle histories from Capital Transport.

CA383 £25.00CAPITAL TRANSPORT

NEW BUS FOR LONDON - THE INSIDE STORY

The first double-deck bus to be purpose-designed to operate in London for two generations, the New Bus for London, popularly known as the ‘Borismaster’ entered service in 2013. With 600 of the type either delivered or on order, the bus is destined to become a familiar sight

on London’s streets but the background story to the design, development, construction and introduction of the bus is not straightforward. Following Boris Johnson’s successful mayoral campaign of 2008, a competition to find a new vehicle design was held with the winning combination being that of the Northern Irish manufacturer Wrightbus and the designer Heatherwick Studio. Curtis’s definitive account of the history to the project from start to finish draws upon his knowledge of the bus industry from his own professional involvement. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the most fascinating new bus to be designed and built in Britain for more than 40 years.

CR730 £19.95CRECY PUBLICATIONS

LONDON’S NEW ROUTEMASTERAnother ‘official’ story of the New Routemaster, the true successor to the iconic Routemaster, from its very public genesis in 2008 to its first scheduled journey in 2012. Features more than 200 illustrations, from initial design sketches and mock-ups to behind-the-scenes manufacturing and testing photographs.

This book is authored by motoring journalist Tony Lewin and Thomas Heatherwick of the Thomas Heatherwick design studio responsible for the New Routemaster’s design. Contributions from key personnel provide a unique insight into the detailed thinking behind this innovative vehicle, which is notable as much for its stunning design as its precision engineering, while an illustrated survey of London’s buses down the ages places it in context. 160 page hardback.

MB624 £25.00MERRELL PUBLISHERS

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WESTCLIFF ON SEA MOTOR SERVICES - A COMPANY HISTORY

This book relates the history of this former Tilling company, absorbed by Eastern National over 50 years ago. Peter Clark’s new book will be in similar format to this publishers’ other works covering Birkenhead etc, A5 softback, with detailed research and illustrated with numerous black & white photos.

OS108 £14.95

A HISTORY OF BIRKENHEAD MUNICIPAL BUS

TB Maund provides a detailed history of the buses of Birkenhead from the earliest days of the horse trams and horse buses to the end of municipal operation in 1969. Also includes detailed fleet lists, lists of services, details of tickets ,destination blinds etc. 186 A5 pages, softback, with around 70 black & white photos and maps plus a two page section

showing tickets in colour. OS766 £19.95

MAJESTIC - THE STORY OF THE BET GROUPS SMALLEST FLEET

With a fleet of four coaches and a single express service from Manchester to London with one daytime and one night time journey, Majestic Express Motors Ltd was the BET group’s smallest fleet. Using rare archive images this book traces its fascinating story from the busy price cutting days of independent operators in 1929, through acquisition by dealer

Arlington to its subsequent sale in 1932 to North Western and BMMO and why, although managed by North Western it remained a separate company until the 1950s.

OS103 £6.90

AREA AGREEMENTS TERRITORY & OWNERSHIP PATTERNS IN THE

BUS INDUSTRYJim Hulme sets out to describe the tangled web of agreements, written or otherwise that have determined operating territories and ownership of bus companies across the UK over the last 100+ years, detailing who owned who and why. Various maps show services and route plans across the various regions of the UK. 120 pages A5 softback.

OS101 £14.95

NORTH YORKSHIRE INDEPENDENTSAn historical account of a number of small bus operators who served the mainly rural area of Northallerton over the years and whose names, Smithwaite, Armstrong, Sunter Bros, etc will be remembered as running market day buses as well as forces leave services from nearby Catterick Camp. Detailed research is supplemented by interviews and

anecdotes from surviving family members. 48 pages, softback, illustrated with 26 black & white photos along with fleet lists, timetables etc.

OS776 £8.95

PIONEER BUS SERVICES IN SW LANCASHIREA detailed account of the development of motor bus services in the wider Merseyside region - Wigan, Ormskirk, Formby, Widnes, Warrington, etc - from pre-eminent transport historian and author TB Maund. Lavishly illustrated, with many previously unpublished views, this book results from many years of research into both municipal and

other records to stand as a ‘must have’ for all those with an interest in the transport history of Liverpool and Merseyside..

OS775 £19.95

WHO BUILT OUR ARCHIVETed Gadsby explains the development of the Omnibus Society library.

OS777 £10.00

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WILLIAMSONS OF ASHTONThis book is a historical survey of Williamson’s the ticket printers, based in Ashton under Lyne. It is an intriguing account of a somewhat secretive company operating in what was a very important part of the industry. This 72 page A4 softback volume features some fascinating images of tickets, machinery and reproductions of period adverts, but is

let down by the low resolution of many of the author’s modern images.

MG001 £12.00MICHAEL GREEN

MIDDLETON PRESSM7466 Walsall Trolleybuses £17.95

The blue trolleybuses that ran in north Walsall and out to Wolverhampton between the 1930s and the 1970s will be well remembered by local residents. Through these pages, take a ride on all the routes and see what the housing estates, shops, fashions and other road vehicles were like in those days.

MILLANE PUBLISHINGML340 War and Austerity - Reading’s Municipal Transport 1939-1950 £30.00

Reading’s municipal transport undertaking has been part of Reading’s townscape and a vital part of its life for more than a century. This volume documents its history during the Second World War and the years of austerity following, vividly recounting the difficulties of operating a provincial bus fleet in the face of

wartime shortages yet with increasing passenger demand and under the ever-present threat of air raids. This book contains over 240 pictures and 42 line drawings, illustrating Reading’s history.

NEALEJN002 My Favourite Bus £9.00

Jim Neale, author of ‘My Favourite Coach’, describes all the reasons that the ‘9 DER’ is his favourite bus. Neale goes into much detail about the reasons this particular bus is so unique and throughout the 29 pages depicts its history with over 60 colour photographs.

NORTHCORD TRANSPORTNT044 Singapore Bus Files - Leyland Double Deckers £25.00

This book covers the British-made double-deckers that were exported to Singapore over a period of 37 years and also those that moved on from there to Hong Kong and China. It also looks at that production of new British buses in Singapore. As usual with Northcord books there are plenty of quality

colour illustrations and a Chinese text, but this volume does also have a passable English translation of some chapters and English chapter heads throughout. 144 pages hardback.

HONG KONG BUSES YEAR BOOK 2015The 2015 edition continues the previous high standard of photo coverage of the Hong Kong bus scene and this year also covers the 110th anniversary of the Hong Kong Tramway and includes a look at the Year of the Bus celebrations in London.

NT045 £25.00NORTHCORD TRANSPORT

OMNIBUS SOCIETYOS110 A History of the Buses Trams & Trolleybuses of Enfield&Edmonton £10.00

The latest volume in the series about London bus routes from the London Historical Research Group of The Omnibus Society gives a detailed account of the development of routes in Edmonton and Enfield. The story begins with the water-, steam- and horse-tram era preceding the Great War. Motor buses of

independent operators appeared in post-war days and the book covers them and the LGOC and their absorption into London Transport. Electric traction was provided by the LCC trams and then trolleybuses, until they eventually gave way to the buses which continue to serve the area today. This A4 softback volume contains a selection of maps and timetables, as well as 72 pictures, a number of which are in colour. Route lists are given for various dates, as well as details of the several operating garages in addition to Enfield and Edmonton.

OS109 Motor Omnibus Routes in London Vol 10A January 1931 to December 1932 £12.00

This volume continues the chronological study of the development of London Central Area bus routes, this time looking at 1931 and 1932. A4 softback with 204 pages, each route is described and variations, updates and additions are covered. The book also includes a list of updates to the previous volumes.

MEMORIES OF UNITED COUNTIES PART 4This is the fourth and final volume in Caroline Cleaveley’s affectionate and comprehensive series looking at what began as the United Counties Omnibus Co Ltd 100 years ago on the eve of the First World War, and featuring reminiscences of staff, friends and families past and present. The first half of the book provides a concise history of the company by

Roger Warwick and Steve Loveridge. The second section contains further memories following on from those in Parts 1 to 3 of the series, and then we are treated to a hugely varied selection of photographs from the archive of Derek Watson, from Bedford. To finish in grand style, for the first time Part 4 contains many colour photographs, and is thus a fitting conclusion to this popular series.

PAP72 £15.00PRIORY ASH PUBLISHING

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TRANSPORT HISTORYThis is the second encyclopaedic work of reference prepared by the Roads and Road Transport History Association and follows the Companion to British Road Haulage History. It spans almost two centuries of the development of British road passenger transport, from horses and the first mechanically powered trams and buses to hybrids and hydrogen buses;

and from stage coaches to motorway express services. The volume comprises some 850 entries, covering all forms of public passenger transport by road: buses, coaches, trams, taxis, as well as minor modes such as rickshaws and sedan chairs, approached from many different perspectives, including vehicles and technology, operators, services, legislation, regulation, key individuals, the industry’s customers and cultural aspects; and technologies in use and developed during the period covered. Coverage of operating businesses includes the public and private sectors, British and foreign ownership, company, municipal, nationalised and privately owned businesses.

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RUTTERRUT35 Horeshoe to Uno £11.00

With his reintroduction into the now PCV (Formerly known as the PSV!) industry after over twenty years in the ‘wilderness’ the Author has taken on a role as a bus driver, which is totally alien to him as he had up to that point never actually driven either a bus or coach for a living. The contents go back in

time to consider various aspects of Horseshoe Coaches and freely discuss his personal view on his new job. The Author also finds himself looking at areas that are being covered by the UNO Bus Company that ironically were Horseshoe’s old stamping ground in Bedfordshire, as well as looking at the role UNO now plays in today’s bus transport world. 64 pages softback, illustrated in colour and black & white.

SILVER LINKS4427 Buses & Trolleybuses: Midland Municipalities £18.00

The more than 150 photographs in this new volume in the series were taken between 1951 and 1978. The majority are in colour and have never before been published. Covering all the major bus, tram and trolleybus operators in the area, most of the pictures show the buses in pre-National Bus Company and Passenger

Transport Executive liveries. They also, of course, provide nostalgic views of street scenes, shops and contemporary road vehicles. Midlands Municipalities will feature: Birmingham, Northampton, Burton-on-Trent, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Walsall, Derby, West Bridgford, Leicester, West Bromwich, Luton, Wolverhampton.

BUSES, TROLLEYBUSES, COACHES & RECOLLECTIONS 1967

Silver Link who have extended their Recollections series of 48 page paperback albums to include more collections of colour bus images under the Heny Conn banner, though the majority are from the

camera of Bob Gell. The two collections covering 1967 and 1968 both feature around 100 photographs and cover operators from Aldershot to Yorkshire Traction and from Barton to Wilts & Dorset - see the individual titles for a full list.

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BUSES, TROLLEYBUSES, COACHES & RECOLLECTIONS 1968

Silver Link who have extended their Recollections series of 48 page paperback albums to include more collections of colour bus images under the Heny Conn banner, though the majority are from the

camera of Bob Gell. The two collections covering 1967 and 1968 both feature around 100 photographs and cover operators from Aldershot to Yorkshire Traction and from Barton to Wilts & Dorset - see the individual titles for a full list.

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SOUTHDOWN ENTHUSIASTS SOCSEC53 Brighton Hove & District Fleet History Part 1- 1914-1921 £7.00

This is the first part of Thomas Tilling/Brighton Hove & District Fleet History. This volume, in A5 format and including eight photographs, is made up of 63 pages, including covers, and describes the formation of the Brighton Hove & District Co. Ltd. Between 1914 and 1921.

SEC56 Brighton Hove & District Fleet History Part 2- 1921-1935 £7.00

This is the second part of the Brighton Hove & District fleet History by the Southdown Enthusiasts’ Club. This publication covers Thomas Tilling Limited Brighton and Hove Omnibus Selection from 1921 to 1935. The book is A5, softback, 63 pages and has 8 black and white photographs printed on gloss paper.

SEC60 Brighton Hove & District Fleet History Part 4- Transfers to the new Company (ii) £7.00

This is the fourth part of Thomas Tilling/Brighton Hove & District Fleet History. This volume, in A5 format and including eight photographs, is made up of 60 pages, including covers, and describes the formation of the Brighton Hove & District Co. Ltd. in 1935 and the second part of the story of the short Regents.

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26SEC58 Brighton Hove & District Part 3 Transfers to the New Company (i) £7.00

This is the third part of Thomas Tilling/Brighton Hove & District Fleet History. This volume, in A5 format and including eight photographs, is made up of 63 pages, including covers, and describes the formation of the Brighton Hove & District Co. Ltd. in 1935 and the first part of the story of the short

Regents. This publication covers vehicles numbered between 1170 and 6250.

SEC57 Southdown Enthusiasts Club Fleet List 2014 £7.50This latest publication from the Southdown Enthusiast’ Club is the new 2014 edition of their annual fleet list book containing details of the Stagecoach Southdown, Hastings & District, Hants & Surrey, Hampshire Bus, East Kent and Eastbourne Buses; Brighton & Hove and First Hampshire and Dorset fleets. This includes fleet numbers, liveries, registration numbers, chassis and body numbers, delivery dates and allocations.

SEC52 Southdown Fleet History Part 26- 1961 Leopard Coaches £6.00

This publication is the 26th part of the detailed Fleet History of vehicles operated by the Southdown Company, detailing the vehicles added to the fleet in 1961. The details are in effect a card index of each vehicle in book form, together with general details of the vehicles in that part and appropriate line drawings.

SEC59 Southdown Fleet History Part 27- 1962 The Last Tiger Cubs £6.50

This publication is the 27th part of the detailed Fleet History of vehicles operated by the Southdown Company, detailing the vehicles added to the fleet in 1962. The details are in effect a card index of each vehicle in book form, together with general details of the vehicles in that part and appropriate line drawings.

STENLAKE PUBLISHINGST628 Rothesay’s Trams and Buses £13.95

Alan Brotchie’s latest Stenlake book title is self-explanator, except that the coverage extends beyond Rothesay to include all of the Isle of Bute. The period covered is from the 1890s to the present day and so includes horse buses, trams and electric trams (which at one time ran to Ettrick Bay). Other

transport interest naturally features also, such as steamers which met with road transport and the miniature railway at Ettrick Bay. From trams the story turns to buses - from the early private operators to West Coast Motors today.


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MIDLAND RED REMEMBEREDMidland Red Remembered provides a visual journey across some of the Western parts of Midland Red’s operating territory in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The previously unpublished

photographs have been taken by transport commentator David Cole. David also went in search of the very small number of Midland Red vehicles which found use with other operators after withdrawal and also tracked down a vehicle used as it site hut at a reclamation yard.

SKM25 £6.95STAGECOACH HISTORIC BUS & COACH FLEET

Stagecoach retains over 50 buses and coaches (and recovery vehicles) in its ‘heritage’ fleet with many of the vehicles maintained in a serviceable status and made available for hire as well as being used for local community and PR events. This publication pulls together details of every one of these vehicles and also includes photographs of every

vehicle. Stagecoach is proud of its heritage and many of the vehicles it has retained have a major significance in the history of the company. The book contains a Foreword by Stagecoach Founder and Chairman Sir Brian Souter and full details are given of who to contact to hire many of the historic buses and coaches.

SKM24 £10.75STAGECOACH SOUTH WEST FLEETBOOK

Stagecoach South West has operates throughout Devon and makes extensive use of branding, which brings variety to the fleet. With depots in Exeter, Exmouth, Torquay, Paignton, Barnstaple and Chard its buses and services provide an ideal way to explore town and country (and seaside). The book is produced to the publishers’ usual high standards and

is extensively illustrated in colour throughout. It follows the usual format and includes a complete detailed listing of all vehicles operated, liveries and branding carried and also details of the weekday allocation of vehicle types to routes. A four-page Allocation supplement gives details of the allocation of vehicles to depots.

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Stagecoach South East operates buses and coaches across East Kent. With depots at Ashford, Dover, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Hastings, Herne Bay and Thanet, as well as outstations at Canterbury and Old Romney this one of the larger Stagecoach operations with over 500 vehicles on its books. The book will be correct to March 2015 and includes full

details of all the vehicles transferred to this fleet in January and February 2015 including photographs of the former Stagecoach London Tridents. Details are also given of the Dotto Train that is used on seafront services in Eastbourne. It follows the usual format and includes a complete detailed listing of all vehicles operated, liveries and branding carried and also details of the weekday allocation of vehicle types to routes. An eight-page Allocation supplement gives details of the allocation of vehicles to depots.

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SKM11 Coventry Centenary Celebrations £4.95Coventry Centenary Celebrations is a pictorial record of some of the buses that took part in the bus rally and running day in Coventry on May 12th 2012 to mark the centenary of the formation of Coventry Corporation Transport. A great

record of the day and priced at under £5. The book is of A5 landscape size with 32 colour pages.

SKM06 Day Return to Coventry £5.50Day return to Coventry’ is a record of a running day and reunion for bus workers which took place in Coventry in May 2010 and includes historic images of Coventry buses on tour. The book is of A5 landscape size with 44 pages of colour and black and white photographs.

SKM21 Delaine Fleet Handbook £5.95The popular Lincolnshire-based family company of Delaine Buses celebrates 125 years in the passenger-carrying business in 2015. Formed in 1890 it operated horse-drawn transport for the first 25 years, with the first motorbus joining the fleet in 1919. Today the company operated a modern low-floor fleet of

24 buses, with a further Gemini 2 already built and owned and ready to enter service in March 2015. Our special Fleet Handbook, produced with the support of the Delaine-Smith family details the current operational fleet, the heritage fleet and also lists all motorbus vehicles that have been operated by the company. A list of routes is given as well as extensive illustrations of both the current and past fleet. There are also some photos of former vehicles which were sold to other operators following withdrawal by Delaine. This extremely popular publication has been produced in partnership with the Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire Transport Review.

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SKM16 EYMS Fleet Handbook 2014 Edition £5.95The latest edition of the East Yorkshire Motor Services Fleet Handbook is now available, just in time for the Company’s Big Bus Day charity event at the end of August. The East Yorkshire fleet has always been popular and interest in its operations have soared following the screening of the TV documentary series ‘On

the Yorkshire Buses’. We have received many requests for an update to the book following the transfer and renumbering of the former Finglands bus fleet back into the main EYMS fleet series. Full details are given of the fleet, liveries and branding as well as last repaint dates for vehicles in the main EYMS fleet and complete allocation details. The book has been produced with the support and encouragement of the management at EYMS and we are sure it will not disappoint. It includes details of all the buses that can be seen in the TV series and has been produced in partnership with the Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire Transport Review (LEYTR).

SKM10 Midland Red Around Nuneaton & Coventry £5.95Midland Red around Nuneaton and Coventry is the first of the publisher’s historic titles. It depicts Midland Red’s operations in the 1960s and 1970s, when Midland Red was operating its home-built buses. Many of the

photographs are unpublished and some have recently been repatriated to the UK from the USA, where they were part of a larger collection. The book is of A5 landscape size with 48 colour and black and white pages.

SKM07 Midland Red Memories £6.45The Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company, affectionately known as ‘The Friendly Midland Red’, was unique amongst bus companies. Operating throughout the Midlands, it actually built most of its buses up until

1970. This pictorial booklet is a companion to the previous ‘Midland Red around Nuneaton and Coventry’ title and has images from wider afield. The images have again been taken by Nuneaton-born photographer and transport author Steven Knight or have been obtained as part of larger collections that have been sold. These include a number that were repatriated to the UK from the USA and are now part of the Steven Knight Media/Midland Red Coaches collection.

