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PEPPERCORN HIS LIFE AND LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Tim Hillier-Graves.
Stock no. 1326985
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first detailed biography of Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire and the last LNER Chief Mechanical Engineer. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 259 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781526729859. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of book and dustwrapper.

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DIESEL RETROSPECTIVE CLASS 31
Written by John Vaughan.
Stock no. 1326975
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Essential reading for all those interested in the history of this locomotive type. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9780711032859.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES 1948
Written by Chris Banks.
Stock no. 1326973
Published by Haynes Publishing Group; Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A Complete listing of all locomotives more than 20,000. ISBN: 0860934667. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed and creased at edges.

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LNER 4-6-0 LOCOMOTIVES: THEIR DESIGN, OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE
Written by David Maidment.
Stock no. 1326963
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. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly creased at top and tail.

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SCOTTISH STEAM ALBUM
Written by Brian Morrison.
Stock no. 1326958
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At least one example of every type of steam locomotive to be seen only in Scotland during the decade of the 1950s. Large format. Pale blue boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860930211. Pale browning to cover edges. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is lightly edge creased with a small tear to the laminate at lower edge of front panel.

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CAPITAL STEAM
Written by Hugh Ramsey.
Stock no. 1326957
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0860934128. Spine very slightly bumped. Dustwrapper just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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LOST LINES: SCOTLAND
Written by Nigel Welbourn.
Stock no. 1326948
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 2009. Fine condition.

A cross-section of closed lines of regional interest and wider historical and geographical associations. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780711022768. Old price label to rear cover else a fine copy.

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SCOTTISH STEAM 1948-1966: THE RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANDREW GRANT FORSYTH
Written by Brian J. Dickson. Illustrated by Andrew Grant Forsyth.
Stock no. 1326943
Published by The History Press. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

The changing locomotive scene throughout Scotland after the nationalisation of the railways in 1948. Oblong format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9780750996655. Minimal rubbing to cover edges else a fine copy.

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STEAM IN THE EAST MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA: THE RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHS OF R.J. (RON) BUCKLEY
Written by Brian J. Dickson. Illustrated by R.J. Buckley.
Stock no. 1326942
Published by The History Press. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

A fascinating portrait of the changing face of the locomotive scene in the East Midlands and East Anglia from the later 1930s. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750984393. Minimal rubbing at corners of covers else a fine copy.

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STEAM IN SCOTLAND: THE RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHS OF R.J. (RON) BUCKLEY
Written by Brian J. Dickson. Illustrated by R.J. Buckley.
Stock no. 1326941
Published by The History Press. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Buckley's photographs illustrate the locomotive scene in Scotland, witnessed across his long career on the railways. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750960960. Slight rubbing to corners of covesr else a fine copy.

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ESSAYS IN STEAM
Written by John F. Clay.
Stock no. 1326936
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of articles from the Journal of The Stepehnson Locomotive Society, in celebration of its Golden Jubilee. Light brown mottled cloth, blue title to spine. B/w photos. 216 pages. ISBN: 0711001472. Spine bumped, slight fading and rubbing to cover edges. Light tape marks to free-endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is foxed on verso and is sunned to spine.

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SCOTTISH BRANCH LINES
Written by Christopher J. Gammell.
Stock no. 1827448
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book covers all the branch lines in Scotland. The origins and eventual fate of each line are described, with particular emphasis on what remains to be seen today. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 086093540X. Some pale foxing and damp mottling to endpapers else contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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