THE DIESEL IMPACT ON BRITISH RAIL
Written by R.M. Tufnell.
Stock no. 1829048
Published by Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Few people's work can have had such a profound effect on the railways of Britain as that of Dr Rudolf Diesel. In a period of little more than eleven years, his engine revolutionised the nature of British Rail. This book relates the whole story of the changeover, describing the failures as well as the outstanding successes. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ix and 184 pages including index. ISBN: 0852984383. Spine rubbed at top & tail with small split to either side at base of spine. Spine is lightly faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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ADRIAN SHOOTER: A LIFE IN ENGINEERING AND RAILWAYS
Written by Adrian Shooter.
Stock no. 1829047
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The tale of a small boy from Surrey who had a fascination with anything on wheels and, also, loved to learn about people and what motivated them. He joined British Railway in 1970 and this view from the inside presents readers with a whole new picture of what was really going on within British Rail at various levels. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 239 pages plus index. ISBN: 9781473893191. Small, minor splash mark to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RAILWAYS OF AUSTRALIA (RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD)
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1829043
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second in the Railways Of The World series. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 284 pages including index. Top edge red. ISBN: 0713611901. Light rubbing to spine & corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine, lightly browned and a little grubby to rear panel, lightly scuffed to front panel.

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G.W.R. LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1829019
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Green boards. Oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0851534007. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Old price label to rear board. Light scuffing to boards. Contetns clean.

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME NINE
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1829010
Published by Challenger Publications. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gresley 8-Coupled Engines. Classes 01, 02, P1, P2 & U1. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 94 pages. ISBN: 1899624074. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly faded to spine.

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THE BANBURY & CHELTENHAM RAILWAY VOLUME ONE
Written by William Hemmings.
Stock no. 1829009
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This first volume details the history of the line up to 1939. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages. ISBN: 1874103887. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly edge-creased.

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ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF THE AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY 1837-1969
Written by O.M. Kerr.
Stock no. 1829008
Published by DPA-LTA Enterprises Inc.. Circa 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Includes continued Bombardier production in Montreal Canada until 1979. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Full of b/w photos of locomotives. 224 pages. ISBN: 0919295355. Spine lightly faded. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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RAILS TO KENILWORTH AND MILVERTON
Written by Robin D. Leach.
Stock no. 1829004
Published by Odibourne Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w drawings and photos. 88 pages. ISBN: 0953360717. SIGNED by the author (name only, no dedication) to title page. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Scuff marks to spine edge of rear cover. Contents clean.

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CHILTERN RAILWAYS: THE INSIDE STORY
Written by Adrian Shooter.
Stock no. 1828998
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An insight to the business strategy and its delivery that underpinned the performance of one of Rail Privatisation's greatest successes. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 188 pages. ISBN: 9781526792495. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper with light scuffing.

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME SIXTEEN
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1828997
Published by Booklaw Railbus. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Class L1, V1/V3 Gresley & Thompson L1 Six-coupled Tank Engines. Large format. B/w photos. 94 pages. ISBN: 1899624449. A nice copy. White & green dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1828995
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than 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. Text block and margins lightly browned. Tiny mark to lower edge of page 64 and 65. Otherwise contents clean. Includes Audio CD in pocket to front pastedown (unknown if it is working). Black pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly scuffed with heavier score mark to rear panel.

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RAILWAYS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Written by John R. Day.
Stock no. 1828987
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the building of the railways of Southern Africa. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Endpapers are maps. 143 pages including index. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut orange pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, grubby to rear panel and lightly faded to spine.

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