Trains & railways: general interest books

When signalman James Tinsley arrived late for work on the morning of May 22, 1915, he could scarcely have imagined...  Read More >>

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Join our tabby heroes on the Santa Claws Express as they plough their way through red herrings, hot chestnuts and...  Read More >>

Great Railway Journeys in Europe features 34 fascinating train journeys, from cross-continental adventures to shorter,...  Read More >>

Book of schematic diagrams showing railway lines at track level detail including stations, signal boxes, tunnels,...  Read More >>

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The gripping story of how Ramsbottom became a railway town in the 1840s with the start of the East Lancashire Railway...  Read More >>

The Clapham Train Accident considers Clapham in its wider context, using official reports and expert interviews...  Read More >>

Covers branch lines that survived against the odds.  Read More >>

TRAIN DEPOTS are portals of travel. Travel to adventure. There is only four things you need to prepare yourself;...  Read More >>

First published in 1967, British Locomotive Design is a review of British locomotive practice during the century...  Read More >>

Embark on an odyssey through the heartlands of America and the wilds of Canada. Join Erik, as he rides the rails,...  Read More >>

Oakdale, California, is located on the south bank of the Stanislaus River in the state's great Central Valley. The...  Read More >>

The BR diesel locomotive types, that under the TOPs renumbering scheme became Classes 44s, 45s, and 46s, are best...  Read More >>

"More than 250 classic American locomotives. ""Let the country but make the railroads, and the railroads will make...  Read More >>

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Greensboro, North Carolina, is but one of many cities located on former Southern Railway's Washington-to-Atlanta...  Read More >>

Great Railway Journeys in New Zealand and Australia is an absorbing description of 35 trips that highlight some...  Read More >>

A superb edition with over 260 outstanding photographs and thoroughly researched, informative captions. Beautifully...  Read More >>

Great photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around the South West of England in the final years of steam...  Read More >>

"From the clattering steam engines of the 19th century to the high-speed bullet trains zipping across continents...  Read More >>

Rare and previously unpublished images celebrating Britain's diesel express trains, including the famous InterCity...  Read More >>