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MEMORIES OF THE SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY
Written by A. Barrett Jenkins.
Stock no. 1827397
Published by L. & S. Rexon Of Southwold. 8th 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Eighth edition. Small format. White card wraps. 33 pages. B/w photos. Covers lightly scuffed and marked. Contents clean.

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LNER 4-6-0 LOCOMOTIVES: THEIR DESIGN, OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE
Written by David Maidment.
Stock no. 1827396
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Covers the design, construction, operation and performance of all 4-6-0 locomotives that ran on the London and North Eastern Railway between 1923 and 1947 and the LNER designed engines that ran on BR's Eastern Region until the end of BR steam in 1968. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781526772541. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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THE QUINTINSHILL CONSPIRACY
Written by Jack Richards; Adrian Searle.
Stock no. 1827394
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The shocking true story behind Britain's worst rail disaster, a horrific crash in 1915 involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured. Black boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781590997. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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TOP SHED
Written by P.N. Townend.
Stock no. 1827393
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 2nd 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd Edition. About the Locomotive depot serving King Cross Station. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711018278. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Light bump to top margins (very minor). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HISTORIC RAILWAY DISASTERS
Written by O.S. Nock; B.K. Cooper.
Stock no. 1827392
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 4th 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4th Edition. Revised by B.K. Cooper. This revised work considers not only the most spectacular and catastrophic accidents but also those which illustrate the principles involved and were far-reaching in their outcome. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711017522. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned and a few minor marks. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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FROM SHEDMASTER TO THE RAILWAY INSPECTORATE
Written by Christian H. Hewison.
Stock no. 1827391
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author's life on the railways described in anecdote and factual survey his experiences of what must be a unique railway career. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715380745. Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Small foxspot to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor foxspots, is browned at edges and lightly creased to top of spine.

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THE WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY
Written by John Thomas; Alan J.S. Paterson.
Stock no. 1827388
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles. 3rd 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol 1. Third edition with new material by Alan J.S. Paterson. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0946537143. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustswrapper is very slightly faded to spine, small closed tear to base of spine (no loss).

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THE POWER OF THE A1S (POWER SERIES)
Written by Gavin Morrison.
Stock no. 1827383
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An indispensable reference to one of the great steam locomotive types in Britain's railway history. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935523. A few light, minor marks to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at base of spine and lightly scuffed.

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THE POWER OF THE ARTHURS, NELSONS AND SCHOOLS (POWER SERIES)
Written by John Whiteley; Gavin Morrison.
Stock no. 1827381
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos of locomotives. ISBN: 0860932273. Minor marks and knocks to horizontal edges of boards. Light fingermarks to rear endpaper. Pinholes to gutter edges of endpapers. Contents are clean. Price-cut green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, small nick to lower edge of spine, lightly edge-creased and a few minor scuffs and marks.

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RAILWAY LIVERIES BR STEAM 1948-1968
Written by Brian Haresnape; Colin P. Boocock.
Stock no. 1827380
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0711018561. Very slight fading to spine, light bumping to top & tail of spine. Rear board lightly scuffed. Knock to vertical edge of boards. Contents clean.

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LONDON BUSES AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827373
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The period between the outbreak of the Second World War and the end of the following decade was one of the most eventful and lacerating times in the affairs of London's passenger road services. This book covers the events of the period up to 1950, when the back had been broken of the task of vehicle renewal and London Transport had recovered sufficiently to re-start the tram replacement programme. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904711773. Pale foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly faded to spine, a little browned.

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THE LONDON TITAN
Written by Matthew Wharmby.
Stock no. 1827372
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is a tribute to the London Titan bus, a pictorial record of a type that saw service in and around the capital for a quarter of a century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780711032996. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has some spotting to verso (not visible to front).

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