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HYDRAULIC VS ELECTRIC: THE BATTLE FOR THE BR DIESEL FLEET
Written by David N. Clouth.
Stock no. 1823492
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Written from a layman's viewpoint this fascinating story will appeal not only to readers with an interest in diesel traction but also to those seeking to understand the facts behind its widespread introduction on Britain's railway network. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780711035508. Base of spine bumped. A few minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and is creased to lower rear panel.

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MANCHESTER RAILWAY TERMINI (SCENES FROM THE PAST: 3)
Written by E.M. Johnson.
Stock no. 1322474
Published by Foxline. Circa 1993. Very good condition.

Extended Third Edition. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870119304. Covers edge rubbed. Staples rusty.

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THE BOOK OF THE ROYAL SCOTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322457
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. A British Railways Illustrated Special. ISBN: 1871608996. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES COMPLETE ALLOCATIONS HISTORY 1948-1968
Written by Hugh Longworth.
Stock no. 2136408
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

A masterful and definitive guide to the complete allocation history of every BR steam locomotive that saw service on the network during BR's twenty years of steam. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9780860936619. Bumping to spine and corners. Hinge/joint next to title page is pulled apart with some chipping to paper.

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INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES INCLUDING PRESERVED AND MINOR RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES HANDBOOK 16EL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322298
Published by The Industrial Railway Society. 2012. Very good condition.

16th Edition. Orange glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 416 pages. ISBN: 1901556780. Spine bumped at head and tail, corners rubbed. Rubbing/wear to top edges of covers.

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ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH A PIONEER OF WORLD DIESEL TRACTION
Written by Brian Webb.
Stock no. 2136360
Published by Lightmoor Press; The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781899889457. Small knocks to spine and corners. Slight fading to spine.

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BAGNALL: A NARROW GAUGE LEGACY
Written by Alan C. Baker.
Stock no. 2136272
Published by Narrow Gauge Railway Society. Very good condition.

Green pictorial paperwraps. B/w photos. A celebration of preserved Bagnall steam locos and an investigation into the locos built to government order in the first world war. ISBN: 0950716987. Spine has some fading.

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MILK CHURNS TO MERRY-GO-ROUND: A CENTURY OF TRAIN OPERATION
Written by R.T. Munns.
Stock no. 1823113
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715386662. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and lightly creased across top edge.

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THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST TORNADO NEW PEPPERCORN CLASS A1, 2008 ONWARDS OWNDERS' WORKSHOP MANUAL
Written by Geoff Smith.
Stock no. 2135991
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

An insight into the construction, maintenance and operation of the first new main line steam locomotive built in Britain since 1960. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 154 pages. ISBN: 9781844259892. Small knocks to corners and top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent!

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SCOTTISH STEAM IN THE 1920S
Written by R.D. Stephen.
Stock no. 1822837
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maroon cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0851532454. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Rear hinge pulled. Price-cut dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, sunned, and has a 1" closed tear to lower front spine edge.

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GREAT WESTERN STEAM SOUTH OF THE SEVERN
Written by Ronald E. Toop.
Stock no. 2135806
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. B/w photos. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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SWINDON APPRENTICE
Written by A.E. Durrant.
Stock no. 1822421
Published by Runpast Publishing. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. An inside portrait of the Great Western Locomotive works. ISBN: 1870754107. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, scuffed and lightly scratched.

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