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Oxfam shop dumfries railway detectives: 150 years of the railway inspectorate () by stanley hall mcitsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Cast iron railway signideal for the railway fanatic or a decorative item for your gardencondition is excellent for its age and inscription is clear
25 €
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Good example of a nice isle of man collector's coin - the tt racesprice includes postage
6 €
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2 official programmes & scorecards from the tt racesget in touch for any further infogreat bit of memorabilia for an enthusiastget in touch if you are interested
35 €
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"early in the railway age, william wordsworth mused wistfully in a letter from london to his family in the north, 'o that there was a railway to take me to kendal or lancasteror preston'the illustrated record of their sojourn in the lake district, now in the wordsworth trust collection, contains an engaging account of their adventures, often enriched by their use of wordsworth's own 'guide to the lakes' and enlivened by unique glimpses of the poet himself and members of his familyinternally clean and bright" includes a reproduction of the map from the guidebook used by the johnsonssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon an august day eight years later, after the 'iron road' had reached many parts of england, the johnson family from essex caught a train at euston station and, within little more than twenty-four hours, were gazing in rapture at their first view of mountain sceneryoxfam shop kendal as new with an unbroken spine minimal shelf wear, only a tiny blemish on the reverse cloth spine
30 €
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He left the railway and became a consulting engineer; his many works include printing presses for several newspapers and magazinesborn into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, maw was taken into the workshops of the eastern counties railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsmanbeing a short but complete description of the duties of the young engineer in preliminary and location surveys, and in constructionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemaw was a british civil engineer and astronomerin he founded the journal engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his lifepage 49 has been neatly annotated (see illustration)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe title concludes:- "he was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in india[with the signature on the front endpaper of william henry maw, ()] a rare book, and in remarkably good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe was president of the civil and mechanical engineers' society, the institution of mechanical engineers and the institution of civil engineers" small thin octavo, pp (ii), 75, with the errata slip loosely attached after the title page, with blank pages at the rear for notes (unused), original green cloth, the corners very slightly worn, a very faint mark on the upper coverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
(England)
30 €
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I full service record and invoices available to buyer i the watch was presented to its original owner who worked for over 40 years on, and managing the railway system for the beckton gas works (ncirca i case solid 9ct gold case; made for longines by dthames gas board) i this was the largest plant in europe, now known as london's 'docklands' the works produced gas from coal - and was one of the first targets for the german luftwaffe on the first night of the london blitz (7 sept ) now known as 'black saturday'i movement the watch features the high grade calibre 280, with 17 jewels beating at bph and holds a very useful power reserve of 42hrsfollowed later in the day by a second group and for the next 79 days ! i the last coal train arrived at beckton on 16th april and production ceased on 16th june with the final train running into the gas works on 1st junegenuine and original longines solid gold wristwatchthis is not a quick or cheap process ! i the movement of course winds freely and has been regulated for highly accurate time-keepingthe service starts with a total strip-down of every component before being ultra-sonically cleaned and then re-built with a new main spring, the correct lubricants, seals and a new crystali movement serial # i the watch has recently completed a full service by a world-renowned watchmakeri longines presentation box watch purchased by myself in the london area in , proof of purchase availablecarrying the makers gold hallmarks i dial original bright and elegant longines signed, silver 'sunburst dial in perfect conditionshackman & sons, (ds&s) england who were esteemed goldsmiths making watch cases also for rolex, omega and other high-end brandsi 348 dornier 217 bombers pounded industrial and other sitesgold baton hour markers and outer minute track matching, all original gold hands including sweep-second hand in lovely condition
599 €
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On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenewhen a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murdersfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noosewhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponoxfam bookshop royal exchange square londonhowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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3 €
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Colbeck, the railway detective, finds his investigation into rodman's murder mired in contradictionsunfortunately, boiler smith frank rodman is headed for the grave sooner than he'd expected, or he will be once his missing head is foundwas the victim a short-tempered brawler, or a committed christian and chorister who aimed to better himself? on the trail of rodman's enemy as the season starts to bite, colbeck finds little festive cheer in the twists and turns of this peculiar caseheaded for the morning shift at the swindon locomotive works is an army of men pouring out of terraced houses built by the gwr, a miniature town and planned community that aims to provide for its employees from cradle to graveoxfam shop dumfries decembersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
2 €
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On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenewhen a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murdersfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noosewhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponhowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg london
2 €
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Colbeck, the railway detective, finds his investigation into rodman's murder mired in contradictionsunfortunately, boiler smith frank rodman is headed for the grave sooner than he'd expected, or he will be once his missing head is foundwas the victim a short-tempered brawler, or a committed christian and chorister who aimed to better himself? on the trail of rodman's enemy as the season starts to bite, colbeck finds little festive cheer in the twists and turns of this peculiar caseheaded for the morning shift at the swindon locomotive works is an army of men pouring out of terraced houses built by the gwr, a miniature town and planned community that aims to provide for its employees from cradle to gravesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg december
3 €
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Resting on hoof feetplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehigh quality parisian cabinetwork, circadimensions: h upper shelf with sculpture, probably added in the second half of the 19th centuryfolding worktopsuperb charles x period so-called "railway" scriban chest of drawers in speckled maplecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableopening with 6 drawers (including one with secret) and a cylinder with cut-off sides, discovering a superb internal theatrestepped upper part with a bookcase shelfour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
355 €
