Trains & Railways: General Interest

'Fascinating' 'Books of the Year', Financial Times'London's twelve great rail termini are the epic survivors of the Victorian age... Wolmar brings ...

On 11 August 1968 BR bade farewell to standard gauge steam with the famous Fifteen Guinea Special. A steam ban was placed barring all steam trains ...

Best known as the Titfield Thunderbolt, Lion is one of the most beloved locomotives in railway preservation transformed from humble luggage engine...

The East Lancashire Railway is a well-established and popular 12.5 mile preserved line travelling from Heywood to Rawtenstall via Bury and Ramsbott...

From 1978 onwards, during the period often referred to as BR Blue, Stephen Owens was able to photograph for posterity some of what he saw on the ra...

Inspired by the hit board game that has sold over 12 million copies, travel the world from the comfort of your home with the Ticket to Ride Puzzle ...

Midland Red in Retrospect covers the period during the 1960s when the Midland Red bus company dominated the Midlands, operating the lion's share of...

Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in ...

This is James Waite's second book for Pen & Sword about narrow gauge railways. He has travelled extensively in search of interesting, and often...

Line by Line: Scotland is an illustrated guide to the countrys railway, showcasing a collection of images captured over around twenty years. A cele...

1980 to 1995 was an extraordinary time for the railways of Britain, especially the freight sector. In 1980 there was a unified, monochrome railway....

Between the two world wars there was a golden era of industrial design when the benefits of streamlining were realised, allowing for reduced wind r...

The last years of the twentieth century saw considerable changes to the railway scene in County Durham, including ECML electrification, the demise ...

The Great Western Railway was always a little different to the rest of the railways, and that was still the position when in 1955 British Railways ...

In the early 1990s, British Rail introduced the 182-strong Class 158 fleet, followed by the 22-strong Class 159s. These units heralded a new era in...

The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast. The history of Britains railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of gra...

Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around t...

Mention the name Carlisle to any steam enthusiast of a certain age and they will probably conjure up an image of bygone days when Stanier and Gresl...

Long before Wyoming was officially part of the union, the Wyoming Territory played a crucial role in westward expansion of the United States as the...

This book is about one ordinary persons efforts, largely carried out single-handedly and with limited funds, to build a model railway layout in his...

Great photography of locomotives on the East Midlands railways in the final years of steam traction compiled with thoroughly researched, informativ...

The north east of England was the cradle of Britain's railways in the 19th Century. It was here George and Robert Stephenson would shape the steam ...

In the late 1950s and 60s, steam motive power depots attracted railway enthusiasts like pins to a magnet. There was no need to wait on a platform f...

New Jersey''s Trolley Heritage is a photographic essay of trolley cars that once served Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Wildwood, plus the modernize...

The Bakerloo is the dull brown line on London's iconic tube map. It doesn't have the multiple branches of the Northern or District Lines, the loop...

Follow the Flag offers the first authoritative history of the Wabash Railroad Company, a once vital interregional carrier. The corporate saga of th...

The railway at Witham dates from 1843 and the branches to Braintree and Maldon from 1848; the cross-country line to Bishop's Stortford was opened i...

Hop on board as we journey through the incredible history of railways. Cherished, admired and frequently used as an excuse for lateness, the railwa...

The aim of the Watching series is to draw attention to some of the very interesting items around us, things that perhaps we don't notice as much as...

The 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 1976 For th...

CELEBRATING FIFES RAILWAYS. By the end of the nineteenth century Fife, like most of central Scotland, had a fairly extensive railway network servi...

Steam engines and steam railways have a long, fascinating history, with many exciting areas to explore. Whether you are visiting a steam railway, o...