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 editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is an exact copy with a removable belly-band
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 morevery good condition, showing minimal shelfwear other than some small bumps and marks to the top page blockoxfam 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 decoration
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: emacdermot book types: hard back both books are in very good conditioni will consider selling separatelyplease do not hesitate to contact meif you require any further details, information, etc
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 market see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in reasonable condition, with clean, tightly bound pagessome foxing on end pages and sides of pageshardback black cover very gooddust jacket intact but foxed
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 agoinformation 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 yearsit is in good used condition as can be seen from the picturesfolds into 16 cm x 22 cm x 3 cm book sizeparchment, size w 52 inches x h 41 inchesdrawn & engraved by world famous engravers, j and w emslie, london
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 regionthe 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 day 1st edition hardback book published by oxford publishing company insee oxfam website for delivery information read morein excellent, hardly-read conditionincluded 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 structures
7 €
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He was put to work on the railway of death - the japanese line from thailand and burmadespite 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 labourersthe japanese discovered the radio and lomax was exhaustively and brutally torturedoxfam 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 alivelomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of his tormentors was a young japanese interpreter; lomax never forgot himthis is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old age
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 mkc cobra 27) austin mini 28) ford cortina mk i 29) norton wankel interpol mk ii 30) bristol trammammoth 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 ) abantam 6) hastings trolleybus 7) bournemouth trolley bus 8) london general b-type bus 9) tilling stevens charabanc 10) bristol ecollection onlylodekka 11) bedford ob coach 12) m2 tram 3) leyland titan tdi 4) london transport rt bus 5) b
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 dunbarin very good condition, vol i - 339 pages, vol ii - 401 pages, vol iii - 383 pages, vol iv - 405 pagesour 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, indianapoliscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 burtonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilight 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 nowoxfam shop derby amusement park books 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 dj condition: very good'in america celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first successfull roller ciaster device - la marcus a cartmell, robert'   see oxfam website for delivery information read more no inscriptins or annotations book condition: fine pages are clean and bright throughout
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 homeeach book measures approxthese hardback books each have six volumes in themthey are in extremely good condition and have been owned from newcollection from clapham, bedford, as soon as possible
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 ÂŁ40 or nearest offer, plus postage costs if required or collect from chippenhamplease note that i am not selling any items individuallyblister packs are unopened and as new, cardboard boxes are opened but in excellent condition and with all original contents
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 awethe brown cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spinestarting in , the single track line passed killin in , reaching tyndrum in and dalmally inthis volume contains 200 pages of black and white photos and a colour frontispiecethis hardcover first edition was published by david & charles, newton abbot, devon, englandits overall condition is reasonable, although the dustjacket is priceclipped, rubbed, grubby and creasedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners and the top and foot of the spine are bumpedthe text block appears to be clean and unmarkedthe spine is also sunned
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 4our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 - facsimile edition, p, 15cmx13cm 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
32 €
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"iron horse - steam trains of the world" by peter lorie & colin garrattover 250 pages of photosÂŁ5 buyer collects, cash only
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 novembercolour and b/w photospresent issues and workssee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolunteer activities
9 €
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A history of the line, written by someone who worked on itvery fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographsbooks from this shop are normally dispatched on tuesdays and fridayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop pinner publishedpaperback cover clean and undamaged; all pages clean and unmarked
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 wales see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback book in very good condition, shelf wear, particularly to the edges of the spine, small amount of scratching to the coversoxfam books & music berkhamsted this book describes the design origins of the whrs garratt and kalahari locomotives in britain, europe and the southern hemisphere there are also fold-out scale drawings of the locomotives
25 €
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A history in b/w photos, of the line before closure inoxfam shop keswick number of numbered copiesa clean copy, in unclipped jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €