Railway trades books

The gruesome history of the Congo–Océan Railway, a forgotten chapter in the story of colonial Africa  Read More >>

An enjoyable compilation of everyday railway incidents from railway professionals  Read More >>

Photo history of BR standard steam locomotives, workhorses of British Rail  Read More >>

The quarterly periodical has now reached issue number 62 with 63 to follow in November. It continues to be the 'go-to'...  Read More >>

Although production had ceased by the late 1950s, Beyer-Garratts continued to render sterling service in numerous...  Read More >>

The quarterly periodical has now reached issue number 62 with 63 to follow in November. It continues to be the 'go-to'...  Read More >>

A popular feature of our publishing programme for a number of years has been our facsimile reprints of selected...  Read More >>

The sixth volume of our quarterly periodical for followers of the Southern Railway, British Railways Southern Region,...  Read More >>

This book is closely related to the energy conservation problem of rail transport systems, focusing on reducing...  Read More >>

One man's record of a single locomotive class that had an endearing fascination; the LSWR 'M7' class.  Read More >>

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Scenes from Padstow to Exeter, from Bulleid Pacifics and the graceful Greyhounds to the humblest tank locomotive....  Read More >>

Since its founding in 1881, Canadian Pacific has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians. Most commonly...  Read More >>

Since its first issue published in 2007, The Southern Way has become the acknowledged definitive journal on the...  Read More >>

The fifth book in our popular Times series.  Read More >>

A celebration of signal boxes.  Read More >>

The abc Rail Guide has established itself as the comprehensive, detailed accurate and reliable guide to the railway...  Read More >>

Withdrawn locomotives and railway scrapyards have always exerted a morbid fascination for railway enthusiasts. Photographer...  Read More >>

This book follows the ‘Britannia’ class around the Regions from its introduction in 1951 to final withdrawal in...  Read More >>

Since its first issue published in 2007, The Southern Way has become the acknowledged definitive journal on the...  Read More >>

Drawing on steam era images taken from the Transport Treasury Collection, this book takes the railway epicentre...  Read More >>

The British Rail Corporate Image and its Rail Blue livery was the longest lived colour scheme carried by the trains...  Read More >>

Mallard & its fellow A4-Pacifics is a story of Britain learning from the USA, Germany, Finland, France and other...  Read More >>

Since its first issue published in 2007, The Southern Way has become the acknowledged definitive journal on the...  Read More >>

The 2022 Southern Way Special Edition is the story of author Keith Dawe's railway career which began in 1964 in...  Read More >>