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Midland Railway Locomotives Volume 4
£18.00
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This volume, the fourth in the series from Stephen Summerson on Midland Locomotives looks at the goods and later passenger engines designed by Johnson, and at those designed by Deeley, Fowler and LTSR classes.

Due to over-ordering this volume is offered at £4.95 off the publisher's price of £22.95 whilst stocks last.

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The Heyday of the Class 40s
£9.99
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The class 40 diesel from English Electric had a cult following over its last five or so years in traffic with several stays of execution until the last ones were finally withdrawn from traffic in the mid 80s.

Gavin Morrisson looks at the history of the class in colour from their introduction in the mid 50s to withdrawal and subsequent preservation.

Publishers price £14.99, now £9.99.

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The Hayday of the Peaks
£9.99
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Gavin Morrison takes a look in colour at the popular workhorse which lasted from the mid 1950s right through to the late 80s.

Good quality colour plates show members of all three sub classes hard at work whether it be on coal in the East Midlands for the class 44s, or the cross country work from the West Country to the North East, North west, or Scotland for the 46s.

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Streets of Glasgow
£9.99
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The various different forms of road transport in Glasgow are examined in colour by Alan Millar.

Good quality colour plates show the myriad of liveries worn by buses, trams, and trolleybuses in the 60s and 70s.

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Ilkeston & Glossop Tramways
£9.99
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Barry M Marsden looks at the history of the tyramway systems in Ilkeston and Glossop from their opening in 1903 to decline and eventual closure in 1931 and 1927 respectively.

Published in black and white by Middleton Press at £14.95, now offered at £9.99

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Chesterfield Tramways
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Barry Marsden examines in pictures and words the history of the tramway system in Chesterfield from its opening in 1882 through its heyday and eventual decline and closure in 1927.

Published by Middleton Press at £14.95, now offered at £9.99.

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Profile of the Westerns
£11.00
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A reprint of the OPC volume by Nicholas and Montgomeryfirst published in 1980.

Originally priced at £14.99, now £11.

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First Generation DMUs in East Anglia
£10.00
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John Brodribb takes a close look at the myriad of 1st generation DMU's which used to ply their way around the main and branch lines of East Anglia from the end of steam to their replacement by more modern types.

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CIE Buses 1945 - 1987
£10.00
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Cyril McIntyre looks at the buses operated by CIE in the Republic of Ireland in the period from 1945 to 1987.

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Modelling Irish Railways
£9.99
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Stephen Johnson and Alan O Rourke take a brief look at the history of the railways of Ireland before explaining how to go about modelling the railways of Ireland with its contrast in narrow and broad gauge and a multitude of prototypes to choose from.

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Passenger Train Operation for the Railway Modeller
£12.00
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Written by Bob Essery, this book published by Ian Allan seeks to give railway modellers an insight into the mysteries surrounding how passenger trains are operated. It looks at the deveopment of passenger services, formations, working practices together with a section on the development of passenger locomotives.

Published at £14.99, it is now offered at £12.

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Railways of Nottingham - Colwick MPD & yard
£12.00
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The railways of Nottingham, and especially the Great Northern's Colwick Motive Power Depot and Marshalling Yard plus the Colwick Estates Light Railway and LNWR Colwick shed are the subject of this book by Peter Barry Waite and published by Booklaw.

Originally priced at £19.99, the book is offered at £12.

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Britain's Lost Commercial Waterways
£11.00
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This book by Michael Ware and published by Landmark Publishing takes a comprehensive look at our commercial waterways in their hayday and prior to cargoes giving way to cruising.

Nearly 300 photographs and extended captions at the bargain price of £11 (was £14.99).

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A History of the London & Birmingham Railway
£12.00
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Previously offered at £18.95, this book by Peter Richards and Bill Simpson looks at the history of the section of line from Euston to Bletchley from construction to the 1990s.

Supported by copious illustrations, maps and diagrams, now £12.

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London's Scottish Railways - LMS & LNER
£12.50
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AJ Mullay presents the story of the railways in Scotland in the 25 year gap between the grouping in 1923, and nationalisation in 1948.

Published by Tempus at £16.99, it is now offered at £12.50.

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Liverpool & Manchester - 1 LNWR Lines
£12.00
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Bob Pixton describes in text, pictures, and maps the former LNWR lines between Liverpool and Manchester.

Published by Kestrel Railway Books at £14.95, it is now offered at £12.

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Rowsley - A Rural Railway Centre
£7.99
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Glynn Waite and Laurence Knighton, members of the Midland Railway Society describe in words and pictures life at the former Midland Railway station and depot at Rowsley from the mid 1800s to closure in 1967.

Origionally priced at £12, now offered at £7.99.

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Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock Irish Railway Pictorial
£12.00
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Desmond Coakham examines in photographs and text the multitude of different types of narrow gauge rolling stock used in Ireland mainly in the 1950s and 1960s.

Published by Ian Allan at £14.99, this is now offered at £12.

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