Railway technology, engineering & trades books

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The Steam Locomotive: A History

The Steam Locomotive: A History

Author: David Ross
ISBN: 9780752439167
Format: Paperback
$49.95

The railway locomotive was invented by a Cornishman called Richard Trevithick in February 1804. From small beginnings,...  Read More >>

Sternwheelers & Canyon Cats: Whitewater Freighting on the Upper Fraser

Sternwheelers & Canyon Cats: Whitewater Freighting on...

Author: Jack Boudreau
ISBN: 9781894759205
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Presents the story of the 'Canyon Cats' who made their living running the Grand Canyon and other equally dangerous...  Read More >>

Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Vol I 1921 - 1955

Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Vol I...

Author: John Dunn
ISBN: 9781877058424
Format: Hardback
$158.27

The history of Commonwealth Engineering spans some 70 years and its story is really a window into Australia's industrial...  Read More >>

Computers in Railways: Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems

Computers in Railways: Computer System Design and Operation...

Author: J. Allan ,  C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology)
ISBN: 9781845641771
Format: Hardback
$1288.58

Containing papers presented at COMPRAIL 2006, this book represents research, development and application of computers...  Read More >>

Visionary Pragmatist: Sir Vincent Raven: North Eastern Railway Locomotive Engineer

Visionary Pragmatist: Sir Vincent Raven: North Eastern...

Author: Andrew Everett
ISBN: 9780752439242
Format: Paperback
$49.99

A biography of Sir Vincent Raven  Read More >>

Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers

Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers...

Author: David Black
ISBN: 9781932394696
Format: Paperback
$118.67

A new level of programming power and versatility awaits Ruby on Rails developers who master not only the conventions...  Read More >>

Isambard's Kingdom: Travels in Brunel's England

Isambard's Kingdom: Travels in Brunel's England

Author: Judy Jones
ISBN: 9780750942829
Format: Paperback
$49.95

Isambard's kingdom  Read More >>

Brunel: A Railtour of His Achevements

Brunel: A Railtour of His Achevements

Author: Vic Mitchell
ISBN: 9781904474746
Format: Hardback
$51.62

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London Midland Steam in Retrospect

London Midland Steam in Retrospect

Author: Eric Sawford
ISBN: 9780750942621
Format: Paperback
$55.00

London Midland steam in retrospect  Read More >>

Intermodal Freight Transport

Intermodal Freight Transport

Author: David Lowe
ISBN: 9780750659352
Format: Paperback
$121.95

Providing an introduction to the concept of intermodal freight transport, this work recounts both European experience...  Read More >>

Sir Vincent Raven and the North Eastern Railway

Sir Vincent Raven and the North Eastern Railway

Author: Peter Grafton
ISBN: 9780853616405
Format: Paperback
$30.92

Features the biography of Sir Vincent Raven.  Read More >>

Mechanics of Ballasted Rail Tracks: A Geotechnical Perspective

Mechanics of Ballasted Rail Tracks: A Geotechnical Perspective...

Author: Buddhima Indraratna (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) ,  Wadud Salim (University of Wollongong, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415383295
Format: Hardback
$180.00

The strength, deformation and degradation behaviour of ballast and the effectiveness of geosynthetics in stabilising...  Read More >>

Practical Railway Engineering (2nd Edition)

Practical Railway Engineering (2nd Edition)

Author: Clifford Frederick Bonnett (Retired, Imperial College London, Uk)
ISBN: 9781860945151
Format: Hardback
$178.54

Covers the very wide spectrum of all aspects of railway engineering for all engineering disciplines, in a 'broad...  Read More >>

The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology

The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology

Author: H. Roger Grant
ISBN: 9780313330797
Format: Hardback
$80.00

The railway altered the landscape to the United States. Within a few decades of the invention of the locomotive,...  Read More >>

History of the Underground Railroad: In Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania

History of the Underground Railroad: In Chester and...

Author: R. C. Smedley ,  Christopher Densmore
ISBN: 9780811731898
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Originally published in 1883 and long out of print, this remarkable volume examines the Underground Railroad as...  Read More >>

Michigan Railroad Lines: Volumes 1 & 2

Michigan Railroad Lines: Volumes 1 & 2

Author: Graydon M. Meints
ISBN: 9780870136931
Format: Hardback
$396.00

"This work covers each of Michigan's ""steam"" and electric railroads, detailing every main and branch line of every...  Read More >>

British Railway Signalling Practice: Signalling Relays and Circuits

British Railway Signalling Practice: Signalling Relays...

Author:
ISBN: 9780902390201
Format: Paperback
$51.75

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Rail, Steam, and Speed: "The ""Rocket"" and the Birth of Steam Locomotion"

Rail, Steam, and Speed: "The ""Rocket"" and the Birth...

Author: Christopher McGowan
ISBN: 9780231134743
Format: Hardback
$104.50

From October 6 through 14, 1829, in a village just outside Liverpool, England, spectators gathered to witness one...  Read More >>

The New York Subway: Its Construction and Equipment

The New York Subway: Its Construction and Equipment...

Author: Brian J. Cudahy ,  Brian J. Cudahy
ISBN: 9780823224012
Format: Paperback
$63.95

This complete facsimile of the 1904 edition originally published by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to commemorate...  Read More >>

U-boats: General Electric's Diesel Locomotives

U-boats: General Electric's Diesel Locomotives

Author: Greg McDonnell
ISBN: 9781550461121
Format: Hardback
$132.00

The work of more than 50 top photographers pays homage to the bold dreams of the GE designers and workers who brought...  Read More >>

Locomotives of the Upper Midwest: Diesel Power in the 1960's and 1970's

Locomotives of the Upper Midwest: Diesel Power in the...

Author: Marvin Nielsen
ISBN: 9781583881132
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Featured are various makes and models of diesels used by the Soo Line, Chicago & North Western, Burlington Northern,...  Read More >>

Road and Rail Transportation

Road and Rail Transportation

Author: Harriet Williams
ISBN: 9780816054374
Format: Hardback
$92.40

It is hard to imagine a world without the wheel, yet there was a time before the wheel had been invented. This book...  Read More >>

How Steam Locomotives Really Work

How Steam Locomotives Really Work

Author: P. W. B. Semmens (Formerly Deputy Head of the National Railway Museum, York) ,  A. J. Goldfinch (Formerly Electrification, Plant and Machinery Engineer, Rail Board HQ)
ISBN: 9780198607823
Format: Paperback
$30.95

Describing the anatomy and physiology of the steam train, this work covers engine design, converting fuel into mechanical...  Read More >>

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