The Hidden Railways of Portsmouth & Gosport by Dave Marden and published by Kestrel Railway Books in Summer 2011.

Dave Marden in this companion book to those on Southampton looks at the myriad network of former standard and narrow gauge railways in the Portsmouth and Gosport areas.

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The Cheshire Lines Railway between Glazebrook & Godley - a route of strategic importance by Bob Pixton and published by Kestrel Railway Books in 2011.

Bob Pixton presents a photographic study of the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Glazebrook and Godley which allowed trains to pass to the south of Manchester thus avoiding the City centre. The informative text is supported by copious photographs and maps.

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William Brown presents a comprehensive study into the LNER 10000 "hush-hush" locomotive which was an experimental high pressure compound loco designed by Sir Nigel Gresley.  It was later rebuilt to resemble an A4 and was finally withdrawn in 1959 as being non standard.

Published by Kestrel Railway Books, the book is supported by black & white photos, performance data and drawings.

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Brian J Dickson presents a pictorial tour in black & white of Northumberland and Durham covering both passenger and the myriad goods services in the area from Nationalisation to the transition to diesels.

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Author Nigel Bray takes an in-depth look at the Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway which ran South from Salisbury through Fordingbridge to Verwood and on towards Wimborne.

A comprehensive history is supported by photographs and maps.

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David Larkin continues his study of wagons on the Brirish Rail network with a look at those from the 1983 to 1995 period.  The book follows the format of the previous volumes with number ranges and photographs.

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Howard Sprenger takes an in-depth look at the railways of Ripley Derbyshire including the lines to Little Eaton, Pye Bridge, Ambergate, Langley Mill, and Butterley.

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Terry Gough ARPS takes us on a tour of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways recalling in photographs his various visits between the mid 1950s to the late 1980s.

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Wagon expert David Larkin continues his in depth study of wagons by looking at the wagons introduced in the period from 1969 to 1982 with the transition from unfitted trains to those fitted with vacuum-brakes, and later when air-braked rakes of wagons became the norm.

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Dave Marden in this second volume looks at further maritime related railways along the banks of the rivers Test and Itchen.

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Bob Pinxton continues his in-depth look at various railway routes in the Cotswolds by looking at former Great Western steam on the routes which radiate South from Moor Street towards Leamington Spa and Honeybourne.

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This is the last of the triligy of books looking at the British Railways modernisation plan covering wagons from 1948 to 1968 by David Larkin and published by Kestrel Railway Books.

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A new book (Summer 2008) on the Bideford Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway from Rod Gardner and published by Kestrel Railway Books.

Local Author Rod Garner descibes the rise and fall of this unusual line which did not open until 1901 and lasted only 16 years.

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New from Kestrel Railway Books is a study of Southern Wagons and Vans by Terry Gough.

Supported by 4mm drawings and photographs, the book is a comprehensive  survey of wagons used by the BR Southern Region that had survived from the pre- and post- grouping eras.

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Following on from last years "Wagons of the Early British Railways Era" (still available upon request), Wagon expert David Larkin has moved on to produce a companion volume which seeks to cover those BR wagons introduced between 1955 and 1961.

Essential for the modeller, the book is divided up into the different types of wagon introduced in that period with batch and lot numbers, and supporting photographs.

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The latest book to emerge from Kestrel Railway Books is by Bartle Rippon who takes us on a journey along the Amble branch from Chevington in Northumberland.

Profusely illustrated, the book covers the history of the line, its short lived passenger service, and rundown of freight until closure in the 1960s.

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