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The second series sees the former politician take as his guide 'bradshaw's handbook', a pamphlet on the burgeoning british railway system written by 19th-century cartographer and publisher george bradshawoxfam bookshop cheltenham the first five series of the tv show presented by michael portillo that traces historic railway journeys across britainportillo travels to destinations including holyhead, newcastle, york and sheffield, stopping to visit historic landmarks and to talk to those whose lives have been changed by the railway systemsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the first series portillo sets out to chart how the nation's love affair with the railways began, travelling from liverpool to scarborough, preston to kirkcaldy, swindon to penzance and buxton to london, amongst other journeysin the third, fourth and fifth series portillo traces more historic rail journeys across britain including 'great yarmouth to beccles', 'darsham to felixstowe', 'sudbury to southend', 'ballymoney to derry', 'high wycombe to stratford-upon-avon', 'woking to clapham junction', 'london victoria to abbey wood', 'stirling to invergowrie', 'manchester to birkenhead', 'southport to leyland', 'preston to rochdale', 'haworth to huddersfield', 'honley to chesterfield', 'london euston to cheddington', 'bletchley to newport pagnell', 'northampton to nuneaton', 'leicester to loughborough', 'nottingham to leeds', 'southampton to basingstoke', 'winchfield to crowthorne', 'wokingham to bradford on avon', 'chippenham to gloucester', 'cheltenham to wolverhampton', 'norwich to brandon', 'ipswich to chelmsford', 'ilford to rochester', 'faversham to dorking' and 'brighton to chichester'
50 €
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Bradshaw's handbook great british railway journeys reprint harper collins cost £20 new, unused gifthard back with jacket excellent condition unread this would make a great gift for the railway enthusiast isbn read more
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The fourth edition of british railway track, published in , brought up to date to cover the increasingly mechanised aspects of railway travel and also the new requirements of metricationoxfam shop mapperley outer cover has some wear, including some light smudges and scratchesfoxing to page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight yellowing to all pages
24 €
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Oxfam books & music fareham british railway steam locomotives, by hugh longworthwith its comprehensive coverage this is a standard reference book for all railway enthusiasts published by opc 4th impression hardback with dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more in very good condition
7 €
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Great british railway journeys by charlie bunce 8 detailed journeys which include 'the holiday line' from swindon to penzanceexcellent condition
5 €
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This is a facsimile of the actual book - often referred to as 'bradshaw's guide' - that inspired the 'great british railway journeys' television series, possibly the only surviving example of the editionproduced as the british railway network was reaching its zenith, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the better off, it was the first national tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and to this day offers a glimpse through the carriage window at a britain long pastoxfam shop dumfries collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of britain in the s - bradshaw's handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophileit is an exact copy with a removable belly-bandsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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A original s british railways "western region" railway whistle "identified"ex railway family item in very good ordernice collectable or use as sports ground whistle{ acme thunderer} made in england
8 €
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Selling our original vintage hardback books of the golden years of the metropolitan railway & the metro land dream by dennis edwards,ron pigram in excellent condition for its age and colin boococks british railways in colour a period of transition for free inside has wear, see pics as they form part of the description large books measuring approximately 30x22cms can post recorded delivery for £5selling for only £10 read more
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A fascinating read relating to the british railway system over 20 yearsa total of 151 railway observer magazines for sale00 per year or buy the lot for £ ono buyer collects from birtley / gateshead or post / carriage at costcomplete years currently available for if you have specific requests for other issues, please contact meindividual issues 50p each complete years £5not a complete run, but from january to february available
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Vast collection of british railway books, many collectable all in good condition £1 or £2 each, approx 150 + books
1 €
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The railways focused on in this collection are: great western railway (gwr), british railways (br), the london midland and scottish railway (lms), the london and north eastern railway (lner) and southern railwayscollection of programmes looking at the history of steam locomotives in britain and those which are still in use todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
(England)
9 €
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british railway history series 125th anniversary irish mail york railway museum opening 50th anniversary great western railway cornish riviera ltd - commemorative cover 50th anniversary london & north-eastern railway all displayed in a wooden frame
25 €
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Oxfam shop cotham hill the nene valley railway is a standard-gauge steam railway running over 5 miles through nene park, between wansford and orton mere, peterboroughit has many steam locomotives and - built to an international loading gauge - it offers the unique spectacle of british, french, danish, german, swedish and norwegian locomotives and stock on the same railwaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more there is very slight bumping and rubbing to the outer sleeve, but it is intact and otherwise in excellent condition the sounds heard in a footplate ride on the southern region 4-6-0 'greene king' passes the site of old castor station at speed listening in the signal box at wansford, the double-headed swedish tanks and are heard passing with a trainthe lp and inner sleeve are in excellent condition the air pump of , followed by that of 656, is heard recorded from the guards van, immediately behind the smoke box of , we hear the train leaving orton mere and coasting into ferry meadows stationtracks: side 1 1is heard from various lineside locations following her return to wansford can be heard passing through the station, 'light' on the far track on a busy platform at wansford station, the guard checks the doors of a train and blows his whistle, to be answered by the locomotive's whistle the turbo generator of is heard, followed by its pump set a lineside recording near castor of 'greene king' as she pulls uphill towards wansford a footplate ride on (double-headed with 656) starts with the sounds of stoking and whistling as they leave wansford
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9 €
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I have a very large number of railway books for sale (over 100) all british steam trainsplease contact me if you are interestedi will sell as a lot or split them upthe price is negotiable
