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100 Years Of Classic Steam Garratt, Colin 304 pages; coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Bramley; 1997 (A beautiful Colin Garratt book of large colour photographs of steam in action around the world – some locomotives over 100 years old.) GeR22257 $32.00
4 German steam locomotives Poster 600 mm x 750 mm; mint copy; 1986. GeR28330 $12.00
A Book Of Railway Journeys Kennedy, Ludovic 356 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Rawson, Wade Publishers; 1980. (Over 160 stories of trains and railways in Britain, USA, USSR, in war, crashes and fiction. Most stories written by well - known authors.) GeR38389 $10.00
A Century Of Trains Cooper, Basil 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Brian Todd; 1988. (Railways throughout the world are described with good technical detail and well illustrated.) GeR28311 $25.00
A History Of The Great Trains Cook, Chris 144 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Harcourt Brace; 1977 (A celebration of some of the great railway journeys of the world from their inception to the present day. A lively account.) GeR19293 $12.00
A Passion For Steam Whitehouse, Patrick and Thomas, David St John 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; name or signature; card covers; fine copy, near mint; David and Charles; 2002. (An account of steam locomotives at work from the 1950s to the 1990s. Delightful photographs.) GeR39254 $28.00
A World of Steam Huxtable, Nils 48 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Steamscenes; 1996. (45 colour photographs of steam in action throughout the world in the 1970’s to 1990’s.) GeR34377 $12.00
All Aboard With E. M. Frimbo – World’s Greatest Railroad Buff Whitaker, Rogers E M and Hiss, Anthony 240 pages; black and white drawings; card covers; Penguin; 1978. (A delightful account of the author’s journeys by rail throughout the world with E. M. Frimbo, but who is Frimbo? He has the same birth date and looks exactly like Whitaker.) GeR52276 $18.00
All About Railways Hartnell, F S 374 pages; black and white photographs; coloured frontispiece; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Cassell; 1916. (Sub-titled ‘A Book for Boys’, is an interesting account of early railway and locomotive development and then new developments in railway technology.) GeR48242 $22.00
An Illustrated Guide To Modern Trains Hollingsworth, Brian 234 pages; coloured photographs and drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Salamander; 1985. (Describes 80 of the world’s most important and interesting locomotives built since 1945. Includes NZR’s ‘Dx’ locomotive. 175 photos.) GeR25131 $15.00
Around The World In Search Of Steam Garratt, Colin 184 pages; black and white and coloured photos; original dust jacket; mint copy; David & Charles; 1987 (The biography of Colin Garratt and how he turned a ‘love of steam’ hobby into a publishing and lecturing organisation – promoting steam.) GeR22258 $20.00
Atlas Of The World’s Railways Hollingsworth, Brian 350 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Rigby; 1980. (A review of every railway of the world with maps of major routes as well as topographic maps. Also includes postal addresses of all railways. Good New Zealand selection.) GeR28323 $30.00
British-Built Steam Locos Overseas Westwood, J N 96 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Bradford Barton; 1977. (A photograph album of steam locomotives of British origin at work throughout the world, including New Zealand.) GeR56262 $38.00
British Diesel Mines Locomotives anon 72 pages; black and white photographs; tables; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Loco and Allied Manf Assn; 1959. (Details of the manufacture of underground mine locomotives in UK, exhaust conditioning and flame proofing, installation and maintenance and the types of locomotives available.) GeR52264 $38.00
British Locomotives Anon 88 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured and black and white drawings; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; Locomotive and Allied Manufactures Association of GB; no publication date given; late 1950s? (A good account of private locomotive building in UK and locomotives built for railways throughout the world.) GeR38381 $48.00
British Steam Lives! Garrett, Colin 144 pages; coloured photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Blandford; 1984. (Details of British steam locomotives at work throughout the world, mainly In the 1960’s and 1970.) GeR35299 $12.00
Classic Days Of Steam Garratt, Colin 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; fine copy, near mint; Hermes House; 2000. (An authoritive history of the steam locomotive from 1830 to 1950.) GeR44237 $8.00
Classic Steam Whiteside, Patrick B 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Tiger; 1980. (A review of the world’s great steam locomotives.) GeR41180 $10.00
Classic Steam Trains Garrett, Colin 63 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Lorenz Books; 2000. (Delightful book of the last steam survivors around the world. Lovely colour photos of steam in action.) GeR29381 $12.00
Conquest Of Space And Time…The Railway Schieldrop, Edgar B 256 pages; black and white photographs; coloured frontispiece; name or signature; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; Hutchison; 1956; Revised and Enlarged edition. (A well illustrated history of the development of railways covering all aspects of travel, maintenance, operations and (then) new developments.) GeR42264 $10.00
Diesel And Diesel Electric Locomotives Davy, Vernon 60 pages; drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Macdonald; 1969. (Details of how diesel and diesel-electric locomotives work, explained in simple terms.) GeR37305 $12.00