SKM14 More Midland Red Memories £6.75The Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company, affectionately known as ‘The Friendly Midland Red’, was unique amongst bus companies. Operating throughout the Midlands , it actually built most of its buses up until

1970. This pictorial booklet is a companion to our previous ‘Midland Red around Nuneaton and Coventry’ and ‘Midland Red Memories’ titles. It has a number of previously unseen images from Midlands-based transport historian Ken Crawley. There are also more historic images from the Steven Knight Media collection.

SKM15 Stagecoach Midlands Fleet Handbook 2nd Ed£5.95This 40 page book covers the Stagecoach Midlands fleet, which operates across Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. All vehicles are listed with ample illustrations. The planned allocation of vehicle types to routes, together with information on branding and liveries is also detailed. An eight page

Supplement gives complete vehicle allocation details.



28SKM17 Norfolk Green Fleet Handbook Autumn 2014 £3.95

This 2nd edition of Norfolk Green runs to 28 pages with a four page Allocation Supplement in the book. The book also carries a Foreword from Norfolk Green founder and former owner Ben Colson. This latest edition has all the usual fleet listing, liveries and branding details as well as a list of named vehicles, outstation

locations and a detailed list of services operated. It includes full details of the Trident and Enviro 300 vehicles due to join this fleet in Autumn 2014 and the Allocation Supplement details the Volvo Olympians on temporary loan from Stagecoach East at Bedford, Stagecoach Midlands at Corby and Kettering and Stagecoach South at Winchester.

SKM20 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Fleet Handbook £5.95

The much awaited Fleet Handbook covering the Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire fleet is now available. Following the usual format the book lists all vehicles operated by the company, along with details of the allocation of vehicle types to routes and also the liveries and branding carried by the fleet.

An eight-page Allocation Supplement gives details of depot allocations. Covering the huge Lake District area many of the fleet are painted in a unique green -based version of the Stagecoach corporate livery. This book has been produced with the assistance of Stagecoach and includes details of vehicles that joined the fleet in the last week of October 2014.

SKM09 Stagecoach Megadekka - Britains Biggest Bus £4.95Britain’s Biggest Bus: Megadekka is the long-awaited record of the project to repaint this unique Stagecoach tri-axle Leyland Olympian back into the original Stagecoach ‘stripes’ livery with original Megadekka lettering. When new in 1989

this was indeed Britain’s biggest bus seating 110 passengers. This book is of A5 landscape size and has 32 colour pages.

SKM18 Stagecoach North East Fleet Handbook 2015 £5.95Stagecoach has invested heavily in its North East operations during 2014, which has included Gas-powered Scania single decks for its Sunderland operation and more recently a fleet of ADL Enviro 300s for Stockton. This has allowed the replacement of MAN/Alexander ALX300 saloons to be replaced and either

sold or transferred to other Stagecoach fleets. The book covers the Stagecoach operation on Newcastle, Sunderland, South Shields, Stockton and Hartlepool. This book follows our usual format and includes a complete listing of all vehicles operated together with details of the allocation of vehicle types to routes and the liveries and branding carried. An eight-page Allocation Supplement gives details of the allocation of vehicles to depots.

SKM19 Stagecoach Oxfordshire Fleet Handbook 2014 £3.95Our latest Fleet Handbook covers the Stagecoach Oxfordshire fleet, which has operations across Oxfordshire from depots at Oxford, Witney and Banbury. Besides a fleet of Electric Hybrid double decks there is also a sizeable fleet of ‘Gold’ -specification Scania/Enviro 400s along with a dedicated fleet of 26

Van Hool Astromega coaches for the successful Oxford tube operation. This is the second of our Fleet Handbooks to feature a thicker and more robust cover, which is printed on 350gsm gloss card but without the added lamination.

SKM13 Stagecoach West Fleet Handbook £5.95The latest Fleet Handbook from Steve Knight covers the Stagecoach West fleet, which provides operations in Swindon, Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Stroud Valley. This 32 page book has full details of the fleet including liveries and branding details as well as the weekday allocation of vehicle types to routes.

Details of vehicle allocations to garages are also provided as an 8 page insert. Illustrated in colour throughout. The book has been produced with the support of Stagecoach West and also local enthusiasts Dave Russell and Deric Pemberton who have checked the information and provided most of the illustrations.

SKM12 Stagecoach Yorkshire Fleet Handbook £5.95The book covers Stagecoach operations around Sheffield, Chesterfield, Dearne Valley and Barnsley. The 32 page book has full details of the fleet including liveries and branding details as well as the weekday allocation of vehicle types to routes. Details of vehicle allocations to garages are also

provided as an 8 page insert. Illustrated in colour throughout. The book has been produced with the support of Stagecoach Yorkshire management and all details have been confirmed against the official records maintained by the company.

SKM08 Stagecoach’s FLFs £5.50Stagecoach FLFs focuses on the two consecutively Bristol FLF double deck buses that are still operational with Stagecoach. The book is of A5 landscape size and has 44 colour pages.

STUART ROBBSSR007 RT Family Garage Allocations Vol 4 Central RT (1940-1979) £25.00

Stuart Robbs completes his comprehensive look at the allocations of London’s buses, this time concentrating on the RTs serving central area depots letters N-Z from 1940-1979. Numerous black & white illustrations accompany the tables of depot allocations, which contain fleet numbers allocation dates

(in and out) and registration numbers. 144 page A4 softback.

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TROLLEYBUS CURRENT NO 5 WINTER 2014/15

Trolleybus Current features trolleybus systems in pictorial detail, taken over a few days to give a concise, but wide-ranging record of a particular system. Vehicles of every type in the fleet are illustrated, depicting views and liveries, across many locations, including terminii and along the routes. This issue features Esslingen and Eberswalde, photographed in

December 2014. 36 pages A5, c75 colour photosTC005 £6.95

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This book is the first in a new series of pictorial reviews of British Bus Manufacturers. In the familiar one picture to a page format it depicts the Atlantean in service with a wide variety of operators and liveries across the UK and also

overseas. 72 pages A4 softback, with over 70 colour illustrations.

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VERNON MORGANVM451 South Wales Transport 100 £22.50

This book has been produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the South Wales Transport Company Ltd. It includes a brief history of the company together with a pictorial history with 400 views and a family tree which records the 168 companies involved in the structure of the company.

VISIONS INTERNATIONALVIS89 Eastern Counties from National Bus to FirstGroup £16.95

This book is a pictorial journey through the years as East Anglia’s biggest operator experienced numerous changes. New owners came and went, the operating area decreased and the evolving bus fleet provided much interest. The following sections feature within the book: Bristol VRs; Shotley; After Dark;

Volvo B6s; The X1; Dennis Darts; Felixstowe; Minibuses; Bristol LHs; Ex-London; Ipswich Town Services; Dennis Javelins; Bristol Lodekkas; Bury St Edmunds; Rural; Training; Scanias; Second-hand; Ipswich to Mistley; Dennis Lances; Coaches; National Greenways; Olympians; Open Top; Leyland Nationals; Moving People; Superoute 66; Ipswich Garage; Snow; Volvo B7s; Withdrawn; Norwich; The Many Liveries of VR287; All Over

VIS90 London Bus Guide 4th Edition £15.95Now in its 4th Year this guide is designed to shed light on the vagaries of the London scene and is especially recommended to those who’ve rarely, or never, visited the capital. The 4th edition is fully revised & updated with new photos throughout and separate sections give details of: The

Operators - Who are they? Who runs what?: The Buses - The types currently in use, with a photograph of every variant for easy recognition: The Garages - Their addresses, the buses in their allocations, the routes they run: The Routes - Peak Vehicle Requirements, frequencies, designated bus types. In addition An Overview section explains the system - how fares work, how contracts are awarded and what criteria the operators, and the bus types, have to meet, and a final summary of the ‘added extras’ you can enjoy in London.

VIS91 London Fleet List 1st Edition £8.95This new pocket-size publication from Visions lists all the vehicles operating in London, first by type, then in the second half of the book, in the traditional numerical order by company. 236 pages softback illustrated in colour. Correct to 07/09/14.

LONDON’S HERITAGE 2014 - A REMARKABLE YEARLondon’s Heritage - 2014 A Remarkable Year records a series of events that involved the classic London bus during last year. TfL’s ‘Year of The Bus’ spawned lots of open-days and the memorable cavalcade and Regent Street gathering. The Routemaster celebrated 60 years with a superb event held at Finsbury Park. The RT reached 75, the main celebration took place in April with

a gathering at Ash Grove garage, and a running day on route 22, then the following day a second gathering took place at the London Bus Museum. A second running day was held on route 11 later in the year. The B-Type bus was restored, initially in original red and then in time for remembrance services and a trip to Belgium it was converted into the ’Battle Bus’. Other events featured include, the Strikes, the end of 9H, Showbus, the Isle of Wight rally, the Hornchurch running day, the launch of CRL4 and the Earls Court Routemaster day, RMs at Imber and the Ensign running day.

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VIS88 London’s Working Heritage £16.95London’s Working Heritage is a fascinating look at former London Transport Buses still earning revenue today, even though some are more than sixty years old. It seems that any use is possible, from sightseeing and weddings, to advertising hoardings, offices and cafes. This book also includes the migrants from London, whop now

earn a living in places as diverse as Edinburgh and Niagara Falls.

RED ALL OVER 4- LONDON BUS REVIEW OF 2014This book does what it says on the cover. The pattern of the previous year repeated itself in 2014 with a lower level of new vehicle activity. Even so, other factors helped to maintain a high level of interest, not least the rather splendid year of the bus celebration which treated us to so many added extras. The arrival of a further 233 New Routemasters allowed the conversion

of 6 more central London routes, including the mighty 38, and all this conspired to make ‘memorable’ the most suitable adjective for the year. On the non-LT front, there were significant deliveries of the revamped Gemini 3 model alongside batches of Enviro400s, all fitted with upgraded engines meeting the Euro 6 emissions standard. They were all hybrids too, making diesel-electric transmission practically the standard for double-deck vehicles in the capital. So, while numbers may have been down, 2014 will be remembered in future years for that significant change, and for extended running with the first fully-electric buses.

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NON TRANSPORTIN HOUSE PUBLICATIONSIHP01 The Ultimate Book of Spot-On Models £63.00

This comprehensive well-illustrated book tells the story of the other products of the Lines brothers; the makers of Triang model railways. Fully described are the spot-on model vehicles, dolls house furniture, arkitex building sets and other

toys and games. Their publicity material is covered and includes copies of advertisements placed in comics and magazines. The descriptions of the model vehicles include details of the wheels and tyres used and also period adverts from the motor manufacturers.

IRWELL PRESSIR966 Ever Changing Birmingham in Colour £12.99

The author was born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham in 1954 and today lives one mile away from where he was born. Growing up in the 1960s he witnessed innumerable changes to the Birmingham skyline, such as the

replacement of terraced, back-to-back houses with multi-storey tower blocks and the construction the Inner Ring Road which swept away many smaller roads and buildings. The Bull Ring Shopping Centre, (the first indoor shopping centre in the country) opened in 1964. However, over the years many of these ‘improvements’ came to be seen as not very ‘improving’ at all and many tower blocks are now being demolished in favour of ground level housing schemes and apartments. In the city centre, the Inner Ring Road with its numerous subways, known as the ‘Concrete Collar’, was restricting outward growth of the city centre, and is now slowly being removed; the largest part of this scheme is the rebuilding of the Bull Ring. This book gives a 1st hand account of the ever changing city of Birmingham.

STENLAKE PUBLISHINGST662 Stirlingshire’s Mining Disasters £12.95

This publication is the second volume to the Lanarkshire book which looks at the history of Scotland’s mining disasters. There are separate chapters on the disasters at Barrwood Colliery, Redding Colliery and Dumbreck Colliery- as well as appendices, maps, an index of victims, a bibliography and

a glossary of mining terms. The approach is serious and factual rather than sensationalistic so this will be a useful addition to the libraries of those interested in family history in the former mining districts of Stirlingshire.

STEVE PALMERSP869 Blackpool Centuries of Progress £9.99

Since it was the end of the 20th century in 1999 when this book first appeared, it now seems an opportune moment to produce a 4th edition of this book in 2014. Author Steve Palmer re-examines Blackpool’s achievements, both past and present in this A4, soft back, 68 page publication profusely

illustrated with both black & white and colour photographs.

TRAMS/LIGHT RAIL BOOKSADAM GORDONAG293 Shocking Solutions to a Current Problem £16.00

A very readable account of ‘how tramways tried to find an alternative to overhead current supply’, preferably without electrocuting anyone. A whole raft of systems were proposed, involving third, and sometimes, fourth rails, and various stud systems, but until recently the conduit system was the only reliable and safe

system widely used. However this is changing, in France at least, with Alsthom’s APS surface contact system.124 pages A4 softback, well illustrated in black & white.

AMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA3461 Dundee’s Trams and Buses £14.99

The Dundee & District Tramways Company began operating a service using a horse tram on 30 August 1877. In 1885, steam traction was introduced and between 1900 and 1902 the system was electrified, reaching at its height as far as Broughty Ferry and Monifeith. In 1899 the company had become Dundee

City Tramways and in October 1956 the tram system was closed, all the services now run using the motor buses which had been originally introduced in 1922. Dundee Corporation Transport and its successors have run the buses in the city ever since. In this book, transport historian Walter Burt looks at the trams and buses used by these companies and tells the story of transport in Dundee through the vehicles that used to work its streets in a collection of images which will bring back memories of Dundee from times past.

A4362 Edinburgh Trams Through Time £14.99On 31 May 2014, trams arrived in Edinburgh again. Keith Anderson tells the story of the old and new networks, using many rare images.

TRAMS IN WEST BROMWICHThe first trams to be operated in West Bromwich belonged to the South Staffordshire Tramways Company, which began operating double-deck steam trams from Handsworth to Wednesbury in 1883, eventually extending the route to Dudley. Between 1885 and 1893 the Birmingham & Midland Tramways Company operated a route with steam

trams between Bromford Lane and Spon Lane and these were somewhat unusually replaced by horse trams before the routes were electrified in 1903. The B&M also operated the Birmingham to Dudley service via Smethwick and Oldbury, which joined up with the Bromford and Spon Lane services. These were the foundations of the tram services that ran through the West Bromwich area and which were abandoned in 1939, the last of which was closed just after the outbreak of the Second World War. In this book, David Harvey uses photographs from his collection to show the development of tram services over their more than fifty-seven years in West Bromwich and nearby Smethwick, Oldbury and Dudley.

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31Available NowA2174 Glasgow Underground £14.99

The Glasgow District Subway was second only to London and was the third underground system to be built anywhere in the world. Originally operated as a cable railway, it was later electrified and the rolling stock from that era continued to be used until it had become very dilapidated by the 1970s. Following a

major modernisation programme it is now operated by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and the distinctive orange livery of the modern trains has earned it the local nickname of ‘the clockwork orange’. Glasgow’s underground is laid out as a circular route with the trains on a continuous loop, clockwise and anti-clockwise on the twin lines. It serves fifteen stations including the ornate St Enoch. Keith Anderson traces the development of Glasgow’s Underground from construction through its modification and up to the present.

ANDREW WADDINGTONAW001 Blackpool Trams - Where are They Now? £6.00

Numerous books have been published over the years on Blackpool’s trams, but little has been written about the trams that have left the seaside. This book features every single Blackpool tram that exists today outside of Blackpool Transport’s ownership, thanks to the upgrading of the Blackpool tramway into a

modern light rail system, the number of historic trams from this much-loved system that can be found in museums across the UK and overseas. As well as museum exhibits, various trams have also found salvation at caravan parks, industrial sites and even on farms. From the original Conduit car 4 to Centenary car 647, the last traditional standard gauge passenger tram built in Britain, every preserved Blackpool tram is included in this single publication, with a brief history and illustration of each tram provided. With numerous previously unpublished photographs, this book will be a useful resource to all fans of Blackpool’s heritage trams, and a superb addition to any transport enthusiast’s library.

BRIAN PATTONBP884 Via Mound and Tollcross - Transport in Edinburgh 1954-2014 £15.00

This book contains over 300 photos and extended captions covering horse trams, cable trams, electric trams, buses, some ships and ferries and the new trams. Published to co-incide with the opening of the new system in May 2014.

MAUERFALL 25 - TRAMS IN EASTERN GERMANY 1989-2014

Focussing mainly on the trams, the Berlin U- and S-Bahn are also covered in some depth and there are also some views of buses and river steamers. It also includes some general views of the GDR - slogans, statues and

other suchlike - to give an idea of the atmosphere, plus some ‘Then and now’ views. 268 pages softback with 456 illustrations, almost all in colour.

BP885 £20.00BRIAN PATTON

BURY ROSSENDALE RAILSBRR17 LRV Superb A Tribute to the Manchester Metrolink T68 & T68A £18.00

Written by two dedicated enthusiasts, one a professional employed by Metrolink, this scholarly work leaves virtually nothing untold in the story of the Italian-built light rail vehicles which gave sterling service until, worn out and superceded by the newer M5000 class replacements, they bowed out in 2014. Two

hundred pages packed with facts and photographs, many benefitting from that special bit of ‘inside knowledge’ which puts the photographer in just the right spot at precisely the right time. Tabular detail abounds and the whole presentation is first class. If you miss the friendly blue and white Firema cars, then this is a must have for you.

CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHINGCA384 LordAshfield’sTrams £25.00

Robert Harley is a strong supporter of trams, as is apparent in this account of the run-down that preceded eventual abandonment of the large London tramway system. Writing in an easy to read style, Dr Harley’s extensive research covers not only the story of the trams but also the

story of the personalities and circumstances that were to determine their fate. Covering principally the period of the London Passenger Transport Board, under Lord Ashfield, this book is a companion volume to the author’s London Tramway Twilight.

STARR GATE TO THE TOWER THE BLACKPOOL TRAMWAY SINCE 1960

Brian Turner is to be congratulated for producing this magnificent pictorial extravaganza showing the southern-most section of Blackpool’s famous promenade tramway. Covering the period from 1960 - the year of the system’s 75th anniversary - to date, the 400 plus photographs take us step-by-step and stop-by-stop along the route,

with fascinating details about the infrastructure and tramway history along the way. That Turner has an eye for a picture and a way with his camera is undeniable, for this is no less than a masterclass. Most of these photographs are his, most are in colour, all are superb - no lemons here - and the reproduction and printing do them all full justice. To all those who thought they would never buy yet another book on Blackpool, think again. This one really is something different.

CA380 £28.00CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHING

FONTHILL MEDIAF5032 Toronto Streetcars £16.99

Toronto, Canada’s commercial capital and largest city, has the most extensive trolley car system in North America. Electric trolley car service began in Toronto in 1892 replacing horse drawn service by 1894. The city has been consistently noted for obtaining modern trolley cars such as the streamlined



32Presidents’ Conference Committee trolley cars that were introduced in 1938 followed by the modern Canadian light rail vehicles and Canadian articulated light rail vehicles for its well maintained system. This book is a photographic essay documenting Toronto’s extensive trolley car system that during 2012 on an average Monday to Friday work day carried an average of 285,000 passengers with its 11 routes, 671 stops, and 247 cars. From the urban residential area of Kingston Road to the commercial district of Spadina Avenue where between King and Bloor Streets there is a trolley car in peak periods every 2 to 3 minutes, this book provides an insight to an amazing trolley car system.

