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Here you will find the latest books released by Kestrel Railway Books. Those published in the last six months or so may be found on previous pages, or you can use the search button. Earlier titles plus those by KRB publishing and Kestrel Railway Books can be found under Kestrel Railway Books. Older titles as available by downloading the catalogue at www.geoffgamblebooks.co.uk

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A Further look at Southampton's Quayside Rlys
£17.95
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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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Great Western Steam in Shakespeare Country
£15.95
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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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Wagons of the Final Years of British Railways
£14.00
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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.

Further volumes will look at the air braked varieties produced after 1968.

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The Bideford, Westward Ho & Appledore Rly
£17.95
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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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Liverpool & Manchester 3 Lancashire & Yorks Lines
£15.95
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This is the tird in the series of books by Bob Pixton and published by Kestrel looking at the various routes between Liverpool and manchester.

This time it is the turn of the former L & Y lines via Fazakerley, Wigan, Bolton and Atherton with copious photographs along the route and track diagrams.

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A Pictorial Guide to Southern Wagons & Vans
£25.00
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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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Wagons of the Middle British Railways Era
£14.00
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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 Amble Branch
£10.95
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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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