Nigels Notes
2018

14/6/18


Three new books now available from Lightmoor Press
Dalry Road Motive Power Depot,Edinburgh, 192 page hardback £25
West Gloucester & Wye Valley Lines (B.R. History in Colour(Revised, 2nd edition) 328 page hardback ALL COLOUR £30
West Gloucester & Wye Valley Lines (B.R. History in Colour) SUPPLEMENT to Volume 1 (all the new material that is in the 2nd edition) 48 page softback £7.50
p&p extra
See my facebook page (Nigel Bird Railway Books)  for illustrations of covers.
 
7/6/18

Amazing what turns up in The Oxfam Bookshop in Aberystwyth."Reflections of an Engineman" by Ken Ames, an Australian loco driver.The book was published in Oz by New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, this copy has a dedication on blank end paper and is also signed on title page.Substantial 160 page hardback.Can't be many of these in the UK!£25+ p&p to you.

5/6/18


5725 books now listed on my website, the biggest total ever and still got 1000+ to list! Have a browse https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults…
 
5/6/18

Just in11 copies of What Happened To Steam volumes 2,6,10,11,14,15,16,17,20,22 and 23. All vgc.£5 each including UK p&p or if you are quick all 11 for £50

25/5/18


New arrivals- and about to be listed, choice collection of wagon books-Thomas PO vols 2 & 3,Hudson PO Wagons (Oakwood) and his 4 volumes from OPC/Headstock,GWR Wagons combined (Atkins et al),Petroleum Railtank Wagons (Tourret) The 4mm wagon parts 1,2 and 3,PO on the Cambrian and two other odds Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotoves of Western Region (Reed) and The Deltic Locomotives of B R (Webb) PM me on fb or email me nigel@nigelbirdbooks.co.uk for prices etc.

23/5/18


JUST IN! 9 copies of Irwell's The Book of Photographic Accompaniments- Lord Nelsons 1 & 2, Coronation Pacfics 3,Princess Royal Pacifics 1,Patriot 4-6-0s 1,Schools 4-4-0s 1 and A4 Pacifics 1,2 and 3.All card covers and mint. £5 each plus p&p or £40 the lot post free (UK)
 
23/5/18

Did you know I can supply copies of Model Railway Journal on a one off or regular basis, to anywhere in the world.Current issue 263 just in, £4.80 plus p&p.Lots of back issues also in stock from £2 per issue plus p&p.Enquiries welcome.

17/5/18

JUST IN...Halfway to Heaven,Darjeeling and it's Remarkable Railway by Terry Martin.Limited edition of 2000 copies, this is number 1310.Fine copy in nr. fine dustwrapper.Mine is the cheapest I can find on line in this condition at £150 (post free to UK address for payment by BACS or paypal) Be quick........

16/5/18


Hot off the press from Black Dwarf Lightmoor Publishing
"We have now acquired the entire stock of Plateway Press titles. We will be adding them to our website shortly, mainly under Narrow Gauge. We shall also have them at all shows we do." I will also be selling all these titles.

ALSO ! For those who missed out on 'West Gloucester & The Wye Valley' the first time round and new enlarged second edition is now at the printers. For those who have the original volume we are also printing a supplement to it covering the pages added in to the Second Edition.

Also at the printers currently is the third volume by Harry Knox on the engine sheds of Edinburgh - Dalry Road.

All available from me idc.


15/5/18

Interesting start to the day, when the author of this book contacts you for advice! Operation Julie was a huge drugs bust in my local area back in the 1970's.Worth Googling to find out more!
https://www.stephenbentley.info/undercover-operation-julie/


14/5/18

The Railway Magazine continues to have very interesting articles.The current issue has one on water troughs ( I learnt a lot from it) and one on the way Scotland's railway is run, which appears to offer a good lesson in how the rest of the UK's could be operated.I admire Scotland taking redundant HST sets a very clever move for these superb trains.Talking of HST's, tomorrow night (Tuesday 15th May) on Channel 5 is part 1 of 2 programmes "Intercity 125:The Train That Saved Britain's Railways" looks interesting.


30/4/18


Two new Lightmoor books on the way-Ifor Higgon's Cambrian Diary, 72 page softback £12 and The Shrewsbury & Welshpool Railway (Including The Minsterley Branch) by Bob Yate,96 pages softback, £12 plus p&p.Orders taken.


27/4/18

Not sure how many of you have seen the free (and rather good) newspaper from Mortons Media "The Railway Magazine Guide to Modelling" (RMM) https://www.railwaymagazinemodelling.co.uk/
It has been going some 18 months now, I get a supply of 25 every month, I send copies out with orders.
The new issue (May) arrived today, the editor from the start,Sarah Palmer, is leaving, and being replaced by one Pete Kelly no less, former editor of Steam Railway,The Railway Magazine and Rail Enthusiast, now there is a blast from the past! Is it my imagination or are there only about 4 editors of railway titles in the UK and when the music stops (or a better deal is offerred) they swap chairs?

24/4/18


Just arrived over 600 books mostly GWR and Welsh includes all the classics:-
 Russell-Wagons, Coaches,Engines etc.
 Cooke-GWR Atlas
 Several Broad Gauge titles
 GWR Stations all 4 volumes
 Many Wild Swan Line Histories
 Hale-All 6 Steam in South Wales plus index, and Steam in Mid Wales
 Dozens of GWR/WR area Middleton Press titles (all mint and at £8, less than half new price)
 Lots more.
 Enquiries welcome for specific titles (not all are listed on my website yet)
email me direct
nigel@nigelbirdbooks.co.uk

or phone 01974 821281




24/4/18


3 BR (WR) public timetables for sale

15/9/52 ufn, 368 pages system map inside rear back cover, vgc £15
 20/9/54 to 12/6/55, 388 pages, lacks map inside rear cover,edges worn nr vg. £13
 10/9/62 to 16/6/63, 408 pages, system map inside rear cover, spine worn/chipped at top and bottom inside vg. £12

p & p £3 on one or more to a UK address.OR all 3 for £38 post included.(UK)

pm me via facebook (search nigel bird railway books), phone 01974 821281 or email me direct

nigel@nigelbirdbooks.co.uk



12/4/18

I shall be attending this event with my bookstall,located in The Corn Exchange (Town Hall) off Welshpool High Street.Do pop and see me if you can.Looks like a great weekend.
http://welshpooltransportfestival.org.uk/

A rare day off tomorrow-a visit to Lllangollen Railway Spring Gala  (without stall!!)

http://llangollen-railway.co.uk/event/spring-steam-gala-steam-gala-friday-sunday-15thapril-2018/

11/4/18

I am sure that everyone connected with the selling of railway books,(be they dealers or publishers) will agree that over the last few years demand has dropped substantially, for both new and used titles, due to a combination of reasons,the gradual loss of the "steam generation" of buyers, resulting in an over supply of many titles becoming available to buy, the growth of the internet where so much information is there for free and a generation that doesn't want to own anything "physical" be it books, cds, dvds etc.Fewer new titles have been published in the last few years,and print runs have reduced dramatically (now nearer to 1000 than the days of 2500+ runs) primarily since OPC was acquired by Ian Allan, which has now been sold to Crecy Books and Oakwood were sold to Stenlake, both of these sales leading to a substantial fall in new book output.
One newcomer to railway publishing is Pen & Sword, who are long established publishers of military books but fairly new to transport books (railways, canals and buses).Having just received their catalogue of new titles covering April to October I do wonder who they feel will buy some of the projected titles, for example-The Pacer Family End of an Era @ £25,The Voyager Family @ £25 Eric Bottomley's Transport Gallery @ £30,British Steam Sunset @ £19.99 and yet another book on The Welsh Highland Railway @ £30.I don't blame the authors (after all they do get paid!) but I do wonder how many of these titles will end up being heavily discounted just to shift them, which in turn does the long term sale of new books no good at all.Having said that a few on the forthcoming list do look interesting-GW County Classes @ £30 LMS Locomotive Design and Development The Life and Work of Tom Coleman @ £30 Stanier Black Five Loco's @ £25 and even Adrian Shooter A Life In Engineering and Railways @ £25.
Time will tell if Pen & Sword stay in the transport book market.

6/4/18

IN STOCK TODAY.British Railway Journal Number 79.
80 pages Ills. articles in this issue include-Blisworth In The 1940s,Chester Northgate in May 1949,Moel Tryfan A Casualty Of The Early Preservation Era,Ilfracombe In September 1932,The LMS Camping Coach Years Part 2,Vale of Rheidol nos 8 & 9 in Pictorial Detail,Across Roman Britain and Derby Lightweight On Trial.Card covers NEW copy. £10.95 + p&p


26/3/18


My next catalogue (92) will not now be available until April due to lots of unforeseen events (some pleasant some not) my apologies.However over 5500 books can be viewed/purchased/searched at https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults…

18/3/18

JUST IN....The Railways of Great Britain an Historical Atlas by Colonel Cobb, first edition 2003.Superb two volume set in slip case, in very fine condition.£200 POST FREE UK. The cheapest set anywhere on the internet (many dealers asking £400+) Payment by paypal or bank transfer only.BE QUICK!

16/3/18


Being a railway bookdealer and GWR fan,I would be one of the first to think that there is little or no demand for any more books on GWR Engines (after all we have Jim Russell's and RCTS books already) it appears I am wrong! Jim Champ's new book "An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development" a 356 page study is fair flying off the shelves, not cheap at £35 plus p&p but it seems destined to be a best seller.Good old GWR never fails to stir the senses.Plenty more on order if you want one.

15/3/18

NEW from Lightmoor Press-1-More on Caledonian Wagons a supplement to Caledonian Wagons and NPCS, Card covers £10.2-British Railways The First 25 Years Volume 7 London Western Region incl. The West London Line,Hardback,208 pages £22.50 and 3-The Golden Age of London's Railways from Old Postcards (Alsop)Hardback, 208 pages £25.All plus p&p

12/3/18

We are all fans of Thomas The Tank Engine are we not? Well-just in today 5 rather special copies of books in the series-No 31 Gordon The High-Speed Engine SIGNED by Author fine £20.No 39 Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines SIGNED BY AUTHOR, fine £25.No 40 New Litle Engines SIGNED BY AUTHOR, fine £25. No 42 (the last proper book in the series) Thomas and his Friends, fine £30 and Thomas The Tank Engine 60th Anniversary Ediition, hardback in dustwrapper, creased on rear £12. Prices INCLUDE UK p&p Be quick......

10/3/18


I have been asked to sell 2 Single Line Key Tokens for a friend.Dovey Jct. to Aberystwyth (BIN £250) and a very rare one Pencader-Lampeter.(BIN £450) I have listed both for him on Ebay with Buy it Nows.Although he will consider sensible offers.Both been in the same collection for over 25 years and are totally genuine and original.Ebay refs 202255729826 and 202255730563

28/2/18

Tomorrow is World Book Day, and for those of us in Wales it's also Saint David's Day (Dydd Dewi Sant) it may also be snowed in day too! As a SPECIAL OFFER ALL UK BOOK ORDERS RECEIVED TOMORROW VIA FACEBOOK or by email (nigel@nigelbirdbooks.co.uk) WILL BE SENT POST-FREE.Please mention WBD2018 when ordering.
http://www.worldbookday.com/

28/2/18

                                      LIGHTMOOR PRESS BOOKS

 As I hope you are all aware I can supply ANY in print LIghtmoor/BLD title from their very extensive list.A few are very near sold out so if you want any of the following let me know ASAP before it's too late-1-BR The First 25 Years Vol 2 West Midlands,2-A Tale of Many Lands:Alan Keef Ltd.,3-Motor Rail Ltd.4-South Eastern & Chatham Railway Carriages.5-Lines Behind The Front WW1 ROD Photo Record.6-Longmoor Militray Railway Volume 2 1939-1960.7-Caledonian Railway Jumbos.8-Caledonian Railway's Wemyess Bay Station 9-Haymarket Motive Power Depot.10-Private Owner Wagons of Gloucestershire 11-Cosens of Weymouth 1848-1918.12-Waller's Description of the Mines of Cardiganshire 13-The Commoners of Dean Forest.14-The Free Miners of the Forest of Dean.15-The Verderers and Forest Laws of Dean.16-Fine Forest Coal
Print runs now from all publishers are much lower than say 5 years ago, due to a declining market, this means titles can sell out fast so buy whilst you can!


Coming soon from LIGHTMOOR PRESS BOOKS *******Pre Order NOW****All these should be available within the next 6 months.Pre order now and I will advise you of price etc. when available only then do you have to pay.
1-BR History in Colour Vol 1 West Gloucester and Wye Valley Lines (2nd edition)
2-Supplement to West Gloucester and Wye Valley Lines
3-BR The First 25 Years Vol 7 London Western Region
4-BR The First 25 Years Vol 8 North East
5-Broad Gauge Locomtives of the GWR 1837-1840
6-Severn & Wye Railway Volume 5 Lydney Docks (Hurrah at last!!)
7-Southwold Railway
8-Stratford & Midland Junction Railway Volume 2
9-Mebourne Military Railway
10-Wishaw & Coltness Railway
11-Little Giants:Festiniog Railway Locomotive History
12-Private Owner Wagons: A Fifteenth Collection
An excellent looking list of things to come.I can see most of these selling out pretty fast.So why not pre order today?


25/2/18


What Happened To Steam by Peter Hands-Just had a few of these come into stock,hard to find as low print runs.

Vol 27 GW 57xx 0-6-0 Tanks card covers, 94 pages, vgc £8

Vol 40-GWR 22xx,32xx,56xx,66xx 0-6-2 Tanks and Vale of Rheidol,Welshpool & Llanfair (narrow gauge)1101,1140,1151,1338 and 1361 classes. 50 pages vgc £8

Vol 26-WD 2-8-0s 90000-732 & 2-10-0s 90750-74, 94 pages £8

Vol 32 Fowler Class 3 Tanks 40001-70,Stanier Class 3 Tanks 40071-209 and Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2 Tanks 41200-329,VGC 46 pages £8

Vol 38-LMS Class 4 Tanks 42050-42699, VGC 78 pages,£8
Prices INCLUDE UK P&P

enquiries/orders to

nigel@nigelbirdbooks.co.uk

22/2/18

As I have said before I have always been a huge fan of Colin Gifford's work.I have a copy of everything he has ever published.So I am delighted to see this on Kidderminster Museum's website.Not sure if it's his colour pics or what.I will keep you informed!
4th August to 19th August
An exhibition of photographs to commemorate 50 years since the end of scheduled steam services on British Railways. This exhibition will be combined with the launch of a new book by Colin T Gifford, and also several other events involving a special timetable on the Severn Valley Railway. More details to come.
A little more info on the forthcoming book " The book is called 'Transition' and covers basically the years 1955 (date of the modernisation plan) to 1968 (end of steam). It shows the decline in steam usage and increase in diesel/electric usage, and most pictures depict a mixture of motive power in some form or another images are in black & white" Hopefully available by 4th August.

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Another stunning series of books coming this year is the FOUR volume set, (with over 1000 pages) being published by The Merchant Neverers Association to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of BR Steam on August 11th 1968.This should be fantastic.Again more info. when I have it.
 
21/2/18


Just heard the sad news that railwayman R.H.N. 'Dick' Hardy has died. I never met the man, but those that did said he was a real gent in every way.He wrote some darn good books too.R.I.P. Dick

21/2/18


Still adding to catalogue 92 as some excellent titles came in last week.Aiming to get it out in March, sorry for the delay.

17/2/18

Just in! Fabulous book on South Wales Docks-British Transport Commisssion 1948,170pp + 38pp adverts.Fully ills.with super pics of the docks, also includes double page colour maps of-Cardiff,Swansea,Newport,Barry,Port Talbot and Penarth Docks, small 1 inch tear to bottom of page 62 (only in margin) Thick board covers, which are rubbed at edges, internally vg..This is quite superb if you have an interest in the docks of South Wales.Only seen this once before, many years ago.£35 and two abc's-1947 GWR NO UNDERLININGS, staples rusty £15 and WR Winter 1957/8 plenty of ink ticks against numbers, staples rusty.£8 p&p extra.(See my facebook page for images) BTC Docks book now SOLD.
 
15/2/18

Bit like buses. You wait for ages and two come in at once.I have TWO copies of the fabulous Hatherill book, "Slate Quarry Album" published by Roy Link.A HARDBACK 2nd edition SIGNED by BOTH authors £75 and a softback 1st edition 2001 at £40.p&p extra be quick if you want one of these....(See my facebook page for image of cover)
 
14/2/18

Another on line seller to avoid-BetterWorld Books.Just had delivery of a book from them.The picture on their listing showed a good condition copy, when it arrived it is ex library, no dustwrapper.This is a 400 page hardback and amazingly it came in a plastic bag and was badly bumped in transit.These sorts of sellers (World of Books is another) give the book selling trade a really bad name.
 Their automated system sent this "Many thanks for your email! I am just a robot, here to let you know that we got your email (Ticket 2760537)! Real humans will read and respond to your message shortly.

Due to the high volume of incoming messages, we ask that you refrain from sending multiple tickets. If you have an update, please reply to this message directly. Your email will be answered in the order in which it was received. They are doing everything they can to respond quickly. "
 Hardly surprising they are getting a high volume of incoming messages if they offer such poor service.
 It really is about time that the major on line sellers like Amazon and Ebay clamped down on these idiots before they do even more damage to the secondhand book trade.


7/2/18

Two new books from the pen (and camera) of Peter Barnfield are due in any day.Aberllefenni A Slate Landscape is a softback, 64 pages and is a pictorial record of the quarry in the summer of 1976, £12.95.(No signed copies available) Memories of Railway Journeys in Wales 1961-1964 is also a softback,112 pages and is the third of Peter's books of memories,£14.95 I will have a few signed copies of this title if you are quick!(the other two being Memories of West Country Railway Journeys 1960-1962 and Memories of the Withered Arm both in stock at £14.95) p&p extra.
Images of both books are on my facebook page (search for Nigel Bird Railway Books to view)
2/2/18
I have just listed this on Ebay.It has been in my collection for well over 20 years (may have been a Bitton purchase) sad to see it go but needs must! I know it's a rare enamel.In fact is it a unique survivor?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202214573561.To see image go to ebay!
2/2/18
Ah! The power of the Internet! On Tuesday I bought a book called Daniel Rowland and the Great Evangelical Awakening in Wales, he was a preacher with strong connections to this part of Wales, in particular Llangeitho, 2 miles from where I live.I thought I might sell it locally, but no! today it has sold to a buyer in USA.It's a small world.
1/2/18
All web pages updated (at last).
 Currently working on the much delayed catalogue 92, which should be available within 14 days.
1/2/18
Just when you thought I had gone away I am back!
 Way back in 2017 I lost my database and many other records due to a PC failure (I know I should have backed up!) Then other things happened, so I neglected this section of my website in favour of using my business facebook page.Hopefully things are now back on track (sorry) and regular updates will once again start appearing.
18/5/17

JUST IN!
 Light Railways at home and abroad by W H ColeGriffin and Co 1899 FIRST EDITION 339pp + 86pp of adverts Ills. numerous fold out plans, dwgs. etc the first major work on the subject of light railways the world over, countries covered include-England,Scotland and Wales,Belgium,France,Italy,India,Ireland and many more.Covers rates,gauges,construction and working, locomotives and rolling stock.Original red cloth sl. worn at head/tail of spine, bookplate on inside front board,overall a vg+ copy. This is only the 2nd copy I have ever catalogued in 30 years, needless to say it is very scarce indeed. £125.00 post included (UK)
 I am aware there is a poor quality paperback reprint at £20 ish but who wants that?
17/5/17
Plenty of books still avalable from my latest catalogue (91)
 20% off listed prices below until 1st June, 30% off for loyalty club members,all plus p&p
  36741.  "5079 Lysander": Great Western Steam Miscellany 3 Bradford Barton c.1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36731.  4588 (editor): Great Western Steam in the West Country Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36366.  Allen C J: British Express Trains  No 3-London Midland Region Ian Allan 1960 1st 72pp ills. abc style,no markings, voucher NOT cut from rear cover,card covers, nr. fine a super copy.  £10.00
  
   36365.  Allen C J: British Express Trains  No 4 -Eastern & North Eastern Regions Ian Allan 1959 1st 64pp ills. abc style,no markings, voucher NOT cut from rear cover,card covers, nr. fine a super copy.  £10.00
  
   36364.  Allen C J: British Express Trains No. 5-Anglo-Scottish Services and Scottish Region Ian Allan 1960 72pp ills. abc style,no markings, voucher NOT cut from rear cover,card covers, nr. fine a super copy.Scarce.  £10.00
  
   36810.  Anderson A: Flying Scotsman Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36813.  Anderson A: The Blue Train London-Paris-Mediterranean Coast Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers, vg. Scarcest of the series.  £10.00
  
   36806.  Anderson A: The Cornish Riviera Express Paddington to Penzance Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36808.  Anderson A: The Golden Arrow London-Folkestone-Calais-Paris Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36807.  Anderson A: The Irish Mail London-Holyhead-Dublin Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36811.  Anderson A: The Red Dragon Paddington-Severn Tunnel-South Wales Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36812.  Anderson A: The Royal Scot Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36809.  Anderson A: The Thames-Clyde Express London-Leeds-Glasgow Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36626.  Antell R: Southern's South Western Memories Ian Allan 1977 1st 112pp Ills.hardback,fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36595.  Arlett M & Lockett D: Great  Western Steam in The West Country OPC 1991 128pp Ills incl. colour, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £9.00
  
   36385.  Atthill R: The Somerset and Dorset Railway David & Charles 1968 200pp ills. colour frontis,hardback, fine in sl. edge worn dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36655.  Baker M: The Changing London Midland Scene 1948-1983 Ian Allan 1983 1st 112pp Ills.fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36654.  Baker M: The Changing Southern Scene 1948-1981 Ian Allan 1981 1st 112pp Ills. fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36557.  Barlow B: Didcot Engineman GWR Wild Swan Publications 1994 1st 264pp Ills. hardback, fine, top edge of dustwrapper creased SIGNED by author.  £15.00
  
   36824.  Barman C: The Great Western Railway's Last Look Forward (Reprint of Next Station from 1947) David & Charles 1972 113pp dwgs.reprint of 1947 original, which was the GWR's last "look forward" prior to Nationalisation in 1948.Card covers vg, with faded spine.  £8.00
  
   36525.  Barrie D S: The Brecon & Merthyr Railway Oakwood Press 1980 55pp ills. maps, card covers,vg.  £12.00
  
   36583.  Barrie D S M: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain-Vol. 12-South Wales David & Charles 1994 2nd edition 322pp Ills. large fold-out map inside rear cover,,hardback, fine in fine black dustwrapper.Scarce.  £30.00
  
   36524.  Barrie D S M: The Barry Railway Oakwood Press 1983 revised edition. 64pp ills.map,card covers vg.Scarce.  £15.00
  
   36535.  Barrie D S M: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1973 93pp Ills.map, card covers, nr. fine.  £8.00
  
   36582.  Baughan P E: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol 11- North and Mid Wales David & Charles 1991 (2nd edition) 276pp Ills. maps, large fold-out map, inside rear board,hardback, fine in fine black dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   36793.  Blake W A: London Midland Steam Doubleheaded D Bradford Barton 1978 1st 96pp, ills. hardback,  fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36796.  Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36797.  Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 2 D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper with faded dustwrapper.  £5.00
  
   36795.  Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 3 D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36798.  Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 4 D Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36391.  Blenkinsop R.J: Shadows of the Great Western OPC 1972 1st 96pp ills. many full page of Blenkinsop's high quality photographs, hardback, inscription on blank end paper, vg in vg dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36704.  Body G: Railways of The Southern Region  (PSL Field Guide) PSL 1989 revised edition 296pp ills.maps, gazetter, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36703.  Body G: Railways of The Western Region  (PSL Field Guide) PSL 1983 1st 280pp ills.maps, gazetter, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36371.  Bolger P: BR Steam Motive Power Depots WR Ian Allan 1983 1st 128pp Ills. track plans allocation lists etc.laminated hardback, fine.  £8.00
  
   36510.  Brasher R,Moon G & Stollery M: Swanage Railway Album Southern Steam Trust 1977 1st 82pp Ills. map, card covers rubbed, internally vg.  £6.00
  
   36396.  Braun M: Trains CFF SBB Zuge Led Editions Du Cabri 1988 1st 120pp ills.incl. colour,French and  German text, hardback,nr. fine in good dustwrappe with  2inch repaired tear.  £15.00
  
   36597.  Brock P: Calling Carlisle Control (Tales of The Footplate) Ian Allan 1990 1st 112pp ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.Scrace.  £13.00
  
   36667.  Burke M: Signalman Bradford Barton 1981 112pp ills.recollections of a signalman in the Manchester and Liverpool  areas,card covers, nr. fine.  £7.00
  
   36682.  Bushell G: LMS Loco's from The Footplate Bradford Barton c.1983 1st 112pp Ills. card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   36675.  Bushell G: LMS Locoman Wellingborough Footplate Memories Bradford Barton 1982 1st 112pp Ills. card covers, vg.  £6.00
  
   36676.  Bushell G: LMS Locoman Willesden Footplate Memories Bradford Barton c.1983 1st 112pp Ills. card covers, nr. fine.  £6.00
  
   36743.  Butt B & Fairclough T: Great Western Steam in Cornwall D Bradford Barton 1974 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36801.  Carter J R: London Midland Steam in The North West Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36790.  Carter J R: More London Midland Steam in The North West Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36702.  Casserley H C: Steam Locomotives of British Railways Hamlyn Publishing 1978 (Third Edition) 484pp ills. fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.Great ref. work on BR Steam.  £10.00
  
   36584.  Christiansen R: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol 13- Thames & Severn David & Charles 1981 1st 205pp Ills. hardback,large fold out map in rear,hardback, fine  in nr. fine black  dustwrapper,one of the scarcest in the series.  £20.00
  
   36578.  Christiansen R: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 7- The West Midlands David St. John Thomas 1991 (3rd revised edition) 319pp Ills. fold out map in rear,hardback, fine in fine black dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36611.  Coles C.R.L: Railway Through The Chilterns ian Allan 1980 1st 128pp ills. hardback, fine in cg sl. marked dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36714.  Collins P: Britain's Rail Super Centres-Birmingham Ian Allan 1992 1st 176pp Ills.maps,track plans, hardback, fine in edge creased dustwrapper.  £12.00
  
   36856.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 40 Western Valleys. Author 1984 1st 73pp track layout drawings, card covers, comb binding, fine.Scarce.  £25.00
  
   36857.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 46A-Rhondda Valleys Author 1995 1st 59pp track layout drawings,coverage includes Blaenycwm-Pontypridd,Maerdy-Porth,Blaenrhondda Branch,Clydach Vale Branch, Cymmer Branch, card covers vg  £6.00
  
   36858.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 46B-Pontypridd-Cardiff Cooke 1997 1st edition 47pp track layout drawings, card covers,fine.  £6.00
  
   36861.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 49A-Tondu Branches Cooke 1989 1st edition 54pp track layout drawings, card covers,fine.  £10.00
  
   36862.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 49B-Ely Valley & Llantwit Area Cooke 1994 2nd edition 31pp track layout drawings, card covers, fine.  £10.00
  
   36863.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 50A-Neath to Port Talbot Cooke 1988 1st edition 50pp track layout drawings, card covers,fine.  £5.00
  
   36866.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 51 Port Talbot & Cymmer Branches Author 1996 2nd edition. 55pp track layout drawings, card covers fine.  £15.00
  
   36855.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 52 Neath & Brecon Rly. Author 1982 1st 53pp track layout drawings, card covers, comb binding, fine  £10.00
  
   36867.  Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 55 Swansea GWR Cooke 1984 1st edition 51pp track layout drawings,spiral bound card covers, vg.  £20.00
  
   36791.  Cookson P: London Midland Steam In Yorkshire D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36370.  Coombs L F E: The Harrow Railway Disaster 1952 David and Charles 1984 164pp Ills. map, track diagrams, hardback, nr. fine no dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36656.  Cooper W D & D S: LMS Days Ian Allan 1979 1st 80pp Ills.fine in fine dustwrapper.  £5.00
  
   36394.  Corlett E: The Iron Ship (The Story of Brunel's SS Great Britain) Conway Maritime Press 2005 216pp Ills. dwgs. very detailed, technical study.Card covers, fine.  £10.00
  
   36819.  Cox E S: Locomotive Panorama Vol.1 & Vol.2. Ian Allan 1965 1st & 1966 1st Vol. 1 - 164pp, Ills.dwgs, hardback, inscription and brown tape mark on blank end paper,covered in clear film, vg in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. Vol. 2 - 158pp,  ills. dwgs, hardback,sl. foxing to end papers, vg in vg dustwrapper.  A very nice set of first edition hardbacks,sold as a pair.  £40.00
  
   36834.  Cozens L: The Corris Railway Author 1949 1st 40pp Ills. scarce history, privately published by the author, card covers, inscription inside front cover VG.  £10.00
  
   36833.  Cozens L: The Mawddwy Railway with the Hendre-Ddu Tramway Author 1954 1st 64pp Ills. scarce history privately published by the author, card covers vg.Scarce.  £12.00
  
   36837.  Cozens L: The Tal-y-llyn Railway Author 1948 1st 24pp Ills.maps, self published in 1948, original copies are very hard to fine,card covers, vg.  £12.00
  
   36835.  Cozens L: The Van and Kerry Railways with the Kerry Tramway Author 1953 1st 44pp Ills. scarce history, privately published by the author, very small print run.Staples have rusted and left marks, inscription on title page,good.  £10.00
  
   36376.  Cozens L: The Van and Kerry Railways with the Kerry Tramway Author 1953 1st 44pp Ills. scarce history, privately published by the author, very small print run.Staples have rusted and left marks but have now been removed.Card covers good+.Scarce.  £12.00
  
   36832.  Cozens L: The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Cozens 1951 1st 32pp Ills.map,drawings,card covers,vg.Scarce early history.  £10.00
  
   36756.  Creer S: Southern Steam  South and East Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36747.  Cronin K: Off The Beaten Track (Irish Railway Walks) Appletree Press 1996 1st 191pp Ills. dwgs.card covers, nr. fine  £5.00
  
   36775.  Cross D: BR Diesels In The Landscape Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36652.  Cross D: Double-Headed Trains 1-South Ian Allan 1979 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36788.  Cross D: London Midland Steam in The Northern Fells Bradford Barton 1974 shown but later. 96pp Ills. fine in fine dustwrapper, withsl. faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36792.  Cross D: London Midland Steam over Shap D Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp ills.superb selection of images by the late Derek Cross, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36716.  Cross D: Roaming the West Coast Rails Ian Allan 1980 1st 128pp Ills. maps, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36752.  Cross D: Southern Steam from the Lineside Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36681.  Dixon N: Yorkshire Locoman- L.N.E.R. Memories Bradford Barton 1983 1st 112pp Ills. card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   36781.  Dobson P A: Diesels In London and The Home Counties Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine n vg dustwrapper.  £9.00
  
   36599.  Dow G: Great Central Album Ian Allan 1982 128pp ills. colour frontis, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36844.  Eatwell D: Today's Steam on the Sugar Lines of Cuba (Volum Two) The Continental Railway Circle  2001 1st 49pp Ills. card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   36375.  Essery B & Jenkinson D: An Illustrated History of LMS Locomotives Volume Three-Absorbed Pre-Group Classes,Northern Division Silver Link Publishing 1994 1st thus 216pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, vg+ in vg dustwrapper, worn at top of spine.  £15.00
  
   36663.  Essery T: Firing Days At Saltley Bradford Barton c.1980 1st 174pp Ills. card covers,clear tape along bottom edge, vg.  £6.00
  
   36764.  Fairclough T  & Wills A: Southern Steam in Action 1 Bradford Barton  1974 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in repaired dustwrapper.  £5.00
  
   36762.  Fairclough T  & Wills A: Southern Steam in Action 3 Bradford Barton  1976 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36742.  Fairclough T & Wills A: More Great Western Steam in Cornwall D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36733.  Fairclough T & Wills A: More Great Western Steam In Devon Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36758.  Fairclough T & Wills A: More Southern Steam In The West Country Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36757.  Fairclough T & Wills A: More Southern Steam-South and West Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36754.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern Branch Line Steam 2 Bradford Barton 19771st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36753.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern Branch Line Steam 3 Bradford Barton 19801st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36761.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern Branch Line Steam:1 Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36755.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern Steam In The West Country Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. vg dustwrapper with small closed tear.  £6.00
  
   36751.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern steam on the Isle of Wight Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36760.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern Steam South and West Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36750.  Fairclough T & Wills A: Southern Steam Through The Years Bradford Barton 1978 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36423.  Farquhar W: Enjoy Europe by Rail (A Guide Book to Railway travel in Western Europe) Ian Allan 1965 1st 222pp Ills. maps,a real period piece, showing how travel was over 50 years ago.Laminated hardback, sticker on end paper, spine faded, nr. vg. Scarce.  £15.00
  
   36660.  Fawcett D: Ganger, Guard and Signalman- Working memories of the Settle & Carlisle. Bradford Barton  1981 1st 112pp Ills. map, card covers,nr. fine.  £6.00
  
   36691.  Fereday Glenn D: The Last Days of Steam in Surrey and Sussex Alan Sutton 1989 1st 128pp Ills. map,hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36785.  Ford H L: Diesels On The Devon Main Line Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36818.  Garrett S & Scott-Morgan J: Colonel Stephens Railmotors Irwell Press 1995 1st 44pp ills. detailed look at The Colonel's odd ball machines! Card covers,fine.  £12.00
  
   36771.  Gillham G F: Diesels West Bradford Barton 1979 1st 96pp Ills.hardback fine in fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36701.  Glenn D F: More Last Days of Steam in Hampshire and The Isle of Wight Alan Sutton 1993 1st 152pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36649.  Glenn D F: Rail Routes in Hampshire & East Dorset Ian Allan pubs 1983 1st 128pp ills. maps, hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36651.  Glover J: Britian's Local Railways-Southern England Ian Allan 1983 1st 96pp Ills. maps, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36576.  Gordon D I: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol 5-Eastern Counties David & Charles 1977 256pp Ills. fold out map inside rear board, fine in nr. fine black dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   36841.  Gorton T: Steaming in Your Garden Atlantic Publications 2006 1st 112pp Ills.fully in colour, card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   36608.  Gould D: The London & Birmingham Railway 150 Years On David & Charles 1987 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £5.00
  
   36802.  Greenwood R S: London Midland Steam on The Ex-L&Y D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36601.  Hale M: Steam in South Wales Vol 2 North and West of Swansea OPC 1981 1st 180 b&w plates,maps, hardback, fine in  fine dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   36603.  Hale M: Steam in South Wales Volume 4 Monmouthshire OPC 1984 1st 185 b&w plates, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £16.00
  
   36420.  Hale M: Steam in South Wales Volume 6-The General Scene Welsh Railways Research Circle 1999 1st 192 b&w plates, maps, hardback,  bumped top right corners, otherwise fine infine dustwrapper.long out of print, small print run,Scarce.  £35.00
  
   36602.  Hale M: Steam in South Wales-Volume 3- Main Line and The Docks OPC 1982 1st 179 b & w plates, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £16.00
  
   36610.  Haresnape B: Stanier Locomotives (New Revised & Enlarged Edition with Preserved Locos & LMSR Diesels) Ian Allan 1981 128pp, ills,dwgs.hardback fine innr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36372.  Harrison D: Salute To Snow Hill (The Rise and Fall of Birmingham's Snow Hill Railway Station 1852-1977) Barbryn Press 1978 120pp ills. dwgs. card covers, vg.  £8.00
  
   36872.  Hatherill G & A: Slate Quarry Album RCL Publications 2001 1st 88pp Ills. mostly in colour, maps scale dwgs.a guide to Welsh slate tramways and mines and their equipment. A quite superb reference work for modellers, historians and fans of Wales and it's Slate Industry.Card covers fine. Scarce.  £40.00
  
   36692.  Healy J M C: The Last Days of Steam in Buckinghamshire Alan Sutton 1989 1st 136pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36699.  Healy J M C: The Last Days of Steam in Leicestershire and Rutlan Alan Sutton 1989 1st 140pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36693.  Healy J M C: The Last Days of Steam in Northamptonshire Alan Sutton 1989 1st 136pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36715.  Heiron G: Trains to The West, the paintings and photo's of George Heiron Ian Allan 1978 1st 112pp Ills. incl colour, photographs and paintings by the late George Heiron, hardback,  fine innr. fine dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   36708.  Heiron G F: Roaming The Western Rails Ian Allan 1980 1st 128pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £9.00
  
   36799.  Henton J F: London Midland Steam In The East Midlands D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36397.  Highet C: Scottish Locomotive History 1831-1923 George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1970 1st 240pp Ills.colour frontis, hardback, vg in edge worn/chipped dustwrapper with small piece missing bottom front edge.  £8.00
  
   36803.  Hillier J R: London Midland Steam in The Peak District Bradford Barton 1974 shown but later. 96pp, ills. hardback,  fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £5.00
  
   36441.  Hodge J: The North & West Route-Volume One-Shrewsbury Wild Swan Publications 2007 1st 154pp ills.maps,comprehensive selection of post 1948 photo's of  this very important joint location, sadly neglected by other railway publishers until now, Hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £25.00
  
   36440.  Hodge J: The North & West Route-Volume Two-Shrewsbury & Hereford Wild Swan Publications 2008 1st 170pp ills.maps,comprehensive selection of post 1948 photo's of  this line, much neglected by other publishers, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £25.00
  
   36563.  Hodge J: The South Wales Main Line Part One- Cardiff Wild Swan Publications 2000 1st 116pp Ills. maps, hardback, in dustwrapper, boards bumped top right corners,vg.  £12.00
  
   36564.  Hodge J: The South Wales Main Line Part Two- Severn Tunnel to Newport Wild Swan Publications 2002 1st 116pp Ills. maps, hardback in dustwrapper,boards bumped top right corners,vg.  £12.00
  
   36565.  Hodge J: The South Wales Main Line-Part Three-Cardiff (West) to Bridgend Wild Swan Publications 2004 1st 100pp ills. maps,Hardback in dustwrapper.Bumped top right corners, vg.  £12.00
  
   36677.  Hollands G: Southern Locoman Bradford Barton 1982 1st 110pp,  ills,  card covers, fine  £6.00
  
   36678.  Hollands G: Southern Locoman Bradford Barton 1982 1st 110pp,  ills,  card covers, nr. fine.  £6.00
  
   36581.  Holt G O: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 10-The North West David and Charles 1978 1st 256pp Ills. maps, including large fold out inside rear board, hardback, fine in fine black dustwrapper.  £13.00
  
   36664.  Hooker A E (Bert): Nine Elms Engineman Bradford Barton c.1978 1st 124pp Ills. card covers,nr. fine  £10.00
  
   36402.  Horsford J: The Barbados Railway-From the Caribbean to the Atlantic: a Brief History. Lcocomotives International Publication 2004 72pp ills. dwgs. map,card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   36846.  Hughes H: Indian Locomotives Part 4-1941-1990 The Continental Railway Circle 1996 1st 112pp ills. dwgs.maps, fleet listings, history, card covers, fine.  £5.00
  
   36517.  Hutton J: The Rhymney Railway  Volume One-The Main Line from Cardiff Silver Link Publications/Nostalgia Collection 2004 1st 96pp ills. maps, card covers, fine  £10.00
  
   36518.  Hutton J: The Rhymney Railway  Volume Two-Branch Lines in the Valleys Silver Link Publications/Nostalgia Collection 2004 1st 96pp ills. maps, card covers, fine  £10.00
  
   36448.  Ian Allan: abc British Rail Multiple-Units (DMU's and EMU's) Ian Allan 1985 127pp Ills. incl. colour, NO UNDERLININGS, card covers vg.  £24.00
  
   36403.  Ian Allan: The ABC of Southern Electrics 1943 Ian Allan 1943 1st 24pp Ills. complete list of all Southern Electrics in service at  1943.Original 1st edition,NO UNDERLININGS, staples rusty, covers worn/grubby.  £8.00
  
   36406.  Ian Allan: The ABC of Southern Electrics 1943  edition (1982 reprint) Ian Allan 1982 reprint 24pp Ills. complete list of all Southern Electrics in service at 1943 card covers , fine unmarked copy.  £5.00
  
   36683.  Jackman M: Engineman S.R. Bradford Barton 1982 1st 112pp ills. card covers, fine.  £5.00
  
   36670.  Jacks L C: Diesels-A Drivers Reminiscences Bradford Barton 1982 1st 112pp Ills. card covers, nr. fine.  £7.00
  
   36838.  Jermy R C: The Railways of Porthgain and Abereiddi Oakwood Press 1986 1st 48pp Ills dwgs.card covers some what grubby, internally good+ Scarce.  £12.00
  
   36657.  Johnson P P: Through The Links at Crewe- Top Link Footplate Memories. Bradford Barton 1980 1st 123pp Ills.card covers, worn at base of spine, good+  £8.00
  
   36628.  Jones K G: Diesels West of Paddington Ian Allan 1981 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36585.  Joy D: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 14- The Lake Counties David & Charles 1983 1st 270pp Ills.maps, incl.lacks fold out map inside rear board, ex library, hardback, nr. vg in nr vg black dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36579.  Joy D: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 8-  South and West Yorkshire David and Charles 1975 1st 304pp Ills.maps incl. fold out map, inside rear cover, ex library, lacks blank end paper,vg in vg dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36516.  Joy D: Engines That Bend - Narrow Gauge Articulated Locomotives Atlantic Publishers 2012 1st 128pp Ills. mostly in colour, examining the weird and wonderful narrow gauge locomotives including Fairlies,Mallets, Garratts,Meyers, stunning photographs to accompany the descriptive text.Laminated hardback, light scrape top of spine, otherwsie nr. fine.  £8.00
  
   36528.  Judge C W: Great Western Branch Lines-A Pictorial Survey The Oakwood Press 1998 1st 80pp ills. card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   36684.  Kalla-Bishop P M: Locomotives At War (Army railway reminiscences of the Second World War) Bradford Barton c. 1974 1st 150pp ills. card covers,vg.  £8.00
  
   36630.  Keeley R: Memories of LMS Steam Ian Allan 1982 1st 112pp Ills. fine in fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36712.  Kennedy R: Steam on The Cambrian Ian Allan 1990 144pp, b&w plates, probably the best picture album on the beloved Cambrian. Hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £9.00
  
   36645.  Kidner R W: English Narrow Gauge Railways  (Light Railway Handbook no. 3) The Oakwood Press c. 1958 4th edition 23pp ills. maps dwgs.card covers, nr. vg.staples rusty, centre pages loose.  £5.00
  
   36646.  Kidner R W: Light and Narrow Gauge Locomotives (Light railway handbook no. 8) The Oakwood Press 1949 2nd edtion. 28pp ills. dwgs.card covers, staples rusty, vg.  £6.00
  
   36647.  Kidner R W: Light Railways of Eire I.O.M. and Channel Islands Oakwood Press 1949 2nd edition. 24pp Ilsl. dwgs.maps,card covers,staples rusty, nr. vg.Scarce.  £8.00
  
   36643.  KIdner R W: Mineral Railways Oakwood Press 1954 3rd ediiton 24pp Ills.maps dwgs. charming!.Coverage includes-Penrhyn,Padarn,Croeser,Torrington & Marland,Lee Moor,Snailbeach and more.Card covers vg.  £6.00
  
   36527.  Kidner R W: The Cambrian Railways The Oakwood Press 1954 1st 45pp incl. ills. maps, gradient profiles, hardback, printed boards, vg.  £9.00
  
   36642.  Kidner R W: The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales (Light Railway Handbook no. 2) The Oakwood Press 1956 4th edition (revised) 24pp ills. maps, card covers sl. discoloured,staples rusty.Nr. vg.  £5.00
  
   36534.  Kidner R W: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1995 1st 152pp,  ills. maps, card covers,protected with clear film, fine.  £10.00
  
   36644.  Kidner R W: Three-Foot Gauge Railways of Northern Ireland Oakwood Press 1950 2nd edition. 26pp ills. dwgs. maps, delightful edition, card covers, some discolouration to covers, staples rusty, nr. vg.Scarce.  £8.00
  
   36531.  King B (Compiled by): Neath Enginemen- Reminiscing Steam in South Wales The Oakwood Press 2009 1st 192pp ills. maps, fascinating collection of tales of steam in the Neath area of south Wales by ex railwaymen, and others. More of this type of book please before its too late! Card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   36823.  Lee C E: The Welsh Highland Railway Welsh Highland Railway Society/D&C 1964 48pp ills. dwgs. card covers, worn at edges, internally vg.  £6.00
  
   36580.  Leleux R: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 9-  The East Midlands David and Charles 1984 268pp Ills. fold out map,inside rear board,hardback, fine in  fine black dustwrapper.  £12.00
  
   36787.  Leslie R H: London Midland Steam Around Carlisle D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in nr.vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36789.  Leslie R H & Short R H: London Midland Steam Skipton-Carlisle D Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36721.  Lynch P: North Eastern Steam from Lineside D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36607.  Macdermott B: Modellers & Enthusiasts Guide to The Somerset & Dorset Line PSL 1982 1st 96pp Ills maps,track layout plans etc. laminated hardback, nr. fine.  £8.00
  
   36556.  Macmillan N S C: The Cambeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway David & Charles 1970 1st 164pp ills.colour frontis, dwgs.hardback, sl. foxing to page ends, vg in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £18.00
  
   36616.  Maggs C: Rail Centres Bristol Ian Allan 1981 1st 128pp,  ills.map, hardback, nr. fine in edge worn dustwrapper, with faded spine.  £8.00
  
   36694.  Maggs C G: The Last Days of Steam in Bristol and Somerset Alan Sutton 1992 1st 152pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36238.  Maggs C.G: The Midland & South Western Junction Railway David & Charles 1967 1st 160pp ills colour frontis, hardback, some foxing, well read copy no dustwrapper, good.  £8.00
  
   36713.  Maggs Colin C.: The Last Years of the Somerset & Dorset Ian Allan 1991 1st 128pp,  ills. hardback,fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36736.  Mensing M: Great Western Steam In The Midlands Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp Ills.hardback fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36794.  Mensing M: London Midland Steam In The Midlands D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in sl. edge worn dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36479.  Mitchell V & Smith K: Mountain Ash to Neath (Welsh Valleys) Middleton Press 2006 1st 96pp, ills, maps,laminated hardback, fine.  £9.00
  
   36443.  Mitchell V & Smith K in association with Edge D: Abertillery and Ebbw Vale Lines (Welsh Valleys) Middleton Press 2006 1st 96pp ills., maps,laminated hardback, fine.  £10.00
  
   36800.  Morrison B: London Midland Steam From Lineside D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine.  £5.00
  
   36722.  Morrison B: North Eastern Steam In Action D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36635.  Morriss R K: Rail Centres Shrewsbury Ian Allan 1986 1st 138pp Ills.maps, hardback fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36411.  Mountford E R: A Register of G.W.R. Absorbed Coaching Stock 1922/3 Oakwood Press 1978 1st 77pp Ills. card covers,nr. vg, scarce.  £15.00
  
   36606.  Nash G C: The LMS at War The London Midland & Scottish Railway 1946 87pp ills. including several colour  plates of paintings,maps,hardback, vg no dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36840.  Nock O S: British Railway Signalling-A Survey of Fifty Years Progress George Allen & Unwin 1969 1st 180pp ills. hardback, some light foxing, nr. vg in fine dustwrapper.  £18.00
  
   36845.  Nock O S: Fifty Years of Railway Signalling (The Golden Jubilee of Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers) Peter Kay 1999 (Reprint with alterations, to 1962 edition) 112pp Ills. dwgs.card covers, fine.  £15.00
  
   36387.  Nock O S: Great Western Pre-Grouping Railway Scene No. 1 Ian Allan 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback,nr. fine in  vg dustwrapper with remains of label on back.  £6.00
  
   36674.  Norman H: Footplate Days On The Southern Bradford Barton 1983 1st 124pp Ills. card covers,nr. fine.  £5.00
  
   36587.  Paye P & Paye K: Steam on the Isle of Wight 1956-1966 OPC 1979 1st 96pp Ills. track plans,certainly one of the better pictorial books on The Isle of Wight, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.Quite scarce.  £10.00
  
   36382.  Peacock T B: Great Western London Suburban Services Oakwood Press 1970 1st 107pp Ills. maps, track plans,card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36820.  Pearson K: Isle of Man Tramways David & Charles 1970 1st 379pp ills. maps. dwgs.still the most comprehensive work to date, hardback fine in vg dustwrapper, with faded spine.Scarce.  £25.00
  
   36659.  Potts G C: Bankers and Pilots-Footplate Memories Bradford Barton 1983 1st 136pp ills. dwgs.card covers,fine.  £6.00
  
   36780.  Preedy N E: Diesels On Eastern Region Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £9.00
  
   36772.  Preedy N E & Ford H L: BR Diesels in Close-up Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36386.  Pryer G A: A Pictorial Record of Southern Signals OPC 1977 1st 200pp ills.dwgs.hardback, title page and first page creased at edges, otherwise vg in sl. marked dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36709.  Ranome-Wallis P: Roaming the Southern Rails Ian Allan 1979 1st 128pp Ills.hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36487.  Reed B: Loco Profile  17- Jones Goods & Indian L Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, light card covers, vg.  £5.00
  
   36483.  Reed B: Loco Profile  18- German Austerity 2-10-0 Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, light card covers,vg  £5.00
  
   36497.  Reed B: Loco Profile  28- S P Cab-in-Fronts Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, thin card covers, vg.  £8.00
  
   36484.  Reed B: Loco Profile  29-Austrian 2-8-4s Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, vg+  £5.00
  
   36495.  Reed B: Loco Profile 10-The Met Tanks Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, thin card covers, vg.  £7.00
  
   36488.  Reed B: Loco Profile 11-The Norris Locomotives Profile Publications 1971 23pp Ills. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £6.00
  
   36507.  Reed B: Loco Profile 13-Nord Pacifics Profile Publications 23pp Ills.dwgs. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36508.  Reed B: Loco Profile 14-Pennsylvania Pacifics Profile Publications 23pp Ills.dwgs. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36494.  Reed B: Loco Profile 16-Union Pacifics 4-12-2s Profile Publications 23pp Ills.dwgs. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36505.  Reed B: Loco Profile 2-New York Central Hudsons Profile Publications 23pp Ills.dwgs. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36501.  Reed B: Loco Profile 20-The American 4-8-4 Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, thin card covers, vg.  £8.00
  
   36486.  Reed B: Loco Profile 21 R.O.D. 2-8-0s Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour,dwgs. vg  £8.00
  
   36500.  Reed B: Loco Profile 27- Tilbury Tanks Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour dwgs. light card covers vg  £6.00
  
   36503.  Reed B: Loco Profile 33- B.R. Class 9 2-10-0 Profile Publications 1973 23pp Ills. incl. colour, thin card covers, vg.  £7.00
  
   36485.  Reed B: Loco Profile 34-Caledonian 4-4-0s Profile Publications 22pp Ills. incl. colour dwgs. light card covers, vg.  £8.00
  
   36490.  Reed B: Loco Profile 36-South African 4-8-2s Profile Publications 23pp Ills.dwgs. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36506.  Reed B: Loco Profile 4-American Type 4-4-0 Profile Publications 23pp Ills.dwgs. incl. colour, light card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36498.  Reed B: Loco Profile 5- British Single-Drivers Profile Publications 27pp Ills. incl. colour, thin card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   36502.  Reed B: Loco Profile 6-The Mallets Profile Publications 23pp Ills. incl. colour, dwgs. one of the scarcer ones in this high quality series, thin card covers, vg.  £10.00
  
   36719.  Richardson G.A.: Steam on the Somerset & Dorset Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp,Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper  £7.00
  
   36700.  Robertson K: The Last Days of Steam around London Alan Sutton 1988 1st 175pp Ills.hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36698.  Robertson K: The Last Days of Steam in Berkshire Alan Sutton 1987 1st 148pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36695.  Robertson K: The Last Days of Steam in Hampshire Sutton 1990 136pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36555.  Rolt L T C: Alec's Adventures in Railwayland London  Ian  Allan 1964 1st 47pp Ills.  with delightful line drawings, Rolt's satirical work on railway closures and the dreaded Dr. Beeching! Card covers rather grubby, good+  £10.00
  
   36552.  Rolt L T C: From Sea to Sea, The Canal du Midi Allen Lane 1973 1st 198pp ills.maps, hardback,foxing to page ends, good in edge worn/chipped dustwrapper.  £22.00
  
   36550.  Rolt L T C: Lansing Bagnall The First 21 Years at Basingstoke Lansing Bagnall 1970 1st 64pp Ills. history of the company, hardback,vg in edge worn/creased/chipped dustwrapper.Scarce.  £30.00
  
   36399.  Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure The History Press 2010 150pp Ills, card covers, fine,different selection of photographs from the earlier editions,A fantastic read!  £5.00
  
   36553.  Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure Constable 1953 1st 176pp Ills.dwgs.VG+ in vg sl. edge worn dustwrapper, inscription on blank end paper.A really super copy of the first edition with the fabulous dustwrapper with TR company crest on.Scarce in this sort of condition.  £25.00
  
   36540.  Rolt L T C: The Cornish Giant (The story of Richard Trevithick) Lutterworth Press 1960 1st 160pp Ills. dwgs.hardback, fine in vg+ dustwrapper (not price clipped) a super copy of this very scarce biography by Rolt.  £40.00
  
   36551.  Rolt L T C: The Potters' Field (A History of The South Devon Ball Clay Industry) David & Charles 1974 1st 159pp ills. maps, dwgs. hardback, vg+ in vg dustwrapper with some sl. edge wear.Dedication on front end paper "with the company's compliments" and signed by Claude Pike (Director)  £20.00
  
   36548.  Rolt L T C: Tools for The Job- A Short  history of Machine Tools Batsford 1965 1st 256pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, vg in edge worn dustwrapper. Scarce.  £35.00
  
   36547.  Rolt L T C: Victorian Engineering Allen Lane the Penguin Press 1970 1st 300pp Ills.hardback, vg+ in edge rubbed dustwrapper.Quite scarce.  £30.00
  
   36543.  Rolt L T C: Waterloo Ironworks (A History of Taskers of Andover,1809-1968) David & Charles 1969 1st 240pp Ills dwgs definitive history of Taskers the steam engine builders,hardback, name tippexed out on blank end paper,vg in vg dustwrapper.Scarce.  £40.00
  
   36541.  Rolt LT C: A Hunslet Hundred David & Charles 1964 1st 177pp Ills.fold out plans,hardback, sl. foxing to page ends, vg in vg dustwrapper. Scarce.  £35.00
  
   36383.  Rolt LTC: The Mechanicals-Progress of a Profession Heinemann on behalf of Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1967 1st 163pp ills. dwgs. well upto Rolts usual well researched standard, being  primarily a history of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, hardback, ex library,vg in vg dustwrapper.  £12.00
  
   36851.  Russell J H: A Pictorial Record of Great Western Coaches Appendix Volume One Standard Passenger Stock OPC 2000 208pp, ills, dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £25.00
  
   36416.  Russell J H: A Pictorial Record of Great Western Coaches Appendix Volume One Standard Passenger Stock OPC 1981 1st 208pp, ills, dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper protected with clear adhered covering.  £25.00
  
   36852.  Russell J H: A Pictorial Record of Great Western Coaches Appendix Volume Two-Specific Duty Coaches and The Brown Vehicles OPC 2001 279pp, ills, dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.Scarce.  £40.00
  
   36417.  Russell J H: A Pictorial Record of Great Western Coaches Appendix Volume Two-Specific Duty Coaches and The Brown Vehicles OPC 2001 279pp, ills, dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.Scarce.  £40.00
  
   36373.  Scott-Morgan J: The Light Railway Era 1896-1996 Atlantic Publishing 1997 1st combined edition 190pp Ills maps, combined edition of The Colonel Stephens Railways and British Independent Light Railways with additional colour photo's, hardback  nr. fine in vg dustwrapper with small closed tear at top of spine.  £14.00
  
   36671.  Semmens P W B: North Eastern Engineman Bradford Barton 1980 1st 119pp ills. card covers, vg.  £7.00
  
   36368.  Simpson J E: Light Railways Explored, A photographic Diary 1931-38 Ross-Evans 2001 1st 106pp Ills. maps 86 photo's, most are previously unpublished, many were taken in the 1930's and very good quality. Card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   36367.  Simpson J E: Light Railways Explored, A photographic Diary 1931-38 Ross-Evans 2001 1st 106pp Ills. maps 86 photo's, most are previously unpublished, many were taken in the 1930's and very good quality. Card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   36437.  Smith D J: GWR Switch and Crossing Practice-A Design Guide for 4MM Modellers GWR Study Group 2001 1st 152pp ills. dwgs. amazingly detailed study by a retired ex BR WR chartered civil engineer,despite the title will be of great interest to P Way and GWR students in general  card covers, fine.  £20.00
  
   36592.  Smith P: Footplate Over The Mendips OPC 1978 1st 138pp Ills. map,card covers, vg.  £10.00
  
   36594.  Smith P: The Somerset & Dorset from The Footplate OPC 1987 1st thus 224pp Ills.map, combined edition of Mendips Engineman and Footplate Over The Mendips ,hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £20.00
  
   36627.  Spooner A: Old Oak Engineman Ian Allan 1986 1st 128pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36710.  Stephenson B: BR Standard Steam Locomotives Ian Allan 1983 1st 128pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36658.  Stokes K: Both Sides of The Footplate Bradford Barton c.1984 111pp ills. railway life with the LMS in the Leeds area, card covers, nr. fine  £6.00
  
   36533.  Tasker W W: Railways in The Sirhowy Valley Oakwood Press 1992 2nd edition. 128pp Ills. maps,  track layouts,card covers, protected by clear film, fine.  £9.00
  
   36871.  Taylorson K: Narrow Gauge At War 2 Plateway Press 1996 1st 116pp ills. maps, card covers, spine faded, nr.fine.  £18.00
  
   36572.  Thomas D.J: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol 1 The West Country David & Charles 1981 (5th edition) 286pp ills. fold out  map inside rear cover, hardback, inscription on blank end paper,nr. fine  in nr.  fine black dustwrapper covered with clear protective film.  £9.00
  
   36577.  Thomas J: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 6-Scotland, The Lowlands and The Borders David & Charles 1984 (2nd edition) 325pp Ills. maps, large fold out map in rear, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £20.00
  
   36390.  Thomas J: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 6-Scotland, The Lowlands and The Borders David & Charles 1971 1st 288pp Ills. maps, large fold out map in rear, hardback,nr. fine in vg dustwrapper.Quite scarce.  £18.00
  
   36586.  Thomas J & Turnock D: A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 15- North of Scotland David St. John Thomas/David & Charles 1993 (2nd edition) 336pp Ills.maps, incl. fold out map inside rear cover,hardback,fine in fine black dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   36384.  Thomas J (additional material by J. Farrington): The Callander & Oban Railway David & Charles 1990 1st thus 208pp ills.incl. colour, dwgs.track plans, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper with small label mark on front.  £10.00
  
   36829.  Tonks E S: The Southwold Railway Author 1950 1st 32pp Ills dwgs. maps, some foxing to card covers, nr. vg, scarce first edition.  £10.00
  
   36732.  Toop R E: Great Western Steam South of the Severn Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36718.  Treacy E: Roaming the Northern Rails Ian Allan 1976 1st 208pp Ills.incl. colour,hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £9.00
  
   36604.  Turner R C: Black Clouds & White Feathers (Southern Steam from the Footplate) OPC 1990 1st 206pp ills. dwgs. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36605.  Vaughan A: Signalmans Morning John Murrray 1981 1st 177pp ills. hardback, fine in edge worn nr. vg dustwrapper.An excellent read.  £8.00
  
   36776.  Vaughan J A M: Branch Lines Round Britain in The Diesel Era Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, plenty of DMU's! fine in vg dustwrapper. Scarce.  £10.00
  
   36589.  Vincent M: Through Countryside & Coalfield (The GWR's Bristol & North Somerset Railway, with its associated railways,collieries and stone quarries) OPC 1990 1st 256pp ills. maps,track plans the very model of a top notch railway study, hardback,nr. fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £20.00
  
   36629.  Wainwright S D: Steam in West Cheshire Ian Allan 1981 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36422.  Walker C: Great Central Twilight-Memories of a lost main line to London Pendyke Publications 1986 1st 180 b&w plates, all plates are A4 or even A3 size and are superb!, hardback,  fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.A gem of a book from one of the UK's best railway photgraphers.  £35.00
  
   36513.  Ward Lock & Co Ltd: A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Aberystwyth,Borth,Machynlleth and North Wales (Southern Section) Ward Lock & Co. Ltd 8th edition, c. 1930? approx. 300pp ills.8 full colour fold out maps and 7 town plans,superb period ads. for hotels,RNLI, includes rail travel inforamtion,etc. card covers, spine faded and a little lose on binding, maps vg.A lovely period piece.  £8.00
  
   36777.  Weekes G: Diesels on Midland Region Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with small closed tear.  £8.00
  
   36778.  Weeks G: BR Diesels Doubleheaded Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36766.  Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36773.  Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwapper.  £8.00
  
   36767.  Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 2 Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36768.  Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 3 Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwapper.  £8.00
  
   36770.  Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 5 Bradford Barton 1980 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £8.00
  
   36574.  White H P: A Regional History of The Railways Of Great Britain Vol. 3-Greater London David & Charles1987 (3rd edition) 237pp Ills. dwgs. large fold out map inside rear cover, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £16.00
  
   36393.  Whiteley J S & Morrison G W: Steam in the West Riding David & Charlesd 1975 1st 72pp Ills. map, hardback, nr. fine in vg dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36388.  Whiteley J S & Morrison G W: Steam In West Germany OPC 1976 1st 112pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £10.00
  
   36590.  Whiteley J S & Morrison G W: The Power Of The Black Fives OPC 1989 144pp,Ills.hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   36737.  Williams C L: Great Western Branch Line Steam 2 Bradford Barton c. 1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in good dustwrapper with sellotape repair to top of spine.  £5.00
  
   36730.  Williams C L: Great Western Steam around Bristol D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36727.  Williams C L: Great Western Steam Doubleheaded Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36725.  Williams C L: Great Western Steam Miscellany 1 Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. .Superior First edition Printing.  £7.00
  
   36734.  Williams C L: Great Western Steam Through The Cotswolds Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36728.  Williams C L: More Great Western Steam Doubleheaded Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £7.00
  
   36726.  Williams C L: More Great Western Steam in Wales and the Border Counties Bradford Barton 1975 shown but later. 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £5.00
  
   36744.  Williams C L: More Great Western Steam in Wales and the Border Counties Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36735.  Williams T E: The Last Decade of Great Western Main Line Steam Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.  £6.00
  
   36392.  Wilson C D: Racing Trains (The 1895 Railway Races To The North) Alan Sutton 1995 1st 162pp Ills.hardback, fine in nr. vg dustwrapper, which has a small nick to base of spine.  £7.00
  
   36849.  Wright T: Deltics A Personal Recollection Irwell Press 2016 2st 79pp Ills. much in colour, card covers, fine.  £8.00
  




17/5/17
You can now follow me on Twitter #nbrailwaybooks
16/5/17
New search link to my database on Biblio......Over 5000 books listed!

http://www.biblio.com/bookstore/nigel-bird-books-tregaron?aid=BSCB152052

 13/5/17
A summary of Cooke's Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR(WR) books currently in stock.A mixture of new copies and some scarce long out of print ones.