IAN ALLAN LTDI3685 Lost Voices of the London Trams £22.50

Although much has been written about London’s trams over the past 50 years, on the trams themselves, the routes and the overall tramway network, there has been relatively little published on what it was actually like to use and work the trams on a daily basis.. This book

reveals the author’s, Michael Baker, abiding love for the trams that were so much a part of his life growing up, until in 1951, when he was still in his teens, the trams were taken away. Based upon his own personal memories of using the trams, this book is also based largely on personal testimony from those who worked on the system over its final years of operation and those who travelled on it daily. The result is a highly entertaining portrait of one of the country’s greatest transport networks and is illustrated with a lovely selection of evocative photographs to stir many happy memories.

LEICESTER TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUSTLTHT8 Stoneygate Tram Depot £10.00

It is one of the few remaining transport heritage related buildings in Leicester and we are indeed very fortunate that, somewhat against the odds, it has survived and has done so in virtually the original condition as when it was built in 1904.Over the ensuing 100 years it certainly has a remarkable story to tell from its

relatively short use as a tram depot, a long period of use by motor engineers HA Browett & Co, then a new role as a railway museum to the present when it is hoped it will become a transport heritage and research centre. This book is lavishly illustrated with a large number of previously unpublished photographs.

ROBERT SCHWANDL PUBLISHING

SUBWAYS & LIGHT RAIL IN THE USA - MIDWEST & SOUTH

This book tells the story of all urban rail systems in the Midwest and South of the United States, from the famous elevated system in Chicago and the classic streetcars in New Orleans to the numerous modern light rail and new streetcar systems in the region, to the modern metro systems

in Atlanta and Miami. The book is illustrated with many colour photos and detailed network maps. The following cities are covered in this volume: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis, Atlanta, Charlotte, Norfolk, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Miami.

MET38 £17.00

MET42 Tram Atlas France £17.00This title complements the book ‘Metros in France’ with information about all the tram and trolleybus systems, including a detailed network map for each city, basic data about rolling stock and the network, a description of other special features as well as recent photographs. At the same time, it provides an

update on metro systems with changes occurred since 2006, when the previous book was published, plus a look into future projects. 144 pages softback with numerous maps and colour photos. Text in English and German.

MET44 Tram Atlas Schweiz & Osterreich 2nd Ed £17.00This book provides detailed maps of all tram and trolleybus systems in Switzerland and Austria. 112 pages, softback, illustrated in colour with full text in English and German.

MET43 U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Berlin 2014 ed £17.00Comprising the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn, the rapid transit system of the German capital is one of the largest in Europe. In addition, even though the tram system was completely abandoned in the western part of the city in 1967, and only re-introduced on a few routes after re-unification, in terms of size the

remaining and further expanded network in the eastern part of Berlin is still ranked among the top three in the world. In this 2nd Edition, Robert Schwandl describes the history of the three urban rail systems, their different developments in the long-divided city, and their current operations. The book is illustrated with numerous colour photos and detailed system maps with text in both English and German.

STENLAKE PUBLISHINGST661 Liverpool Tramways: Vol 1 - 1869-1932 £16.00

This book is the first of two volumes of Liverpool’s Tramways. In this volume the author, Richard Buckley, tells the story of the development of the city’s tramways from the horse-drawn vehicles of the Victorian era through to the electric trams still operating in the early 1930s. The book is packed full of

images. Many of these are of various city centre locations but outlying locations such as Waterloo, Great Crosby, Fazakerly, Bootle and Woolton are also featured. Although the inclusion of an outline fleet list and system maps make this a book for the tram enthusiast it also works as a book of old photographs of this Victorian city.

ST363 Pioneers of the Street Rly in the USA, Street Tramways in the UK and Elsewhere £20.00

The result of a transatlantic collaboration between two transport historians this book does what it says in the title.

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33Available NowSCOTTISH TRAM SERVICES

This book is essentially a follow up to the highly acclaimed ‘Glasgow Tram Services’. This volume covers the tramways of Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh including the Capital’s new trams. It traces the histories in timeline fashion with individual route histories. Copiously illustrated with around 230 photos many in colour; it is enhanced by 21 of Ian Stewart’s drawings

showing bygone liveries.STT26 £48.00

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TMSTMS01SheffieldAtWork,RestandPlay £2.50

This booklet was produced to accompany the Best of Sheffield event at the Crich Tramway Village in May 2014, which marked the return to passenger service of tramcar 510, Sheffield’s last tram, following a thorough restoration project. It provides a brief overview of the development of transport in Sheffield

followed by the story of 510, its journey to Crich and the restoration that has followed. A final section looks at what may be to come on Sheffield’s modern light rail system.

RAILWAY BOOKSAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA3851 Bradshaw’s Guide Vol 7 Railways of Wales £14.99

Bradshaw’s Guide of 1863 was the staple book to what’s what and where’s where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the 19th century railway travellers. Built primarily to serve industry and the mail packets to Ireland, the railways of Wales would go on to open up

the Principality to tourism for the first time. They also brought communities closer together and many journeys that once took days to complete could now be undertaken in hours. This illustrated guide records the sights to be seen in the towns and cities encountered along the various routes. John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon take us on Brunel’s broad gauge lines in South Wales, before joining the central and northern railways, using contemporary Victorian and Edwardian photographs and postcards to illustrate the scenes that the readers of Bradshaw’s Guide to the Railways would have experienced.

A4361 Bradshaw’s Guide Vol 12 York to Edinburgh ECML £14.99

The twelfth volume in the Bradshaw’s Guide series covers the north-eastern section of the East Coast Main Line from York to Edinburgh. This is the most northerly section of this important railway route from London’s King’s Cross up to Scotland. It is illustrated with period images, giving us a flavour of the

railways in Bradshaw’s times. It includes coverage of the line north from the railway town of York to Newcastle and the industrial North East, and on to Falkirk, Bathgate, Kirkcaldy, Kinross, Dunfermline, St Andrews, Dundee, Arbroath,

Montrose, Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Berwick, Kelso, Jedburgh, Dunbar, Leith, Melrose, Galashiels, Peebles, Dalkeith and Edinburgh itself, as well as a jaunt down the Edinburgh-Glasgow main line.

A3468 British Railways Steam 1948-1970 £16.99British Railways Steam is the follow on to Swindon Steam. This time railway historian Les Summers focusses his attention on the BR locomotives during steam’s all too brief twilight era between 1948 and 1970. He investigates the facts behind the myths, using the latest research into the often overlooked post-war

scene, examining the effects of nationalisation, including the political agenda and policies that shaped the railways.224 pages,120 illustrations.

A1916 Life in Victorian Preston £16.99The Music Hall is intertwined with Preston’s rise as an industrial and railway centre. The Railway Mania of the 1840s coincided with the growth of Preston’s music halls and other places of entertainment and it is easily forgotten that the town was also once a holiday resort as well with all sorts of entertainment

from a zoo to pleasure gardens as well as its many music halls. During Wakes Weeks the town would be full of holiday makers escaping from Manchester and the cotton towns that surrounded it. Being not far from Blackpool, Preston also saw its fair share of excursion trains too, passing through for the ultimate Lancashire seaside resort. David Hindle intermixes the industrial and social history of Preston with the trains that made the town grow and prosper.

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS OF LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER

This book traces the development of the electric railways in the north-west of England, centred on the cities of Liverpool and Manchester. This is where the story of the electrification of the railways began, with the pioneering Liverpool Overhead Railway, followed by the suburban routes of the Lancashire & Yorkshire and the first ever AC electrification carried out by the

Midland Railway. Graeme Gleaves’ account covers the rise and fall of the LNER’s 1500v DC system and the start of high-speed rail travel with the electrification of the West Coast Main Line, leading to today’s Pendolinos, main-line trains and local services, including the Manchester Metrolink

A3989 £12.99AMBERLEY PUBLISHING

A2108 Glasgow, Cowal & Bute Route £14.99Using historic and contemporary photographs complimented by descriptive text this book records the development of fast reliable railway services from the centre of Glasgow to the towns and ports on the southern shores of the River Clyde. The new railway links eroded the monopoly of the steam ship companies

which had previously given Glaswegians the chance to escape the city by going ‘Doon the Watter’. The reader is given an insight as to how the ‘coming of the railways’ developed the area influencing the growth of tourism, commuting and international travel whilst delivering the essentials to the industry that had grown up on the shores of one of Britain’s greatest rivers. In recent years the railway,



34once the dominating force for the transportation of goods and people, has had to face a declining heavy industry and competition from the roads but as this book confirms it is still as relevant and important to the community as it was over one hundred and fifty years ago.

A4258 GWR Portrait of an Industry £16.99Incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1835 and completed just six years later, the Great Western Railway became one of the great icons of the Age of Steam, and perhaps the world’s most famous railway

company. Spanning Southern England from the Thames to the Bristol Channel, the history of Brunel’s greatest achievement is represented here for the first time in full colour from the Amberley Archive. 128 pages softback with around 150 illustrations.

A4020 Heritage DMUs: The Final Years £14.99As railway interest moves on from the steam era the new breed of enthusiasts look to the 1970s and 1980s for their nostalgia kick. Roger Marks focusses on the final years of the DMUs, in particular the 101s in the Manchester area, the Chiltern 211s and many of the later surviving departmentals. In addition

to some superb shots of the locomotives he also turns takes his camera inside the cab and saloon interiors, as well as exploring the technical side of the DMUs including the engines and transmission. 96 pages with over 150 photos.

LANCASHIRE TRACTIONThe drama of the Lancashire countryside combined with some of the most powerful diesel and electric locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. Ross Taylor’s photographs cover every aspect of diesel and electric traction in Lancashire, hauling both passenger and goods trains. The classes of locomotives and the operating companies represented are

as varied as the landscape which ranges from the drama of the Pennines to the windswept coastline of Morecambe Bay and the commuter belt of Manchester and Liverpool. Locations include the West Coast Main Line, the Liverpool-Manchester Line, and along the coast, from Southport to Lancaster. Stunning photography and an extraordinarily varied landscape are combined and captured in superb detail.


A4389 LMS Vol 1 Chester to Holyhead £16.99The Chester and Holyhead Railway was incorporated out of a proposal to link Holyhead, the traditional port for the Irish Mail, with London by way of the existing Chester & Crewe Railway, and what is now the West Coast Main

Line. George Stephenson, predicting that fast and heavy trains would need to use the line, proposed a northern route that avoided the mountain passes by running along the coast from Chester. The Chester & Holyhead Railway Act was passed in 1844, and construction began on 1 March 1845, with George’s son Robert Stephenson as chief engineer. Even though the route was largely along the coast, some bold engineering was needed, especially the high bridge across the Menai Strait

(required by the Government to give clearance for shipping). The Irish Mail went to Holyhead by train for the first time on August 1 1848, and on the same day the present Chester station was opened, replacing the separate stations previously used by Crewe and Birkenhead services.

A4537 Railways of Fife £14.99To many people, the railways of Fife are limited to the East Coast Main Line between the Forth and Tay bridges, and the Fife Circle running through such towns as Thornton, Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline. This book, by photographer and railway enthusiast Michael Mather, covers these lines, but also much

more, including disused lines, freight, the last steam services in Fife, industrial steam and the introduction of preserved steam. Covering the 1960s to the present day, this book is a comprehensive guide to the railways of this part of Scotland.

A4142 Starlight Specials-Overnight Anglo Scottish Express £12.99The Starlight Specials were an overnight success. In the 1950s and 1960s these cheap return excursion trains ran overnight between London and both Glasgow and Edinburgh, departing on a Friday evening from Marylebone station and then returning on a Saturday evening a week or a fortnight later. The main purpose of

these nocturnal trains was to compete with the Anglo-Scottish services being offered by the private coach companies in the 1950s and 1960s. Not only were they successful in doing this, they also generated long-distance and profitable traffic for British Railways. Dave Peel looks at this lesser-known aspect of Britain’s railway history, a popular service that spanned ten years of service at the twilight of steam. He examines their rise and their fall, their excesses and failures.

A4257 Swindon Works 1930-1960 £17.99A fully revised and enlarged edition of Working at Swindon Works 1930-1960, first published in 2007. It describes various aspects of the famous railway works of the GWR, later British Railways Western Region. Despite the disruption caused by economic depression, the Second World War, nationalisation and the transition from

steam to diesel manufacture, the 1930s through to the 1950s was, in many ways, the greatest period in the Works’ long history. It puts the company’s range of output into perspective and records the means by which it was achieved, particularly from the viewpoint of the workers but also from that of the company as a business. This account is made up of fragments from many varied sources, not least from firsthand recollections of those who worked ‘inside’. It sets out, for the first time, a comprehensive account of this vast subject over a thirty year period. The author also confronts many widely held views and dispels some of the myths.

A4261 Swindon Works Through Time £14.99Built under Brunel’s patronage, as engineer of the line, the Great Western Railway approved the construction of Swindon works in 1841, and they were completed by 1843. Centrally located between London and Bristol, the works grew from its small beginnings to being the site of the construction of thousands of

locomotives. With its own facilities, including a lending library and Mechanic’s Institute, the works finally closed down in 1986. Many of the buildings were listed, and the site now hosts the Museum of the Great Western Railway, a shopping centre and English Heritage’s headquarters.

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35Available NowA3968 Great Western Rly Vol 3: Plymouth to Penzance £16.99

The Cornwall Railway was authorised on 3 August 1846 with the aim of constructing a broad gauge rail link between Plymouth, Truro and Falmouth. After many vicissitudes, the railway was ceremonially opened

between Plymouth and Truro on 2 May 1859. Meanwhile, further to the west, an entirely separate undertaking known as the West Cornwall Railway had been sanctioned with powers for the construction of a standard gauge railway between Truro and Penzance that would incorporate parts of the earlier Hayle Railway. The WCR was completed in 1852, although there was no connection with the Cornwall Railway until 1859. Despite the ‘break-of-gauge’ at Truro, these two railways formed part of a through route between Paddington and Penzance and, as such, they were subsequently absorbed into the GWR system as part of the present-day West of England main line.

A4129 Great Western Rly Vol 4: North & West Line £16.99The ‘North & West Route’, which, in recent years, has become known as the ‘Welsh Marches Line’, extends from Newport to Chester. Historically, this 137-mile route is an amalgam of three distinct railways: the

Shrewsbury & Chester Railway, the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway and the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway. All three lines came under Great Western control at a relatively early date, although the Shrewsbury & Hereford section became a joint undertaking, which was owned by the GWR and the London & North Western Railway companies. The line runs through attractive and sometimes spectacular scenery via Abergavenny, Pontrilas, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Ruabon, thereby providing a useful transport link between North and South Wales, while some services run north-eastwards from Shrewsbury to Crewe over a former London & North Western line that forms part of a direct link between South Wales and the Manchester conurbation.

A4418 West Midlands Railways Through Time £14.99The West Midlands had some of Britain’s premier railway lines passing through but it also had many branch lines and industrial routes serving the many towns and settlements around Birmingham, as well as feeding the factories, iron and steel works and coal mines of the area with raw materials, as well as transporting away

to market the finished products of this industrious region. From the West Coast Main Line to the industrial heartland of England, Ray Shill uses just a part of his fantastic collection to portray the railways of the West Midlands, giving us a feel of just how busy they once were. Many places have lost their railway line, and the reason it once existed. What is important are not just the images themselves but the backgrounds which show a changed West Midlands, where the industry has gone and been replaced by modern factory units or housing, or even remain as brown field sites.

A4317 Yorkshire & Humberside Traction £14.99Gordon Edgar’s photographs cover every aspect of diesel and electric traction in the Yorkshire and Humberside area, hauling both passenger and goods trains. The types, classes of locomotive and the operating companies represented are as varied as the landscape, which ranges from the Pennine

hills to the windswept coastline and the industrial railway yards. The wide selection of locations includes the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorks Moors and East Riding, as well as the

cities and towns of York, Bradford, Sheffield, Kingston-upon-Hull, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes and Great Grimsby. Stunning photography and extraordinarily varied landscapes are combined and captured in superb detail.

1964-THE LAST SUMMER OF THE DUCHESSES

This book doesn’t set out to be a definitive history of the class and it does tend to concentrate almost entirely upon the more localised, but major, arena of action in the North West, but the content

certainly provides probably the most comprehensive account ever of the events of that summer. Published to commemorate the passing of half a century since the final working of all - the ‘Scottish Lowlander’ railtour of Saturday 26th September 1964 - the text concludes in relating the events of that journey in detail. As No 46256 ‘Sir William A Stanier FRS’ set out from Carlisle on a dark, wet autumnal evening to head back towards Crewe, the 502 passengers aboard the train believed that this was to be the very last-ever occasion upon which the notorious gradients of the Westmorland Fells were to resound to the deep, powerful exhaust beat of a ‘Duchess’ at the head of a heavy express train. Mostly unseen before, the 66 illustrations provide a fascinating insight into what occurred during those final months

AT411 £9.95ATKINSON PUBLICATIONS

AURUM PRESSAU332 Britain’s Lost Railways £18.99

St Pancras Station is both an example of Britain’s finest Victorian architecture, and an exception that reminds us of the dramatic demolition our rail network has suffered. In the name of progress hundreds of buildings were pulled down and replaced. Now, in this stunning book, John Minnis reveals the

extent of the loss. From the most cavernous engine sheds, like Old Oak Common, through the eccentric country halts on the Tollesbury line and the Meccano-like gantries of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, to the soaring viaducts of Belah and Cumlin, Britain’s Lost Railways offers a sweeping pictorial lament for our lost railway heritage. Not one building displayed in this book - often in a hitherto unpublished photograph - still exists. All that remains of them are pictures and memories; fragments of the past that serve as a testimony to an age of ingenuity and ambition when the pride we invested in our railways was reflected in the grandeur of the architecture we built for them.

BARRAI BOOKSBB091 Rlys of Carnforth -Town & Its Ironworks £25.00

This is a special edition publication to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of Carnforth Station Heritage Centre. This book provides a comprehensive history of the railways of Carnforth from the earliest days of railway development to the present day. Carnforth grew from a wayside halt on the L&C

Railway into an important junction on the London to Glasgow



36main line with main lines to Leeds and Barrow in Furness. Carnforth’s role as an important railway centre ended with the closure of the motive power depot and the exchange siding in 1969 and the removal of the mainline platforms in 1970, it eventually became an open station in 1988. Parts of the classic film ‘Brief Encounter’ were taken on the station and its connection to the film has enabled the station to be regenerated as the heritage centre. Fully illustrated with maps and drawings from archive sources together with half-tone and colour photographs from the Cumbrian Railways Association, Rathbone and other individuals’ collections.

EDINBURGH ST MARGARET’S: THE STORY OF THE ‘OTHER’ EDINBURGH

The first engine shed, a roundhouse, and the workshops comprising St. Margaret’s, were built atop a historic well by the NBR in 1845. Mainly associated over the following years with the movement of coal and general freight traffic, the depot was never to match its close Edinburgh Haymarket neighbour in glamour of any form. Described as a dark,

smoky hole filled with Reid’s Relics, it was nevertheless staffed by first-class enginemen and was to remain largely faithful to steam until closed in 1967. Within this volume is related the history, the staff, including many real characters and many anecdotes thereof, the allocated work and the engines which were based at the shed, including accidents and incidents in which they have been involved. The book, in short, describes the hard, dirty and relentless daily grind associated with the largest, if not most famous, running shed in Scotland.

