Welcome to the On-Line shopping basket for Geoff Gamble Books trading as Rail-Books.co.uk Here you will find the latest books released by Xpress Publishing. Those published in the last six months or so may be found on previous pages, or you can use the search button. Earlier titles can be found as available by downloading the catalogue at www.geoffgamblebooks.co.uk Please note that postal rates quoted are within the UK only. I am happy to quote for postage to other countries but please contact me first stating clearly which country you are from.
District Controllers View 15 Tunbridge Wells West & East Sussex published by Xpress Publishing.
This latest volume from Xpress Publishing (Summer 2011) gives the reader an insight into the complex operation of the former Southern Railway routes radiating out from Tunbridge Wells West including to Brighton via Eridge and via Horsted Keynes, Three Bridges, Eastbourne and Haywards Heath. The book follows the usual pattern of extracts from logs, maps and plans, timetables and locomotive rosters and allocations.
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Railways Through Summer Wine Country by A Haigh and published by Xpress Publishing in Spring 2011.
A Haigh tells the story of the rural railway routes in South Yorkshire immortalised by the popular long running BBC television series last filmed in 2010.
The book concentrates on the route from Huddersfield to Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley and is supported by maps, track diagrams and photographs.
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The Design, Construction and Working of Locomotive Boilers - An Engineering Appraisal by Alan J Haigh C.Eng M.I.Mech.E.
This new volume from Xpress Publishing (Winter 2010) gives the reader an insight into the complex subject of Locomotive Boilers in words and diagrams.
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District Controllers View 14 North Devon published by Xpress Publishing.
This latest volume from Xpress Publishing (Winter 2010) gives the reader an insight into the complex operation of the former Southern Railway route from Exeter to Ilfracombe, Bideford and Halwill Junction, and the former Great Western route from Taunton to Barnstaple. The book follows the usual pattern of extracts from logs, maps and plans, timetables and locomotive rosters and allocations.
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This latest volume from Xpress Publishing (Summer 2010) gives the reader an insight into the complex operation of the former North London Railway route from London (Broad Street) to Willesden and Richmond and all east-West Cross London Goods services. The book follows the usual pattern of extracts from logs, maps and plans, timetables and locomotive rosters and allocations.
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This latest volume from Xpress Publishing gives the reader an insight into the complex operation of the former Midland & Great Northern Railway route from Peterborough and Spalding to Kings Lynn and the Norfolk and Suffolk coastal resorts. The book follows the usual pattern of extracts from logs, maps and plans, timetables and locomotive rosters and allocations.
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Following on from previous volumes showing train workings, Xpress Publishing turns its attentions to the ordinary weekday and summer Saturday workings for both the Midland and Somerset & Dorset at Bath Green Park in the summer of 1957.
The book includes the full working timetable, engine diagrams, enginemen' s workings, locomotive allocations, train formations, loadings and carriage workings.
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Another operating history comes from Xpress Publishing; this time it is the turn of a busy Summer Saturday in 1961 at Exeter Central.
This location on the former Southern Region was well known for its complexity with re-engineing, splitting and joining up of trains, bankers, a local service and goods traffic to occupy the mind of the operators.
Railwaymen who were there at the time tell how all these different aspects of the job were carried out as a matter of routine with timetables, loco rosters, allocations and a blow by blow account of the day's activities.
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