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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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The railway starter set is an ideal jumping on point! use the stop and go signal to stop the train and let passengers on boardmanufactured to brio's high standards and from fsc certified woodsuitable for ages 3 years and up
43 €
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Oxfam shop keswick 150 years of railway architecture and engineeringset out in regional chapters, and individual locations within those chaptersthe contents are cleanall described and put into context, in readable detailnumerous images, photos and engravings, colour and b/wsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the jacket is scratched
9 €
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Commemorate plate "carr loco doncaster" only available to family working on the railwaypost and package royal mail 1st class signed for ÂŁ4any questions please asksize " or 27cm excellent condition with no cracks or chipsi bought this personally from the presentation on the date shown monday 23rd september
125 €
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The railway of the birmingham corporation waterworksvery good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapperauthor: judge, colinfold-out map to rearfold-out map to rear is present but torn and repaired with now aged tape which is losing its sticking power
17 €
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Lovely decorative item,would make great door/outside gate bell for the railway enthusiastoriginal vintage signal bell from crawley station,probably pre war
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Nice thing for the railway enthusiasts shed read more3ft long original enamel s southern region station sign
499 €
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Fantastic fun garden display or shed for the railway enthusiastsouthern railways pre war cast sign,very heavy original one,getting hard to find from my own collection
195 €
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Two albums containing 76 pictures of railway engines with a summary of each card (ie) class type, cylinders, boiler pressure, etcfour repro adverts, read more
50 €
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Jones the end is near! as the year races towards its close, we follow our heroes through their final steps in space - and time! from the mean streets of gotham to the far reaches of deep space, the last weeks tick down to their shattering conclusionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut not a year without heroeswhen this first of four volumes was serialized, its selling point was that it was a weekly, soap-operatic series happening in real time, a sort of 24 with superheroes, written by four major comics namesthe writing team's knack for character comedy and crisp dialogue keeps the tone lively, but there are a few too many plot threads to juggle—the overall effect is of a handful of entertaining series with their pages shuffled together written by geoff johns, grant morrison, greg rucka, mark waid breakdowns by keith giffen art by various backup features by waid and various covers by jworld war iii is just the beginning! plus, more origins of the dc universe, including the jla with ethan van sciver and batman with andy kubert! 52: a year without superman; a year without batman; a year without wonder womancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas a single book, it's a compelling mess: a breakneck but occasionally jolting tour of a fictional world whose balance of power is rapidly shifting, and it's packed with easter eggs for longtime comics readerskeith giffen's layouts flow smoothly and give the book a measure of consistency; they're fleshed out by an assortment of cartoonists, mostly in solid examples of the generic superhero style ofthe cast of hundreds includes time travelers, space travelers, a down-on-her-luck ex-cop recruited by a faceless hero to replace him, a chinese government-sponsored superhero team, and mad scientists mysteriously vanishing by the score; there's a grand, lost-like conspiracy to which this volume offers plenty of clues but no solutionsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
37 €
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An appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementsp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingthe name of a previous owner is written on the f" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamathe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the f
50 €
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Taupe and champagne print outfit (almost like animal print) with pleating to the bust and waistjohn charles designer outfit for mother of the bride,mother of the groom,races wedding or formal occasionbolero jacket with matching print to collar and turn up cuffsreference wp304 size 8 read more
550 €
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Discover the many varieties of the extinct races of giants that once walked our earth; the dinosaurs! house of puzzlesmanufactured by ravensburger
10 €
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Condition is "used"the skirt is quite long but you could have it shortendmother of the bride/races ladies albert nipon size 12comes from a smoke n pet free homeany questions about the measurements feel free to message mecost nearly ÂŁ600 when purchasedabsolute bargain!! please call if any other information needed read moredispatched with royal mail 2nd class with proof of purchasein a pale peachy pink colour - only worn onceit has been dry cleaned
50 €
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Boreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishsigned by stephen castleidlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and laterthe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturesvery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutcondition: as newuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationnot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyeoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44the hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centrehere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattner
14 €
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As the case takes on an international dimension, problems accumulatesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries as a train speeds over the sankey viaduct, the dead body of a man is hurled into the canal belowthe 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 engineercolbeck and leeming have to survive personal danger, resistance from the french government, broadsides from their superintendent, and many other setbacks before they solve the crimehampered 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 franceinspector robert colbeck and sergeant victor leeming take charge of their most complex and difficult case yet
1 €
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Disc 2 includes rarities and previously unseen footage of the band playing live at the railway hotel in , the earliest recorded film of the band performingthis 2-disc set charts the band's rise from their early beginnings playing in working men's clubs, to their appearance at the woodstock concert, live aid and beyondincludes interviews with remaining members pete towshend and roger daltreyalong with blistering live performances and devising the 'rock opera', they were 'the godfathers of punk', and remain hugely influentialsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton the story of the band keith richards called 'the best rock 'n' roll band in the world'
6 €
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Contents:- 8 invitations, reply cards and envelopes 8 place cards, 4 menus and shopping list background booklet on the railway food and cocktail recipes and instructions on how to host a fun evening cd for music of the period train trivia game and character profiles as new still in polythene never been used read morethe kit provides everything you need to create the cocktails, recipes and setting of the period you just supply the foodeverything to host an historic dinner party for up to 8 people travelling back to the 's
15 €