BD995 £30.00BLACK DWARF PUBLICATIONS

BLACK DWARF PUBLICATIONSBD993 Private Owner Wagons: Thirteenth Collection £22.50

The penultimate journey along the untrodden path of the Private Owner Wagon investigates wagons owned by a famous maker of ginger beer, an explosives factory in East Anglia headed by the future founder of the British Legion and a Chesterfield coal merchant who advertised a local furniture retailer rather than

his own wares. There are parts devoted to the 2 major Runcorn coal factors, 3 Lancashire gas works, vintage photos of east London coal yards, Grimsby fishing fleet owners and their wagons, examples from Cumbria, 2 Leicestershire wagon owners of diverse but far-from-creditable backgrounds and a rare builders photograph from Hunter of Rugby.

BD989 Longmoor Military Rly Vol 3- A New History £30.00For 60 years the British Army operated a railway dedicated to training soldiers to operate a complete strategic rail supply system. Volume one dealt with the building of the railway and the years up to 1939. Volume two covered the years of World War Two and the Cold War Era to 1965. This third volume

carries the story to its conclusion with the closure of the Longmoor Military railway and contains details of the locomotives and rolling stock. The volume includes a section of colour images of the line and its trains.

BD990 Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway £30.00This book explores how that railway developed its relationship with the NSR over whose line it had to pass in order to reach its own metals at Egginton Junction. At the grouping of the railways in 1923, the GNR became part of the L&NER whereas the NSR and L&NWR became part of the

LM&SR and so it was that Stafford and Uttoxeter continued to be locations where the trains and liveries of different railway companies rubbed shoulders. The narrative describes the personalities, operation and traffic of the S&UR, and examines the industries served by the railway, including the extensive salt works located at Stafford Common. The former S&UR lost its passenger service in 1939 but the line survived to become nationalised, the through link finally closing in 1951. The result of extensive and detailed primary research, the book is profusely illustrated and will appeal to railway enthusiasts and those who want to learn more about past commercial and industrial enterprise in the area in which they reside.

SIGNALLING THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAYFor the first time, a volume is now devoted to the Caledonian infrastructure, in particular the signals, the telegraph pole routes and the signal boxes, which also distinguished the Caledonian scene. A close look with the sharp eye of the modeller is taken at these and their associated equipment. The signalling system existed to serve

the traffic and so this book sets it in this wider context, recording how methods of controlling traffic evolved ingeniously to meet changing needs and discussing the men who devised and maintained it. A valuable chapter explains the organisation, and an explanation of the work of the operating staff is supplemented by John Paton’s definitive essay on the architecture of their workplace, the signal box. Its development is charted by an unrivalled collection of photographs. This story of how a great railway tackled safety and capacity is richly illustrated by historic photographs, which serve to throw a new and fascinating light on the Caledonian scene.

BD991 £30.00BLACK DWARF PUBLICATIONS

BOB WILLISBOB90 Taking the Weight - Life at Thornaby Traction Depot from 1962 to 1990 £13.95

Bob Willis describes his career at Thornaby Diesel depot starting as a fitter and continuing to be in charge of the breakdown train. 192 pages A5 softback, illustrated in black & white.


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37Available NowBURY ROSSENDALE RAILSBRR15 Decline of British Rlys in Bury & Rossendale £17.50

Another fine production from Metrolink author Andrew Coward this 244 page tome takes the reader through the ups and downs (mainly downs) of rail services and the trains that operated them, from Accrington, Bacup, Rochdale and Bolton. through Bury to Manchester Victoria. Main line steam, diesel

and electric services, preservation on the East Lancashire Railway and Metrolink all feature in a book packed with photographs, many modern-day images in splendid colour. Sadness at what has gone is balanced by pleasure at what remains and this book gives a good insight into both.

CAPITAL TRANSPORT PUBLISHINGCA378 A Very Political Railway- The Rescue of the North London Line £19.95

The North London Line from Richmond to Broad Street, and later, to Stratford was the capital’s Cinderella railway for many years. An official report in 2006 called it ‘shabby, unsafe, unreliable and overcrowded.’ It was threatened with closure under the Beeching Axe in the 1960s and again in the 1970s,

escaping on both occasions due to organised and effective protest groups. Today it thrives as a key part of Transport for London’s Overground network, and the story of how it survived closure threats and lack of investment is essential to an understanding of the politics of public transport in London over the past half century.

CA381 Green Diesel Era £19.95From 1958 onwards, vast numbers of diesel locomotives were constructed, both by BR’s own workshops and by a growing number of outside contractors, to replace steam. Whilst some of the new diesel designs proved to be successful, others were not, and some failed to outlast the

steam locomotives that they were introduced to replace. This colour album illustrates those early years of modern traction when many locos were being finished in an attractive green livery. Looking back at those early years of diesel motive power, the Western Region’s use of hydraulic, instead of electric transmission can be seen as a mistake but so too were the designs of the Metropolitan-Vickers Co-Bo and the Clayton Bo-Bo classes. Excluding pioneering prototypes, all of the major first generation locomotive types are featured here together with a number of early DMUs and diesel shunters, providing the reader with a colourful contrast to the grime and matt black of the ageing steam fleet.

CA376 Southern Electric Driver £12.95Tim Wood initially worked as a Railman at Lewes station during the early years of the Network SouthEast era. He later became a train driver at Brighton depot, during which time he worked for Network SouthCentral, Connex South Central and Southern trains. This book gives a detailed firsthand account of

what it was like to drive, and work with, slam door electric multiple units on the Southern Region. Included are sections that describe working with diesels as a ‘second man’, the driver training process, technical details of how slam door units worked and experience of modern sliding door rolling stock which eventually replaced the older units.

CA382 Steam in the Welsh Landscape £19.95Today, Wales is famous for the ‘Great Little Trains of Wales’ but at one time almost every corner of the principality echoed to the sound of steam. ‘Royal Scots’ thundered along the North Wales coast line on the ‘Irish Mail’ while gleaming ‘Britannias’ stormed out of Cardiff on

Paddington expresses. In between these routes was the tangle of lines that served the Welsh valleys and a much larger rural, mountainous area where, on some of the more remote branches, just a handful of trains each day sufficed for the amount of traffic on offer. Using the best available images this album vividly recalls the twilight years of steam in the principality and, almost needless to say, the scenery is absolutely breathtaking.

LONDON RAIL - A GUIDE TO TFL’S DEPOTS AND STABLING POINTS

A unique guide to London Underground, London Overground, Docklands light Railway and London Tramlink Depots and Stabling Points. For each location the book includes: a description and photograph of the facility; location map; address with postcode; directions from the nearest station; nearest bus routes; NG and OD co-ordinates; stock lists. 112 pages

A5 softback with 200+ illustrations.CR735 £7.95

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CRECYCR717 Lost Underground Stations £7.95

In the 150 years since the first section of the future London Underground network was opened, the history of the network has been one of almost constant expansion with the surface, sub-surface and tube lines all seeing considerable growth over the years. There have, however, been a number of lines and

stations that have been closed. These abandonments have occurred for economic, political and operational reasons when stations were deemed to be too close to each other which resulted in the Greater London area and the Home Counties possessing a fascinating heritage of abandoned Underground stations and lines. Where these stations were underground, such as at Aldwych, much of the structure survives below the street and to varying degrees above ground level as well. For those lines and stations on the surface, such as the original Metropolitan beyond Aylesbury, traces are often more difficult to find.

CROWOOD PRESS LTDCW869 Designing & Building Model Rly Baseboards £18.99

Model railway baseboards are like the foundations of a house, and failure to build a rigid baseboard that has no movement will inevitably lead to problems. Accordingly, this book is essential reading for all those who wish to be guided through the potential pitfalls of making a baseboard and who

require practical information about the different kinds of boards and how to construct them properly. It describes in



38detail how to build several different types of baseboards from the simple box frame, through the monocoque flat board, the drop board and insulation board, to multi-level boards and the helix. With the less adept modeller in mind, the author also explains how to make a baseboard with only a drill, a screwdriver and glue.

CW863 Operating Signals, Points & Level Crossings £18.99This well-illustrated book presents a straightforward guide to points, signals and level crossings and provides all the information that railway modellers need in order to get the trains on their layouts moving effectively. The history of semaphore and colour light signals is outlined and the

implications for modellers is clearly explained. A variety of different types of points, signals and level crossings is then illustrated with detailed instructions describing how to make them work. Simple, tried and tested mechanical and electrical methods used by modellers are explained together with modern electronic approaches, which are described in a way that enables them to be easily understood. The reader is taken step-by-step through various projects, and diagrams and photographs are provided throughout, including wiring diagrams for frogs, signals and level crossings.

CW871 Rlys Through the Vale of the White Horse £16.99A commemorative history of the railways of the beautiful Oxfordshire district ‘Vale of the White Horse’, running twenty-seven miles from Steventon to Wootton Bassett. The book spans the history of the route from the opening in 1840 until 1965, when British Rail withdrew all the local passenger services

between Didcot and Swindon and all the intermediate stations were closed. With personal insight and images from railway historian Adrian Vaughan, the book covers the Great Western Railway’s development of the route, as part of Brunel’s ‘Bristol Railway’ and shows the original correspondence between Brunel and his staff. Fully illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs and detailed track diagrams, it contains160 pages, softback, with 200+ black & white photos.

HISTORY PRESSH6076 British Rail: The Nation’s Railway £14.99

British Rail was a success. British Rail is a contentious company, as controversial as Dr Beeching and his axe. However, this examination of BR’s passenger services shows just how vital the organisation was. It successfully carried millions of commuters to and from their jobs every day; organised its trunk route services to yield a profit under the

brand name ‘Inter-City’; and pioneered world-beating research and technological development through its own research centre and engineering subsidiary. It transformed the railway system of Britain from a post-Second World War state of collapse into a modern, technologically advanced railway. And it did all this despite being starved of cash and being subjected to the whims of ever-fickle politicians. British Rail: The Nation’s Railway is a story, expertly weaved by Tanya Jackson, of how all this was achieved against the odds. Complemented by stunning black-and-white and colour images, this is certainly a volume that no rail enthusiast should be without.

H6096 Steam in Scotland The Railway Photographs of R.J. (Ron) Buckley £16.99

R.J. (Ron) Buckley’s photographs illustrate the locomotive scene in Scotland, witnessed across his long career on the railways. This evocative collection of images commemorates the age of steam and reveals the changes wrought across that era, from

the 1930s ex- Highland ‘Castle’ and ‘Clan’ 4-6-0s and the graceful looking ex-Great North of Scotland 4-4-0s, to the ex-North British ‘Glen’ and ‘Scott’ 4-4-0s, the Caledonian 4-4-0s, numerous 0-6-0 classes and the few Glasgow and South Western locomotives still working. By the early 1950s all the ex-Glasgow and South Western locomotives had gone and there were few ex-Highland or Great North of Scotland locomotives in service, but many ex-North British and Caledonian locomotives could still be seen.

HOLNE PUBLISHINGHP179 Post-War Southern Steam in East Sussex & Kent £13.95

This book is based around the photographs taken by Geoffrey Bloxam largely during the years 1946 to 1955, reflecting many of the changes happening on the railways in that area during a key time in their history. There are also brief histories of the lines featured and informative captions. It also includes a

very nice section on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. The book contains over 180 B&W photographs within 96 softback pages.

IAN ALLAN LTDI3803 abc British Railway Atlas 4th Edition £11.00

Derived from the author’s successful series of larger format railway atlases covering the British Isles and Europe, the first edition of the abc British Railway Atlas was published in 1995. Designed as a handy travelling guide, the book’s format makes it ideal for slipping into the pocket or camera bag. Now the pocket

atlas has been fully updated with 55 pages of maps showing the railways of Great Britain and Ireland. Information includes: Passenger and freight-only lines All passenger stations Enlargements of major centres Preserved railways Disused and mothballed lines Proposed lines Full gazetteer of stations.

I3807 abc London Underground Rolling Stock Guide 2014 £13.50As many passengers travel daily on London Underground as the rest of the British railway network in its entirety and passengers will be familiar with the differences between the Underground lines. What perhaps is less obvious to the travelling public is the difference between the sub-surface stock and

the much smaller deep-level tube stock which is constrained by the size of the tunnels. Even within these two main types of stock there are differences between individual lines, depending on density of traffic in central London or the suburbs, special demands of servicing Heathrow airport and even differing lengths of platforms. Stock on the Underground generally has a long life. The book gives a historical description of each of the main types of sub-surface stock and deep level tube stock in operation today and is accompanied by detailed specifications of each type of stock and photographs. The book provides a complete listing of the stock numbers of each vehicle.

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39Available NowI3792 abc Traction Recognition 3rd Edition £20.00

The publication of the 1st edition of Traction Recognition in 2008 was welcomed by modern scene enthusiasts as it provided a handy guide to all the locomotives and multiple units operating on Britain’s main-line railways. The 3rd edition is a fully revised volume, covering significant changes to the

railways of Britain since 2011. Many changes have occurred since the 2nd edition was published including deliveries of new stock which have allowed significant cascading of older stock. The author has also added for the first time a section on depots and depot undertakings. Colin J Marsden has recorded the changes over the past 3 years making this the most up to date traction recognition title on the market, and is a must have for any rail enthusiast.

I3460 BR Air-Braked Wagons in Colour £20.00This book starts with an introduction covering the reasons behind the introduction of air-braked types, a listing of the TOPS codes allocated, and a look at some of the experimental designs initially built. It then covers all the various types of air-braked wagons owned by BR grouped into broad

categories including Opens, Vans, Steel Carriers, Coal and Mineral Wagons, Covered Hoppers, Specials and Departmentals. Extended captions supporting the colour photographs discuss each type both in terms of technical details and the commodities that each carried and the workings on which they might be found. As many types lasted into privatisation with EWS the author includes some photographs showing wagons in that guise to complete the story and wagons built in more recent years by EWS and some of its competitors such as Freightliner, GBRf and Fastline.

I3798 In the Footsteps of IK Brunel £20.00Isambard Kingdom Brunel is arguably the greatest engineer in Britain’s history. As one of the great Victorian engineers who laid the foundations for modern Britain. Born two centuries ago, his legacy lives on in the extraordinary range of structures still standing, from the most familiar triumphs

such as the Great Western Railway, which has been put forward as a World Heritage Site to honour its superbly engineered stations to other structures such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain now restored at Bristol. However, numerous other smaller but fascinating structures still survive today, many of which are still in use. ‘In the Footsteps of Brunel’ presents the life and career of Brunel, with chapters on the whole range of his construction projects, together with contemporary and present day illustrations of his lasting legacies. An extensive gazetteer of places lists where his work can still be seen today.

I3766 Narrow Gauge Lines of the British Isles £25.00Although standard gauge railways - albeit of different gauges - came to dominate the railways of Britain and Ireland, there were also a considerable number of narrow gauge lines constructed throughout the British Isles. Whilst many of these were built almost exclusively for industrial purposes and never

saw regular passenger service, a significant number from the Cambeltown & Machrihanish on the Mull of Kintyre, to the Southwold on the Suffolk Coast and the Lynton & Barnstaple in North Devon, carried regular passenger servicesThis new book will look in detail at the narrow gauge lines across the British Isles, illustrated with a comprehensive selection of both colour and mono

photographs, the latter because a number of the lines featured had closed before the arrival of colour photography. Informative and extended captions illuminate the illustrations and provide a brilliant history of these interesting lines.

LONDON RAILWAY ATLAS 4TH EDITIONA detailed mapping of the myriad of lines which traverse the city, including both London Underground and national railway networks. Each map also illustrates the geographical relationship between the overground and underground network, which will be invaluable for modellers. All the maps on the large format pages show all tracks and platforms. The

atlas shows all the lines in London, both open and closed, stations, changes of station name, and station opening and closing dates. All changes since the previous edition which have affected both the surface and underground networks have been included as well as new historical information. This edition will contain additional pages with some new large scale map sections. The maps are drawn to a high degree of accuracy and include detail on industrial railways. All the recent openings on London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL) are included and Crossrail is shown under construction. As in the previous edition, opening and closing dates are shown.

I3819 £20.00

I3630 Rail Atlas 1939-1945 £20.00In World War 2 the railways of Britain played a pivotal part in the ultimate defeat of Germany and its allies - as they had done in World War 1. Under centralised control, the war effort put a considerable strain upon the infrastructure, equipment and staff of the railway industry. Certain lines which might

otherwise have closed, such as the Shropshire & Montgomery, found new roles as military bases and munitions dumps were established. Other lines, such as the line from Didcot to Winchester, underwent considerable expansion in order to provide increased capacity. In order to make the railways more efficient a limited number of passenger services were either suspended or withdrawn completely; in many cases, these were never to be restored.

I3796 Railway Atlas of Ireland Then and Now £20.00This new atlas compares the railway network in Ireland in 1920 with the network today, with maps laid side by side for easy comparison. The Irish railway network was built in the 19th century by numerous independent railway companies. Many of these were speculative ventures and served under-populated rural

areas and many were gradually taken over by larger railway groups. The main lines were split between eight major companies but there were numerous other smaller companies that maintained their independence but many, however, failed to generate their predicted revenue. 1920 was the peak year in the Irish railway network but the civil war and partition that followed that decade had a serve impact on the railways. Traffic declined still further during WWII and during 1950s-60s. Swathes of the railway network were closed so today’s network is only about half the size of that in 1920. The maps will be supplemented by historical photographs and a potted history of each line, with a time line.



40I3817 British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer 6th Edition £20.00

The British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer was first published in 1958 but has not been revised since the fifth edition in 1967. For this new edition the cartography has been completely redrawn in the larger page size of our recent atlases to make the mapping much clearer and easy to read. It

has also been thoroughly corrected and for the first time will include lines not built at the time of the 1923 Grouping to show the entire historical railway network. The atlas will also have a gazetteer listing abbreviations of all the railway companies and an index listing all tunnels, water troughs, principal summits, stations, good and locomotive sheds, depots etc and junctions named on the maps. The British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer is a complete record of the approximately 150 of different companies that ran Britain’s passenger railways, including narrow gauge, before the Grouping into the Big Four companies in 1923.

I3795 South and West from Waterloo £20.00This lovely new collection of photographs covers the area in which the London & South Western Railway operated, which subsequently became part of the Southern Railway in the Grouping in 1923 and then Southern Region under BR on Nationalisation. As well as the main line

from London Waterloo to Basingstoke, Southampton and Bournemouth, the book covers other lines in Hampshire and Dorset, the Lymington branch, the Swanage branch, Weymouth, and the holiday routes via Salisbury into Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, with detours to the Lyme Regis branch, the Exmouth branch, Wadebridge and Torrington, terminating at the Atlantic Coast at Ilfracombe This book presents an evocative pictorial record of the end of the 1950s and the 1960s on South Western lines. This book portrays a way of life on the railway that was soon to disappear with the end of steam and the closure of many lines in the 1960s.

