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Railway Season
Thomas, David St John
Book Number: 54070
ISBN: 9780711232594)
Publisher: Francis Lincoln Publishers, London 2011.
8vo. hardcover. 192pp. Colour drawings. Very good+, minor rubbing to bottom cover corners./ Fine d/w.
Price: $15.00

The Last Journey of William Huskisson
Garfield, Simon
Book Number: 56722
ISBN: 0571216080
Publisher: Faber and Faber May 19, 2003
8vo softcover 244pp very good. How did the opening of the world's first passenger railyway turn from a glorious morning into a tragic afternoon? This book is an entertaining tale of ambition, genius, rivalry and legend, plotting the eight-year struggle to build a railway with a cast of engineers, politicians, actresses, surgeons, socialites and breathtaking machines. It is a loud and evocative snapshot of the times, but above all it is a human story of one man's shocking and very gory demise.
Price: $8.00

The World Railway System
De Fontgalland, Bernard
Book Number: 57058
ISBN: 0521245419
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, UK. 1980
8vo. hardcover. 314pp. index
Price: $10.00

Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838)
Drake, James. (publisher).
Book Number: 22901
ISBN: 0903485257
Publisher: UK., Moorland Reprints, 1974.
Small 8vo. hardcover. 147pp. + b/w plates, fold-out map, fold-out fares table, b/w illus. very good+. / very good+ d/w.
Price: $25.00

From the Footplate: Eurostar ; A driver s eye view of the channel tunnel.
Waller, Peter
Book Number: 58614
ISBN: 0711024278
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, Shepperton, UK, 1998.
8vo. softcover. 112pp. b/w illus. Near Fine.
Price: $15.00

Sydney's Forgotten Military Railways
Oaks, John
Book Number: 58615
ISBN: 0909650411
Publisher: Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division 1997
8vo. stapled wraps. 30pp. b/w illus. Very good+.
Price: $25.00

The Railway Age
Robbins, Michael
Book Number: 58617
ISBN: 1901341097
Publisher: Mandolin, Manchester University Press, 1998.
8vo. softcover. 181pp. index. Very good.
Price: $8.00

The Open Street: Public Transport, Motor Cars & Politics In Australian Cities
Manning, Ian
Book Number: 58618
ISBN: 0909459096
Publisher: Transit Australia Publishing., Sydney, 1991.
Large 8vo. softcover. 112pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $15.00

Standard Gauge Railway Across Australia
Bayley, William A.
Book Number: 59246
ISBN: 0909935009
Publisher: Zig Zag Press 1970
8vo. Illustrated wrappers. 63pp. Very good. Illustrated with b&w in-text photographs.
Price: $12.00

London's Secret Tubes : London's Wartime Citadels, Subways and Shelters uncovered
Emmerson, Andrew & Beard, Tony
Book Number: 58563
ISBN: 1854142836
Publisher: Capital Transport, London 2004
4to. hardcover. 190pp. colour & b/w illus. Near Fine. / Near Fine d/w.
Price: $30.00

Red Express, The Greatest Rail Journey- From the Berlin Wall to the Great Wall of China
Cordell, Michael.; Photos by Peter Solness
Book Number: 20955
ISBN:
Publisher: Sydney. Simon and Schuster, 1990
4to. hardcover. colour photos. 255pp. index. very good/very good d/w.'
Price: $12.00

The Orient-Express: a century of railway adventures
des Cars, Jean and Caracalla, Jean-Paul
Book Number: 62025
ISBN: 1870621999
Publisher: Grand Express Books, London 1984.
4to. hardcover. 158pp. colour & b/w illus. Cery good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Modern Railways International Review
Allen
Book Number: 3230
ISBN:
Publisher:
London 1981. 1st edition.4to. 160pp. Illustrated in b/w. vg in vg. D/w.
Price: $12.00

The World's Railways. The History and Development of Rail Transport.
Chant, Christopher.
Book Number: 58573
ISBN: 1840133589
Publisher: Grange Books. UK. 2000
Oblong 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 447pp. index, colour illus. Very good, owner's inscription on fep. Very heavy book extra post may apply.
Price: $25.00

Steel Tramway Equipment for all purposes.
British-Australian Machinery Company
Book Number: 59263
ISBN:
Publisher: British-Australian Machinery Company, Sydney, n.d. circa 1920s
Large 8vo. softcover. 84pp. b/w illus. Fair, cover torn spine damaged.
Price: $45.00

Speed Achievements: Land Sea and Air
Graves, Richard
Book Number: 7295
ISBN:
Publisher: London. Bloomsbury. 1998. First. Edition.
Square 4to. Hardcover. 208pp. Index. Colour & b/w photos. Fine. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

A History Of The Future Of Trucking
Sanders, Brooks
Book Number: 23708
ISBN:
Publisher: USA. Freightliner Corp. 1996
Oblong 4to. hardcover. 144pp. colour illus. very good+. / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Illustrated motorcycle Legends. Harley - Davidson
Bacon, Roy
Book Number: 44853
ISBN: 1856482332
Publisher: PRC 1995
4to hardcover 96pp colour illus. very good+ / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Midget Mark 1, 2 & 3 and Sprite Mark 2, 3 & 4 Workshop Manual
British Leyland Manual
Book Number: 49944
ISBN: 0901610410
Publisher: Intereurope September 1971
4to softcover 122pp very good. Illustrated with diagrams and instructions. This Workshop Manual is a specially factory edited copy of the Original British Leyland Workshop Manual. All data and specifications for the Australian built Sprite and Midget are included.
Price: $40.00

Commodores 1978 - 1986 VB VC VH VK 6Cylinder & V8 Engines Repairs, Restorations, Bodywork, Electrical, Mechanical
Ellery, Max - Vehicle Repair Manual
Book Number: 57650
ISBN: 1876257237
Publisher: M R Ellert Publications 1997
4to. Softcover 420pp. Very good. Step-by-step photographic instructions.
Price: $15.00

Railways in Focus - Photographs from the National Railway Museum Collection
Bartholomew, Ed & Blakemore, Michael
Book Number: 58569
ISBN: 0906899915
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 1998.

Price: $28.00

WHEN WE RODE THE RAILS.
Adam-Smith, Patsy
Book Number: 62127
ISBN: 0867700580
Publisher: Cornstalk 1992
4to laminated boards, hardcover 246pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good, owner's details inside front cover.
Price: $15.00