Railway history
List railway history
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Oxfam shop stourport-on-severn collection of papers from the international symposium on railway history and preservation in york ()see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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railway books all used but good condition covering mane railway fields but mostly steam era but much railway history both in uk and abroadgreat photos and many hours of interesting reading read more
40 €
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It is nicely framed and would appeal to railway history enthusiaststhis is a photograph of an accident that occured in a french railway station at the turn of the last century
12 €
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Oxfam 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 anglophileproduced 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 pastthis 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 editionit is an exact copy with a removable belly-bandsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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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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A clean and bright copy of this highly illustrated work of local transportation historyrex kerr's book is published by the otaki railway station community trust with the support of the otaki historical society (incthe railway station was a meeting and departure point for the community's people and their goods and services, for years the social and economic heart of the districtthis is the story of the rise, fall and rejuvenation of a railway station, and the effect these changes had on a community - the people who worked there, travellers who passed through, and characters who went about their lives in its environs see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop reading otaki station in new zealand had nourished its surrounding community for over 100 years, and this community of supporters came to its aid when it needed restoration, refurbishment and decorationvery good condition, showing minimal shelfwear other than some small bumps and marks to the top page block
17 €
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Three 8 inch fusee railway clocks with working history read more
6000 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham history of the great western railway volume 3: wartime and the final years see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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Title: history of the great western railway – volumes 1 & 2 author: eif you require any further details, information, etcmacdermot book types: hard back both books are in very good conditioni will consider selling separatelyplease do not hesitate to contact me
25 €
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Would be a lovely decorative piece for any history enthusiastoxfam shop hexham a striking wood-effect plaque commemorating the oldest preserved railway in the world, talyllyn railway, in earth-toned and metallic paintsome chips in the plaster on the back, but none on the display facesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
29 €
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock a history of the lancashire and yorkshire railway company and the early railway capital marketdust jacket intact but foxedsome foxing on end pages and sides of pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in reasonable condition, with clean, tightly bound pageshardback black cover very good
19 €
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Offers are invited for this slice of railway historyprepared and published at the railway clearing house, londonhere is an antique railway "working map" dated , with hand written staffing information so was in use over 100 years agoit is in good used condition as can be seen from the picturesparchment, size w 52 inches x h 41 inchesdrawn & engraved by world famous engravers, j and w emslie, londonfolds into 16 cm x 22 cm x 3 cm book sizeinformation included are staffing levels in all the map area, for instance, how many foremen were employed, clerks, examiners etcbelieved to be on linen, it holds information about london and its environsthis map has been in our family for at least 90 years
250 €
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Oxfam books & music fareham the north devon line runs from exeter to barnstaple and is now the only surviving part of the once-extensive railway system which used to serve the regionincluded are details of the motive power used, the freight and passenger services over the years together with a detailed description of the line, its stations and structuressee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 39-mile long line has had a fascinating and, at times, unusual history, which is documented here from the earliest proposals through to the present dayin excellent, hardly-read condition 1st edition hardback book published by oxford publishing company in
7 €
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He was put to work on the railway of death - the japanese line from thailand and burmaalmost 50 years after the war, his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the japanese interpreter, was still alivethis is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite an outwardly successful life, lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences and could never share them with anyoneoxfam shop ulverston a naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the british empire at singapore inone of his tormentors was a young japanese interpreter; lomax never forgot himlomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the warthe japanese discovered the radio and lomax was exhaustively and brutally torturedthis was the most disastrous engineering project in history, which killed allied prisoners and thai labourers
9 €
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Great railway photos by eric treacy published in as new condition the train a photographic history by jonathon glancey published in as new condition the world encyclopedia of locomotives by colin garratt published in as new condition british steam railways by david ross published in as new condition read more
15 €
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Full set numbers 1 to 48 of history of railways magazines dated early 's reasonably good condition read more
20 €