PRE-GROUPING ATLAS & RCH JUNCTION DIAGRAMS

This is an enlarged edition of the Pre-Grouping Atlas combined with the Railway Clearing House Junction Diagrams. The pages will show a map of the British railway network for a particular region immediately prior to the 1923 Grouping, showing the owners of the line and each map will be accompanied by detailed drawings published by the Railway

Clearing House in 1914 of the junctions within that region. Immediately prior to the Grouping there were roughly 150 independent railway companies operating in the UK and each company’s lines are colour coded in the atlas. The atlas and junction diagrams are supplemented by a detailed list of all stations, junctions and companies in operation at that time, as well as additional information on features such as tunnels, watertroughs, viaducts and summits. This book will be an invaluable work of reference to the complex railway system in Britain 100 years ago and will appeal to railway enthusiasts and historians alike.

I3810 £30.00

I3791 The LBSCR Altantics £22.50The 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive type was developed in Britain in the late 19th century and among the finest examples in the eyes of many were the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway’s Class ‘H1’ express passenger locomotive designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer R. E. Marsh. Marsh’s original design

of the ‘H1s’ owed much to Ivatt’s ‘C1’ ‘Klondyke’ Atlantics built for the Great Northern Railway as both engineers recognised that the previous generation of locomotives were struggling to deal with the increasingly higher loadings on the railway and the Atlantic design enabled a higher power output. Although only five ‘H1’ Atlantics were built in 1905-6, they continued in service with the Southern Railway following the Grouping in 1923 and into BR days, being withdrawn in the 1940s and 50s. In this book author Jeremy English gives a detailed history of the design, development and operations of the Brighton ‘H1s’ and ‘H2s’. The text is supplemented with photographs and line drawings.

I3790 The Modernisation Plan: British Railways’ Blueprint for the Future £22.50

Published in December 1954 the Modernisation and Re-equipment of British Railways report is better known simply as the Modernisation Plan. By this period in BR’s history, the economics of the industry had started to deteriorate dramatically, due to the gradual erosion of traffic caused by the postwar boom and the

industry’s reliance upon older and less efficient technology. The Modernisation Plan, however, envisaged the electrification of the major main lines, the wholesale dieselisation of other routes, the gradual elimination of steam, the closure of certain lines, the construction of massive marshalling yards and new rolling stock. With the 50th anniversary of the Modernisation Plan approaching, now is the ideal opportunity to look in detail at the causes and effects of the Plan, drawing upon material from the various archives much of which was unavailable to earlier historians of the period.

I3801 Waterloo to Weymouth: By Steam into Wessex £30.00Mike Esau’s well known and fondly remembered ‘Steam into Wessex’, 1st published in 1971, I regarded as a classic book of railway photography on the final years of steam on the main line from Waterloo to Weymouth in the

1960s. The photographs captured perfectly the atmosphere of the era, showing the now vanished infrastructure of the steam railway: stations, signalling, and passengers and staff at work. The appeal of Mike Esau’s photographs goes beyond just recording events as he is able to evoke a mood and atmosphere to recapture that time in the mind of the reader. This new book by Esau is an outstanding collection of photographs from the steam era up to July 1967 and provides the perfect epitaph to a long vanished era. The pictures are a mixture of black & white and colour images which are arranged in order geographically from Waterloo to Weymouth and include some coverage of lines joining the main line.

INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETYIRS77 Peckett&SonsLtd-AnAlbumofOfficial Photographs £17.95

This 180 page publication by the Industrial Railway Society comprises of various short articles about Peckett & Sons of Bristol and illustrations of many of their official photographs of the company. This hardback book comes with a protective dust jacket.

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41Available NowIRWELL PRESSIR973 Book of the Black Fives Part 4 44800-44996, 45471-45499 £28.95

Part 1 covered the background to the design, the first fifty locomotives from Vulcan Foundry and the 1935 engines built at Crewe, and this part deals with the similar 1935 Vulcan Foundry and Armstrong Whitworth locomotives. Part 3 will describe the ‘Mark 2’ 1936 Armstrong Whitworth locomotives and

will sweep up the remaining pre-war engines. This volume - Part 4 deals with the war-time and immediate post-war LMS batches leaving Part 5 for the Caprottis and the final LMS and BR-built locomotives. As we will discover, the Black 5s were not all the same - far from it . The story unfolds in an approximate chronological sequence, which makes sense - at least more sense than other approaches. So the books are arranged in the order in which the locomotives were introduced, with an added twist that particularly in matters such as boilers and tenders there is a certain amount of back and forward cross-referencing. Some details are covered in more depth in the earlier books and only summarised in the later parts.

IR969 Lines to Torrington £29.95It is now more than 30 years since publication of the 1st Edition of this book in 1984, shortly after the line was closed. Originally research was concerned with construction of a model of the line in the Edwardian period; the model has been completed but the amount of information gathered resulted in the book. In

recent years the authors have collected much more information, original documents and photographs so they decided to write a second edition. The order and contents of the chapters have been changed since 1984 to bring Lines To Torrington into a similar format to our recent books on the LSWR in the West of England. Some of the broad gauge content concerning the North Devon Railway between Crediton and Barnstaple has been published in the book The North Devon Line (Irwell Press 2010) so is not included here.

IR974 Steaming Sixties 9 Euston to Carnforth Via Nottingham £12.99

Meandering Journeys Between London and Carnforth via Nottingham is the latest in the series of photo albums looking at steam in the 1960s. 64 pages hardback with 65 colour photos and captions.

IR970 West Midlands Industrial Steam in Colour £12.99In the 1960s heavy freight trains were, at least at the beginning of the decade, still hauled by steam engines on the railway main lines. These were the lines, and in most cases the locos, which before nationalisation in 1948 had belonged to

the competing London Midland & Scottish Railway (formerly the London & North Western Railway and the Midland Railway) and the GWR. Alongside these transport giants, and usually connecting with them, were many industrial rail systems which, because they were seen as less glamorous than their big cousins, were often overlooked despite being an essential part of the distribution network. If railways have trunk lines and branches, these were the important ‘twigs’ where much of the freight started and finished. In the 1960s many of them were still worked by interesting industrial steam locomotives which serviced the factories of this renowned manufacturing area bringing in the raw materials, starting the finished products on their way or shunting around the site.

KESTREL RAILWAY BOOKSKRB32 Cumberland & Westmorland Rly Pictorial 1948-68 £14.95

This pictorial review shows the changing railway scene in Cumberland and Westmorland, together with the North Lonsdale district of Lancashire, from Nationalisation until the end of main-line steam in 1968. It contains photographs in chronological order to show the progression

from almost exclusive steam working to its total decline in just 20 years. Two major trunk routes passed through the area: the Settle and Carlisle line built by the Midland Railway and the London & North Western Railway’s route over Shap. In addition, there were many picturesque Lake District and coastal routes such as the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, the line between Carlisle, Maryport, Workington and Whitehaven and the electrified Morecambe and Heysham line. Containing a large number of excellent photographs showing both the locomotives and the stunning landscape through which they operated, this book charts the transition of motive power from Nationalisation to the “Fifteen Guinea Special” in August 1968.

KRB35 LB & SCR Carriages Volume 1 £29.95It is now almost forty years since the publication of Carriage Stock of the LB&SCR by PJ Newbury, and twenty since David Gould produced Bogie Carriages of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. This new book is the first of two volumes intended to complete the coverage of LB&SCR carriages and passenger-rated vans. A second volume

will describe the four- and six-wheeled saloon and passenger-rated vans, and will also give an account of the restoration of LB&SCR carriages at the Bluebell Railway. This is the first comprehensive coverage of all LB&SCR designs, with many previously unseen photographs, and will appeal to followers of the SR, LB&SCR and Bluebell Railway, and railway carriage enthusiasts in general. In particular, the newly-produced scale drawings and prototype details will be of great interest to railway modellers.

KEY PUBLISHINGKE970 Hornby Magazine Yearbook No 7 £17.99

Although the Hornby Magazine Yearbook is effectively a thirteenth issue of the magazine, it is presented in casebound format as a standalone book, rather than as a magazine or bookazine as produced by competitors. Its content is broadly in line with the magazine, and there is some continuity with certain key projects, but what makes the publication

stand out from all of the others is that it is a self-contained guide to building a model railway from scratch. The theme for this year’s edition is developing a branch line model railway for a spare room using the Operation Build It layout as its basis. This will include ‘how to’ features on open frame baseboards, digital wiring, rolling stock detailing and more together with historical features on branch line operations in the 1950s and 1960s. In addition there will be the annual review of the year’s new models, gallery feature and more.

KE971 The Modern Railway 2015 £25.00This is a special annual edition of the monthly magazine Modern Railways which offers a comprehensive review of what is happening in the operation of Britain’s railways along with an overview of events in Europe. Edited by Modern Railway’s Ken Cordner, with contributions from Roger Ford, Tony Miles,



42John Gough and other members of the team, The Modern Railway 2015 examines all aspects of: policy and finance, infrastructure, train operation, civil engineering, rolling stock manufacture and maintenance, signal and telecommunication, European developments and light rail and metro systems. As well as editorials on all key players and projects, TMR includes a comprehensive directory listing over 2000 suppliers and associated businesses involved in Britain’s railway, including all contact details. This is an essential reference for today’s railway professional.

KINGFISHER PRODUCTIONSKF674 Fratton Locomotive Depot -Brief History £19.95

This 160 page book, written by Michael Harvey, focuses on Fratton Locomotive depots. This large format paperback book is full of photographs illustrating the history of the depot at Fratton, Portsmouth. Harvey looks at Fratton’s history from 1891 to 1967. This publication includes 150 unpublished

photographs by the late Eric Grace who was 50 years a railwayman at Fratton and also includes plans.

KF673 Swanage Branch in Colour £20.00All in glorious colour, this new book features mostly never before published material showing what the Swanage Railway was like under British Railways, and then British Rail, from the early 1960s through to the end of the line in the early 1970s. The most comprehensive

archive of colour material so far published; there are Victorian-designed M7 tanks, Bulleid Pacifics, Standard and Ivatt tanks, Class 33 diesels as well as ‘Hampshire’ DEMUs which formed the branch service between 1966 and 1972. There is also a detailed photographic journey behind steam and diesel from Wareham to Corfe Castle and Swanage, the final steam trains of 1966 and 1967 and the last trains of all in January 1972. Fascinating scenes of the clay lines at Norden and railway staff at most stations. Through trains from London are included as well as the staff that ran the line during its controversial and frustrating decline which culminated in closure and track lifting between Swanage, Corfe Castle and Furzebrook.

LAMPLIGHT PUBLICATIONSLL658 The Bedford to Hitchin Railway £12.95

Following on from the success of the first edition of this book the publishers have decided to re-issue the publication with 32 extra pages. Every railway draws its own unique profile compiled from the period of its service to the community. The Bedford-Hitchin line began as the main line access for the

Midland Railway to London Kings Cross. This changed when the Midland opened their own main line from Bedford to St Pancras in 1868. The line then continued as a secondary route alternative with its very attractive stations set in the countryside of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Readers will find many evocative stories and illustrations reflecting on a railway line that was affectionately used for many years.

STOPS ALONG THE MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAY

The Manx Electric Railway is unique. Built at the dawn of the electric era, towards the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, it still uses its original rolling stock. The line runs for almost eighteen miles through spectacular countryside up the east coast of the Isle of Man. Its antique vehicles continue to serve both the local population and visitors as the railway

has done for more than one hundred and twenty years. This photographic survey illustrates every stop from Douglas to Ramsey, and shows the surroundings, the infrastructure and the trams which call at each. The pictures are the result of the author’s long-term interest in the MER and demonstrate that it is a living railway as well as a priceless part of Manx industrial heritage. For those who have taken the tram from Douglas to Ramsey this book will bring back happy memories; for those who have not, it will show you what you’re missing

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MIDDLETON PRESSM7461 Birkenhead to West Kirby £17.95

The West Wirral stations are shown in blue and light brown in different eras and much steam activity is seen in this area. The transition to electric traction is seen at various locations as are the local goods services. The long forgotten line to Hooton is presented with sme fascinating early views. We return to Birkenhead to visit the

docks and also the recent tramway built at their eastern end.M7467 Branch Lines Around Market Drayton £17.95

This book covers three rural journeys from the past. The first two were for long part of the Great Western Railway, while the last finished as a line in the London Midland Region of British Railways. Thus variety abounds, both in terms of trains and buildings.

M7468 Loughborough to Nottingham £17.95The Loughborough to Nottingham section of the Great Central Railway’s London Extension has had mixed fortunes over the years. Industry has ensured that at least part of the line survives after the wholesale closures of the1960s and 1970s. Gypsum, lime, coal, not to mention, the MOD have all contributed,

whilst passengers are returning in contrasting developments, traditional to the south and futuristic to the north - a remarkable tribute to the final major railway enterprise of the 19th Century.

M7470 Nottingham to Boston £17.95Discover the line between Nottingham and Boston with this new title. We start with a tour of a number of Nottingham stations, including one dedicated to horses. We journey across a number of north-south routes, each with its own distinctive junction arrangement. The final part is a single line, with its own particular charm and antique features.


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43Available NowM7473 Wellingborough to Leicester and its routes to Northampton £17.95

Variety abounds in this volume. Views range from activities associated with once-busy iron industry to main line passenger trains. Most pictures are of delightful views of the small rural stations serving communities of under 200. The long closed routes via Kelmarsh and Theddingworth are featured in detail.

NOODLE BOOKSNB988 A History of the Berks & Hants Line Reading to Westbury £30.00

Compiled by former railwayman Peter Simmonds, this comprehensive new volume provides a thorough and detailed history of the Berks and Hants line from Reading to Westbury, supplemented by a wealth of illustrations, both historical and current, the majority of which have never been seen before.

200 pages, A4 hardback illustrated in colour and black & white.NB828 Impermanent Ways: Vol 9 Eastern Counties £12.95

The latest book in the growing ‘Impermanent Ways’ series features the closed lines of the Eastern Counties of Britain. The author, Jeffery Grayer, who has contributed all the previous titles in the series, has amassed a collection of colour views from a variety of

former lines such as the iconic Wisbech & Upwell Tramway, through to the industrial lines of Lincolnshire to the former holiday and cross-country routes of Suffolk and Essex. Railway enthusiasts have a continuing fascination for the history and current status of the closed lines of Britain, and this new title provides an exercise in pure nostalgia for those interested in the lost lines in the Eastern counties.

NB829 Industrial Rlys of Southern England in Colour £18.50This is the first all-colour album to look at a selection of industrial lines, of all gauges, from Kent westwards and featuring coal, chalk, oil and well as factory lines, some traversing through barren landscape and others, like at Farnborough, where the lines runs literally

along the town streets! 88 pages softback, c100 photos.NB969 Railway Breakdown Cranes £35.00

An omission for far too long has been a definitive work on Railway Breakdown Cranes which this new two volume work by author Peter Tatlow rectifies. This first volume begins with the time of the early short-jib cranes, many of which survived well into the 20th century, through to the later long-jib type. c250

pages 50 with over 200 colour and black & white illustrations plus drawings (to 4mm scale). Volume 2 will appear in 2013.

NB824 Southern Infrastructure 1922-1934: 2nd Selection £16.50Last year Noodle Books produced the first volume of photographs from the E Wallis collection, which received widespread praise. Due to this success a new collection of photographs is being selected which is sure to be widely welcomed by Southern enthusiasts. E Wallis was a signal engineer on the LBSCR and SR from 1922 to 1934 and was in

a privileged position to record the contemporary infrastructure scene on the railway. As a result very few trains feature in the pictures, but instead there are images from vantage points not normally accessible to the average enthusiast. All the photographs are of excellent quality and it is rare these days to find such a rare collection that has never been seen and have the opportunity of bringing them to a wider audience.

NB831 Southern Vans and Coaches in Colour £17.50Mike King, the leading expert on Southern Region rolling stock, is producing a second album for publication in 2015. This new book complements his previous book Southern Wagons in colour, which was published in 2014 to critical acclaim. This follow-up album illustrates a variety of Southern constituent

design vehicles both in services as well as during what turned out to be their final departmental years. The photographs are plentiful and are accompanied by the author’s excellent and detailed captions.

NB826 The Southern Way Issue No. 28 £14.50As always, the latest issue of the Southern Way series has an eclectic range of material to satisfy the interests of all Southern Railway enthusiasts. Included are Chapel Tramway, Mike King’s Southern Utility Vans Part 3 and some examples of the reports produced by the General Manager’s (Sir Herbert Walker) tours

of inspection in the 1930s. Historic, traction, station and rolling stock articles abound, and as always the authors of the Southern Way series try, wherever possible, to use material that has never, or rarely, been seen or reported in detail.

NB827 The Southern Way Issue No. 29 £14.50A new year and the start of another full issue of Southern Way volumes to continue the series. Noodle Books continue to be very grateful to all those who have contributed towards what is fast becoming an amazing, alternative history of the Southern Railway and its constituents. The formal history of

dates, facts and figures has been extremely well documented in the past, but the Southern Way volumes have delved behind the scenes of officialdom to reveal all the ‘hows’, ‘whats’, ‘whys’ and ‘wherefores’ which are of such interest to dedicated Southern fans. Put altogether, the Southern Way provides an astonishing historical resource of the Southern Railway. As usual, this issue contains a great range Southern related articles, photo feautures and illustrations.

BRITISH LOCOS MULTIPLE UNITS & COACHES 2015

The 2015 edition of the Spotters Companion. Compiled by the National Railway Enthusiasts Association, detailing all locos, DMUs EMUs coaching stock, Charter stock Eurostar and Light rail vehicles currently in use on the UK’s rail network. A6 144 pages, softback, not illustrated.

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44OAKWOOD PRESSOA735 Eden Valley Railway: New Edition 2014 £9.95

This railway was the first to serve the beautiful verdant and fertile Eden Valley. The line connected the Cumbrian town of Penrith with the Westmorland market towns of Appleby and Kirkby Stephen. At Kirkby Stephen it formed a junction with the North Eastern Railway’s Stainmore Route giving

access to Darlington and the North-East. The Midland Railway’s Settle & Carlisle line came to the Eden Valley later, and the two railways crossed at Appleby. The first regular passenger trains ran in 1862 and these continued for almost a century. But this was not the end of the story - the section between Appleby and Warcop was used into the 1980s to serve the Ministry of Defence depot. At the time of the book’s original publication, the first signs of a railway revival in the Eden Valley were emerging. This new edition brings the story up to date and records the activities of both the Eden Valley Railway Trust and Stainmore Properties and the return of trains to both locations.

OA736 Redditch & Evesham Line £16.95The line was built by three separate companies, and opened in four stages between 1859 and 1868. However, the Midland Railway had seen the potential, and backed the nominally independent companies and furthermore, each section of the line was operated by the Midland Railway. Although the line was never originally

conceived as a strategic route, it was developed gradually from a desire to keep competitors at bay into a useful diversionary route. The line proved prosperous as it served the developing manufacturing towns of Redditch and Alcester. Passenger traffic was normally fairly light, but the area served also brought a good deal of day trippers from the Birmingham area at weekends and holidays. The growth of Redditch as a New Town created a level of passenger traffic never previously imagined, and the surviving line has a frequency of trains that are the envy of much larger towns. It now forms the southern end of the electrified ‘Cross City’ rail link from Lichfield through Birmingham.