36878. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR Section 37 Forest of Dean Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded edition. 56pp of track layout diagrams. Card covers. £8.00
35437. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR Section 37 Forest of Dean Lightmoor Press 2006 50pp track layout s, ills. new edition, typeset station names, laminated card covers, new copy. £7.20
36888. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 14 South Devon Incorporating Section 13 Author 1984 2nd edition 46pp of track layout drawings,comb binding, fine. £15.00
36882. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 19A Bristol Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded ediiton 56pp track layout drawings, card covers. NEW copy. £8.00
36891. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 21 Bath and Westbury Author 1988 2nd edition. 59pp of track layout drawings, comb binding, card covers, fine. £15.00
36889. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 23 Berkshire Author 1986 2nd edition 49pp of track layout drawings, comb binding, card covers, fine. £15.00
36890. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 27 Oxford Author 1987 2nd edition. 31pp of track layout drawings, comb binding, card covers, fine. £12.00
36883. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 29 Stratford-Upon_avon and Midland Jcn. Rly. Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded edition 24pp track layout drawings, card covers,NEW copy. £5.00
36981. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 36-Ross,Monmouth & Chepstow Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded edition. 44pp of track layout diagrams, card covers NEW copy. £7.00
36856. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 40 Western Valleys. Author 1984 1st 73pp track layout drawings, card covers, comb binding, fine.Scarce. £25.00
36980. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 43A Cardiff Main Line & Penarth Dock Cooke 2017 updated edition 56pp of track layout drawings,card covers. NEW copy. £8.00
36982. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 43B-Cardiff Docks Lightmoor Press 2017 updated edition 64pp of track layout drawings, card covers, NEW copy. £9.00
36857. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 46A-Rhondda Valleys Author 1995 1st 59pp track layout drawings,coverage includes Blaenycwm-Pontypridd,Maerdy-Porth,Blaenrhondda Branch,Clydach Vale Branch, Cymmer Branch, card covers vg £6.00
36858. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 46B-Pontypridd-Cardiff Cooke 1997 1st edition 47pp track layout drawings, card covers,fine. £6.00
36861. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 49A-Tondu Branches Cooke 1989 1st edition 54pp track layout drawings, card covers,fine. £10.00
36862. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 49B-Ely Valley & Llantwit Area Cooke 1994 2nd edition 31pp track layout drawings, card covers, fine. £10.00
36863. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 50A-Neath to Port Talbot Cooke 1988 1st edition 50pp track layout drawings, card covers,fine. £5.00
36864. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 50B-Margam to Bridgend (excl) Cooke 1989 1st edition 45pp track layout drawings, card covers, fine. £10.00
36866. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 51 Port Talbot & Cymmer Branches Author 1996 2nd edition. 55pp track layout drawings, card covers fine. £15.00
36855. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 52 Neath & Brecon Rly. Author 1982 1st 53pp track layout drawings, card covers, comb binding, fine £10.00
36867. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 55 Swansea GWR Cooke 1984 1st edition 51pp track layout drawings,spiral bound card covers, vg. £20.00
36879. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 59-Central and Mid Wales Ligtmoor Press 2017 expanded edition 36pp track layout drawings, coverage includes Carmarthen Valley Jcn-Craven Arms,Builth Road Curve,Pontsticill Jcn-Talyllyn Jnc-Moat Lane and Talyllyn Curve.Card covers NEW copy. £6.00
36876. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 60 Aberystwyth to Welshpool Lightmoor Press 2017 1st 36pp of track layout plans,card covers NEW copy.The one that many of you have been waiting for! £6.00
p&p extra.
12/5/17
Want a job at the world's first preserved railway?

GENERAL MANAGER AND ENGINEERING MANAGER VACANCIES

 

We are looking for a General Manager who will be responsible to the Company Board for the management of the Railway and for the implementation of strategies, policies and objectives. They will:

•        lead, manage and motivate the employees and volunteers.

•        manage the assets and activities of the Railway.

•       develop commercial, marketing and external funding opportunities to ensure the financial sustainability of Railway.

•       ensure that the Railway provides an excellent visitor experience.

•       take executive responsibility for Health and Safety.

 

This is a challenging but rewarding post and a great opportunity for someone who is likely t! o have managerial experience in a similar or related volunteer-focused heritage organisation. A railway background is desirable. We are looking for proven management, business and financial skills and someone with the character and personality to actively promote and develop the Railway, and to manage change whilst protecting and preserving its exceptional character and charm.

 

 

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who will be responsible for the management of the Railway’s engineering department, all assets and infrastructure. They will efficiently and effectively manage engineering staff and vol! unteers. They will ensure that the engineering processes required to r un trains are maintained, developed and regularly reviewed, as well as managing the associated engineering administration.

A practical railway engineering background is essential. We are looking for someone with proven management and engineering skills, who has a full understanding of Health & Safety legislation.

 

 

For an informal discussion, please contact David Ventry, the Company Chairman, by e-mail (chairman.board@talyllyn.co.uk) giving a contact number and best time to make contact.

Written applications are invited which should include a c.v., your reasons for applying, what skills and experience you offer, details of your current salary, and contact details for two referees. Completed applications should be addressed to: The Company Chairman, c/o Mrs Lorraine Simkiss, Talyllyn Railway, Wharf Station, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales LL36 9EY or my email (admin@talyllyn.co.uk); closing date will be 16th June 2017 for the General Manager and 26th May 2017 for the Engineering Manager.
12/5/17

Not sure this would work with my stock.Out of 5000+ I doubt if 10 are by women authors!

Promoting your bookshop can be costly and many know that money spent on conventional advertising is not the most effective option. So does it pay to be original?
 Earlier this year, as part of National Woman's Month, Loganberry Books in Ohio owned and staffed entirely by women, decided to rearrange the stock to mark the event. They spent hours turning all books written by male authors so that the foredge was facing outwards - a metaphor for silencing the male voice. Not a quick task. Unsurprisingly, the idea has been featured as 'news' in the local media which, of course, cost very little.


 12/5/17
NOW IN STOCK!!! Andy Cuckson's long awaited book "The Snailbeach District Railways" Twelveheads Press 2017 1st 223pp Ills. 273 illustrations, many previously unpublished, numerous drawings, track plans etc.the result of over 20 years research and wow it was worth the wait! Hardback in dustwrapper. IN STOCK. £30.00+ p&p
11/5/17
Decided to do a bit more on Twitter.Seems only right as Birds twitter all the time.
 https://twitter.com/nbrailwaybooks
11/5/17
After firing off several rockets in the general direction of their (Tor Mark) rear end I am told I will have The Snailbeach book tomorrow.Lets see!
10/5/17
Emails are real easy to reply to,(and free) so why of why I am still waiting after 3 days for a reply from Crecy Publishing re opening a trade account and Tor Mark (Book wholesalers) about an order.They must have so much business they don't want any more.I wish I did.!See below for update!
11/5/17

Well well got a reply from Tor Mark today.Inspiring I don't think! Fancy taking your old site out of use whilst still having your site redesigned!
 "Hello

Thank you for your email, you order has been dispatched today.

Our website is being redesigned and is currently not in use. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Kind regards

Betty


 7/5/17
My latest catalogue (91) is now on line.Since completing this over 700 books have come into stock, so if there is something you want please contact me
 I may have it sitting in a box waiting to be catalogued.
 http://www.nigelbirdbooks.co.uk/html/catalogue.html

4/5/17
Ticket to Dent-Book Review.
 Just finished reading this, which came out a few weeks ago.In many ways not a railway book as such, more a biography of the author and his recollections of buying Dent station and running it is a very up market holiday let.It makes very interesting reading (if rather repetitive as he uses it as a marketing tool more than once!) Some of the photo reproduction is rather poor with heavy pixelation of images, which in this day and age there is no excuse for surely.I remember the station being up for sale and me wishing if I only had £300,000+ spare it would be agreat place to live and run a railway bookshop from-daydreaming again!Copies are available from Booklaw (www.booklaw.co.uk) at £25+ p&p.
3/5/17
Good news on the long awaited Snailbeach book (£30+ p&p).I hope to have stocks within a few days.
2/5/17
Just had this from Talyllyn Railway.Bit of a shock tbh!

We would like to share with you the news that Tracey will be departing the post of General Manager for the Railway to take up a new post on another heritage line. I am sure you will share with us our thanks for the effort and contribution that she has made over the past year.
Tracey has brought energy and a fresh perspective to the Railway which has enabled us to move forwards in a number of ways. Tracey will leave us in a much improved state (currently we have greatly increased passenger numbers and revenue) and has initiated many new ideas, which we are confident will bear fruit in the future. We will wish her well when she leaves for her new role and hope that she will have the success there that her enthusiasm and talents deserve.
In the meantime we will be moving forward with all appropriate speed to find the right person to develop the Railway further. Interim measures will also be put in place after Tracey leaves to ensure the momentum we have developed in recent years will not diminish.
Ian Drummond & David Ventry

Please send any comments or questions to either
Ian Drummond chairman.council@talyllyn.co.uk
or
David Ventry chairman.board@talyllyn.co.uk

A further statement has been issued by Talyllyn Railway."The Talyllyn Railway today announced that their General Manager, Tracey Parkinson, will be leaving on 7 July 2017 to take up the position of General Manager of the East Lancashire Railway.

26/4/17
Catalogue 91, full of tasty goodies will be issued early next week.
26/4/17

LNER fan? Clear out of RCTS LNER reference works and one official LNER publication.Post extra BUT buy any 3 and I pay postage (UK only)

5900. Nock O S: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. LNER 1947 68pp Ills.dwgs. list of all locos running on LNER,issued by the LNER card covers badly creased otherwise vg £3.00

28174. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1-Preliminary Survey RCTS 1963 1st 126pp, ills, colour frontis, fold out map,card covers, nr.vg. £5.00

13028. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1-Preliminary Survey RCTS, 1963 shown but later 126pp, ills, fold out map,ex library, card covers nr. vg £4.00

13465. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1-Preliminary Survey RCTS, 1963 1st 126pp, ills, fold out map,card covers sl. worn nr. vg £5.00

18547. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1-Preliminary Survey RCTS, 1963 1st 126pp, ills, color frontis, fold out map,card covers, nr. vg £5.00

18570. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1-Preliminary Survey RCTS, 1963 shown but later 126pp, ills, color frontis, fold out map,card covers, vg £5.00

22254. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 1-Preliminary Survey RCTS 1963 1st 126pp, ills, color frontis, fold out map,card covers worn, sellotape remains inside front cover,nr. vg £4.00

28182. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 10A-Departmental Stock,Locomotive Sheds,Boiler and Tender Numberings RCTS, 1991 140pp, ills, fold out chart, card covers, fine £5.00

28181. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 10A-Departmental Stock,Locomotive Sheds,Boiler and Tender Numberings RCTS, 1991 140pp, ills, fold out chart, card covers, fine £5.00

29172. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 2B-Tender Engines-Classes B1 to B19 RCTS 1975 shown but later. 180pp, ills, dwgs. card covers, fine. £8.00

23108. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 5-Tender Engines-Classes J1 to J37 RCTS 1966 1st 230pp, ills, card covers, fine. £8.00

22259. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 5-Tender Engines-Classes J1 to J37 RCTS 1966 1st 230pp, ills, card covers, worn on spine, vg. £8.00

3787. RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE & TRAVEL SOCIETY: LOCOMOTIVES OF THE L.N.E.R. Part 7, Tank Engines - Classes A5 TO H2. RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE & TRAVEL SOCIETY, 1964, 1st. 118pp Illustrations removed, so text only.Card covers worn.Ref copy only. £2.00

28175. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 7-Tank Engines-Classes A5 to H2 RCTS 1983 2nd impression. 118pp, ills, dwgs.card covers, vg. £5.00

22262. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 7-Tank Engines-Classes A5 to H2 RCTS, 1964 1st 118pp, ills, dwgs.card covers, corner of front cover cut out (price clipped), vg. £3.00

28176. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 9A-Tank Engines-Classes L1 to N19 RCTS 1977 1st 170pp, ills, dwgs.card covers, covers have sl. edge wear, vg. £5.00

28177. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 9A-Tank Engines-Classes L1 to N19 RCTS 1977 1st 170pp, ills, dwgs.card covers, covers have central crease, internally vg £4.00

28178. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 9A-Tank Engines-Classes L1 to N19 RCTS 1977 1st 170pp, ills, dwgs.card covers, nr. vg. £5.00

28179. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 9B-Tank Engines-Classes Q1 to Z5 RCTS 1977 116pp, ills, card covers fine. £15.00

28180. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 9B-Tank Engines-Classes Q1 to Z5 RCTS 1977 116pp, ills, card covers fine. £5.00

13480. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society: Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Part 9B-Tank Engines-Classes Q1 to Z5 RCTS, 1977 116pp, ills, card covers, fine. £5.00
25/4/17
NEW from Lightmoor all available to order..

36874. Ashworth B J: BR Steam in Dean (The Photographs of Ben Ashworth) Lightmoor Press 2017 (reprint) 80pp ills. incl. colour, the superb photography of Ben Ashworth given at last the quality of production they deserve, many are full page (A4) all are superb. If you love "The Forest" or top draw photography you must have this in your collection.Card covers, NEW copy £10.00
36878. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR Section 37 Forest of Dean Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded edition. 56pp of track layout diagrams. Card covers. £8.00
36882. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 19A Bristol Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded ediiton 56pp track layout drawings, card covers. NEW copy. £8.00
36883. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 29 Stratford-Upon_avon and Midland Jcn. Rly. Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded edition 24pp track layout drawings, card covers,NEW copy. £5.00
36877. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 36-Ross,Monmouth & Chepstow Lightmoor Press 2017 expanded edition. 44pp of track layout diagrams, card covers NEW copy. £7.00
36881. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 43A Cardiff Main Line & Penarth Dock Cooke 2017 updated edition 56pp of track layout drawings,card covers. NEW copy. £8.00
36880. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 43B-Cardiff Docks Lightmoor Press 2017 updated edition 64pp of track layout drawings, card covers, NEW copy. £9.00
36879. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 59-Central and Mid Wales Ligtmoor Press 2017 expanded edition 36pp track layout drawings, coverage includes Carmarthen Valley Jcn-Craven Arms,Builth Road Curve,Pontsticill Jcn-Talyllyn Jnc-Moat Lane and Talyllyn Curve.Card covers NEW copy. £6.00
36876. Cooke R A: Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR-Section 60 Aberystwyth to Welshpool Lightmoor Press 2017 1st 36pp of track layout plans,card covers NEW copy.The one that many of you have been waiting for! £6.00
36873. Mile J,Thomas K & Watkins T: The Swansea Vale Railway A Midland Railway Outpost Lightmoor Publications 2017 1st 264pp Ills. map, laminated hardback.NEW copy. £30.00
36875. Shore L M: The Tredegar Company (One of the South Wales Coalfield's "Big Three" Lightmoor Press 2017 1st 208pp Ills.laminated hardback, NEW copy. £25.00
p&p extra.
21/4/17
JUST IN- 17 copies of Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR(WR) by R A Cooke.4 covering English Lines and 13 covering South Wales.The English ones are going on Ebay ( 14-South Devon,21-Bath and Westbury,23-Berkshire and 27 Oxford) others will be added to my website idc.Enquiries welcome.
Coming very soon from Lightmoor Publishing-
The Swansea Vale Railway £30
 The Tredegar Company £25
 BR Steam in Dean (reprint) £10
 AND AT LAST -Track Layout Diagrams (Cooke) Section 60 Aberystwyth-Welshpool £6
Plus reprints of Track Layout Diagrams 19A Bristol £8,29 Stratford & Midland Jnc. £5,36 Ross,Monmouth & Chepstow £7,37 Forest of Dean £8,43A Cardiff Main Line £8,43B Cardiff Docks £9 and 59 Central wales £6
More details idc.Advance orders taken now!

20/4/17
What are the chances of this? Two orders this morning via Amazon Marketplace. One from a Robert Maxwell and the other from a Mrs.Thatcher.I know Amazon gets everywhere but really is the internet available beyond the grave?
20/4/17
 IN STOCK TODAY!!
Meskell N & Umpleby D: UK Light Rail and Tram Museum Guide 2017 (Bonus Feature Cliff Lifts of Britain) Train Crazy Publishing 2017 1st 120pp Ills. fully in colour.Superb guide.Lists all contemporary light rail metros and  modern tramway systems with history, route description, fleet lists etc. and also heritage operations e.g. Crich,Beamish, etc. museums, collections (i.e. LT Museum,Jurby Transport Museum etc. and new for this year Cliff Lifts (i.e. Babbacombe,Aberystwyth,Lynton & Lynmouth etc.) Card covers NEW copy. Highly recommended.  £11.95
  
 18/4/17
All 15 copies of Fairlie Locomotives of North Wales that have been paid for have been despatched today.If you want one be QUICK I only have a few left and don't anticipate ordering any more.£39.95+£4 p&p (UK)
16/4/17

Whilst I know to some enthusiasts, James Boyd has been discredited, with some of his research suspect, he was, and still is, the reason that so many of us (me included) got interested in Narrow Gauge railways.His works published by Oakwood set the standard for the future.
 I have these books by him in stock and until 23/4/17 I am offering them POST FREE to any UK address.

