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Second Hand Books
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Second Hand Books
The Society's Book Shop at Weybourne Station
holds a large selection of second hand books. Those
shown below can be reserved for collection and are also available by mail order.
Payment by Credit/Debit
Cards can now be made.
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a Mail Order form
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| Title: |
Pre-Grouping
in the West Midlands |
| Published |
Oxford Publishing Company |
1984 |
| The
author has managed not only to compile an appealing text
but also to join this with a wide variety of pictures
covering the whole of the period from 1840s to
1922 |
| Title: |
Oxford
Rail Centre |
| Published |
Ian
Allan Ltd |
1986 |
| As a rail
centre it was almost unique, with the daily arrival of
locomotives from each of the 'Big Four' companies. This
together with the many local branch lines and yards and
the constant requirements for locomotive and crew
changes, made Oxford a veritable Mecca for the
railway enthusiast. |
| Condition |
Very
good near new.. |
| Title: |
Victorian
and Edwardian Railway Travel (From old Photographs) |
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Published
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B.
T. Batsford Ltd London
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1977 |
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The
books covers the early days of railway travel, the
introduction of restaurant cars and sleeping cars, every
aspect of rail travel is embraced from mid - Victorian
days to the period just before the last war.
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Condition
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Very
good. Slight damage to dust jacket.
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| Title: |
The
British Steam Railway Locomotive Vol 2 1925 to 1965 |
| Published: |
Ian
Allan |
1969 |
| Price: |
£9.95 |
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P
& P: |
£5.00 |
| The author,
while covering very fully the range of new designs
that have appeared this 40 year period, discusses the
many trials that have taken place, and the general
advance in the standard of performance. Extensive
references are made to notable locomotives built for
overseas. the book includes a magnificent collection of
illustrations, both in reproduction of photographs, and
in many working drawings and diagrams. |
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| Title: |
The
London & Scottish Railway, an Illustrated History |
| Published: |
Fitzhouse
Books |
1991 |
| Price: |
£4.95 |
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P
& P: |
£1.70 |
| From
1923 when 35 companies were merged to make the largest
railway operating company in the world , until 1947,when
it was nationalised, the much loved London, Midland and
Scottish Railway, was carefully documented by
photographers. The author has made an interesting
selection from this store of photographs which shows the
many facets of the companies operation. |
| Title: |
Industrial
Steam Album (Scarce) |
| Author: |
M. J. Fox G. D. King
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| Published: |
Ian Allan |
1970 |
| Price: |
£14.95 |
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& P: |
£1.70 |
| This book is
an attempt by two photographers to define the
unique characteristics of the Industrial railway
scene, whether it be in a factory yard or in a
rural quarry. The authors present a selection of
recently vanished and presently surviving scenes of
industrial steam at work in the hope of tempting
others to take a closer look at another aspect of our
fast disappearing national heritage. |
| Title: |
A
Pictorial History of Railways |
| Published: |
Hulton
Press |
1956 |
| Price: |
£8.50 |
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P
& P: |
£3.10 |
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The author
has presented in this book a unique record of the birth
and development of the locomotive and railway systems
all over the world. Well know as a railway historian, he
has welcomed the opportunity to cover the subject
pictorially and to demonstrate in a way that otherwise
would have been impossible how railways changed the face
and the nature of the man-made world.
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| Condition: |
Very
Good, slight damage and internal repairs to dust jacket,
book is sound. |
| Title: |
BR
Steam Motive Power Depots LMR |
| Published |
Ian
Allan Publication |
1981 |
| Price: |
£9.95 |
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& P: |
£1.90 |
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The book categorises each of the Motive
Power Depots listing its code and other important data.
The complement of locomotives is given at three dates,
-- 1950 , 1959 and 1965 showing the various
changes in power classification and variety of
motive power over the latter days of British steam
workings.
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P&P Code
Unless otherwise stated
A = £1.90 B = £3.10 C = £5.00 POA = Price on
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