OA737 Warwickshire’s Lime & Cement Works Rlys £19.95Illustrated with photographs and maps, discover the delights of the many industrial railway systems operating in the lime and cement works of Warwickshire in this major new work. These railways have held life-long fascination for author Sydney Leleux, indeed his earliest research into these lines started in

the 1950s. The railway systems are described in a generally north-easterly direction, from Stratford-upon-Avon to Rugby, a distance of about 25 miles. The Appendices also cover Ardley Quarries, Totternhoe Lime Works & Quarries and Kensworth Quarries, all in neighbouring counties, in detail as well as Napton Brickworks. The railways were built to a variety of gauges - including 1’9’, 1’111⁄2’, 2’6’, 3’0’ and 4’81⁄2’. Avonside; Aveling & Porter; Bagulay; Hudswell, Clarke; Hunslet; John Fowler; Kerr, Stuart; Motor Rail; Manning, Wardle; Orenstein & Koppel; Ruston & Hornsby; Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns; Sentinel; Thomas Hill and Bagnall provided a rich variety of engines to work on these railways.

OPCOPC66 The GWR Exposed Swindon in the Days of Collett and Hawksworth £30.00

At the Grouping of Britain’s railways in 1923 the Great Western Railway had an advantage over the other Big Four railway companies in that it retained essentially the same management structure that it had had pre-Grouping. Yet the next 25 years were arguably characterised by a series of

mistakes in its engine building policy as the advances made by the other companies were largely ignored. This controversial new history of the GWR examines the role and policy of the two Chief Mechanical Engineers at the GWR in this period - Charles Collett (1922-41) and Frederick Hawksworth (1941-7) - following the legacy of the often pioneering work of the previous CME, George Churchward (1902-22). This enlightening history brings a whole new focus to GWR history and will be fascinating reading for all enthusiasts of the railway and for more general readers.

PEN & SWORDPS257 The Railway: British Track Since 1804 £40.00

Never before has a comprehensive history been written of the track used by railways of all gauges, tramways, and cliff railways, in Great Britain. And yet it was the development of track, every bit as much as the development of the locomotive, that has allowed our railways to provide an

extraordinarily wide range of services. Without the track of today, with its laser-guided maintenance machines, the TGV and the Eurostar could not cruise smoothly at 272 feet per second, nor could 2,000-ton freight trains carry a wide range of materials, or suburban railways, over and under the ground, serve our great cities in a way that roads never could. Andrew Dow’s account of the development of track, involving deep research in the papers of professional institutions as well as rare books, company records and personal accounts, paints a vivid picture of development from primitive beginnings to modernity.

PENGUINPE408 Great Railway Maps of the World £14.99

This title tells the history of the railway with an extraordinary compendium of historical and contemporary railway maps and posters from every corner of the world, featuring hundreds of images and covering two centuries of advertising,

surveyor’s maps, route guides, travel photos and more.

PLATEWAY PRESSPLA63 Ruston & Hornsby Diesel Loco Album £28.00

This book illustrates and describes the locomotives built by Ruston & Hornsby Ltd of Lincoln. Between 1931 and 1969 they built over 6,000 diesel locomotives, the majority being narrow gauge. It is based primarily on the builder’s own photographs of their locomotives under construction and in

industrial service, backed up with detailed captions, a 20 page historical introduction and selected reprints from the builder’s sales literature which include scale drawings. 112 pages, A4, casebound, with full colour dust jacket and around 100 black and white illustrations.


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45Available NowBR LOCOS & COACHING STOCK COMBINED

2015This book contains a complete listing of all locomotives, coaching stock and multiple units that run on Britain’s mainline railways with full owner, operation, livery and depot allocation information for every vehicle. Also includes the fleets of the UK’s light rail systems and on-track machines used to maintain Britain’s railways. Contains the following: Overview of

Britain’s Railway System; Classification and Numbering Schemes; Owner and Operator Information; Livery Details; 64 pages of colour illustrations; Named Vehicles; List of Depots and Workshops; Multiple Unit Formations, plus a wealth of useful technical data for every class of vehicle. 384 pages, hardback, illustrated in colour.

PF117 £19.95PLATFORM 5 PUBLISHING

PLATFORM 5 PUBLISHINGPF111 Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives of Great Britain and Ireland £14.95

This completely new book from Platform 5 Publishing is the complete guide to all narrow gauge steam locomotives known to exist in Great Britain and Ireland of track gauges 1ft 6in to 4ft 6in. It fills a gap between `Preserved Locomotives of British Railways’ which contains details of preserved standard gauge

steam locomotives still in existence, and `Miniature Railways of Great Britain and Ireland’ which deals predominantly with locomotives of gauges from 7¼in to 18in. Locomotives are listed by builder so that it can be easily seen how many of each type or builder are in existence. For every locomotive details of builder’s number, year of manufacture, type, class, gauge, current location and running number/name are provided. Detailed footnotes provide further information about each locomotive’s origin and history. The information contained has been collated over many years of personal observation and correspondence since the mid-1960s.

THE CENTRAL QUESTION: BLACKPOOL’S STATION CLOSURE

On the 50th anniversary of the controversial closure of Blackpool Central Station, this highly illustrated book looks back nostalgically at what was one of the busiest passenger termini in Britain. But it also investigates the real reasons for the closure of the station... against the Beeching recommendations. The book features a foreword by Paul Nettleton,

chairman of Blackpool and Fylde Rail Users’ Association.PP217 £7.99

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RCLRCL72 WDLR Album £31.95

The 60cm gauge light railways of the Great War continue to exercise a fascination almost a century after their creation. Both the Allies and the Central Powers (Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire) employed narrow

gauge railways for the tactical re-supply of troops in forward areas. Never previously had any group, business or government department organised a new railway network (of any gauge) on such a grand scale and at such short notice. A most important point about the concept of the WDLR is that its birth came about during a brief ‘window of opportunity’, following the successful development of small internal combustion powered locomotives but before the perfection of the robust ‘cross-country’ pneumatic tyre. Within a decade, the all-wheel-drive, pneumatic tyred, i/c engined road truck would enter military service, at a stroke rendering the light railways obsolete whilst tracked armoured fighting vehicles (both tanks and self-propelled artillery) would restore mobility to the wider battlefield.

RCTSRCT96 The Hughes and Stanier 2-6-0s £22.95

John Young and David Tyreman the coauthors have produced a book covering all the 285 locomotives that comprised these classes of engines based on their personal involvement and research. One co-author worked in the CME’s office on technical matters and was therefore in direct contact with Stanier when

new classes were being worked up including the 2-6-0. The other is heavily involved in the preservation of one of the surviving locomotives. As usual with RCTS books all aspects of construction, modification, trials, use and allocation are covered in detail including storage and disposal. There are also chapters on the four in preservation.

SHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTDS1371 Railway Accidents £7.95

Though trains are one of the safest forms of transport, train accidents always make headline news. Their history is, in many ways, the history of technological development and learning. Early incidents like the felling of William Huskisson MP by Stephenson’s Rocket in 1830 led to the

reporting systems we know today, while within 50 years safer signalling and braking methods had been made mandatory. Greg Morse charts these changes, taking the story on through the twentieth century, which saw advances in track design and train protection systems, but which ended with a stark reminder that accidents always have more than one cause.

SILVER LINKS5288 Golden Valley Past & Present £20.00

This book looks at ‘The Golden Valley Line’. Like so many other areas of the United Kingdom, the railway line from Swindon to Gloucester, sometimes known as ‘The Golden Valley Line’, not to be confused with ‘The Golden Valley Railway’ on the other side of the River Severn, was a product of the

‘Railway Mania’ of the mid-19th century. Originally built as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway in the 1840s, the main section of the route swings south-eastwards at Standish Junction, on the north-south Birmingham-Bristol



46main line; to run through the Golden Valley, via Stroud and Kemble, to a junction with the Great Western main line immediately to the west of Swindon station. The line climbs progressively from Gloucester, with very few level areas, with the steepest stretch from St Mary’s Crossing into Sapperton Tunnel, including 1-in-60 around Frampton. From the confines of Sapperton Tunnel it then traverses a gentler falling gradient, at a ruling of around 1-in-400.

S4444 Jubilees and Jubblys : A trainspotter’s story 1959-64 Part 1 £10.00

The latest volume in Silver Link’s tribute to the Ian Allan ABC Combined Volume series, is the first of a ‘two parter’. To so many youngsters growing up in the days of steam on Britain’s national rail network the ABC Combined was a must have item. This series features memories of the trainspotters who were out there meticulously recording each

loco they ‘spotted’ by carefully underlining them in the relevant section. But trainspotting was so much more than this it was about camaraderie, day trips, rail tours, shed bashing, sandwiches, duffle bags and the triangular frozen drink known as a ‘Jubbly’. This first part of Stewart’s story takes us from 1959 to the early months of 1963. The second volume will take us through 1963/4.

S4403 Railways & Recollections 1974 £6.00In this volume we travel back to 1974. For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of trains, real trains. There will, for example, be tank engines, engines, electric trains and multiple units and many more varieties

besides. Some will be recognised from train sets, model railways and books, while others will be seen for the first time.

SL404 Railways and Recollections Vol 37 1978 £6.00The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons. In this volume: We travel back to the year 1978, as ever an eventful year, that included: Prince Andrew joining the Royal Navy, the

sleeper train fire at Taunton and the introduction of the state earnings related pension. This book includes pictures of tank engines, steam engines, electric trains and multiple units. The books are designed to build into a collection placing the railway in the context of key events thus providing an historical perspective of travel in times past. For those old enough to remember the years depicted, the series will, we hope, provide reminders for many of school days, time perhaps spent train-spotting, shed bashing and generally gricing. The books also make ideal theme gifts for the year of birth, marriage, retirement, or starting work.

S4449 Railways & Recollections Vol 47 Nene Valley Rly £6.00This 47th volume in the growing Recollections series takes us to the edge of Fenland Britain for a visit to the Nene Valley Railway the only preserved line in the country to have been restored to the European Berne

loading gauge. This enables the line to run a wide variety of trains made up of both British and European rolling stock.

S4435 Railways and Recollections Vol 45 1977 £6.00The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons. In this volume: We travel back to the year 1977, as ever an eventful year, that included: The Centenary Test Match, Red Rum

winning the Grand National for third time, the Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen, the release of the Smaller £1 note, the introduction of the Concorde New York service route and even the London Underground Heathrow extension opened. This book includes pictures of tank engines, steam engines, electric trains and multiple units. The books are designed to build into a collection placing the railway in the context of key events thus providing an historical perspective of travel in times past. For those old enough to remember the years depicted, the series will, we hope, provide reminders for many of school days, time perhaps spent train-spotting, shed bashing and generally gricing. The books also make ideal theme gifts for the year of birth, marriage, retirement, or starting work.

S4440 Railways of York - A Pictorial Celebration £25.00The second Silver Link Silk Edition takes the reader to the major northern railway city of York. The Author, David Mather, takes you on a journey through time from the early steam age to the high speed trains of today. He looks at: the railway’s infrastructure and asks, heritage or burden?; traction; the ‘golden age’ of diesels; locomotives; the electrics to

Scotland; the museum and much more. This hardback book will illustrate the changes and progression of York’s railway.

ST PETROC INFOPUBLISHINGSP552 Lancing 1956 - Carriage & Wagon Works £19.99

Glen Woods, acknowledged expert on LSWR and SR rolling stock has complied this volume covering the output from Lancing Carriage and Wagon Works for the period 28th November 1955 to 31st December

1956. The output consisted of Loco-Hauled and EMU vehicle overhauls along with New Wagon builds, conversions and modifications. The basic information is in chronological order but to simplify locating specific details the entries are also presented in the following sequences:- By Vehicle Number (All vehicles) By Set Order (for vehicles in Loco-Hauled Sets) By Vehicle Number (Loose Loco-hauled vehicles) Pullman Cars (Name & Number order) Electric Multiple Units (Unit No. order) In addition vehicles attended to on Head Office Order (HOO) Numbers (such as refurbished Nol underframes for EPBs) are given at the beginning. 192 pages, A4 landscape, softback.

SP551 Shed by Shed Part 9 Diesel and Electric Locomotives Sector £29.99

This is the ninth book in this series of books showing the full shed allocations of BR locomotives. It continues the story for diesel and electric locomotives, but diverges away from shed allocations, listing all the sector and owner codes used for locos between mid 1988 and the end of 2012. The codes

are listed alphabetically. Within each sector all diesel and electric locos allocated to that code are listed in numerical order together with the dates that they were there for, even if it was only for one month.


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47Available NowSTENLAKE PUBLISHINGST648 Glasgow & South Western Rly A History £30.00

The fourth volume of David Ross’s series of histories of the five major pre-Grouping railway companies in Scotland is the first published history of the Glasgow & South Western Railway which from its founding until the 1923 Grouping ran most of the railways in south west Scotland. The G&SWR was completely

dominant in Dumfries & Galloway, as well as having most of the lines in Ayrshire and Renfrewshire too. The company served Glasgow using St. Enoch Station, now the site of a modern shopping complex. This book has been researched using original sources and is fully referenced, making it an ideal resource for anybody wishing to study the development of railways in south west Scotland. Twelve maps showing various parts of the system in detail are also included.

ST656 Lost Railways of Yorkshire’s West Riding: Barnsley,Doncaster,Sheffield&theSouth£9.00

The snappy title of the first of three lost railways books for the West Riding gives a broad outline of the area featured. This volume covers the southern area, the realm of coal mining, iron and steel. In the heyday of steam,

heavy industry relied almost completely on railways. These times are revisited in this compact book packed full of facts, figures and photographs. Lost stations featured include: Notton & Royston, Wombwell, Sheffield Victoria, Denaby, Barnsley Court House, Carlton, Maltby, Sprotborough, Kirk Smeaton, Rotherham Central, Cudworth, Treeton, Arksey, Finningley and many others.

ST655 Lost Railways of Yorkshire’s West Riding: Harrogate and the North £9.00

The north of the old West Riding is, and was, a predominantly agricultural area so railways were fewer and further between than the urban belt to the south, but there is still much of interest for the railway enthusiast. Modest

railways, such as the Nidd Valley Light Railway, which served market towns and villages, are now closed, but the majestic Settle and Carlisle Line continues to stride across the Pennines as lasting evidence of Victorian confidence, over confidence perhaps, and engineering ingenuity. Stations illustrated by period photographs include: Sedbergh, Barnoldswick, Arthington, Tadcaster, Ingleton, Earby, Nidd Bridge, Ripon, Ripley Valley, Pateley Bridge, Elslack, Rylstone, Skipton, Bolton Abbey, Wetherby, Gisburn and many more.

ST657 The Lost Railways of Yorkshire’s West Riding: The Central Section £15.00

This area of Yorkshire’s West Riding was one of the parts of Britain most affected by the Industrial Revolution and its major towns are still synonymous with manufacturing, mining and the textile industry. The area was densely populated so demand for freight and passenger railway services was immense,

resulting in many lines. The network has been cut back hugely since the end of steam, but the glory days are recalled in this large format book which features 135 period photographs as well as all the vital statistics of closed passenger lines. Too many stations are included to list but photographs include Dewsbury, Woodkirk, Bradford Market Street, Forster Square and Exchage Stations, Great Horton, Thackley, Ardsley, Gomersal, Pudsey Low Town, Holmfirth, Kippax, Copley, Barlow, West Vale, Delph, Halifax St Pauls, Kirkburton, Haworth, Askern, Leeds Wellington, Ripponden, Heckmondwike, Batley, Stanningley, Oxenhope and more.

ST647 The North British Railway A History £30.00Founded in 1842, the North British Railway grew to become the largest of Scotland’s old pre-Grouping railway companies. Across eight eventful decades it became dominant in the east of Scotland principally but it also had lines in the west and into Northumberland. Through this time it had to

cope with an ever-changing society, an expanding and contracting economy and its own internal problems and power struggles. Based on original sources, this definitive new history includes area maps, a detailed timeline, and many illustrations.

TIMES BOOKSTB935 Great Railway Journeys of the World £30.00

Discover the fascinating histories and routes of 50 of the world’s most scenic railways. Railway expert, Julian Holland, takes you on a journey around the world. Take a journey around the world by rail, from the American Rockies to the Australian outback, covering 50 routes from 35 countries. Detailed

commentary on the geography and history of each line, from leading railway expert Julian Holland, is complemented by prestigious Times mapping and beautiful photography.

TWELVEHEADS PRESSTH479 Fayle’s Tramways £28.00

For much of the twentieth century a small train periodically stopped the traffic on the main road from Wareham to Swanage and for many people this was the only manifestation of an important local industry. Ball clay had been extracted from Purbeck since the sixteenth century but it was the

beginning of the nineteenth that saw the start of serious exploitation. Benjamin Fayle built Dorset’s first railway in 1806 to get his clay to the coast and over the years the needs of transport saw a number of very individual railways until the 1990s. This book is the result of the author’s lifelong interest in the industry and his detailed personal knowledge of the mines and railways. It tells of the many aspects of clay extraction and mining, processing and weathering, tramways, horses, locomotives and rolling stock, family connections and personalities, merchants and miners, accidents and rescues, education and the school train, shipping and the effects of war.

TY MAWR PUBLICATIONSTMP47 Cardiff Canton Diesel Depot & Loco Duties £12.95

The first edition of this book was published some eight years ago and sold out quite quickly. Since then there have been a number of requests for a copy. With the 50th anniversary of opening the depot this year Ty Mawr

Publications have decided to re print a small number of copies and provide an update on the current situation with regard to the site. This has resulted in a couple of pages being amended. In addition the opportunity has been taken to update some of the captions, tidy up a few parts and correct some minor faults that were present in the original version. Comprising 96 pages with over 160 images, the majority in colour, this book covers the history of Cardiff Canton Diesel depot since opening in September 1964 right up to the present day following over fifty years continuous service.



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SIX RAILWAYS TO MERTHYR - THE ANGUS LEWIS PHOTOGRAPHS

This work features the photographs of local photographer Angus Lewis and depicts the railway scene around Merthyr at the time of the 1922 grouping, thus representing the last days of the individual companies before being taken over by the Great Western and LMS. It describes the six individual companies that were working into

Merthyr at that time; the Taff Vale, Brecon & Merthyr, GWR (previously Vale of Neath), L&NWR, Rhymney and Cambrian. Also included is a detailed historical account of Merthyr, which in the early 19th century was the most important town in Wales, before being overtaken by Cardiff. The account is interestingly titled Rise and Fall of Merthyr and traces the history of the town (with Dowlais) through from the early ironworks times to the 1960s when most of the six railways closed, resulting in the present position of ‘A Single Line to Merthyr’.

WRR77 £18.00WELSH RAILWAY RESEARCH CIRCLE

OTHER TRANSPORTAMBERLEY PUBLISHINGA3999 The Forth Bridges Through Time £14.99

With the road bridge celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014 and the iconic rail bridge freshly repainted, Michael Meighan tells the story of the Queensferry Crossings. Fifty years ago, the new Forth Road bridge opened up Fife to road transport in the same way that its rail neighbour saw Fife and all points north grow

and expand as a result of the extra traffic in the 1890s. Michael Meighan tells the story of the two Forth bridges, the predecessor of the rail bridge and the new Queensferry Crossing, which opens in 2016. In September 2014, a ten day festival is being held to celebrate the iconic Forth bridges. Profusely illustrated with images showing the bridges over time, from a variety of angles and with much of interest from ships heading for Rosyth for scrapping to unusual trains and even IrnBru advertising, for after all, it too is made in Scotland from girders.