33388. Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge in Mid-Wales Oakwood Press 1965 298pp Ills. maps,hardback, nr. vg in poor tatty dustwrapper (protected by clear non-adhesive film) This classic of the Welsh narrow gauge,is long out of print. £25.00

36084. Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge in South Caernarvonshire Volume Two The Welsh Highland Railway Oakwood Press 1994 142pp Ills. maps, track layouts, hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper, which is faded at edges and across bottom of front.Scarce, long out of print. £30.00

33527. Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire-Volume 2-The Penrhyn Quarry Railways The Oakwood Press 1985 1st 164pp ills. dwgs.maps, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £18.00

33390. Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire-Volume 3-The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways,The Great Orme Tramway and Other Rail Systems The Oakwood Press 1986 1st 164pp, ills, dwgs, maps, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £20.00

34389. Boyd J I C: On The Welsh Narrow Gauge Bradford Barton c.1978 1st 96pp Ills.excellent selection of pictures,ex library, hardback in dustwrapper.Loose on binding, ref.copy only. £5.00

33382. Boyd J I C: On The Welsh Narrow Gauge Bradford Barton c.1978 1st 96pp Ills.excellent selection of pictures,hardback,nr, fine in edge worn dustwrapper, with several tears..Scarce. £9.00

33403. Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Great Britain and the Isle of Man The Oakwood Press 2007 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc, this was his last work. Coverage includes Snailbeach,Woodhead, WLLR,Isle of Man,Corris,Eskdale and much more.Card covers, fine. £12.00

34637. Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Ireland The Oakwood Press 2006 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc. Card covers, light creases to front cover and first few pages, nr. vg. £9.00

33216. Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Ireland The Oakwood Press 2006 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc. Card covers NEW copy. £16.95

35360. Boyd J I C & Whitehouse P B: Meet The Welsh Highland WHR (1964) Ltd. 1970 28pp ills. map, articles by Boyd and Whitehouse from their earlier works, card covers, vg. £6.00

30769. Boyd J I C & Whitehouse P B: Meet The Welsh Highland WHR (1964) Ltd. 1969 28pp ills. map, articles by Boyd and Whitehouse from their earlier works, card covers, internally vg, covers a bit marked. £6.00

36839. Boyd J.I.C: Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire Vol 1 West The Oakwood Press 1990 282pp ills. maps dwgs. covers Nantlle,Snowdon Mountain Tramroad,Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway and South Beach Tramway, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. As new in fact. You will not see a better copy.Scarce. £35.00

35138. Boyd J.I.C.: The Talyllyn Railway Wild Swan Publications 1988 1st 326pp, ills, dwgs, a truly superb history of this most wonderful narrow gauge line, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.Out of print. £40.00

13/4/17
NOW IN STOCK the long awaited.........Fairlie Locomotives of North Wales published by Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways by David Payling,2017 1st 326pp over 300 Ills.incl. much in colour,numerous fold-out 7mm scale drawings of each locomotive. Additional drawings detail the changes during their service.At last an upto date book on these classic locomotives.Laminated hardback. IN STOCK NOW! £39.95 + £4 p&p (UK).Be quick limited supplies in stock.
13/4/17
Just sorting out my personal collection of Cozens and Tonks 1st editions, how nice to have a few rather "special" copies-Talyllyn with letter and 3 b&w prints from Cozens inside,Plynlimon & Hafan signed by Cozens,Mawddwy Railway ex C C Green's collection,Llanfyllin Railway ex Wilfrid Wren's collection,Van & Kerry with letter from Graham Vincent and 2 copies of Snailbeach District Railways, one ex James Boyd's collection and one ex Maurice Lawson-Finch's collection.One of the joys of being a book dealer -you can keep the juicy items for yourself!
11/4/17
Hopefully I will have my stock of the new Fairlie book tomorrow.Apparently it is "flying off the shelves".Be quick if you want one.......
10/4/17
JUST IN.The Iron Sherpa (Terry Martin) Vols 1 & 2.Happy to split, Vol 2 is somewhat more expensive than Vol 1!! Cheapest on the net by almost £150!Enquire if you are flush!!
 VOLUME 2 NOW SOLD!
10/4/17
Given the substantial reduction in new book sales over the last few years resulting in much lower print runs (gone are the days of 2500+ being printed, now on average about 1000-1200 is the norm.) it is very good to hear from the author,Martin Williams, that his superb book
 "The Ruabon To Barmouth Line (Reflections of a Lost Welsh Railway)" published by Lightmoor Press in 2015 has almost sold out, with less than 150 remaining.If you want one be quick. Great value at £30.
8/4/17
Should Britain's railways be re-nationalised? Excellent 8 page article in the April Railway Magazine looks in depth at both the yes and no arguments, well worth a read.In many ways RM remains the only railway publication that looks in depth at "serious" matters.
7/4/17
In today-7 Lewis Cozens FIRST editions (all from the 1940's/1950's)-The Llanfyllin Railway,The Plylimon & Hafan Tramway,The Welshppol & Llanfair Light Railway,The Mawddwy Railway with the Hendre-Ddu Tramway,The Corris Railway,The Van and Kerry Railways with The Kerry Tramway and The Tal-ylllyn Railway.PLUS 3 First edtions by Eric Tonks, again 1940's/1950's-The Snailbeach District Railways,The Southwold Railway and The Edge Hill Light Railway.All are card covers and given their age are in vgc with just a little sign of aging (like me!) Enquire for prices as not yet listed on my website.
7/4/17

HAY UP!

The book town of Hay-on-Wye celebrated its 40th Anniversary of Independence last week with three days of events marking this milestone. Hay was the first 'book town' to be founded and many more have been set up in countries across the world. By all accounts a large number of bibliophiles from the UK and overseas travelled to Hay to join in the celebrations - an anniversary that is to become an annual event.
This is great news as the town has been hijacked over many years by the literary 'Hay Festival' which uses its name but is set in marquees outside the town. Thus many of the visitors to the Festival miss the attractions for which the town itself is famous.
 Congratulations to the organisers and everyone who helped to make this anniversary a success.


 6/4/17

As if Amazon are not making enough in fees,they want more from August 1st.They may well kill the golden goose, as without sellers on their market place they have no business.

Dear Seller,

In the coming months, we will make several changes to features and fees relating to the sale of Media items on the Amazon Marketplace at Amazon.co.uk. We are introducing several changes that will further improve the customer experience and provide you with increased flexibility.

Set your own shipping rates for Media items

Effective 1 August 2017, you will be able to set your own shipping rates (including offering free shipping) for books, music, video, and DVD items and to set different shipping rates by region for expedited delivery or by country for international delivery. No change will be made to your shipping rates without your action.

Changes to Selling on Amazon fees for Media items

We will be making two changes to how Selling on Amazon fees* are charged for Media items (including books, music, video, DVD, software, and video games). These fee changes will not take effect until 1 August 2017 to give you time to plan accordingly.

a) Variable Closing Fees (VCF): The VCF charge in Media categories (books, music, video, DVD, software, and video games) will change as per the table below. This charge will appear as a Closing Fee (CF) instead of as a VCF to avoid confusion, as it will be a fixed fee rate and not variable.

Closing Fees Before 1st August From 1st August
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b) Referral fees: Currently, the referral fee for Media items is an applicable percentage of an item’s sales price (excluding any shipping or gift wrap charges). Effective 1 August 2017, the referral fee will instead be calculated on the total sales price (the total amount paid by the customer, including the item price and any shipping or gift wrap charges).
6/4/17
So far this week (and it's only Thursday) I have been offered 8 (yes 8!) book collections, ranging from smallish (under 200) to one collection of over 1000 titles.I have bought 2 and am collecting one of these tomorrow.If only I had unlimited space, funds and buyers!
4/4/17
As part of my ongoing "lets make more room for new stock" programme I have listed quite a few model railway catalogues etc.on Ebay.Click the link or search on Ebay for seller ncb53
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201879781105…
I also have
Not worth listing on Ebay I also have 13 copies of W&H (Models) Ltd catalogues from 1960s/early 1970's most in vgc a few have loose covers.£20 the lot including UK p&p.
4/4/17
More news on the long awaited Snailbeach District Railways book.Due next month,(May 2017) hardback, 218 pages,273 illustrations (many previously unpublished) £30 + p&p.This will not have a large print run so order NOW to avoid missing out on this definitive work.ADVANCE ORDERS TAKEN.You will not be charged until the book is in stock.

29/3/17
                         SPECIAL OFFER ON OAKWOOD PRESS TITLES.
       Buy one at full price and get another at HALF PRICE.(The cheapest half price)
Postage/Packing extra.Payment by bank transfer,paypal, cheque or card (a fee of £1 applies to all card payments under £30)
                              OFFER ENDS 15th APRIL 2017
  34407.  Baker C: The Metropolitan Railway The Oakwood Press 1951 1st 76pp ills. dwgs. card covers, small tear along spine, large previous sellers lable on raer cover,vg.  £5.00
  
   36525.  Barrie D S: The Brecon & Merthyr Railway Oakwood Press 1980 55pp ills. maps, card covers,vg.  £12.00
  
   32551.  Barrie D S: The Euston & Crewe Companion The Oakwood Press 1947 1st 42pp Ills.4 fold out plans of route with gradient profiles.Card covers, staples rusty,nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   35887.  Barrie D S & Clinker C R: The Somerset & Dorset Railway The Oakwood Press 1959 76pp Ills. gradient profile, map,card covers, wear to base of spine, good.Interesting inscription on blank end paper "Stolen from Brian Johnson" (not by me or previous owner (Bob Symes) I can assure you!  £5.00
  
   36524.  Barrie D S M: The Barry Railway Oakwood Press 1983 revised edition. 64pp ills.map,card covers vg.Scarce.  £15.00
  
   36535.  Barrie D S M: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1973 93pp Ills.map, card covers, nr. fine.  £8.00
  
   36536.  Barrie D S M: The Taff Vale Railway Oakwood Press 1969 46pp ills.maps, card covers, bottom right corner sl. creased,nr. vg.  £7.00
  
   35921.  Beaumont J: Rails to Achill The Oakwood Press 2002 1st 160pp Ills. gradient profile,track layout.Card covers, nr. fine.Presentation copy to Bob Symes form the author.  £10.00
  
   27958.  Bescoby-Chambers J: The Archives of Sound The Oakwood Press 1964 1st 153pp Ills. hardback, fine in sl. chipped vg dustwrapper.Scarce non transport book from The Oakwood Press.  £12.00
  
   33388.  Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge in Mid-Wales Oakwood Press 1965 298pp Ills. maps,hardback, nr. vg in poor tatty dustwrapper (protected by clear non-adhesive film) This classic of the Welsh narrow gauge,is long out of print.  £25.00
  
   36084.  Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge in South Caernarvonshire Volume Two The Welsh Highland Railway Oakwood Press 1994 142pp Ills. maps, track layouts, hardback, fine in vg  dustwrapper, which is  faded at edges and across bottom of front.Scarce, long out of print.  £30.00
  
   33527.  Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire-Volume 2-The Penrhyn Quarry Railways The Oakwood Press 1985 1st 164pp ills. dwgs.maps,  hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £18.00
  
   33390.  Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire-Volume 3-The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways,The Great Orme Tramway and Other Rail Systems The Oakwood Press 1986 1st 164pp,  ills,  dwgs,  maps,  hardback, fine  in fine dustwrapper.  £20.00
  
   33403.  Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Great Britain and the Isle of Man The Oakwood Press 2007 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc, this was  his last work. Coverage includes Snailbeach,Woodhead, WLLR,Isle of Man,Corris,Eskdale and much more.Card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   34637.  Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Ireland The Oakwood Press 2006 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc. Card covers, light creases to front cover and first few pages, nr. vg.  £9.00
  
   33216.  Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Ireland The Oakwood Press 2006 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc. Card covers NEW copy.  £16.95
  
   33215.  Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Ireland The Oakwood Press 2006 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc. Card covers NEW copy.  £16.95
  
   31750.  Boyd J I C: Saga By Rail: Ireland The Oakwood Press 2006 1st 288pp ills.maps, autobiographical work by the doyen of The Irish, Welsh and Isle of Man Narrow Gauges, easy reading style. Boyd is,quite rightly, regarded as the father of narrow gauge literature, starting off in 1949 with Narrow Gauge Rails to Portmadoc. Card covers NEW copy.  £16.95
  
   34330.  Brewster D E: Edwardian Postcards of Road and Rail Transport Oakwood Press 1982 1st 24pp ills. card covers, previous owners small stamp inside front cover,nr. fine.  £3.00
  
   34977.  Catchpole L T: The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway The Oakwood Press 1983 45pp ills. dwgs. track plans, maps, card covers vg, "reduced" price sticker on front cover.  £5.00
  
   34403.  Chacksfield J E: Richard Maunsell-An engineering biography Oakwood Press 1998 1st 160pp Ills.dwgs.biography, card covers, inscription on title page,vg.  £7.00
  
   28925.  Chapman C: The Ely Valley Railway-Llantrisant-Penygraig The Oakwood Press 2000 1st 144pp ills. maps, card covers, fine  £8.00
  
   36529.  Chapman C: The Llantrisant Branches of the Taff Vale Railway The Oakwood Press 1996 1st 136pp ills. dwgs.maps, track plans,card covers, fine.  £8.00
  
   36532.  Chapman C: The Nelson and Ynysybwl Branches of the Taff Vale Railway The Oakwood Press 1997 1st 144pp ills. maps,card covers fine.  £9.00
  
   36538.  Chapman C: The Vale of Glamorgan Railway The Oakwood Press 1998 1st 176pp ills. dwgs. maps,  spine faded,otherwise fine.  £9.00
  
   35304.  Chivers A: Coal,Guns and Rugby-A Monmouthshire Memoir The Oakwood Press 2005 1st 168pp Ills. card covers, fine.  £7.00
  
   31615.  Clarke J M: The Brookwood Necropolis Railway The Oakwood Press 1988 2nd edition. 96pp ills. map,track plans, the last train journey for some folks!,card covers vg  £8.00
  
   31605.  Comfort N A: The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway The Oakwood Press 1986 (New Edition) 120pp ills. dwgs. maps, card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   35519.  Davies D.L.: The Glyn Valley Tramway The Oakwood Press 1974 61pp ills. dwgs.maps, track plans, card covers,vg.  £12.00
  
   30360.  Denton A S: North Midlands Trains in the Thirties The Oakwood Press c. 1975 64pp ills. card covers, front cover marked where price label removed, nr. vg.  £5.00
  
   33621.  Dingwall R: Narrow Gauge Tracks In The Sand - The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway The Oakwood Press 1997 1st 150pp Ills. map, card covers, nr fine. Scarce.  £30.00
  
   35729.  Farr A D: The Campbeltown and Machrihanish Railway Oakwood Press 1969  1st 48pp Ills. dwgs. maps card covers, vg.Scarce,  £10.00
  
   34861.  Gardner W J: Cleaner to Controller Volume 2- Further Reminiscences of the GWR at Taunton The Oakwood Press 2000 1st 176pp ills. card covers,fine.  £9.00
  
   31718.  Gould D: Cardiff's Electric Tramways The Oakwood Press 1974 1st 87pp Ills.maps,card covers, front cover badly creased, good.  £5.00
  
   31645.  Hajducki A,Jodeluk M & Simpson A: The  St. Andrews Railway The Oakwood Press 2008 1st 288p ills. maps,card covers, sl. nick top edge of front cover, vg.  £14.00
  
   32688.  Hajducki A,Jodeluk M & Simpson A: The Anstruther & St. Andrews Railway The Oakwood Press 2009 1st 248p ills. maps,card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   28159.  Hall R M S: The Lee Moor Tramway The Oakwood Press 1987 18pp ills. maps, card covers, discoloured on spine, otherwise vg.  £6.00
  
   31614.  Handley B M: The Wye Valley Railway Oakwood Press 1982 1st 34p Ills. dwgs. maps, track plans,card covers, nr. fine.  £5.00
  
   29976.  Harrison J D: The Bridgwater Railway The Oakwood Press,  1990  2nd expanded edition. 96pp ills.dwgs.track plans,maps, card covers, nr.fine.  £6.00
  
   33205.  Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway The Oakwood Press 2007 1st 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded  revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news its back in print after 28 years! Card covers, NEW copy.  £14.95
  
   30869.  Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway The Oakwood Press 2007 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded  revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news its back in print after 28 years! Buy from the dealer that lives just 2 miles or so from this sadly now closed line.Card covers, NEW copy  £14.95
  
   35282.  Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway The Oakwood Press 2007 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded  revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news its back in print after 28 years! Buy from the dealer that lives just 2 miles or so from this sadly now closed line.Card covers,fine.  £12.00
  
   24610.  Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway Oakwood Press 2007 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded  revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news its back in print after 28 years! Buy from the dealer that lives just 2 miles or so from the sadly now closed line.Card covers, NEW copy  £14.95
  
   36530.  Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway The Oakwood Press 2007 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded  revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news it's back in print after 28 years! Buy from the dealer that lives just 2 miles or so from this sadly now closed line.Card covers, NEW copy  £14.95
  
   24747.  Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway Oakwood Press 2007 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded  revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news its back in print after 28 years! Buy from the dealer that lives just 2 miles or so from the sadly now closed line.Card covers, NEW copy  £14.95
  
   29633.  Hughes L G: Hunslet 1215 - A War Veteran's Story The Oakwood Press 2010 1st 56pp ills.  incl. colour, card covers NEW copy.  £7.95
  
   35811.  Irons R & Jenkins S C: Woodford Halse-A Railway Community Oakwood Press 1999 1st 112pp ills. card covers,front cover creased, otherwise vg.Scarce.  £18.00
  
   36749.  Jackson B.L.: Isle of Portland Railways-Volume One The Admiralty and Quarry Railways Oakwood Press,  1999,  1st. 176pp,  ills, maps, dwgs.card covers,spine faded,nr. fine,now out of print.  £15.00
  
   35814.  Jackson D: J G Robinson - A Lifetime's Work The Oakwood Press 1996 1st 234pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.  £12.00
  
   34862.  Jenkins S C: The Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway Oakwood Press 1978 1st 51pp ills. maps,track plans, card covers, fine.  £8.00
  
   35302.  Jenkins S C: The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypoool Road Line The Oakwood Press 2009 2nd revised edition 200pp ills. maps, track plans, much revised and expanded edition, card covers, fine.  £9.00
  
   33228.  Jermy R: Northern Northumberland's Minor Railways- Volume One-Brickworks,Forestry, Contractors,Military Target railways and various other lines. The Oakwood Press 2010 1st 128pp ills. maps, card covers NEW copy.(Volume 2-4 also available)  £10.95
  
   25960.  Jermy R: Northern Northumberland's Minor Railways- Volume Two- Colliery & Associated Lines The Oakwood Press 2011 1st 128pp ills. maps, track plans,card covers NEW COPY, IN STOCK. (Volumes 1/3 and 4 also available)  £10.95
  
   35980.  Jones M: The Essential Guide to Austrian Railways and Tramways The Oakwood Press 2008 1st 208p ills. fully in colour,location maps, card covers, fine  £12.00
  
   35890.  Jones M: The Essential Guide to Welsh Heritage and Scenic Railways The Oakwood Press 2010 1st 192pp ills. fully in colour,location maps, the heritage railways (and the nearby history ) of Wales,card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   36528.  Judge C W: Great Western Branch Lines-A Pictorial Survey The Oakwood Press 1998 1st 80pp ills. card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   35300.  Judge C W: The Elan Valley Railway-The Railway of The Birmingham Corporation Waterworks. The Oakwood Press 2004 232pp ills. large fold out map,card covers, definitive work on The Railway built for the construction of the Elan dams in Wales.Card covers, vg.  £10.00
  
   35663.  Kidner R W: English Narrow Gauge Railways  (light railway handbook no. 3) The Oakwood Press 1970 6th edition. 23pp ills. maps dwgs.card covers, vg.  £6.00
  
   36645.  Kidner R W: English Narrow Gauge Railways  (Light Railway Handbook no. 3) The Oakwood Press c. 1958 4th edition 23pp ills. maps dwgs.card covers, nr. vg.staples rusty, centre pages loose.  £5.00
  
   36646.  Kidner R W: Light and Narrow Gauge Locomotives (Light railway handbook no. 8) The Oakwood Press 1949 2nd edtion. 28pp ills. dwgs.card covers, staples rusty, vg.  £6.00
  
   31637.  KIdner R W: Light Railway Handbooks No 7- Mineral Railways 4th edition Oakwood Press 1961 24pp Ills.maps dwgs. ex Ian Allan Library, card covers, vg.  £8.00
  
   36647.  Kidner R W: Light Railways of Eire I.O.M. and Channel Islands Oakwood Press 1949 2nd edition. 24pp Ilsl. dwgs.maps,card covers,staples rusty, nr. vg.Scarce.  £8.00
  
   36643.  KIdner R W: Mineral Railways Oakwood Press 1954 3rd ediiton 24pp Ills.maps dwgs. charming!.Coverage includes-Penrhyn,Padarn,Croeser,Torrington & Marland,Lee Moor,Snailbeach and more.Card covers vg.  £6.00
  
   35666.  KIdner R W: Mineral Railways 5th edition Oakwood Press 1967 24pp Ills.maps dwgs. charming!.Card covers vg.  £6.00
  