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railway memorabilia this was taken out of a railway signaling box, the rear panel had to be replaced as it was to badly damagedwhich station it came from i do not know but a must for the enthusiast these are the same as ones on the internet showing control units inside railway old stations brixham for pick up or postage £12 uk read moreone baker light voltage switch in brass free movingit has two large heavy everett & edgcumbe dials one voltage one amps not damaged and in very good condition with clear glass and display but untestedthe dials are approx 7 inches in diamthe panel is 10 by 38 inches in very good conditionthe new one was made to the original spectwo chrome and glass warning lights one red one green like new
250 €
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2 ex railway ties and a british steel tiewill split and/or combine to save postageprice includes uk p&p read morenext day dispatch guaranteedsee my other itemspaypal acceptednot perfect condition by any means but would suit the collector
7 €
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This heavy book of 256 pages is crammed with over 200 photographs and contains absorbing details of all aspects of british railwayana from stations to hotels, engine sheds, bridges, viaducts and all types of construction that shaped britain's railway heritage: some of it bygone but much of it preservedsee specimen pagesprice includes postage
13 €
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X2 railway jigsaw puzzleyorkshire moor scene with british railways train and other is the flying scotsmancollection only
4 €
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He was put to work on the railway of death - the japanese line from thailand and burmaoxfam shop ulverston a naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the british empire at singapore inalmost 50 years after the war, his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the japanese interpreter, was still alivethe japanese discovered the radio and lomax was exhaustively and brutally tortureddespite an outwardly successful life, lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences and could never share them with anyonethis was the most disastrous engineering project in history, which killed allied prisoners and thai labourersone of his tormentors was a young japanese interpreter; lomax never forgot himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the warthis is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old age
9 €
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He is brutally tortured and forced, along with his fellow captives, to build the thai-burma railwaywhile serving in the second world war, british army officer eric lomax (jeremy irvine) is captured and held prisoner by the japanese
11 €
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A nice railway keepsakea really nice old british railways "western region" guards whistle in excellect conditionused by close family member during the s
8 €
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Original correct vintage british railways s railway station sign,good condition for age some signs of age related wear
275 €
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If you've been following the totally absorbing programme "the architecture the railways built" with rob bell on the yesterday channel, then you'll love this book! it has 256 pages and is heavy, crammed with over 200 photographs and contains details of all aspects of british railwayana from stations to hotels, engine sheds, bridges, viaducts and all types of construction that shaped britain's railway heritage: some of it bygone but much of it preservedsee specimen pagesprice includes packaging and receipted royal mail postage or for just £7 collect from old hall, warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided
10 €
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The detectives wonder if the murder is connected to a series of vicious attacks on the rail link that is being built by british navvies under the direction of a british construction engineerinspector robert colbeck and sergeant victor leeming take charge of their most complex and difficult case yethampered by the fact that the corpse has nothing on him to indicate his identity, they are baffled until a young woman comes forward to explain that the murder victim, gaston chabal, is an engineer, working on a major rail link in franceas the case takes on an international dimension, problems accumulatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecolbeck and leeming have to survive personal danger, resistance from the french government, broadsides from their superintendent, and many other setbacks before they solve the crimeoxfam shop dumfries as a train speeds over the sankey viaduct, the dead body of a man is hurled into the canal below
1 €
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If you've been following the totally absorbing programme "the architecture the railways built" with rob bell on the yesterday channel, then you'll love this book! it has 256 pages and is heavy, crammed with over 200 photographs and contains details of all aspects of british railwayana from stations to hotels, engine sheds, bridges, viaducts and all types of construction that shaped britain's railway heritage: some of it bygone but much of it preservedsee specimen pagesprice includes packaging and receipted royal mail postage or for just £10 collect from old hall, warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided
13 €
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford the air mails of the british isles (the story of their development from the venture of the great western railway in to the outbreak of the war with germany), by hthe cover has no signs of damage, aside from a bit of wear in the cornersthe first couple of pages appear to have small amounts of water damage, but it is only very slight and the ink on the pages has not run, with the other pages in the book unaffectedprivately printed in by the university press, aberdeenthis cloth-bound hardback book is in good conditionthe edges of the pages do exhibit some discolouration, although it is only minimal, and the front and back end pages are slightly yellowed with age alsothe binding is still strong and intact  see oxfam website for delivery information read morestanley redgrovethe pages themselves are an assortment of thick, high-quality paper for the written content, and glossy paper for the accompanying picturesthe pages on the inside are clean and free from any annotationsthe spine has some wear along the top and bottom, but this is minimal
50 €
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5 cm x 11 cm x 3 cm the titles are as follows: the rev w awdry’s railway stories (red) contains the railway series 1 – 6 the rev w awdry’s more railway stories (yellow) contains the railway series 7 – 12 the rev w awdry’s railway stories (green) contains the railway series the rev w awdry’s railway stories (blue) contains the railway series they come from a smoke and pet free homeeach book measures approxcollection from clapham, bedford, as soon as possiblethey are in extremely good condition and have been owned from newthese hardback books each have six volumes in them
10 €
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Set of original boxed merit railway accessoriesthe set includes: merit railway accessories passengers female set d merit railway accessories track maintenance party merit railway accessories gas lamp posts 8 pieces merit railway accessories station double arm lamp posts 4 pieces will sell the whole set for £40 or nearest offer, plus postage costs if required or collect from chippenhamblister packs are unopened and as new, cardboard boxes are opened but in excellent condition and with all original contentsplease note that i am not selling any items individually
40 €