A3786 World Water Speed Record - A History £16.99The quest for the Water Speed Record is one of the most dangerous, least forgiving and most unheralded of endeavours. Defined by the fatal crash to Donald Campbell in 1967 on Lake Coniston, it does not have the glamour that the Land Speed Record possesses, yet hundreds have made attempts down the years. From the

first official record set in 1920 in a boat called Miss America, where an astonishing speed of 74mph was set, to the last, 58 years later, where the Spirit of Australia skimmed across the surface at over 317 mph - a speed still unsurpassed. That 243mph increase in just under six decades hardly tells the story of the trials and tribulations that the likes of Campbell Snr and Jnr, Segrave, Don and Warby endured. The Land Speed Record has been beaten time and again by surprisingly large margins, but the Water version has been tougher and more pronounced.

COLOURPOINTCP047 The Belfast Urban Motorway- Engineering, AmbitionandSocialConflict £15.00

In the heady days of 1967 the Northern Ireland government announced the construction of an elevated, three-lane motorway encircling Belfast City Centre. Drivers would be able to soar over Belfast’s streets on sleek, concrete flyovers while mothers with prams chatted beneath. It

would require demolition on an unprecedented scale; yet the government felt that it was necessary to prevent exponential traffic growth from choking the city. Ten years later the plan was dead, only to be resurrected in a different form. This is a story that combines many of the great themes of Belfast’s recent history, including class conflict, urban redevelopment, the ‘Troubles’, the role of the government and the public/private transport debate. As well as appealing to those with an interest in civil engineering and infrastructure, this book is also vital reading for anyone seeking to understand Belfast’s urban development, the transport system that exists today, and who seeks to influence the city’s direction in the future .

CP057 Tracks of the City - Introduction to Railways, Tramways and Metros in Dublin £14.00

The story of the railways, tramways and metro in Dublin, a city which has long suffered from congestion on its roads. Over the decades, the authorities ignored the railways, and closed the city’s tram system, one of the largest in Europe, before renewed investment from the 1980s saw the development of additional lines

and stations, the DART, the Luas, and proposals for Metro North, Metro West and the Dublin Interconnector. The book also covers the future Luas plans and proposals for Bus Rapid Transit, and its generous illustration shows the important role rail and guided transport plays in keeping the city moving.

CROWOOD PRESS LTDCW865 Building a Portable Steam Engine £19.99

This practical, instructional book describes the construction of a model of the Lampitt portable steam engine, which dates back to 1862, and which provided power to drive threshing machines, circular saws, feed mills and other farm machinery. The construction of every component is described in precise

detail and the text is supported by many helpful step-by-step photographs. In addition, useful advice is provided about obtaining materials and about the tools that are required to equip a model -engineering workshop. Accordingly, the information provided here will enable the reader to construct not only the Lampitt engine but also many other engineering models in the future. When the reader has finished building ‘the Lampitt’ he will, in effect, have completed an engineering apprenticeship, and will have a model engine of which he can be proud and which fully reveals the skills that he has learned.

EARLSWOOD PRESSEWP45 London Taxis in Camera - A History in Pictures, Old and New £19.99

The shape of the London taxi has changed as the years have gone by, but the fundamental elements of the design remain the same. In this new book, we trace how the shape has changed, decade-by-decade, in a mix of archive images and specially shot pictures of preserved taxis. 96 pages, illustrated in full colour throughout.

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49Available NowEWP42 London Taxis - a Full History 2nd Edition £17.99

London’s taxis are famous around the world, as much a part of the capital as the red buses, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. Their story is a long and fascinating one, with constant challenges to the makers, owners and dealers As in the original edition, this acclaimed book tells the story of

the London taxi in detail, from 1897, when the capital’s first horseless cab, the Bersey, appeared, right up to the present day,. The book recounts the history of every major model and every known minor make, as well as the prototypes that never made it into production and all the political and legal manoeuvring and the troubles in the British motor industry that shaped that history.

ENGLISH HERITAGEEH087 England’s Motoring Heritage From The Air £35.00

The arrival of aerial photography came at a particularly significant moment in terms of the visual appearance of England. When Aerofilms fliers first went up in the skies in 1919, they captured a country that, with the obvious exception of some

large scale structures, had more or less been preserved in aspic in 1914. What we are seeing in many of the early photographs are essentially Edwardian, with fields almost reaching the high streets in many cases, and little sign of the sprawl that was to engulf them in the 1920s and 30s.The purpose of this book is to show the radical changes that occurred over the ensuing 50 years. We trace the outward expansion of places brought about by the availability of the car. We see how new arterial roads came into being to meet the needs of motor transport and how the centre of cities start to be rebuilt to accommodate it. We see how public transport changes, from trams to buses, and the scale of traffic congestion becomes apparent by the late 1930s.

BRITAIN’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGEA century ago, the market for picture postcards of industrial sites was even greater than it is today. Every industrial town worth its salt would have dozens, if not hundreds of different postcards on sale, covering every aspect of the working lives of its community. Several of these colourful and fascinating postcards are used alongside the author’s own original photography to

illustrate the story of working Britain over the last 300 years. The author focuses on the golden-age of British industry, from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Featuring canals, mining, iron and steel, railways, shipbuilding and shipping, manufacturing, and road transport, and with a comprehensive gazetteer of the principal sites open to the public, this handy-sized pocket guide is the ideal companion in exploring the rich heritage of Britain’s glorious industrial past. 144 pages A5 well illustrated in colour.

HAL93 £9.99HALSGROVE PUBLISHING

IAN ALLAN LTDI3662 Merseyside Transport Recalled £22.50

The city of Liverpool and the greater Merseyside area have undergone dramatic changes over the past half-century, particularly in public transport. The demise of the Liverpool Overhead Railway in 1956, the decline of the traditional docks and the closure of Liverpool’s tram system in 1957

are among of the most conspicuous changes. This book is a pictorial record in colour photographs, the vast majority of which are unpublished, of the variety of public transport that gave the streets and waterfront of Merseyside their unique atmosphere. The book includes buses, trams, the Liverpool Overhead and other railways (steam, electric and diesel), ferries, tugs, liners, cargo vessels, the Runcorn transporter bridge and the airport.

LIGHTMOOR PRESSBD981 The History of Thomas Green & Son Ltd £18.00

Thomas Green & Son, of Leeds & London, produced a prolific range of products but today are known principally for their road rollers, lawnmowers, tram engines and tank locomotives. All of these products are profusely illustrated in this well-produced volume. This comprehensive book, written

by a Leeds industrial historian, covers the complete history of the company and its products, including the key people who influenced the business.

STTSSTT66 Scottish Transport Magazine 66 2014 £6.50

The 2014 edition of this annual magazine contains articles covering Edinburgh’s new trams; Clydeside in the war; The Stronachie Distillery ‘Tramway’; Musselburgh Tramways; The Deeside Line; Scottish inventor Robert William Thomson; Aberdunedin Tramways and much more. 48 pages, A5 card covers, illustrated in colour and black & white throughout.

VERNON MORGANVM452 Images of Old Llanelli & District £20.00

The latest book from Vernon Morgan is a little different to his earlier publications, ‘James of Ammanford’ and the South Wales Transport Company Ltd centenary book ‘SWT 100’. This book has a mixture of industrial and street scenes from the

Llanelli district, including Burry Port, Pembrey, Kidwelly, Cross Hands, Bynea etc. There are several views of the Llanelly tramway system and the trolleybuses together with motor buses from the area including a feature on ‘Eynons of Trimsaran’, and a view of ex. Brighton Corporation 77 (FUF 77) in exile at Burry Port, (never before been published). Also included are many railway views from the area together with the steam locos, steam cranes and diesel locos of Llanelly Steelworks. A4, landscape, 130 pages soft back, with 180 photographs mostly 1 view per page.



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CAR BOOKSSHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTDS1432 British Sports Cars of the 1950s and 60s £6.99

MG and Triumph are remembered as the great British sportscard, but there were many others as well: Austin Healeys and Jaguars were grander and faster but they still embodied the same fun factor, and there were the bit part players too, who are now largely forgotten - but which also appear in

this illustrated history.SH762 Morris Minor £6.99

Well over half a century after it first appeared in 1948, the Morris Minor has become a much-loved classic car. It is as popular now as when in production. During the Second World War, when Alec Issigonis and his team began to design a prototype small car for the post-war era, few could have foreseen that it

would become the first British car to sell a million or that the revolutionary design features would stand the test of time so well. This book traces the evolution of the Minor through the different phases of its development to its demise in the 1970s.

S1447 Volkswagen Beetle £7.95Few if any cars have achieved the iconic status of Volkswagen’s classic, much-loved Beetle. With origins in Nazi Germany, it was rescued post-war by the British and enjoyed a meteoric rise in the late 60s. Volkswagen’s Director General, Heinz Nordhoff created a Beetle with the intention to perfect one model

of the “people’s car” which would endure. And it did with nearly 22 million cars sold worldwide. Author Richard Copping recounts the Beetle’s colorful story including the essential role played by legendary maverick ad agency Doyle Dane Bernbach who created the “Think Small” campaign.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BOOKSCRECYCR731 Telephone Service Vehicles £7.95

The 20th Century witnessed one of the great revolutions in mass communication with the development of the telephone. To achieve this transformation, a vast network of cables and wires together with a great variety and number of road vehicles to construct and then maintain the system were required. From the GPO and British Telecom to the

now-privatised BT, the vehicles used in the construction and maintenance of the telephone and more recent fibre optic network have been, and remain, a familiar sight on the nation’s roads. Bill Aldridge examines over 100 years of the history of the telephone service and the great variety of vehicles, from the humble Morris Minor to the high tech vehicles of today that the industry has employed.

KEY PUBLISHINGKE964 British Road Services £8.99

British Road Services, created as a nationalised transport operator in 1948, became one of the biggest road transport companies in the UK during the 1950s. In spite of partial de-nationalisation, BRS, along with its

parcels and other divisions, continued to be a major part of the transport scene up to the 1980s, when it was split up. Collecting the lorry numbers became a popular pastime during the early years and many enthusiasts have fond memories of the Ayers Red lorries which could be seen everywhere. We have made a selection of pictures from a number of archives, showing the vehicles at work, which will interest and please many classic lorry fans. The book is presented in landscape format as a perfect-bound soft back.

OLD POND PUBLISHINGOPP87 Scania 112 & 142 at Work £19.95

In the eight years from 1980 when Scania introduced the 2-series trucks covered in Patrick Dyer’s new book, they produced no less than 135,311 units. For much of that time the 142 held the title of the most powerful

production truck in Europe. Why was this range so successful? One reason was that the Scania’s advanced modular manufacturing system allowed it to cover weight categories from 16 to 174 tons without any special types. Operators could specify exactly the right truck for their needs and Scania’s production and efficiency were streamlined. Scania got both the engineering and design just right, matching improved versions of their tried and tested running gear with new frames and a modern, class-leading cab designed by Italian stylist, Giorgetto Giugiaro. Scania 112 and 142 at Work is Patrick Dyer’s seventh book in the series. Once more he has been able to draw on two hundred fine photographs, some from Scania’s own archive, as well as working shots by truck enthusiasts. 144 pages hardback.

VELOCE PUBLISHINGVE643 Mercedes-Benz Trucks £15.99

This is not only is the first new book examining the history and development of Mercedes-Benz trucks in decades, but is also the first to examine the brand’s truck products and operations from a truly global perspective. Originally perceived as a European manufacturer, today, the

company builds trucks in the four corners of the world - from the Americas and Australia, to China and Russia - and all of these entities and the products they build are explored here. Historical information and material from official archives is combined with original colour images of working trucks, including the very latest environmentally compliant models, to give the reader an in-depth picture of how the company has grown, both organically and by acquisition, to become the most dominant global truck maker. Extensively researched, and encompassing information from operators, dealers, drivers, and individuals, this unique book provides a never before seen perspective on how Mercedes-Benz developed its products.

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51Available NowMAGAZINESLEYLAND SOCIETYLEJ16 Leyland Journal Issue 16 £9.00

This issue of the Journal features articles on the Leyland Atlantean, 1956-1986; The MT Company and Homeland Tours; Leyland Comet Fire engines with a focus on Windover; Todmorden’s Transport part 1. 56 pages, A4 softback illustrated in black & white.

OMNIBUS SOCIETYOS514 Omnibus Magazine 514 £2.00

This edition, displaying the new format, takes a look back at ‘Christmas Eve 1945’ as well as the ‘Council Report’ from the secretary and a review of ‘London’s transport. As always, there is the interesting news, the ‘From the Archives’ articles and a the back page gives you a list of all the dates for your diary.

OS515 Omnibus Magazine 515 £3.00 In this April/ May issue of the magazine, the agenda for the Annual General Meeting, on Saturday 14th June, are included. Ben Colson, president for 2014, makes his Presidential Address and Tony Francis shows highlights from the London meeting in February. As always, there’s your letters, a look at the archive and important dates to

keep in your diary.OS516 Omnibus Magazine 516 £3.00

Subjects covered include: The quest to go green at Reading; Farewell to the Swilly; 21st John Hughes Anniversary lecture (Part 2); From the Archives; Stan Letts Recollects; Ensignbus; Nationwide News; Reviews and more.

OS517 Omnibus Magazine 517 £3.00This edition, for August and September, is full of all the usual snippets and articles including a 5 page article on Greater Manchester’s transport competition between Stagecoach and First. Wilkinson and Flynn describe how, in the last year, the competition between the two companies has heightened. In this edition you will also find

pieces on Geoffrey Hilditch and Ken Sutton celebrating their fascinating lives.

OS518 Omnibus Magazine 518 £3.00In this October/November issue of the magazine, Tony Francis looks at some more topical aspects of the industry and recent Omnibus Society developments in his ‘A little more on the Real World of Buses’ article. Philip Wallis discuses ‘London by Night’ as he goes around London photographing the night-time buses and Ken Swallow recalls

some 1953 visitors to Liverpool. As always, there’s your letters, a look at the archive and important dates to keep in your diary.

OS519 Omnibus Magazine 519 £3.00In this December/ January issue of the magazine, Tony Francis reports on the London meeting of the OS in September. Barry Le Jeune describes the events at the Presidential Weekend at King’s Lynn that happened in October. Tony Hall shares his snapshots from his summer visit to the Isle of Man. As always, there’s your letters, a

look at the archive and important dates to keep in your diary.OS520 Omnibus Magazine 520 £3.00

In this February/ March issue of the magazine, Ted Gadsby et al have written a reflection on the life of Professor john Hibbs OBE. Tony Francis reports on recent developments in Society administration and on the October and November London meetings and Tony Hall provides photos for the Midlands Picture Review. As always, there’s your letters, a look

at the archive and important dates to keep in your diary.

SHIPSAMBERLEY PUBLISHING A4557 Blue Star Line £19.99

The Blue Star Line was founded by brothers William and Edmund Vestey in 1911 to ship meat in refrigerated vessels from Australia, New Zealand and South America to the UK. Expanding into passenger services as well as cargo,

the line launched services to South America via Portugal and the Canary Islands in the 1920s. Possibly the most famous of the Blue Star line vessels was the ill-fated Arandora Star, torpedoed by a U-boat off the coast of County Donegal in June 1940 while carrying German prisoners to internment camps in Canada. Still going today, as part of a German ship-owning consortium, Blue Star consists of 137 vessels. In this book, noted maritime author Ian Collard provides a comprehensive illustrated history of the ships of the Blue Star Line.

A3591 British India Steam Navigation Co. Liners of the 1950s and 1960s £19.99

In the 1950s British India saw its trade disappear as the army began to move its troops by air rather than sea. No longer were the vessels to be used on the trooping voyages to India, Hong Kong and Singapore and other uses had to be

found for them For some, like the Dunera, it was schools cruising and for others like Uganda, it was use as a cruise ship. The last of the line went to the breakers in the early 1980s after a successful voyage to the Falklands as a hospital ship.

A1451 By Steamer to the South Coast £14.99Around the coasts of Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset, numerous operators of pleasure steamers ran services during the summer months. From P&A Campbell, steaming out of Southampton and Brighton, to Red Funnel and their round the Isle of Wight service and Cosens of Weymouth with voyages to Lulworth, Swanage and Bournemouth, as well as numerous smaller operators, Andrew

Gladwell brings the pleasures of sailing the coasts and the resorts the ships visited to life, using images of the ships themselves, as well as the piers and seafronts of the resorts visited. Sailing along the coast has all but disappeared since the 1960s, and apart from calls by the paddle steamer Waverley and the pleasure steamer Balmoral, one would hardly know that the British pleasure steamer had ever existed.

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52A3920 Caledonian Steam Packet Co An Illustrated History £19.99

The follow-up to Alistair Deayton’s David MacBrayne history tells the story of the other constituent company of Cal-Mac. Founded by the Caledonian Railway, the CSP vessels once flourished on the Clyde, sailing

to points in Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Agryll.A1853 Cunard - The Golden Years in Colour £19.99

The Golden Age of Liner travel was from the early 1900s to the 1950s, a period dominated by black and white photography, with little colour views. William H Miller and Anton Logvinenko show off colour views of

the magnificent ships, from the Mauretania and Lusitania to the Queen Mary, as well as the A Class liners of the 1920s and the sublime Deco Mauretania (2) of 1939. Experience the glamour of liner travel as it was for the Edwardians and through the 1920s and 1930s, in colour, as never seen before. The great transatlantic liners were often photographed in their home ports, as well as at sea, and the images here give an idea of the splendour that was ocean liner travel on the Cunard Line in the golden age of shipping. A mixture of colour photographs, period advertising and paintings give a feel for the Cunard of old, when ‘Getting There Was Half the Fun’.

A3387 Cunard’s Modern Queens £19.99In 2008 for the first time, Cunard had 3 Queens in service: Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria. QE2 retired during the year, sailing for Dubai on 11 November, while QM2 had reached her 5th

anniversary as the largest ocean liner afloat and Queen Victoria entered service. On 13 January 2008, all 3 were together for the first and last time in New York. After a successful first world cruise for Queen Victoria and QE2’s 26th and final world cruise, all 3 ships rendezvoused in Southampton on 22 April for the last meeting of these 3 Queens. Bowing out after a successful farewell season that saw her sail full on every voyage of the year, QE2 left Southampton amid the biggest fireworks display seen in the port since the advent of QM2 5 years earlier. In October 2010, Cunard once again had a 3rd Queen in service, with the new Queen Elizabeth, built in Italy and named by Her Majesty the Queen. William H. Miller’s selection of well caption images, tells the story of Cunard’s modern Queens.

A3860 Her Home, The Antarctic: The Royal Research Ship John Biscoe £17.99

The John Biscoe was the first research ship built for the British Antarctic Survey. From 1956 until 1991, she sailed between Britain, the Falklands and the Antarctic. With a foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh, who travelled to the Antarctic on the maiden voyage of the RRS John Biscoe, this is the story of just one voyage of the ship from the

UK to the British Antarctic Survey base in Antarctica. Illustrated with fabulous photographs by the author, as well as images from the Royal Collection, the book tells the story of the most famous of British Antarctic Survey vessels, the RRS John Biscoe.