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Metroliner double deck coach 13) thornycroft steam lorry 14) thornycroft railway lorry 15) scammell 100 tonner 16) acastella panatellas britain's motoring history series of 30 cards first issued march one card in each pack of castella panatella cigars brown/black with inner trim gold framed - glazed - mounted frame a pprox size inches (45cm) x inches (65cm) set consists of: 1) nottingham tram 2) glasgow cunarder mk2 tram 3) leyland titan tdi 4) london transport rt bus 5) bbantam 6) hastings trolleybus 7) bournemouth trolley bus 8) london general b-type bus 9) tilling stevens charabanc 10) bristol elodekka 11) bedford ob coach 12) mmammoth major 8 17) bedford s-type 7 ton lorry 18) leyland ergomatic beaver 19) dennis f15 water tender 20) sunbeam motorcycle and sidecar 21) morgan aero sports 22) austin seven 23) ford popular 24) morris minor 25) jaguar xk ) acollection onlyc cobra 27) austin mini 28) ford cortina mk i 29) norton wankel interpol mk ii 30) bristol tram
26 €
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I have here a rare set of four books entitled a history of travel in america showing the development of travel and transportation from the crude methods of the canoe and the dog-sled to the highly organized railway systems of the present, together with a narrative of the human experiences and changing social conditions that accompanied this economic conquest of the continent vols i-iv by seymour dunbarcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition published in by the bobbs-merrill company, indianapolisthe set features 12 full page colour plates, 400 b/w plates and 2 folding maps, one showing travel and transportation system of the pioneers through the wilderness between the atlantic coast and missouri; and the other showing the itineraries described in capt marcy's prairie traveller, edited by capt r burtonlight blue hardboards with cream cloth spines
74 €
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Thompson's switchback railway - erected at coney island to date no important study of the history of the roller coaster has appeared until now pages are clean and bright throughoutoxfam shop derby amusement park books'in america celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first successfull roller ciaster device - la marcus a dj condition: very good robert cartmell's study dissects the subject, examining every phase from the use of the roller coaster by albert einstein to demonstrate his theory of physics, to john allen's use of psychology in designing one dj has a very small amount of shelfwear to one corner but is otherwise unmarked and uncreased'   see oxfam website for delivery information read more no inscriptins or annotations book condition: fine cartmell, robert
39 €
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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 homecollection 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 themeach book measures approx
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 €
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In , the railway became part of lmsfollowing completion in , oban developed as a fashionable resort, though economically the railway was never really profitablecallander had been reached in by the dunblane, doune and callander railway (soon to be absorbed into scottish central railways and then caledonian railway)oxfam bookshop hexham the callander & oban railway company was formed in with the objective of linking callander, scotland to the west coast port of oban over challenging terrain, particularly at glen ogle and the pass of brander at loch awesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume contains 200 pages of black and white photos and a colour frontispiecethe spine is also sunnedthe corners and the top and foot of the spine are bumpedstarting in , the single track line passed killin in , reaching tyndrum in and dalmally inthis hardcover first edition was published by david & charles, newton abbot, devon, englandits overall condition is reasonable, although the dustjacket is priceclipped, rubbed, grubby and creasedthe brown cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spinethe text block appears to be clean and unmarked
21 €
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"the phantom rickshaw and other eerie tales" - railway library nosurtees society published facsimile editions of the railway library by rudyard kipling 1"solders three" - indian railway library no 1- facsimile edition, p, 15cmx13cm read more"in black and white" - indian railway library no 3 - facsimile edition, p, 15cmx13cm 3"the story of the gadsbys" - indian railway library no 2 - facsimile edition, p, 15cmx13cm 4catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 - facsimile edition, p, 15cmx13cm 2
32 €
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£5 buyer collects, cash onlyover 250 pages of photos"iron horse - steam trains of the world" by peter lorie & colin garratt
5 €
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Britain's dangerous railway history.illus.paperback..free p&p. read more
8 €
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Vintage board game by bambola toys ltd travel across 150 years of railway history
10 €
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Oxfam shop keswick novembersee oxfam website for delivery information read morecolour and b/w photospresent issues and worksvolunteer activities
9 €
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A history of the line, written by someone who worked on itoxfam shop pinner publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebooks from this shop are normally dispatched on tuesdays and fridayspaperback cover clean and undamaged; all pages clean and unmarkedvery fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs
10 €
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It continues with an individual history of the work of each of the eight engines in their original environment and more recently in north waleshardback book in very good condition, shelf wear, particularly to the edges of the spine, small amount of scratching to the covers see oxfam website for delivery information read more there are also fold-out scale drawings of the locomotivesoxfam books & music berkhamsted this book describes the design origins of the whrs garratt and kalahari locomotives in britain, europe and the southern hemisphere
25 €
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A history in b/w photos, of the line before closure ina clean copy, in unclipped jacketoxfam shop keswick number of numbered copies see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €