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Hop aboard this fascinating journey through the early days of railway trains to the modern day superfast Maglevs which can reach speeds of 600km/h ...
A new and updated edition of the classic history of the British railway, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of train travel in 2025 ...
This book is the sequel to the author's two previous volumes on the history of the Great Eastern covering the Early Years from 1811 ...
In 1970, British Railways Board established a new subsidiary company to take over the design, manufacture and maintenance of its rolling stock. British Rail Engineering ...
Beautifully illustrated, this book is a product of several visits made by the author to Japan over a 14-year period. During this time, new trains ...
Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, The Times End of the Line chronologically traces the history of more than 400 long forgotten railway lines ...
As the technology available to model railway enthusiasts, in particular Digital Command Control, becomes more sophisticated, so the need for ever more accurate track plans ...
Hugh Longworth has published a number of very successful volumes on British Railways' steam locos, DMUs and coaching stock. His thorough and detailed research has ...
It is more than 200 years since the world's first steam railway locomotive hauled its initial load of iron ore and passengers on a ...
Perhaps overshadowed by more 'exotic' locos, the Class 31s nonetheless played a significant part in British Railways' Modernisation Plan. Intended for use on more lightly ...
The first half of the 1990s was a period of significant change for the BR shunter fleet, which by now almost entirely consisted of Class ...
The majestic mountain ranges east of Melbourne contained some of the finest stands of hardwood trees in Australia. To access the timber, a fascinating network ...
This book follows on from the author's book on the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives from their construction in 1937 to their operation in 1956 ...
In their book 'Gresley's Silver Link' the authors analysed the evolution of the A4s Gresley's and their service up to Gresley's death ...