   33277.  Kidner R W: Pullman Trains in Britain The Oakwood Press 2005 112pp ills. dwgs.card covers NEW copy  £8.95
  
   35772.  Kidner R W: Standard Gauge Light Railways (Light Railway Handbooks No 1) The Oakwood Press 1965 (5th edition) 56pp ills. dwgs.maps, charming early Oakwood.Card covers vg.  £6.00
  
   34101.  Kidner R W: Standard Gauge Light Railways (Light Railway Handbooks No 4) The Oakwood Press 1947 (2nd edition) 24pp ills. dwgs.maps, staples rusty, card covers vg.One of Oakwoods early, rather delightful titles.  £6.00
  
   31635.  Kidner R W: Standard Gauge Light Railways No. 1 (Fifth edition) The Oakwood Press 1965 56pp ills.maps, includes Colonel Stephens Light Railways etc. card covers, vg.  £8.00
  
   31941.  Kidner R W: The Cambrian Railways The Oakwood Press 1965 62pp incl. ills. maps, gradient profiles, hardback, printed boards, vg.  £8.00
  
   36527.  Kidner R W: The Cambrian Railways The Oakwood Press 1954 1st 45pp incl. ills. maps, gradient profiles, hardback, printed boards, vg.  £9.00
  
   35293.  Kidner R W: The Mid-Wales Railway Oakwood Press 1990 1st 128pp ills. track plans, card covers, vg spine faded, inscription inside front cover.  £9.00
  
   33676.  Kidner R W: The Mid-Wales Railway Oakwood Press 1990 1st 128pp ills. track plans, ex library,usual stamps, card covers, good ref. copy.  £7.00
  
   32896.  Kidner R W: The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales (Light railway handbook no. 2) The Oakwood Press c. 1958 Sixth Edition. 24pp ills. maps, card covers, staples rusty, nr. vg.  £5.00
  
   36642.  Kidner R W: The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales (Light Railway Handbook no. 2) The Oakwood Press 1956 4th edition (revised) 24pp ills. maps, card covers sl. discoloured,staples rusty.Nr. vg.  £5.00
  
   36534.  Kidner R W: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1995 1st 152pp,  ills. maps, card covers,protected with clear film, fine.  £10.00
  
   35287.  Kidner R W: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1995 1st 152pp,  ills. maps, card covers, fine.  £10.00
  
   35981.  Kidner R W: The Southern Railway Oakwood Press 1958 1st 52pp Ills.thick card boards, some foxing, nr. vg.  £5.00
  
   12935.  Kidner R W: The Southern Railway Oakwood Press 1958 1st 64pp Ills.maps, paper covered hardback, vg  £4.00
  
   31663.  Kidner R W: The Steam Lorry The Oakwood Press 1956 2nd revised edition 28pp ills. dwgs. card covers,vg.  £5.00
  
   36644.  Kidner R W: Three-Foot Gauge Railways of Northern Ireland Oakwood Press 1950 2nd edition. 26pp ills. dwgs. maps, delightful edition, card covers, some discolouration to covers, staples rusty, nr. vg.Scarce.  £8.00
  
   36531.  King B (Compiled by): Neath Enginemen- Reminiscing Steam in South Wales The Oakwood Press 2009 1st 192pp ills. maps, fascinating collection of tales of steam in the Neath area of south Wales by ex railwaymen, and others. More of this type of book please before its too late! Card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   31629.  Lee C E: The Metropolitan District Railway The Oakwood Press 1956 1st 51pp ills. dwgs.some sl. foxing, card covers damaged,spine refixed with sellotape, good.  £5.00
  
   35802.  Lister M: The Industrial Railways of Port Sunlight and Bromborough Port The Oakwood Press 1988 2nd enlarged edition 64pp ills.maps,dwgs. card covers, fine.Includes loose inserts-programme for Port Sunlight Centenary 1988, 3 return tickets for train Port Sunlight to Bromborough Margarine Works (1988) and 3 b&w photo's.  £12.00
  
   34730.  MaggsC.G.: The Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway Oakwood Press 1988 (2nd revised and enlarged edition) 80pp Ills.maps, track plans,card covers sl. faded, small ink mark botom right corner of front cover, vg.  £9.00
  
   36537.  Mountford E & Sprinks N: The Taff Vale Lines To Penarth Oakwood Press 1993 1st 128pp ills.maps, incl.large fold out map GWR Penarth Docks, card covers, protected with clear film, fine.  £12.00
  
   36411.  Mountford E R: A Register of G.W.R. Absorbed Coaching Stock 1922/3 Oakwood Press 1978 1st 77pp Ills. card covers,nr. vg, scarce.  £15.00
  
   36523.  Mountford E R: The Barry Railway-Diagrams and photographs of Locomotives,Coaches and Wagons Oakwood Press 1987 1st 80pp ills. dwgs. card covers, clear protective film covering covers,fine. Out of print.  £15.00
  
   31925.  Mountford E R: The USA 756th RSB (Railway Shop Battalion at Newport-Ebbw Junction) Oakwood Press 1989 1st 48pp ills. track plans,card covers nr. fine.  £5.00
  
   31611.  Mountford E R: The USA 756th RSB (Railway Shop Battalion at Newport-Ebbw Junction) Oakwood Press 1989 1st 48pp ills. track plans,card covers vg.  £5.00
  
   36522.  Mountford E R  & Kidner R W: The Aberdare Railway The Oakwood Press 1995 1st 128pp ills. maps, track plans, card covers, fine.Out of print.  £9.00
  
   35292.  Mountford E R  & Kidner R W: The Aberdare Railway The Oakwood Press 1995 128pp ills. maps, track plans, card covers, fine.Out of print.  £10.00
  
   35720.  Mullarkey T: Oakwood Press:The First 80 Years 1931-2011-A Collector's Guide Oakwood Press 2012 120pp Ills. with 1190 images, ALL IN COLOUR! showing cover details of  Oakwood publications, plus lists of all titles (railway and non railway) with full alphabetical index of titles,published by this long standing UK publisher. At last a reference work that unravels the complex history of Oakwood.Signed copy (signed by author Terry Mullarkey AND Jane and Andrew Kennedy from Oakwood Press) after the official launch in Aberaeron on 18th April 2012.Card covers NEW copy.Now out of print.  £20.00
  
   35719.  Mullarkey T: Oakwood Press:The First 80 Years 1931-2011-A Collector's Guide Oakwood Press 2012 120pp Ills. with 1190 images, ALL IN COLOUR! showing cover details of  Oakwood publications, plus lists of all titles (railway and non railway) with full alphabetical index of titles,published by this long standing UK publisher. At last a reference work that unravels the complex history of Oakwood.Signed copy (signed by author Terry Mullarkey AND Jane and Andrew Kennedy from Oakwood Press) after the official launch in Aberaeron on 18th April 2012.Card covers NEW copy.Now out of print.  £20.00
  
   35291.  Mullarkey T: Oakwood Press:The First 80 Years 1931-2011-A Collector's Guide Oakwood Press 2012 120pp Ills. with 1190 images, ALL IN COLOUR! showing cover details of  Oakwood publications, plus lists of all titles (railway and non railway) with full alphabetical index of titles,published by this long standing UK publisher. At last a reference work that unravels the complex history of Oakwood.Card covers, fine. Now out of print.  £15.00
  
   35358.  Newham A T: The Listowel and Ballybunion Railway Oakwood Press 1967 1st 27pp Ills. dwgs. card covers, some foxing, nr. vg.Scarce.  £8.00
  
   35664.  Pallant N: Hither Green Motive Power Depot Oakwood Press 1979 1st 50pp Ills. map,card covers, nr. vg.  £6.00
  
   36382.  Peacock T B: Great Western London Suburban Services Oakwood Press 1970 1st 107pp Ills. maps, track plans,card covers, vg  £8.00
  
   35562.  Perryman A C: Life at Brighton Loco.Works 1928-1936 The Oakwood Press 1971 1st 67pp ills. track layouts, card covers, staples rusty, covers grubby,otherwise nr. vg.Scarce.  £7.00
  
   35295.  Poole B: Caersws-The Cambrian Railways Village The Oakwood Press 2013 1st 224pp Ills.track plans,a detailed study of the very important location on the Cambrian system, covers Caersws and it's environs,Moat Lane Junction (stations,sheds,refreshment rooms etc.) Permanent Way Dept workings,Bridge Dept. at Van Junction,Memories from The Oswestry Division,Friog Rocks and Bramouth Bridge  and more.A very welcome addition to the history of The Cambrian.Card covers, fine.  £12.00
  
   35301.  Price M R C: The Gwendraeth Valleys Railway-Kidwelly to Mynydd-y-Garreg Oakwood Press 1997 1st 136pp ills. dwgs. tracks plans, maps,card covers,fine.  £8.00
  
   34624.  Price M R C: The Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway The Oakwood Press 1995 1st 96pp Ills.maps card covers, fine.  £5.00
  
   33402.  Price M R C: The Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway The Oakwood Press 1995 1st 96pp Ills.maps card covers, fine.  £6.00
  
   24217.  Price M R C: The Saundersfoot Railway Oakwood Press 1964 1st 23pp Ills. maps, card covers, sl. grubby,good.  £5.00
  
   36241.  Rimmer A: The Cromford & High Peak Railway Oakwood Press 1985 104pp, ills, maps,track layouts,card covers,inscription on title page, nr. fine.  £7.00
  
   31633.  Robbins M: The Isle of Wight Railways Oakwood Press 1953 1st 38pp Ills.map, thich printed hard covers, nr. vg.  £5.00
  
   31636.  Robbins M: The North London Railway The Oakwood Press 1938 1st 26pp + ills. maps card covers, a right rough copy in every way.  £3.00
  
   30123.  Robinson A J: Dad Had An Engine Shed-Some childhood railway reminiscences of a North Wales shedmaster's son. The Oakwood Press 2010 1st 184pp ills. maps, dwgs. card covers NEW COPY.  £12.95
  
   35665.  Sands T B (revised by S C Jenkins): The Midland and South Western Juction Railway The Oakwood Press 1990 120pp ills. maps, track plans,card covers, spine faded,vg.Bookplate inside front cover.  £7.00
  
   31753.  Sharman M: Flexichas - A way to build fully compensated model locomotive chassis. The Oakwood Press 1999 36pp dwgs.card covers,fine.  £5.00
  
   36526.  Sharman M: The Broad Gauge of the The Great Western Railway, The Bristol & Exeter and the North and South Devon Railways, A selection of  7mm Locomotive drawings Oakwood Press 1985 1st 84 fold out drawings, card covers fine  £20.00
  
   36258.  Sharman M: The London and South Western Railway - A Selection of Locomotive Drawings The Oakwood Press 1989 1st 73 fold out drawings in 7mm.Card covers, inscription on end paper, SIGNED by author, nr. fine.  £12.00
  
   33722.  Sprenger H: The Wirksworth Branch The Oakwood Press 1987 1st 144pp Ills.maps, track plans, hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with badly faded spine.  £8.00
  
   36533.  Tasker W W: Railways in The Sirhowy Valley Oakwood Press 1992 2nd edition. 128pp Ills. maps,  track layouts,card covers, protected by clear film, fine.  £9.00
  
   34863.  Tasker W W: Railways in The Sirhowy Valley Oakwood Press 1978 1st 44pp Ills. maps,  track layouts, internally vg, small mark inside front cover, front cover creased with small edge tear, good.  £5.00
  
   31598.  Tasker W W: Railways in The Sirhowy Valley Oakwood Press 1978 4pp Ills. maps, ex Ian Allan Library, spine faded, nr. vg.  £6.00
  
   36746.  Tedstone M A: The Barry Railway Steamers The Oakwood Press 2005 1st 224pp Ills.large fold out drawing inside rear cover. Card covers, fine.  £8.00
  
   31765.  The Oakwood Press: Edwardian Tramcars The Oakwood Press 1968 1st 20pp Ills. light card covers, nr. fine.  £4.00
  
   28395.  Thomas C: Quarry Hunslets of North Wales (The Great (Little) Survivors) Oakwood Press 2004 (updated edition) 256pp Ills,dwgs. definitive study on the class of narrow gauge locomotives so familiar with the North Wales Quarries,reprinted edition with updates, hardback in dustwrapper, NEW copy.  £22.95
  
   33392.  Thomas C: Quarry Hunslets of North Wales (The great little survivors) Oakwood Press 2001 1st 256pp Ills, definitive study on the class of narrow gauge locomotives so familiar with the North Wales Quarries,hardback, fine in  fine dustwrapper.  £15.00
  
   31542.  Thomas C: Quarry Hunslets of North Wales (the great little survivors) Oakwood Press 2001 256pp Ills, definitive study on the class of narrow gauge locomotives so familiar with the North Wales Quarries,hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.  £18.00
  
   30867.  Thomas J R & Southern D W: The Industrial Tramways of The Vale of Llangollen The Oakwood Press 2013 1st 72pp Ills. card covers, NEW copy.  £9.95
  
   33218.  Thomas J R & Southern D W: The Industrial Tramways of The Vale of Llangollen The Oakwood Press 2013 1st 72pp Ills. card covers, NEW copy.  £9.95
  
   33219.  Thomas J R & Southern D W: The Industrial Tramways of The Vale of Llangollen The Oakwood Press 2013 1st 72pp Ills. card covers, NEW copy.  £9.95
  
   34377.  Turner K: Pier Railways The Oakwood Press 1972 1st 45pp ills.card covers,Includes Herne Bay,Hythe,Ramsey,Ryde,Sarthend and more,sl. rubbing to spine, vg.  £8.00
  
   30576.  Welch H D: The London Tilbury & Southend Railway The Oakwood Press 1951 1st 38pp ills. maps,card covers, some foxing good+  £4.00
  
   33210.  Weston J: Derby Days - Memories of a Midland Railwayman The Oakwood Press 2012 1st 208pp Ills.card covers NEW copy.  £15.95
  
   31664.  Whitcombe H A: History of the Steam Tram The Oakwood Press 1961 shown but later. 30pp ills. card covers badly creased as is front end paper and corner of page 1/2, good.  £4.00
  




28/3/17
In error I listed a book a few days ago on Amazon at £115 instead of £15.Just looked and another copy has been listed at £114.99 funny that!
27/3/17
 Just arrived.When did you last see a set of these lovely booklets from the 1950's covering famous trains and their routes.
 36810.  Anderson A: Flying Scotsman Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36813.  Anderson A: The Blue Train London-Paris-Mediterranean Coast Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers, vg. Scarcest of the series.  £10.00
  
   36806.  Anderson A: The Cornish Riviera Express Paddington to Penzance Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36808.  Anderson A: The Golden Arrow London-Folkestone-Calais-Paris Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36807.  Anderson A: The Irish Mail London-Holyhead-Dublin Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36811.  Anderson A: The Red Dragon Paddington-Severn Tunnel-South Wales Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36812.  Anderson A: The Royal Scot Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
  
   36809.  Anderson A: The Thames-Clyde Express London-Leeds-Glasgow Brockhampton Press c.1950 63pp Ills. dwgs. gradient profile, inscription inside from cover. Card covers lightly creased, nr. vg.  £8.00
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26/3/17
Fan of London Underground? You really will want a copy of this.Includes full fleet list,history of rolling stock,history of each line and a full index of all stations with history, location etc.Also includes full colour fold out map of the underground system.172 pages, illustrated in full colour A5 card covers.Highly recommened.Superb value at £11.95 + p&p

24/3/17

All the Bradford Bartons now listed.Here are the LM ones

36793. Blake W A: London Midland Steam Doubleheaded D Bradford Barton 1978 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36796. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36797. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 2 D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper with faded dustwrapper. £5.00

36795. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 3 D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36798. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 4 D Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36801. Carter J R: London Midland Steam in The North West Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36790. Carter J R: More London Midland Steam in The North West Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36791. Cookson P: London Midland Steam In Yorkshire D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36788. Cross D: London Midland Steam in The Northern Fells Bradford Barton 1974 shown but later. 96pp Ills. fine in fine dustwrapper, withsl. faded spine. £5.00

36792. Cross D: London Midland Steam over Shap D Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp ills.superb selection of images by the late Derek Cross, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36802. Greenwood R S: London Midland Steam on The Ex-L&Y D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36799. Henton J F: London Midland Steam In The East Midlands D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36803. Hillier J R: London Midland Steam in The Peak District Bradford Barton 1974 shown but later. 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £5.00

36787. Leslie R H: London Midland Steam Around Carlisle D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in nr.vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36789. Leslie R H & Short R H: London Midland Steam Skipton-Carlisle D Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36794. Mensing M: London Midland Steam In The Midlands D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in sl. edge worn dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36800. Morrison B: London Midland Steam From Lineside D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

36804. Rear W G: London Midland Steam in North Wales Bradford Barton 1979 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. £5.00

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23/3/17
In stock today.Diesel Depot-98pp Ills. mostly in colour, shed track layouts,chapters include The Early Years,Depot Heydays 1968-1983,What Depots do,Sectorisation,Privatisation,Stratford Open Day 1983,Depots Today.Depots covered include-Finsbury Park,Tinsley,Old Oak Common,Eastfield,Toton,Inverness,Penzance,Carlisle Kingmoor and Cardiff Canton.Card covers £6.99+ p&p
23/3/17

Update on the Bradford Bartons I bought in recently.All the GWR & SR ones now listed.Working on listing the diesel titles, still got LMS ones to do.Need any? Just contact me.

Here are the Bradford Barton diesel titles just listed.......MUCH harder to find than the steam titles.I asume the print runs were much lower.

36779. Bannister G F: Diesels in The West Midlands and Central Wales D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. Hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.One of the scarcest of all Barton diesel titles. SOLD

36775. Cross D: BR Diesels In The Landscape Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

36781. Dobson P A: Diesels In London and The Home Counties Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine n vg dustwrapper. £9.00

36784. Ford H L: Diesels On Cornwall's Main Line Bradford Barton 1974 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. SOLD

36785. Ford H L: Diesels On The Devon Main Line Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £10.00

36783. Ford H L: Diesels on Western Region Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. SOLD

36771. Gillham G F: Diesels West Bradford Barton 1979 1st 96pp Ills.hardback fine in fine dustwrapper. £8.00

36780. Preedy N E: Diesels On Eastern Region Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £9.00

36772. Preedy N E & Ford H L: BR Diesels in Close-up Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

36782. Rickard S: Diesels On Scottish Region Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback,fine in vg dustwrapper.Scarce. SOLD

36776. Vaughan J A M: Branch Lines Round Britain in The Diesel Era Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, plenty of DMU's! fine in vg dustwrapper. Scarce. £10.00

36774. Weekes G: BR Diesels in The Highlands Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper, scarce. £12.00

36777. Weekes G: Diesels on Midland Region Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with small closed tear. £8.00

36778. Weeks G: BR Diesels Doubleheaded Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

36766. Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

36773. Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwapper. £8.00

36767. Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 2 Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

36768. Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 3 Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwapper. £8.00

36769. Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 4 Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

36770. Weeks G: BR Diesels In Action 5 Bradford Barton 1980 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £8.00

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22/3/17

Back in the "good old days" when a company was putting it's prices up they just said so (sometimes even apologising), now you get all this BS first...(That's Royal Mail, Ebay and now auction sniper all putting up prices, who makes these decisions? I assume they think If we put up our prices more people will use our services, sorry the opposite applies.Royal Mail really need to be aware of this in a very competitive market)

"Update On Services

The Auction Sniper team has built the best sniping program available. Our recently released mobile snipe capability has helped our customers win more than ever before. We are powering the most effective snipers on eBay and continue to make significant improvements to our algorithms, plus our data science team is building machine learning intelligence into the Auction Sniper platform. We’ve made significant investments into Auction Sniper and continue to see the best yield for people who are focused on winning eBay auctions.

We're writing to let you know, we’ll soon be making modifications to our pricing model. These pricing modifications help us offset increased infrastructure and support costs necessary for maintaining and investing in our service. In fact, in over 15 years of service, this is the first time we’ve adjusted our pricing model. Starting April 3, 2017, the modified plan will take effect. Here is a summary of the update: For auctions won that end at $23.99 USD, the fee will now be $0.35 USD; for auctions won that end between $24.00 and $995.00 USD, the fee will be 1.5% of the final price; and for auctions won that end at $995.01 USD or more, the fee will be $14.99 USD. There are no additional fees for adult category or eBay Motors auctions. Foreign currency auctions (GBP, AU dollars, etc.) will be converted to American dollars at the daily currency exchange rate before the 1.5% fee is determined.

