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BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1331474
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A simple locomotive that was cheap to build and easy to maintain, capable of hard work. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Subscribers to the Webb Coal Tank Engine Preservation Fund listed. ISBN: 9780956929204. Spine and corners have a little shelf wear/bumping. Audio CD still present in pocket at front of book (although not tested). Dustwrapper is slightly spotted and slightly edge creased.

THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE AND NEWCASTLE CENTRAL STATION: 150 YEARS ACROSS THE TYNE
Written by John Addyman; Bill Fawcett.
Stock no. 1831653
Published by The North Eastern Railway Association. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Story of the high level bridge and central station at Newcastle Upon Tyne from the end of the 18th century to the present day including an outline of the early histories of passenger railways on Tyneside. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 152 pages including index. ISBN: 1873513291. SIGNED by the authors and two contributors to verso of free front endpaper (no dedication). Rear board a little grubby. Lower corners of boards very slightly bumped, worn. '95/200' written in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

THE BOOK OF THE SOUTHERN MOGULS PART TWO: U, U1 CLASSES
Written by Ian Sixsmith; Richard Derry.
Stock no. 1831589
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Steam locomotives. Large format. Black glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 9781911262220. Board corners lightly rubbed with minor bumping. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

THE BOOK OF THE SOUTHERN MOGULS PART ONE: N, N1 CLASSES
Written by Ian Sixsmith; Richard Derry.
Stock no. 1831588
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2018. Very good condition.

This volume focuses on the N and N1 Classes and contains a works history of every locomotive built, plus statistical data for all class members, including allocation histories, works overhauls, boilers, tenders, names and mileages. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 216 pages. ISBN: 9781911262176. Top & tail of spine and corners rubbed and worn, lower rear corner bumped. Boards clean. Contents fine.

WESTERN REGION STEAM TWILIGHT PART ONE
Written by Colin Walker.
Stock no. 1831569
Published by Pendyke Publications. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first of five projected albums recalling the final years of steam on the former Western Region of British Railways. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904318176. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A couple of minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

GREAT WESTERN COACHES APPENDIX: VOLUME TWO STANDARD PASSENGER STOCK
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1831537
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Specific Duty Coaches and the Brown Vehicles. Large format. Portrait format, contents in landscape format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 279 pages. ISBN: 0860931544. Edges of boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper says 'Volume Two Specific Duty Coaches and The Brown Vehicles'. Dustwrapper spine is very slighlty sunned and lightly worn at edges.

A PICTORIAL RECORD OF GREAT WESTERN ENGINES (VOLUME TWO)
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1831535
Published by Oxford Publishing Co; Haynes Publishing Group. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Churchward, Collett & Hawksworth Locomotives. Large format. B/w photos & drawings. 242 pages. ISBN: 0860933997. Reprint. Boards clean. Pale foxing to prelims else contents clean. Price-cut green dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear to top front spine edge and barcode label to rear.

A PICTORIAL RECORD OF GREAT WESTERN ABSORBED ENGINES
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1831534
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work examines in-depth the numerous locomotives inherited from the numerous smaller companies which were taken over by the GWR at Grouping in 1923. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 280 pages. ISBN: 0902888749. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing to top edge. Contents otherwise clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

FREIGHT WAGONS AND LOADS IN SERVICE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY AND BRITISH RAIL, WESTERN REGION
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1831533
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A highly detailed portrait, looking at the great variety of greight wagons and traffic carried by the GWR and BR(WR). Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Contents in landscape format, presented in portrait format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860931552. Reprint. Very slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

GREAT WESTERN WAGONS APPENDIX: A FURTHER SELECTION OF GWR WAGONS AND CRANES
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1831532
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A further selection of GWR wagons and cranes. Large format. Presented in portrait format, printed in landscape format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 193 pages including index. ISBN: 009028803X. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Boards clean. Text block has one or two foxspots. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustgwrapper is lightly scuffed.

NARROW GAUGE LINES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Peter Johnson.
Stock no. 1831531
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

A lively history of many of the best-known and most interesting lines across Britain. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711037663. A few minor marks to top edge of rear board. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean.

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Peter Johnson.
Stock no. 1831508
Published by Oxford Publishing Co; Ian Allan. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Snowdon Mountain Railway is unique amongst Britain's railways, quite literally a Swiss mountain rack railway translated to the grandeur of Snowdonia to ascend Wales' highest peak, Snowdon. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 9780860936312. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.