Trains & railways: general interest books

11023 books were found.

Chasing Steam in 1966: A Teenager in Pursuit of the Disappearing Steam Locomotive

Chasing Steam in 1966: A Teenager in Pursuit of the...

Author: Keith Widdowson
ISBN: 9781803995199
Format: Paperback
$44.99

A nostalgic look back at a year in the life of a teenage steam chaser at the end of British steam: steam-chasing...  Read More >>

The American Transportation Revolution: A Social and Cultural History

The American Transportation Revolution: A Social and...

Author: Aaron W. Marrs (Technical Editor (Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State))
ISBN: 9781421448497
Format: Hardback
$141.00

"""This book highlights the rich social and cultural history of the transportation revolution""--"  Read More >>

London Underground

London Underground

Author: Stephen Halliday
ISBN: 9781910821442
Format: Hardback
$19.99

Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: London Underground is a fascinating and useful reference to the history of the...  Read More >>

Alabama Railroads

Alabama Railroads

Author: Wayne Cline
ISBN: 9780817361679
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Offers a comprehensive, illustrated history that shows Alabama’s important role in the development of America’s...  Read More >>

Station: A journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design

Station: A journey through 20th and 21st century railway...

Author: Christopher Beanland
ISBN: 9781849948258
Format: Hardback
$64.69

Station is a celebration of modern railway architecture, from...  Read More >>

Diesel & Electric Loco Register 6th Edition

Diesel & Electric Loco Register 6th Edition

Author: Andy Chard
ISBN: 9781915984210
Format: Paperback
$67.15

railway loco diesel electric train trains growler  Read More >>

The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography: The Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Heist

The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography: The Inside...

Author: Ronnie Biggs
ISBN: 9781684815586
Format: Paperback
$87.09

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Shifting Lines, Entangled Borderlands – Mobilities and Migration along the Prussian Eastern Railroad

Shifting Lines, Entangled Borderlands – Mobilities and...

Author: J Musekamp
ISBN: 9780253068927
Format: Paperback
$82.99

Tracing multiple mobilities, entangled borders, microhistory and space, human and nonhuman actors, and the Royal...  Read More >>

A History of British Rail Engineering Limited

A History of British Rail Engineering Limited

Author: Richard Marks
ISBN: 9781399066358
Format: Hardback
$75.00

A new history of British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL), one of Britain's biggest and shortest lived engineering...  Read More >>

Allied Railways of the Western Front - Narrow Gauge in the Ypres Sector: Before, During and After the First World War

Allied Railways of the Western Front - Narrow Gauge...

Author: Martin J B Farebrother ,  Joan S Farebrother
ISBN: 9781526788818
Format: Hardback
$105.00

Describes the narrow gauge railways of Belgian West Flanders and French Flanders before WW1.  Read More >>

The Liberation Line: The Last Untold Story of the Normandy Landings

The Liberation Line: The Last Untold Story of the Normandy...

Author: Christian Wolmar
ISBN: 9781805462705
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The epic story of the railwaymen who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth...  Read More >>

The Liberation Line: The Last Untold Story of the Normandy Landings

The Liberation Line: The Last Untold Story of the Normandy...

Author: Christian Wolmar
ISBN: 9781838957520
Format: Hardback
$55.00

The epic story of the railwaymen who ensured Allied victory in World War Two, published to coincide with the eightieth...  Read More >>

Railways Remembered: The Western Region 1962-1972: The Blake Paterson Collection

Railways Remembered: The Western Region 1962-1972: The...

Author: Kevin McCormack ,  Martin Jenkins
ISBN: 9781800352827
Format: Hardback
$58.22

Blake Paterson was both a career railwayman and a railway enthusiast who worked for the Western Region, based at...  Read More >>

British Railways Diesel and Electric Locomotives

British Railways Diesel and Electric Locomotives

Author: Hugh Longworth (Author)
ISBN: 9781800352988
Format: Hardback
$90.56

Hugh Longworth has published a number of very successful volumes on British Railways' steam locos, DMUs and coaching...  Read More >>

The Railways of the Isle of Sheppey

The Railways of the Isle of Sheppey

Author: Graeme Gleaves
ISBN: 9781399095099
Format: Hardback
$90.00

The Isle of Sheppey sits just off the north coast of Kent, where the Medway and Thames estuaries flow into the North...  Read More >>

North British Type 2 B-B Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives, BR Class 22 - Volume 1 - Setting the Scene

North British Type 2 B-B Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives,...

Author: Anthony P Sayer
ISBN: 9781399045032
Format: Hardback
$85.00

The British Railways 'Pilot Scheme' orders of 1955 included six Type 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the...  Read More >>

The Railway Grouping 1923 to the Beeching Era: A New History

The Railway Grouping 1923 to the Beeching Era: A New...

Author: Bob Pixton
ISBN: 9781399088282
Format: Hardback
$90.00

When King George V ascended to the throne in 1910, world trade was increasing and at home the country's private...  Read More >>

Railways and Industry on the Vale of Neath: Pontypool Road-Crumlin Viaduct-Hengoed-Nelson and Llancaiach-Treharris, Taff Vale Extension

Railways and Industry on the Vale of Neath: Pontypool...

Author: John Hodge
ISBN: 9781399031387
Format: Hardback
$105.00

This book covers the Vale of Neath line, the eastern portion of which was originally the Taff Vale Extension line,...  Read More >>

Spirit of Northern Rails

Spirit of Northern Rails

Author: David Goodyear
ISBN: 9781399046961
Format: Hardback
$75.00

This book endeavours to capture the very essence of the railways in the northern UK, exploring in photographs their...  Read More >>

Branch Lines Around Preston and Lancaster.: Fishergate Hill (goods), Preston Dock (featuring the Ribble Steam Railway), Longridge, Knott End, Lancaster Old Line.

Branch Lines Around Preston and Lancaster.: Fishergate...

Author: Roy Davies
ISBN: 9781910356821
Format: Hardback
$51.62

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The Bluebell Railway

The Bluebell Railway

Author: Michael Welch
ISBN: 9781911658993
Format: Hardback
$90.56

Opened in 1960 to ‘preserve the puffer for posterity’, a trip along the Bluebell Line is one of the most relaxing...  Read More >>

The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies

The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies

Author: Colin G. Maggs
ISBN: 9781803996134
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Looking back at the impact of Britain's Big Four railway companies, 100 years later  Read More >>

TRAINS. A coloring book for Kids and Seniors.

TRAINS. A coloring book for Kids and Seniors.

Author: Alvaro CM
ISBN: 9798868170652
Format: Paperback
$23.73

Page Size: 21,59 x 27,94 cm (8,5'' x 11'') Book with more than 60 special images designed to color. It includes:...  Read More >>

Europe by Eurail 2024: Touring Europe by Train

Europe by Eurail 2024: Touring Europe by Train

Author: LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski ,  C. Darren Price
ISBN: 9781493078127
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail...  Read More >>

Thomas & Friends: Meet Team Thomas!

Thomas & Friends: Meet Team Thomas!

Author: Thomas & Friends
ISBN: 9780008616816
Format: Board book
$25.85

There are 12 favourite Thomas & Friends characters to meet in this large tabbed board book PLUS early learning concepts...  Read More >>

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