As has been the case in our ongoing operations, your credit card will be billed on the last week of each month if your balance exceeds $2.50 USD. If your balance is below $2.50 USD, it will be carried over to the next month for a maximum of six months at which time your account will be charged regardless of the total amount due. During months in which you purchase shipping insurance through Auction Sniper, the minimum charge becomes $1.00 USD.

As usual, Auction Sniper does not pay the seller of items you've won using our service. The fees we collect are only for the cost of using our snipe service. You must pay the seller of your won items in your normal manner.

Sincerely,

The Auction Sniper Team


 20/3/17

All the GWR Bradford Bartons now listed.

36741. "5079 Lysander": Great Western Steam Miscellany 3 Bradford Barton c.1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36731. 4588 (editor): Great Western Steam in the West Country Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36743. Butt B & Fairclough T: Great Western Steam in Cornwall D Bradford Barton 1974 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £7.00

36740. Collins L M: Great Western Steam In Action 4 Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36739. Collins L M: Great Western Steam In Action 5 Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36738. Collins L M: Great Western Steam In Action 7 Bradford Barton 1978 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36742. Fairclough T & Wills A: More Great Western Steam in Cornwall D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £7.00

36733. Fairclough T & Wills A: More Great Western Steam In Devon Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £6.00

36736. Mensing M: Great Western Steam In The Midlands Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp Ills.hardback fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36723. Rickard S: Great Western Steam in South Wales Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £7.00

36724. Rickard S: More Great Western Steam in South Wales Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper.Scarce. £15.00

35878. Semmens P W B: Great Western Steam in Close-Up Bradford Barton 1973 shown but later. 96pp Ills. hardback,fine in fine dustwrapper. £5.00

36732. Toop R E: Great Western Steam South of the Severn Bradford Barton 1973 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36737. Williams C L: Great Western Branch Line Steam 2 Bradford Barton c. 1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in good dustwrapper with sellotape repair to top of spine. £5.00

36730. Williams C L: Great Western Steam around Bristol D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36727. Williams C L: Great Western Steam Doubleheaded Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £7.00

36725. Williams C L: Great Western Steam Miscellany 1 Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. .Superior First edition Printing. £7.00

36734. Williams C L: Great Western Steam Through The Cotswolds Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

36728. Williams C L: More Great Western Steam Doubleheaded Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £7.00

36744. Williams C L: More Great Western Steam in Wales and the Border Counties Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £6.00

36726. Williams C L: More Great Western Steam in Wales and the Border Counties Bradford Barton 1975 shown but later. 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £5.00

34890. Williams C L: More Great Western Steam on Shed Bradford Barton 1976 shown but later. 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £6.00

36735. Williams T E: The Last Decade of Great Western Main Line Steam Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. £6.00

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 20/3/17

For sometime now I have been wondering just how much Ebay and Paypal take out of Ebay sales.So decided to work it out!Sold an item for £7 including p&p, deductions are 26p listing fee,56p final selling fee,44p paypal fee so £1.26 in total, quite a chunk.Plus I have to pay p&p to post the item (£1.54) plus cost of card envelope, say 10p, so all in all £2.94 gone from my £7 sale.Blimey I am in the wrong business!
20/3/17
JUST ARRIVED.The one we have all been waiting for.Modern Locomotives Illustrated 224 THE DELTICS.£4.50 plus p&p be quick I am sure this will sell out FAST!
20/3/17
How nice to get this comment on-line for a book I recently sold.
 "Superbly efficient service from this outstanding seller. The book arrived very promptly and was superbly packaged. I can very highly recommend this seller and I for one will use them again if the opportunity arises." (Takes a bow)
17/3/17

Great news.Full approval given to reopen Robertsbridge to Junction Road thus joining the Rother Valley Railway to KESR.
http://www.kesr.org.uk/images/phocadownload/Rvrl690-Press-Release-20170316.pdf

 17/3/17
Bradford Barton picture albums are much maligned but are a very useful reference work for modellers in particular.JUST IN (Not yet listed) over 100 including SR,WR and LMR and about 35 Diesel issues (now more saleable than the steam titles!) All are original 1st editions in dustwrappers. Prices from £5+ p&p.Enquiries welcomed.
16/3/17
Just adding some 30 Bradford Barton memoirs books-signalmen,drivers,guards etc.Need any? Contact me.Prices from £5 + p&p
15/3/17
6 of the lovely early Oakwoods just in..........very simple but so much charm!

36645. Kidner R W: English Narrow Gauge Railways (Light Railway Handbook no. 3) The Oakwood Press c. 1958 4th edition 23pp ills. maps dwgs.card covers, nr. vg.staples rusty, centre pages loose. £5.00
36646. Kidner R W: Light and Narrow Gauge Locomotives (Light railway handbook no. 8) The Oakwood Press 1949 2nd edtion. 28pp ills. dwgs.card covers, staples rusty, vg. £6.00
36647. Kidner R W: Light Railways of Eire I.O.M. and Channel Islands Oakwood Press 1949 2nd edition. 24pp Ilsl. dwgs.maps,card covers,staples rusty, nr. vg.Scarce. £8.00
36643. KIdner R W: Mineral Railways Oakwood Press 1954 3rd ediiton 24pp Ills.maps dwgs. charming!.Coverage includes-Penrhyn,Padarn,Croeser,Torrington & Marland,Lee Moor,Snailbeach and more.Card covers vg. £6.00
36642. Kidner R W: The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales (Light Railway Handbook no. 2) The Oakwood Press 1956 4th edition (revised) 24pp ills. maps, card covers sl. discoloured,staples rusty.Nr. vg. £5.00
36644. Kidner R W: Three-Foot Gauge Railways of Northern Ireland Oakwood Press 1950 2nd edition. 26pp ills. dwgs. maps, delightful edition, card covers, some discolouration to covers, staples rusty, nr. vg.Scarce. £8.00

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 10/3/17
Just in.What appears to be a full set of Ian Allan 1st edition Rail Centres, all vg/fine in dustwrappers.Crewe,Swindon.Wolverhampton,Derby,Brighton,Newcastle,York and many more.Mostly £8 + p&p
8/3/17
Some news on the new book on Fairlie Locomotives.
 It is to be called Farlie Locomotives of North Wales, hardback, 322 pages, 9 fold out drawings (7mm scale) price. about £35-£40.It is due out late this month or early April.ADVANCE ORDERS TAKEN.
7/3/17

15 Volumes of A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain now uploaded to my website (Vol. 16 Ireland has been sold) most are truly fine in fine dustwrappers.Prices from £7 upwards + p&p.List on request.
5/3/17

Just into stock, a nr. fine copy of Train Formations & Carriage Workings of the GWR
It appears to be the ONLY copy available on the net...........

Becket W S: Train Formations & Carriage Workings of the Great Western Railway. Xpress Publishing 2002 1st 128pp Ills. tables/charts, working timetables etc an absolute mine of information,card covers nr. fine. Very scarce.  £40.00 post free (UK) NOW SOLD


 4/3/17

Most of Rolt's rare titles added to my database today.Some of these I have only seen a couple of times in over 35 years.

36555. Rolt L T C: Alec's Adventures in Railwayland London Ian Allan 1964 1st 47pp Ills. with delightful line drawings, Rolt's satirical work on railway closures and the dreaded Dr. Beeching! Card covers rather grubby, good+ £10.00

36552. Rolt L T C: From Sea to Sea, The Canal du Midi Allen Lane 1973 1st 198pp ills.maps, hardback,foxing to page ends, good in edge worn/chipped dustwrapper. £22.00

36549. Rolt L T C: Green and Silver George Allen & Unwin 1949 1st 275pp Ills. hardback, vg in edge worn/chipped dustwrapper.Scarce £30.00

36546. Rolt L T C: High Horse Riderless George,Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1947 1st 172pp Ills. hardback,lacks blank end paper,vg in edge worn/chipped dustwrapper. Only the 2nd ist edition I have ever seen.VERY scarce. £65.00

36550. Rolt L T C: Lansing Bagnall The First 21 Years at Basingstoke Lansing Bagnall 1970 1st 64pp Ills. history of the company, hardback,vg in edge worn/creased/chipped dustwrapper.Scarce. £30.00

36553. Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure Constable 1953 1st 176pp Ills.dwgs.VG+ in vg sl. edge worn dustwrapper, inscription on blank end paper.A really super copy of the first edition with the fabulous dustwrapper with TR company crest on.Scarce in this sort of condition. £25.00

36545. Rolt L T C: Sleep No More (railway, canal and other stories of the supernatural) Branch Line 1974 new edition. 162pp hardback,some foxing and stain to a few page edges, good in edge worn dustwrapper.Scarce. £15.00

36542. Rolt L T C: The Clouded Mirror The Bodley Head 1955 1st 126pp Tom Rolt's scarcest work, comprising four essays by Rolt, showing his wide skill range in authorship.This is only the third copy I have seen in over 30 years. A very rare opportunity to add Rolt's scarcest work to your collection. Hardback, vg+ in sl. edge worn dustwrapper. Scarce. £50.00

36540. Rolt L T C: The Cornish Giant (The story of Richard Trevithick) Lutterworth Press 1960 1st 160pp Ills. dwgs.hardback, fine in vg+ dustwrapper (not price clipped) a super copy of this very scarce biography by Rolt. £40.00

36551. Rolt L T C: The Potters' Field (A History of The South Devon Ball Clay Industry) David & Charles 1974 1st 159pp ills. maps, dwgs. hardback, vg+ in vg dustwrapper with some sl. edge wear.Dedication on front end paper "with the company's compliments" and signed by Claude Pike (Director) £20.00

36548. Rolt L T C: Tools for The Job- A Short history of Machine Tools Batsford 1965 1st 256pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, vg in edge worn dustwrapper. Scarce. £35.00

36547. Rolt L T C: Victorian Engineering Allen Lane the Penguin Press 1970 1st 300pp Ills.hardback, vg+ in edge rubbed dustwrapper.Quite scarce. £30.00

36543. Rolt L T C: Waterloo Ironworks (A History of Taskers of Andover,1809-1968) David & Charles 1969 1st 240pp Ills dwgs definitive history of Taskers the steam engine builders,hardback, name tippexed out on blank end paper,vg in vg dustwrapper.Scarce. £40.00

36544. Rolt L T C: Winterstoke-The Story of a Town Constable 1954 1st 248pp ills.end paper maps,hardback, vg in worn/chipped dustwrapper with some foxing on spine.Scarce. £25.00

36554. Rolt L T C Ills. by BB: Narrow Boat Eyre & Spottiswoode 1944 1st 212pp Ills. by BB, hardback, nr. vg in poor heavily repaired dustwrapper. £12.00

36541. Rolt LT C: A Hunslet Hundred David & Charles 1964 1st 177pp Ills.fold out plans,hardback, sl. foxing to page ends, vg in vg dustwrapper. Scarce. £35.00

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4/3/17

FULL set of Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain just in.Not yet listed on website, enquire direct if you need any.Prices from £10 + p&p
3/3/17

Some time ago the chap running a bookshop in Hawes was castigated for charging 50p "entry fee" refundable on purchases.I fully understood why he did it.This letter in a book trade newsletter confirms what I feel about the practice, after many years of a few (very few) customers using my stall as a library!

"Sir
 After all the publicity surrounding Bloomingdales Bookshop in Hawes, I decided to pay a visit as I was in the area. I was the first customer of the day and was greeted by the pleasant owner Steve Bloom. I told him of my interests and was shown to two areas where I could peruse the shelves. I was not asked for money.
However, Hawes is a small town and as I waited for the shop to open I walked around and could sense boredom in the area among many of the visitors, especially on a wet and windy weekday. While I was in the shop a number of people came in to shelter from the elements. They were asked for 50 pence as it was obvious they were not really interested in purchasing. They then left. Those who were obviously interested in books offered the money when told it would be deducted from purchases. By showing their obvious intent the request for money was declined. In no instance in my nearly two hours in the shop did any 50 pence change hands.
It is obvious that Mr Bloom's tactics work and time-wasters depart hastily. Before I saw events for myself I was inclined to think that the admission fee was outlandish. I have now completely changed my mind and wonder why other small bookshops do not copy the Hawes concept."
2/3/17

Lots of nice Oakwoods just in.Mostly Welsh Lines and mostly out of print.All in vgc.

36525. Barrie D S: The Brecon & Merthyr Railway Oakwood Press 1980 55pp ills. maps, card covers,vg. £12.00

36524. Barrie D S M: The Barry Railway Oakwood Press 1983 revised edition. 64pp ills.map,card covers vg.Scarce. £15.00

36535. Barrie D S M: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1973 93pp Ills.map, card covers, nr. fine. £8.00

36536. Barrie D S M: The Taff Vale Railway Oakwood Press 1969 46pp ills.maps, card covers, bottom right corner sl. creased,nr. vg. £7.00

36529. Chapman C: The Llantrisant Branches of the Taff Vale Railway The Oakwood Press 1996 1st 136pp ills. dwgs.maps, track plans,card covers, fine. £8.00

36532. Chapman C: The Nelson and Ynysybwl Branches of the Taff Vale Railway The Oakwood Press 1997 1st 144pp ills. maps,card covers fine. £9.00

36538. Chapman C: The Vale of Glamorgan Railway The Oakwood Press 1998 1st 176pp ills. dwgs. maps, spine faded,otherwise fine. £9.00

36530. Holden J S: The Manchester and Milford Railway The Oakwood Press 2007 216pp Ills. dwgs. a much expanded revised edition of this classic work, some 64 additional pages, with lots of new illustrations, great news it's back in print after 28 years! Buy from the dealer that lives just 2 miles or so from this sadly now closed line.Card covers, NEW copy £14.95

36528. Judge C W: Great Western Branch Lines-A Pictorial Survey The Oakwood Press 1998 1st 80pp ills. card covers, fine. £6.00

36527. Kidner R W: The Cambrian Railways The Oakwood Press 1954 1st 45pp incl. ills. maps, gradient profiles, hardback, printed boards, vg. £9.00

36534. Kidner R W: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1995 1st 152pp, ills. maps, card covers,protected with clear film, fine. £10.00

36531. King B (Compiled by): Neath Enginemen- Reminiscing Steam in South Wales The Oakwood Press 2009 1st 192pp ills. maps, fascinating collection of tales of steam in the Neath area of south Wales by ex railwaymen, and others. More of this type of book please before its too late! Card covers, fine. £12.00

36537. Mountford E & Sprinks N: The Taff Vale Lines To Penarth Oakwood Press 1993 1st 128pp ills.maps, incl.large fold out map GWR Penarth Docks, card covers, protected with clear film, fine. £12.00

36411. Mountford E R: A Register of G.W.R. Absorbed Coaching Stock 1922/3 Oakwood Press 1978 1st 77pp Ills. card covers,nr. vg, scarce. £15.00

36523. Mountford E R: The Barry Railway-Diagrams and photographs of Locomotives,Coaches and Wagons Oakwood Press 1987 1st 80pp ills. dwgs. card covers, clear protective film covering covers,fine. Out of print. £15.00

36522. Mountford E R & Kidner R W: The Aberdare Railway The Oakwood Press 1995 1st 128pp ills. maps, track plans, card covers, fine.Out of print. £9.00

36382. Peacock T B: Great Western London Suburban Services Oakwood Press 1970 1st 107pp Ills. maps, track plans,card covers, vg £8.00

36241. Rimmer A: The Cromford & High Peak Railway Oakwood Press 1985 104pp, ills, maps,track layouts,card covers,inscription on title page, nr. fine. £7.00

36526. Sharman M: The Broad Gauge of the The Great Western Railway, The Bristol & Exeter and the North and South Devon Railways, A selection of 7mm Locomotive drawings Oakwood Press 1985 1st 84 fold out drawings, card covers fine £20.00

36258. Sharman M: The London and South Western Railway - A Selection of Locomotive Drawings The Oakwood Press 1989 1st 73 fold out drawings in 7mm.Card covers, inscription on end paper, SIGNED by author, nr. fine. £12.00

36533. Tasker W W: Railways in The Sirhowy Valley Oakwood Press 1992 2nd edition. 128pp Ills. maps, track layouts,card covers, protected by clear film, fine. £9.00

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 2/3/17
More news on the long awaited book on The Snailbeach District Railways by Andy Cuckson.Due May 2017, laminated hardback,218 pages, 273 illustrations (many previously unpublished) Price £30 + p&p. PREORDER NOW
27/2/17
SUPERB collection of LTC (Tom) Rolt books just in, all the rare ones, mostly 1st editions with dustwrappers-enquiries welcomed, not yet listed.
26/2/17
26 issues of Loco Profile just in-most of the issues on overseas loco's are available-please enquire.Prices from £5 +p&p
19/2/17
If only the signalling problems (ERTMS) could be overcome on The Cambrian we could have steam worked services every weekend, just how many people would that attract? Come on Network Rail and Welsh Government get it sorted!
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-39020181
18/2/17
Looking for a really fine copy of The Railways of Great Britain-A Historical Atlas by M H Cobb?  Author published in 2003 1st edition. Two hardbound volumes in slipcase, the purpose of the Atlas is to show ALL railway lines opened to traffic in Great Britain (Passenger and Goods) (NOT Northern Ireland) between 1807 and 1994, annotated with historical detail ie owning company, opening and closing years, station renamings (with dates), tunnels (shown and named),water troughs,inclines etc. All this information is shown, superimposed in colour for each operating company   on 1 inch to 1 mile Ordnance Survey Maps (latest being 1971) So you get all the map detail ie towns, villages, rivers,etc etc in 1 inch scale PLUS the route of all railways clearly added on top.Volume  1 has 434 pages,(all maps)  volume 2 has 213 pages of maps PLUS 12 pages of family trees of railway company ownership, plus 31 page index! Each volume is some 13 inches by 12 inches so the detail is clear and legible.High quality printing and binding in purpose made slipcase. A real labour of love. This IS the ultimate railway atlas.Each volume is truly fine,(no inscriptions) the slipcase is also fine.A better used set you will struggle to find.It weighs over 8 kilo's!  Due to weight, postal costs (particularly overseas) will be substantial.  £250.00 + p&p OR Post Free to any UK address for payment by Bank Transfer or Cheque.Cheapest on the Interent!
 I believe it is currently back in print at £345+ p&p
16/2/17
Many thanks to those of you who ordered from my latest catalogue (90) all orders have now been despatched.Still plenty of books left so feel free to browse
http://www.nigelbirdbooks.co.uk/html/catalogue.html

13/2/17
Batch of 4 rather nice, scarce items just in.............

36379. Clarke B R & Veitch: The Eighteen Inch Gauge Royal Arsenal Railway at Woolich Authors 1986 1st 38pp ills. dwgs. incl. 6 superb pencil sketches (A5 size) of locomotives, fleet lists, card covers vg+.Low print run, scarce.Trying finding another copy! £20.00
36378. Cozens L: The Plynlimon & Hafan Tramway Author 1955 1st 36pp ills. privately published, low print run,card covers, faed on spine,,nr. vg.Scarce. £15.00
36376. Cozens L: The Van and Kerry Railways with the Kerry Tramway Author 1953 1st 44pp Ills. scarce history, privately published by the author, very small print run.Staples have rusted and left marks but have now been removed.Card covers good+.Scarce. £12.00
36377. Kyle I: Steam from Lowca(A History of the Rise and Fall of Locomotive Building at Lowca Foundry 1840-1921) Author 1974 1st 40pp Ills dwgs. some foxing, edges of card covers sl. rubbed, nr. vg.Scarce £8.00
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 11/2/17
Amazon continually ask me why I don't offer my stock to overseas customers.Simple I told them- I don't want to lose £s on the shipping.Their allowance is totally inadeqaute for 90% of books.Their UK allowance of £2.80 is also below the parcel rate of £2.85 (upto 2kgs) never mind the cost of packaging.
It took them several weeks to come back to me with this gobbledygook.So add it to the book price they say-that's what I do already.Buy DIRECT from me by email or phoning taht way you and I both save!!

Dear Seller,

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Please be informed that Amazon sets the same shipping price for Books, Music ,Videos and DVDs for all the seller's on the Amazon platform. As such, it is not possible for any seller to change the shipping credits for items falling under these categories. You may however choose the carrier and method of your choice.

However, I understand that due to the shipping price you are facing loss on your side in selling BMVD products as the shipping companies charge more than the shipping price allowed on these products. You may however include the loss faced due to this in the item price of the products. This will help you avoid the loss you face due to the low shipping price allowed to be charged.

I was also able to understand that the previous associate have put across your request to change the shipping price for BMVD products as a feature request to the Business Team. However, let me inform you that the decision on this regard by the Business team will effect all the seller's on the Amazon platform and it can't be made without testing it first. Hence we will not be able to provide you with any specific date as to when the changes might go through.