A4262 Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography £40.00It is now a century since the Lusitania sank. For 7½ years after her maiden voyage, she crossed the rugged North Atlantic with punctuality and dependability. She had fast become a living legend, the ship of choice for many of the transatlantic travellers. Since her sinking on May 7, 1915, however, her wondrous career and technological marvels have largely been

neglected. Instead, the focus has shifted to her political importance, and on numerous conspiracy theories about her last voyage and sinking. This illustrated biography of the Lusitania discusses her entire story, from her conception and birth on the Clyde to her career and, finally, her tragic demise off the coast of Ireland; it reveals her as she has never been seen before. Prepare to take a journey back in time... step aboard the decks of one of the world’s largest, finest, fastest and most beloved ocean liners, and relive her history in all its splendour.

MACBRAYNE SHIPSDavid MacBrayne’s was founded in 1851 and soon grew to encompass all of the major routes to the Isles. The company was eventually taken into state ownership and amalgamated with the Caledonian

Steam Packet Co. to become Caledonian MacBrayne. This volume tells the story of MacBrayne’s in private ownership up to its nationalisation at the end of World War Two


A3986 Mersey Shipping Through Time £14.99The Mersey has changed over the past thirty years. The famous ships and shipping lines have changed or gone altogether, the means of shipping goods has changed and the numbers of people working in the docks have drastically fallen. With the advent of box boats and superfast ferries, we no longer see many of the traditional vessels that once

called. Ian Collard calls upon his vast archive, as well as modern images, to show us the changing face of the Mersey over the past decades. Inside are views of the Mersey ferries, the changing face of the docklands itself, on both sides of the river, and the ships that now sail up the Mersey to discharge cargo and passengers in the dock system.

A1454 Pleasure Steamers of the Yorkshire Coast £14.99For over 150 years, pleasure steamers and paddle steamers operated on day trips from the Yorkshire coastal resorts, sailing from Hull, Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington up and down the coast, giving the day tripper a taste of life aboard in exchange for a few shillings. From the ‘Bilsdale’, ‘Englishman’, ‘Yorkshireman’, ‘Coronia’ and the other

steamers that served the Yorkshire Coast, Andrew Gladwell presents a unique glimpse of these tourist steamers at the peak of their careers in the period from the 1900s to the 1950s. He tells the story of the pleasure steamers that once plied these waters, using many rare and previously unpublished images of the ships and the resorts they served. Learn of the dance bands that would once perform aboard, of the bombardment and shelling of Scarborough and of the paddle and pleasure steamer captains and crew that worked the Yorkshire coast.

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53Available NowA3804 RMS Queen Elizabeth- Cunard’s Beautiful Lady £19.99

Built at the end of the Depression and launched on the weekend of the Munich Crisis, the Queen Elizabeth’s maiden voyage was a wartime dash to New York to escape the Luftwaffe’s bombs. After a wartime career that

saw her bring an American division to Gourock every few weeks, she finally entered company service for Cunard in 1946. She sailed with her sister Queen Mary through Cunard’s golden years and was sold out of service in 1968, becoming a tourist attraction in Port Everglades Sold again, she became CY Tung’s Seawise University and was burned out in 1972 while being converted and was scrapped where she lay in Hong Kong harbour.

A2138 British Cruise Ship - An Illustrated History 1945-2014 £19.99When Arthur Anderson invited William Makepeace Thackeray to take a cruise in 1844, and to write about it, British shipping lines have offered passage for no other reason than leisure on their vessels. By the 1880s,

passenger ships designed solely for cruising were being built and the cruise ships kept many a shipping line afloat during the Depression years, such as offering booze cruises to nowhere for alcohol-starved Americans. Ian Collard continues the story of British cruising from the end of WWII, when Cunard began construction of their ‘green goddess’, the Caronia, aimed squarely at the American market. The 1960s saw a shift from line voyages to cruising as the major money earner for British passenger lines. The QE2 and Canberra made up the bulk of British cruise voyages in the 1970s and 1980s. By 1990, new cruise ships and companies were operating with a resurgence of cruising in the 1990s. From a low of 180,000 passengers in 1981 to some 1.5 million in 2013, British cruising is alive and well.

A2237 The First World War at Sea in Photographs 1915 £14.99Submarines and blockades dominated the war at sea in 1915. The major event was the sinking by U-20 of the Lusitania, which edged America closer to war. The Germans announced a blockade of Britain in February, using submarines to sink and harry shipping. A British blockade of Germany was announced in March in retaliation. Using its surface fleet

to stop neutral vessels, the British attempt was more successful. Attempts to bully Turkey into surrendering saw numerous Allied warships sunk off the Dardanelles and an amphibious landing took place there in an attempt to create a supply route into the Black Sea. By the end of the year it was obvious that the invasion of Turkey had failed and the soldiers began to be evacuated. 200 images tell the story of 1915, the second year of the naval conflict of the war to end all wars.

A4155 Waverley Steam Navigation Company £20.00On 8 August 1974, the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound. The PS Waverley has now spent more of her career in preservation than in service with the British Transport Commission and Caledonian MacBrayne. She is still a common site on the Clyde, Bristol Channel, the Thames and

around Britain’s coast line. Purchased by members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, many millions have been spent on Waverley in the intervening years to keep her in tip-top condition. Originally built for service on the Firth of Clyde, the Waverley is the most travelled paddle steamer in the world and one of the most successful of all the restored

tourist ships that still survive. After a huge lottery-funded restoration, Waverley is capable of sailing for another ten or twenty years, giving pleasure to many thousands per annum on her voyages around Britain’s coast.

A4417 West Highland Steamers £14.99From the 1810s, steamers have plied the west coast of Scotland. Many of the settlements along the coast had no road access and the only means of connecting them was by sea. With the advent of steam ships, it became possible to introduce timetabled voyages calling at many remote settlements and the larger towns of the

highlands and islands. One company made the West Highlands and Islands its own and that was MacBrayne’s. Other companies that served the area included McCallum and Orme, who merged to form McCallum, Orme and who pioneered the voyages to St Kilda that ultimately led to the island archipelago being evacuated. Using images from the West Highland Steamer Club collection, this book brings to life the last fifty or so years of travel by MacBraynes to the West Highlands and Islands. Superbly illustrated with the cream of the collection, every picture is a visual feast of the ferries and steamers of this most beautiful part of Scotland.

BERNARD McCALLBMB65 Cochrane Shipbuilders Vol 2 1915-1939 £19.50

This second volume of what will be a 3-volume set looks at the beginning of the Great War to the start of World War 2 and includes details of vessels taken into Admiralty service. The book has a detailed history of each vessel built between 1915 and 1939, yard numbers 627 to 1207. Cochrane shipyard had to cope with many problems during the period covered by this

volume. Obviously there was the Great War itself and its need for troops. It also had to deal with the requirements of the Admiralty. The book provides an insight into the advances in design which trawler owners were constantly seeking in order to improve the catching ability of their fleets. In Volume 1 the Cochrane yard had to move from sail-powered vessels to steam; in this volume we see the change from steam to motor power. The reader will also note the increased number of tugs, coasters and other vessels constructed.

BMB64 Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Co & its Associates £17.50This story of the company and antecedent companies and associate interests has never been told in full before. It is an interesting and exciting story of which Tynesiders, Teessiders, and the people of both Sunderland and Hartlepool are deservedly proud. It includes many excellent colour and black/white illustrations. The

terms for the newly created Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Company were agreed in October 1903 by the respective Chairmen from the Tyne Steam Shipping Company, the Tees Union Shipping Company and Furness Withy & Company. The merger of the Tyne and Tees companies with Christopher Furness’ Hartlepool to London coastal interest placed the Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Company in a strong position to compete with others on its passenger and cargo services to London, and near continental ports. Tyne-Tees withdrew from passenger carrying with the declaration of World War II in 1939.



54BMB63 Tugs in Colour- Worldwide £16.50

Written by Andrew Wiltshire and published on 14 March, 2014, this hardback book is the latest in the successful maritime series with stunning colour photographs and detailed captions of a huge variety of tugs in an equally

wide variety of locations. In this fascinating book, we see tugs in areas such as North America, the Caribbean, Australia, south-east Asia, and South Africa, along with tugs on waterways such as the St Lawrence, the River Rhine and River Danube. This book comprises 106 superb colour photographs.

FERRY PUBLICATIONSFP870 DSB Ferries £22.00

DSB (Danske Statsbaner) is Denmark’s national rail operator. Until the mid-1990s, it was also the nation’s largest provider of domestic and international ferry services. Initially, the DSB fleet consisted of train ferries linking Jylland, Fyn and Sjaelland, as well as providing international connections to Sweden and Germany.

From the mid- 1950s onwards, a succession of large and very efficient car ferries was added in response to growing car ownership. DSB’s ferries were of very distinctive design and they also had a unique onboard atmosphere. The last generations were notable for their impressive architecture and for the incorporation of modern art and furnishings, reflecting a paternalistic and social democratic state, providing high quality transport infrastructure for the people. This book documents DSB ferries in photographs and advertising memorabilia from the 1900s until the 1990s.

FP876 Folkestone for the Continent 1843-2001 £21.50This new book covers the entire history of the Kentish port of Folkestone from its inception in the early years of the nineteenth century, its purchase by the South Eastern Railway and the commencement of a tidal steamer service to Boulogne in 1843. Although the history of the port will for ever be linked with

Boulogne, other services were operated to Flushing, Ostend, Dunkirk and Calais and are also covered. The coming of the vehicle ferry service in 1972 greatly improved the port’s fortunes but after a disastrous first year’s trading, the Swedish Stena Line axed the traditional link at the close of 1991. Thereafter Hoverspeed and a number of purely freight operators lingered for another ten years before final closure. The book is enhanced by a wealth of historical and more recent photographs showing the port and its ferries, a complete fleet list, traffic statistics and maps of the port at different stages of its development.

FP886 Harwich Ferries £18.50This publication traces the history and development of the Port of Harwich. The book also looks at the services of the Port to Europe up until the end of the last century. A full fleet list of ships with detailed back ground information that have sailed in and out of Harwich. This book contains many unpublished black and white images.

FP875 Sealink and Beyond £24.50Sealink was synonymous with ferry travel around the British Isles. Sealink & Beyond reviews this famous business from 1969, through privatisation and hostile takeover, until 1995 when the name was quietly dropped. Providing a full operational history, the book places Sealink in the context of an era of rapid change: from the after-effects of

Beeching to the Irish troubles, the Falklands War and Thatcherite privatisation, the Sealink story was heavily shaped by a country at a political, economic and social cross- roads. Aspects also explored include marketing, the traveller experience, port operations and cruises. With the former Sealink fleet now dispersed around the globe, the authors have tracked the surviving ships and collated an up to date illustrated fleet list.

FP871 Silja Line -From Samseglande to Tallink £22.00Silja Line and Tallink are two of the world’s best known ferry companies. This book gathers together for the first time in English their entire histories, from humble beginnings with small steamers to the leisure orientated cruise ferries of today. Partial bilingual text in Finnish. 144 pages A4 hardback.

FP885 The Triumph of Great Tradition- The Story of Cunard’s 175 Years £24.50

In 2015 Cunard celebrate their 175th anniversary. Its heritage dates back to 1839 where Sir Samuel Cunard won the first British Government contract to supply a regular mail service across the North Atlantic. Since that date Cunard has had hundreds of ocean liners. Cunard’s golden age occurred after the Second World War

when the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth entered full commercial service. In the late Fifties Cunard faced the most fierce competitor, the Boeing 707 on the Transatlantic routes. This saw a great decline in the Cunard fleet but amidst the jet revolution Cunard gambled with their future on a new ship, the QE2. With the expanding cruise market in the late Nineties, the company was to see further new-builds, including the QM2. This anniversary book brings together the full story of Cunard and not only follows the history of the company but also many of the celebrities and film stars who have been associated with Cunard.

HALSGROVE PUBLISHINGHAL92 The Once-Ubiquitous Paddle Steamer £9.99

This book does not set out to be a comprehensive history of the paddle steamer. Rather it offers a series of snapshots of the fascinating story and enduring charm of the paddle steamer over the last two hundred years profusely illustrated by nostalgic historic images and the author’s own superb photography. It also

offers a look at those few precious survivors of the age of the excursion steamer, the ferry and of the paddle tug, and the efforts of those whose passion is to keep them alive and steaming.

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55Available NowIAN ALLAN LTDI3742 A History of British Paddle Steamers £25.00

There is a huge following among enthusiasts and the general public for the old paddle steamers that were once a familiar sight in British waters, both inland and around the coast. To cater for this interest the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society has collected a huge amount of material relating to the paddle steamers - posters, photographs,

postcards, publicity material, film and recorded material etc. The world famous Waverley is the last active ocean going paddle steamer in existence and draws huge crowds around the country, providing a glimpse of a bygone age of travel. The Kingswear Castle still sails around the Thames Estuary on pleasure cruises, and the world’s smallest paddle steamer Monarch still delights passengers around the Isle of Wight. This book explores the history of paddle steamers around Britain with a mixture of evocative photographs, nostalgic period publicity material and other memorabilia.

PEN & SWORDPS281 Cruise Ships The Small-Scale Fleet £30.00

This book focusses on the smaller market of ships that weigh in at less than 40,000 GT, but which are often much more stylish and aesthetically pleasing than their larger-scale counterparts. The elegant interiors and

luxurious features on display in today’s vast fleet of cruise liners remain unrecorded in all but holiday brochures. This book carries on in the tradition of Peter’s last release, giving a complete overview of the best of these ships, the cream of the crop, so to speak. Each colour profile includes external and interior views of the featured ship. Details of the design, building and service history of each vessel are provided with vital statistics of the ship and its facilities. This is a book of reference for maritime enthusiasts, would-be holiday cruisers and those who have been passengers. It serves as an impressive visual tribute to the best of the smaller scale fleet currently cruising globally.

MAPSEFE GUIDELTMAP London Transport Maps & Guide: A Collectors’ Reference Guide £15.50

This A5, 128 page, publication covers all underground, railway and bus maps for central and country London, correct to the 31st of May 2014. It is spiral bound and contains black and white illustrations.

STOP PRESSADAM GORDONAG402 History of Worcester’s Tramways £25.00

In his latest book the acknowledged tramway historian, David Voice, has written a detailed history of the tramways of Worcester. The chequered history of the system from horse tramway to electric operation is examined in detail. The sometimes fraught relationship with the local council and the impact of the tramway on the

city and its people are explored. This one system typifies the issues surrounding early public transport, with financial failures and dubious characters. The tramway finally ceased operation in 1928 after the city council had purchased it from BET, initially with the possibility of running it themselves. However, when the BET offered to run a local bus service the cash strapped council were quick to agree and the city was served by the “Midland Red”. The book is fully illustrated and many of the photographs have not been previously published. 108 pages, softback with around 100 black & white photos.

TWELVEHEADS PRESSTH480 Dartmoor’s Earliest Photographs Landscape & Place 1860-1880 £18.00

By the mid-19th century the new discipline of photography was attracting many skilled practitioners. This book presents some 125 images of Dartmoor in the 1860s and 1870s. Most have never been previously published in book form. They are the earliest precise record we have of the Dartmoor landscape – familiar, yet different to today, with some

remarkable changes in vegetation and buildings. Fascinating subjects include popular landmarks, but also archaeological sites, bridges, churches, farmland, houses, military training, mills, mines, towns, viaducts and woods, giving a unique view of Victorian Dartmoor, often with people giving scale and context. The nationally renowned photographer Francis Bedford is well represented, as are many local photographers, such as William Merrifield of Tavistock and William Spreat of Exeter.

TH481 Sail and Steam in the Plymouth District £16.50The extensive system of navigable rivers within the Port of Plymouth and the nearby sheltered estuaries and bays of Devon’s South Hams and east Cornwall are home to a varied local maritime history. Artisan mariners of each harbour, river or stretch of coast, developed

distinctive vessels and methods of working to suit their particular environment. Happily, between the 1860s and the 1960s, photographers were on hand to capture the results of decades, sometimes centuries, of this isolated nautical evolution before it vanished completely. The author has chosen some of the best photographs from his own collection. Most are by local photographers who demonstrate an intimate knowledge of their subject. Idyllic pictures set in sylvan surroundings disguise the sheer hard work being undertaken but the reality of the scene is described while personalities and vessels involved are identified.

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Swiss Trams & TrolleybusesVI1541 Zurich £18.00VI1540 Bern Geneva £18.00VI1539 Basel & Lausanne £18.00VI1520 Warminster Vintage Running Day 2012 £18.00VI1337 Western National Bristol VR - Final Days £18.00VI1273 Western National Bristol VR - Twilight £18.00VI1500 Wilts & Dorset - Damory Bristol VR 3 £18.00VI1406 Yorkshire Dales by Bristol £18.00

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VI0952 100 Years of Sheffield Trams £12.00VI0661 Aberdeen’s Trams £19.00VI1043 Bradford’s Favourite Transport £18.00VI1391 Cliff Lifts of Great Britain £18.00VI0673 Dundee Trams £16.00

VI0628 Glasgow Trams Part 1 £19.00VI0657 Glasgow Trams Part 2 £19.00VI1265 Hastings Trolleybuses £16.00VI1247 Hill of Howth Tramways £16.00VI1272 LT Single Decker Buses 1946-69 £18.00VI0453 Leeds Tramways £19.00VI0375 Liverpool Overhead Railway £11.00

VI0421 London Trams Part 1 £19.00VI0410 London Trams Part 2 £19.00VI0560 London Trolleybuses Vol. 1 £19.00VI0575 London Trolleybuses Vol. 2 £19.00VI1055 No Trolleys Round the Square £18.00VI1015 No Trolleys to Aquarium £16.00VI1318 No Trolleys to Loose (Maidstone) £18.00VI1316 No Trolleys to Piccadilly £18.00VI0954 No Trolleys to Tiger Bay £16.00VI1023 Passing of Pyewipe £16.00VI1002 Remember the Trackless £16.00

VI1050 Remembering London’s Trams & Trolleybuses £16.00VI0662 Sheffield Buses in the 1960’s £12.00VI0394 Sheffield Trams £19.00VI0738 South Shields Trolleybuses £13.00VI0929 Swansea & Mumbles £12.00VI0753 Tramways in North Lancashire £20.00

VI0754 Tramways in & Around Manchester £20.00VI1128 Transport in Portsmouth £18.00VI0928 Transport in Southampton £16.00VI0876 Transport in Sunderland £15.00VI0972 Travels by Tram through Belgium £16.00VI1132 Travels by Tram through Belgium 2 £16.00VI1133 Travels by Tram through Belgium 3 £16.00VI1269 Travels by Tram through Belgium 4 £18.00VI1263 Travels by Tram through Belgium 5 £18.00VI1276 Trolleybuses of S Lancs & St Helens £18.00

Visions International

VI1524 London’s Heritage £19.95VI1535 London Gemini 2 £19.95VI1533 Leyton the Movie: Story of Leyton Garage £19.95VI1534 Plumstead Delivers:Story of a Bus Garage £19.95VI1532 Streets of London Volume 1 £19.95VI1523 Streets of London Volume 2 £19.95

Video 125VI1593 Omnibus Archive- London & UK £16.95

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