Trains & Railways: General Interest

British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation, covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the nati...

A Privileged Journey is a personal and individual account of the author's youthful enthusiasm for trains and the travels he undertook in Great Brit...

By the late 1920s the existing trams operated by both the Metropolitan Electric Tramways and the London United Tramways were increasingly aged. Alt...

The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way...

This book in Pen & Sword's Gallery' series starts with a brief history of the Cambrian Railways' early years, followed by a magnificent compre...

This book examines in words and pictures the huge changes that have taken place in the last 50 years on the British railway network. We see how ste...

A volume of a new and exciting series illustrating one of the country's best loved railway companies in the days of steam.It consists of maps, char...

This book covers the history of the early diesel classes 21 and 29, which were constructed by the North British Locomotive Company in the early 196...

After the end of steam on the Southern in July 1967, the author concentrated primarily on recording the Southern scene, to start with in black and ...

This book tells the story of one of Britain's most successful heritage railway projects. Formed in 1960, The Great western Society was founded by a...

For this second book in the Transport Philately series on public transport issues featured on postage stamps, once again the author will combine tw...

Southern Maunsell Moguls and Tank Engines is a volume in the series of Locomotive Profiles being published by Pen & Sword. It describes the con...

A Pageant of British Steam is a book honouring the position to which Britain's Heritage Steam Railways has now arrived. Preservation has become th...

Many railway historians and enthusiasts only know about the railways in the Barry area, because of Woodham Brothers scrap yard, where so many locom...

An illustrated historical tour of London's 13 great railway termini, on a clockwise circuit from Paddington to Victoria. Londons railway termini a...

The ancient city of York has been closely associated with railways since their conception and promotion by the Railway King', George Hudson. Its i...

This book, as part of the South Wales Valleys series, deals with the former Brecon & Merthyr Railway line which ran from Bassaleg (north of New...

The South Western main line is one of the most important railways in the south of England. Colin Boocock spent a significant part of his life livi...

When British Railways (BR) was privatised in April 1994 a series of passenger franchises was created that included services on both the East Coast ...

Between soaring mountains, across arid deserts, parched plains and valleys of fruit orchards and olive groves, down glittering coastlines and along...