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Please be confident that Seller support is just a mail away from you in case you find any difficulty. Kindly do not hesitate to write back to us if you need any clarification or any kind of support.

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 4/2/17
My new catalogue (90) no on line........
 http://www.nigelbirdbooks.co.uk/html/catalogue.html
2/2/17
My new catalogue (90) should be on the website this weekend.

1/2/17
TWO exciting new books coming soon.
 At last a modern book on Fairlies is on the way (the Abbott (D&C) book is nearly 50 years old!) this should be available within a month or so.
 And the long awaited book on....
 The Snailbeach Railways (Shropshire) by Andy Cuckson I am told should be out about May.
 No further details yet but ADVANCE ORDERS TAKEN.
I would expect both to be big sellers so don'y miss out.

30/1/17
Modern Locomotives Illustrated magazine is building into a tremendous reference source for all things diesel and electric (Locomotives and Units) The latest issue, number 223 (it started at 171, following on from Locomotives Illustrated) is on the rather dull Networker,Juniper and Javelin Stock however all credit to Colin Marsden and the publishers for covering these workaday classes.As a future reference they will be invaluable.I have stock of this issue @ £4.50 plus p&p and other back issues, please enquire.Many are out of print and hard to find already.If you have any for sale do let me know.
Issue 224 will be on THE DELTICS and is sure to be a best seller, due out late March, advance orders taken.

 29/1/17
For my Narrow Gauge followers!
 Just listed 30 back issues of Narrow Gauge World, low start at £9.99+ £8 shipping.
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192090816471…
27/1/17
Just uploaded this to my stock database (now almost 5500 titles listed by the way).Very specialised but invaluable if you need to attend to Caprotti Valves!
Valve Gears Ltd.: A New Locomotive Distrbuting Gear Using Poppet-Valves (Caprotti Patents) Valve Gears Ltd. c. 1925 1st 16pp Ills. dwgs.plus 8 large fold out drawings, hand stamped "Caprotti Valve Gears Ltd. 66 Victoria Street,London.Card covers with string tie VG.Printed on art paper.Very scarce £35.00+ p&p
Payment by Bank Transfer or Paypal.
SOLD    SOLD SOLD

 25/1/17
How NOT to sell railway books-

1-Place full page advert in two consecutive issues of well known finescale railway modelling magazine listing books for sale, listed by publisher.
2-Don't have access to them when you get enquiries about edition and condition.
3-Invite "offers" despite 2 above.
and I assume
4-Wonder why the potential buyer (me) backs off.
Hey ho................




 23/1/17
Advance notice for fans of Light Railway layouts!
The Colonel Stephens Society will have a publicity stand, come and see us!
http://www.wcprgroup.org.uk/2017event.html
23/1/17

Just a few years ago copies of Colonel Cobb's Atlas were like gold dust and fetching £200+ I notice there are 3 sets on Ebay now, all under £200 (2 under £150) and no bids so far.It is of course back in print (by his son) at £345!!Great tho it is, that is way too much money.

22/1/17
Just finished reading The Settle-Carlisle Railway 1850-1990 (The Buiding and Saving of a Great Railway A LIne of Critical Decisions) By Martin Pearson.A fascinating look at some of the political goings on leading upto the day in April 1989 when sense and reason kicked in and BR were refused permission to close the line.
If you are interesting in the politics behind railways or are involved in a group trying to re-open a line (or prevent closure of an existing one) it is well worth a read.Well done to The Friends of the S&C Line for all their work way back in 1980's (which continues to this day) that without doubt helped save this wonderful line for us all to enjoy.
Copies of this book can be bought form The Friends on line shop (I am not stocking it) here is the link. £13 well spent!
https://www.foscl.org.uk/shop/content/new-settle-carlisle-railway-1850-1990-building-and-saving-great-railway-line-critical

 17/1/17
This is a quote from Heritage Railway magazine "Because the train line exists there is no reason why it cannot go ahead......The plans are in very early stages but why not bring people to our historic train station via public transport" I will reveal who is quoted as saying this idc.A clue-it's some one who should really know much much better!
15/1/17
Record number of listings on my website (www.nigelbirdbooks.co.uk) -5377, hopefully I will get to 6000 this year.Do I have more railway books on-line than any other dealer?
13/1/17
Two new modelling books from Wild Swan now in stock-
 
   36202.  Nield M: Authentic Model Railway Operation Wild Swan Publishing 2016 1st 60pp Ills. mostly in colour, track layouts, card covers. NEW copy.  £13.95
  
   36203.  Rice I: Creating Cameo Layouts Wild Swan Publications 2016 1st 120pp Ills. mostly in colour, dwgs. track plans, card covers NEW copy.  £24.95
p&p extra.

12/1/17
Due to a page corruption all previous "Nigels Notes" are lost but hey they were old news!
 So lets start 2017 afresh.............

Good to see Heritage Railway magazine paying homage to Ian Allan Publishing, following their sale to Crecy Publishing.I suspect without Ian Allan's spotting books (which apparently in the 50's and 60's sold over a million abc's every year!)we would have very few railway enthusiasts, many of whom are the same people that today operate our heritage lines.I hope Crecy realise what a legacy they have acquired.The market for railway books is very different (and much smaller) in 2017 than it was upto say even10 years ago as the "old guard" pass away.Print runs are tiny nowadays (often 1200 or less) compared with the heyday of publishing when 5000+ was normal.
12/1/17

Surely Tom Rolt has to be one of the best writers on all things transport related, be it railways, canals,ghost stories, biographies etc.Sadly he doesn't sell anywhere near as well as he did 5+years ago.
 Plenty of his titles in stock.10% off any listed below,p&p extra (maximum £6 UK)

30590. Rolt L T C: Victorian Engineering Allen Lane the Penguin Press 1970 1st 300pp Ills.hardback, fine in edge rubbed dustwrapper.Quite scarce. £30.00

22274. Hadfield J with Rolt L T C contributing: The Saturday Book 14 Hutchinson 1954 1st 288pp ills. incl. colour, 12 page contribution by L T C Rolt "Down In The Dark" (all about tunnels and mining) hardback, intenally vg, spine discoloured, no dustwrapper.Scarce. £10.00

30651. Hadfield J with Rolt L T C contributing: The Saturday Book 15 Hutchinson 1955 1st 296pp ills. incl. colour, 12 page contribution by L T C Rolt "The Swan Song of Steam" (mostly about traction engines) hardback, vg no dustwrapper. £10.00

30652. Hadfield J with Rolt L T C contributing: The Saturday Book 17 Hutchinson 1957 1st 304pp ills. incl. colour, 10 page contribution by L T C Rolt "Engineering As An Art" (bridges, tunnels etc) hardback, vg no dustwrapper. £10.00

13501. Hadfield J with Rolt L T C contributing to: The Saturday Book 16 Hutchinson 1956 1st 296pp ills. incl. colour, 8 page contribution by L T C Rolt on "The Passing of The Ghost Story", other contributors include,Laurence Whistler,John Betjeman,Fred Bason, etc. nr. f no dw. £8.00

30645. Rolt L T C: Inland Waterways The Educational Supply Associaition Ltd. 1958 1st 90pp ills. dwgs. hardback, sl. foxing to page edges, vg in vg dustwrapper, with faded spine. £25.00

30648. Rolt L T C: A Picture History of Motoring Hulton Press 1957 160pp Ills.hardback, nr. fine in vg dustwrapper with sl. tear to head of spine. £25.00

28088. Rolt L T C: Alec's Adventures in Railwayland London Ian Allan 1964 1st 47pp Ills. with delightful line drawings, Rolt's satirical work on railway closures and the dreaded Dr. Beeching! card covers, protective film attached to covers which has browned and discoloured end papers, vg. Scarce. £10.00

30615. Rolt L T C: From Sea to Sea, The Canal du Midi Allen Lane 1973 1st 198pp ills.maps, hardback,ex library, lacks free front end paper, good+ in edge worn dustwrapper. £12.00

30640. Rolt L T C: George and Robert Stephenson, The Railway Revolution Longmans 1960 1st 356pp Ills.hardback,vg in edge worn dustwrapper. £25.00

30609. Rolt L T C: Great Engineers Bell and Sons 1966 244pp Ills.Darby,Newcomen,Jessop,Murray,Maudsley,Locke,Fowler, Baker,Crompton,Lanchester.Hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper.Scarce. £30.00

30559. Rolt L T C: Inside A Motor Car Ian Allan 1964 1st 60pp Ills. laminated hardback, nr. fine. £8.00

30591. Rolt L T C: Inside A Motor Car Ian Allan 1964 1st 60pp Ills. laminated hardback, nr. vg. £7.00

22252. Rolt L T C: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Longmans 1964 (5th impression) 345pp ills. inscription on blank end paper, some foxing, sl. weak on hinges,vg in edge worn dustwrapper. £15.00

11676. Rolt L T C: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Arrow Books 1961 383pp Ills.card covers somewhat worn good ref. copy. £1.50

30628. Rolt L T C: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Longmans 1957 1st 345pp Ills.hardback, sl. foxing, lacks free front end paper,vg in edge chipped dustwrapper. £20.00

34638. Rolt L T C: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Longmans/BCA 1972 345pp Ills.hardback, vg in sl. edge worn dustwrapper.An excellent read, as always by this author. £8.00

9311. Rolt L T C: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Longmans 1959 345pp Ills. vg no dw £20.00

30624. Rolt L T C: James Watt London Batsford 1962 1st 144pp Ills.hardback, vg in sl. edge rubbed dustwrapper.Scarce. £15.00

32069. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Canals Allen Lane 1977 1st 188pp Ills.second part of Rolts autobiography, ex library, hardback, good in good + dustwrapper, a well read copy (as it should be with Rolt!) £8.00

33044. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Canals Allen Lane 1977 1st 188pp Ills.second part of Rolts autobiography, vg in nr. vg dustwrapper. £15.00

26252. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Figures - The Final Part of his Autobiography. Alan Sutton 1992 1st 246pp, ills, the very rare hardback, first edition, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £35.00

27949. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Figures - The Final Part of his Autobiography. Alan Sutton 1992 1st 246pp, ills, the very rare hardback, first edition, fine in fine dustwrapper. £35.00

27963. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Figures - The Final Part of his Autobiography. Alan Sutton 1992 1st 246pp, ills, the very rare hardback, first edition, fine in vg dustwrapper. £32.00

26253. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Figures - The Final Part of his Autobiography. Alan Sutton 1992 1st 246pp, ills, the very rare hardback, first edition, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £35.00

27317. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Figures - The Final Part of his Autobiography. Alan Sutton 1992 1st 246pp, ills, the very rare hardback, first edition, (never reprinted in hardback) ex library, lacks free front end paper.Good+ in vg dustwrapper. £15.00

22272. Rolt L T C: Landscape with Machines Longman 1971 1st 230pp Ills. a classic must read for all Rolt fans, minor foxing to book and inside dustwrapper, overall vg.Scarce. £25.00

30607. Rolt L T C: Look at Railways Panther Book 1969 96pp Ills by dwgs.some yellowing to pages edges, nr. vg. £6.00

21360. Rolt L T C: Look at Railways Panther Book 1967 96pp Ills by dwgs. page edges yellowed, card covers vg. £6.00

7609. Rolt L T C: Navigable Waterways Arrow 1973 188pp Ills card covers nr.vg £7.50

34406. Rolt L T C: Patrick Stirling's Locomotives Hamish Hamiton 1964 1st 64pp Ills dwgs.hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper, inscription on blank end paper. £9.00

24672. Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure The History Press 2010 150pp Ills, card covers, different selection of photographs from the earlier editions,A fantastic read! NEW copy. £9.99

27592. Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure Sutton Publishing 1993 152pp Ills. a super edition of this railway classic, Don Brecon dustwrapper.Ex Library, hardback, nr. vg in nr. vg dustwrapper. £7.00

23776. Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure David and Charles 1977 176pp Ills. laminated hardback, vg with faded spine.A classic. £15.00

34619. Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure Constable 1953 1st 176pp Ills.dwgs. a decent copy of the FIRST ediiton of this classic work. Hardback, vg in very tatty dustwrapper, much of which is missing.Never read it? then you MUST! £25.00

30599. Rolt L T C: Railway Adventure Constable 1953 1st 176pp Ills. some foxing to end papers and page edges,hardback, vg in edge worn dustwrapper with small chip from spine of dustwrapper. £25.00

30610. Rolt L T C: Railway Engineering Macmillan 1968 1st 112pp Ills dwgs. hardback, ex library, well used copy, good pictorial boards. £7.00

25396. Rolt L T C: Red For Danger Pan Books 1978 301pp, ills. card covers,fine. £5.00

27907. Rolt L T C: Red For Danger The Bodley Head 1955 1st 226pp ills.the classic work on railway accidents, hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper, covered with protective film.Note-This is a FIRST edition of this classic work by Rolt. £25.00

29127. Rolt L T C: Red For Danger The Bodley Head 1955 1st 226pp ills.the classic work on railway accidents, hardback, few brown tape marks on end papers, name on front end paper,otherwise vg in vg+ dustwrapper.Note-This is a FIRST edition of this classic work by Rolt.Firsts in this condition are hard to find. £30.00

34840. Rolt L T C: Red For Danger David & Charles 1978 2nd impression. 297pp Ills.hardback, some staining to page edges, good in edge worn dustwrapper.A super read. £8.00

30604. Rolt L T C: Red For Danger The Bodley Head 1955 1st 226pp ills.the classic work on railway accidents, hardback, sl. foxing to end papers, nr. vg in edge worn dustwrapper.Scarce FIRST edition. £30.00

35189. Rolt L T C: Red For Danger Sutton Publishing 1998 288pp Ills.highly readable account of British Railway disasters,card covers, fine. £10.00

26264. Rolt L T C: Talyllyn Adventure David and Charles 1971 1st thus 289pp Ills. combined edition of Railway Adventure and Talyllyn Century,with new introduction by LTC Rolt,colour frontis, hardback, nr.fine in sl. edge worn dustwrapper. £25.00

30586. Rolt L T C: Talyllyn Adventure David and Charles 1971 1st thus 289pp Ills. combined edition of Railway Adventure and Talyllyn Century,with new introduction by LTC Rolt,colour frontis, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. £25.00

31429. Rolt L T C: Talyllyn Adventure David and Charles 1971 1st thus 289pp Ills. combined edition of Railway Adventure and Talyllyn Century,with new introduction by LTC Rolt,colour frontis, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper.A super copy. £25.00

35607. Rolt L T C: Talyllyn Century, The Talyllyn Railway 1865-1965 David & Charles 1965 1st 126pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. vg dustwrapper, some browning fron old sellotape. £15.00

30595. Rolt L T C: Talyllyn Century, The Talyllyn Railway 1865-1965 David & Charles 1965 1st 126pp Ills. hardback, fine in nr. vg dustwrapper. £20.00

30587. Rolt L T C: The Aeronauts-A History of Ballooning 1783-1903 Longmans 1966 1st 267pp Ills.bookplate on free front end paper, sl. foxing to end papers, vg in nr. fine dustwrapper. £25.00

24414. Rolt L T C: The Great Western Railway Museum Swindon British Railways Board 1971 32pp Ills. card covers, fine. £5.00

17237. Rolt L T C: The Great Western Railway Museum Swindon British Railways Board 1964 32pp Ills. card covers, fine £5.00

21451. Rolt L T C: The Great Western Railway Museum Swindon British Railways Board 1974 32pp Ills. card covers, spine sl. faded otherwise nr.fine £5.00

27862. Rolt L T C: The Inland Waterways of England Allen & Unwin 1970 221pp Ills. colour frontis, fold out map in rear is missing, blank end paper removed, a well read copy, hardback,good in torn dustwrapper. £5.00

30592. Rolt L T C: The Inland Waterways of England George,Allen & Unwin 1962 3rd impression 221pp Ills. colour frontis, fold out map in rear, hardback, vg no dustwrapper. £8.00

22282. Rolt L T C: The Making of a Railway Hugh Evelyn 1979 154pp Ills with photo's of the construction of the Great Central Railway hardback, fine in edge worn/faded dustwrapper. £15.00

33312. Rolt L T C: The Making of a Railway Hugh Evelyn 1979 154pp Ills with photo's of the construction of the Great Central Railway hardback, nr. fine no dustwrapper. £10.00

2245. Rolt L T C: The Making of a Railway Hugh Evelyn 1979 154pp Ills with photo's of the construction of the GCRly vg+ in sl.torn dw £15.00

35797. Rolt L T C: The Making of a Railway - The Building of The Great Central Railway Alan Sutton 1990 158pp Ills. dwgs. card covers, fine. £9.00

23092. Rolt L T C: The Potters' Field (A History of The South Devon Ball Clay Industry) David & Charles 1974 1st 159pp ills. maps, dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. £20.00

23775. Rolt L T C: The Potters' Field (A History of The South Devon Ball Clay Industry) David & Charles 1974 1st 159pp ills. maps, dwgs. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper.Dedication on front end paper "with the company's compliments" and signed by ? £20.00

22299. Rolt L T C: The Potters' Field (A History of The South Devon Ball Clay Industry) David & Charles 1974 1st 159pp ills. maps, dwgs. hardback, vg in fine dustwrapper. £20.00

24413. Rolt L T C: The Railway Museum York British Railways Board 1964 20pp Ills card covers, some page wrinking (damp?) good. £3.00

25767. Rolt L T C: The Railway Revolution: George and Robert Stephenson St. Martins Press, New York, 1962 1st USA Edition 356pp Ills. hardback,minor foxing, dustwrapper worn at edges.First USA edition, scarce. £20.00

30593. Rolt L T C: The Story of Brunel Methuen & Co. Ltd 1965 1st 124pp, ills. by Paul Sharp,hardback,vg no dustwrapper. £8.00

30643. Rolt L T C: The Thames From Mouth To Source B T Batsford 1951 1st 86pp ills. with numerous colour plates, map,hardback,sl. foxing to page edges, vg i chipped/discoloured dustwrapper. £20.00

30621. Rolt L T C: Thomas Newcomen, The Prehistory of the Steam Engine David and Charles 1963 1st 158pp Ills.hardback, vg in edge worn dustwrapper. Scarce. £30.00

30627. Rolt L T C: Thomas Telford Longmans 1958 1st 211pp Ills.hardback, nr. fine in vg dustwrapper. £25.00

28831. Rolt L T C: Thomas Telford Penguin Books 1985 224pp ills. card covers vg £5.00

22390. Rolt L T C: Transport and Communications Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1972 140pp ills. dwgs.hardback,ex library, nr. vg in nr. vg dustwrapper. £6.00

21452. Rolt L T C: Transport Treasures (Some Historical Relics of British Transport) British Transport Commission 1956 1st 32pp Ills. card covers, spine sl. faded otherwise nr.fine £5.00

30619. Rolt L T C: Transport Treasures (Some Historical Relics of British Transport) British Transport Commission 1956 1st 32pp Ills. card covers, faded, staples rusty, good. £4.00

22296. Rolt L T C: Worcestershire (The County Books) Robert Hale 1949 1st 295pp Ills. fold out map in rear,hardback,some foxing, no dustwrapper, nr. vg. £12.00

30588. Rolt L T C: Worcestershire (The County Books) Robert Hale 1949 1st 295pp Ills. fold out map in rear,hardback, vg, spine worn no dustwrapper. £10.00

30589. Rolt L T C: Worcestershire (The County Books) Robert Hale 1949 1st 295pp Ills. fold out map in rear,hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper. £18.00

26525. Rolt L T C (edited by): Best Railway Stories Faber and Faber 1969 1st 256pp, superb collection of railway related stories by Rolt,Dickens,Kipling etc. hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper. £20.00

33675. Rolt L T C (Introduction by): The Taskers Collection of Traction Engines, Road Rollers,Agricultural Machinery and Industrial Artefacts SALE CATALOGUE Christies Auctioneers 1969 64pp Ills. the admission catalogue to the Taskers Collection dispersal sale, held on Saturday February 22, 1969. 159 lots were offerred including traction engines, steam wagons, farming equipment etc. Rolt contributed a 3 page history of Taskers.Card covers, sl. wear to top of spine, near vg. Scarce. £20.00

30560. Rolt L T C Gen. Editor Snell J B: Railways:Mechanical Engineering Arrow Books 1973 1st thus. 177pp Ills.card covers, ink stain to page edges and yellwoing to page edges. Good+ £3.00




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