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At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain's railways, there was a pause in new rolling stock deliveries. As a result, a handful ...
UPDATE 31/3/2023 - This title is currently out of print. A reprint is under consideration, but no due date is available on when or ...
In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 and futureproof its core ...
The rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail, from "the greatest expert on British trains" Christian Wolmar
You think you know British Rail.
Stale ...
For the first time all in one book, the story of 48 locomotives that ushered in the modern era on WA railways.Imported in one ...
It is more than 200 years since the world's first steam railway locomotive hauled its initial load of iron ore and passengers on a ...
This book follows on from the author's book on the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives from their construction in 1937 to their operation in 1956 ...
For as long as we could remember steam traction had been king on our railways. The resounding beat of exhaust from classic designs by Gresley ...
In the early 1990s, the Waterloo to Exeter route was suffering many delays and problems due to the increasingly unreliable diesel locos being used at ...
The majestic mountain ranges east of Melbourne contained some of the finest stands of hardwood trees in Australia. To access the timber, a fascinating network ...
The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Rebuilt from redundant Class 47s by Brush Traction at ...
At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around London and the South East were operated by 'slam-door' Mark 1 ...
It is impossible to imagine London without the Tube: the beating heart of the city, the Underground shuttles over a billion passengers each year below ...