Early Railways Snell, J B 98 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Universal; 1964 (A very good account of railways from earliest beginnings to 1914 including NZ.) GeR20189 $12.00
Early Railways Dale, Rodney 64 pages; drawings; graphs; card cover; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; The British Library; 1994. (Details of the invention and development of railways in the early 19th century.) GeR39245 $8.00
Electric Locomotives Of The World Haut, F J G 96 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Bradford Barton; 1977. (Photographs and brief description of electric locomotives in 25 countries. Features New Zealand’s ‘Ed’ and ‘Ew’ class – the later unfortunately described as working at Otira.) GeR51303 $38.00
Encyclopedia Of Railways Nock, O S 480 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Octopus; 1977. (A complete encyclopedia of all aspects of railways with over 900 photographs.) GeR29385 $25.00
Eurail & Train Travel Guide To The World 28th edition Holle, Gene (Ed) 1056 pages; black and white maps; tables; card covers; mint copy; Houghton Mifflin; 1988. (A comprehensive guide to rail travel in 105 countries, 150 base cities and 2,000 intermediate stops. Good section on New Zealand.) GeR52267 $12.00
Extradordinary Railway Journerys Savio, Tom and Lambert, Anthony 160 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; New Holland; 2004. (Details of many of the world’s great railway journeys – but New Zealand is not included. Wonderful photographs.) GeR43210 $15.00
Famous Railway Photographers – P. Ransome Wallis Ransome–Wallis, P 96 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; David and Charles; 1973. (A selection of the best photographers taken by the author of locomotives throughout the world.) GeR43208 $28.00
Famous Underground Railways Of The World Wrottesley, A J F 144 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Frederick Miller; 1960; 2nd edition; revised. (Covers underground railways in London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Paris, New York and other cities, as well as signalling requirements.) GeR37315 $8.00
Fodor’s Railways Of The World Whitaker, Rogers E M (Ed) 374 pages; black and white drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; David McKay; 1977. (How and where to catch trains in 101 countries and details about each journey together with information about preserved lines.) GeR52275 $12.00
Freight by Rail Chant, Christopher 64 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Grange Books; 2002. (A pictorial account of freight trains throughout the world, with the emphasis on the diesel era.) GeR34375 $10.00
German Pacific # 12316 Poster Photo; 600 mm x 750 mm; mint copy; 1981. GeR28332 $10.00
Giants of Steam Poster 600 mm x 750 mm; mint copy. (2 British steam locomotives 9F # 92001 and 8P ‘Duke of Glouster’ from ‘Steam Railway’ magazine.) GeR28331 $10.00
Great Little Railways Chamberlin, Russell 206 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; BBC; 1984. (The book version of the TV series covers railways in Yukon, Philippines, Greece, Poland, Portugal, India and Equador.) GeR35298 $20.00
Great Railway Journeys Of The World Frayn, Michael; Kennedy, Ludovic; Kington, Miles; Palin, Michael; Robson, Eric; Thompson, Brian and Wood, Michael 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; BBC; 1982. (Based on a TV series describes journeys in India, South Africa, Australia, USA, South America, UK and Europe.) GeR56249 $10.00
Great Railway Journeys Of The World Laughton, Roger and Others 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; no original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; British Broadcasting Corporation; 1981. (An account of travelling on some of the world’s great passenger trains in India, Africa, Australia, USA, South America, Europe and UK.) GeR30223 $12.00
Great Railway Journeys Of The World Wade-Matthews, Max 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Acropolis; 1998. (An encyclopedia of the world’s best train journeys. Includes Coastal Pacific and Tranz Alpine as well as 93 other journeys.) GeR28339 $15.00
Great Railway Journeys Of The World Wade-Matthews, Max 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Hermes House; 2006. (An encyclopaedia of the world’s best train journeys. Includes Coastal Pacific and Trans Alpine as well as 93 other journeys.) GeR56261 $15.00
Great Train Disasters Eastlake, Keith 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Universal International; 1997. (Details of 50 of the 20th century’s worst train accidents, including Tangawai.) GeR39246 $12.00
Great Train Disasters – The World’s Worst Railway Accidents Kichenside, Geoffrey New 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Paragon; 1997. (An account of major railway accidents, and covers the circumstances, what went wrong and the recommendations from these accidents.) GeR53299 $12.00
Great Trains Allen, G Freeman and others 480 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured drawings; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; New English Library; no publication date given, 1970s? (Issued as a weekly series, gives an excellent coverage of trains and locomotives throughout the world.) GeR19287 $25.00
Hamblyn History Of Trains Garrett, Colin 191 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamlyn; 1998. (A complete history of the world’s most significant trains, routes and builders Lavishly illustrated.) GeR26140 $28.00
Hawkins Electrical Guide #9 Hawkins and Staff March 2011 328 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; graphs; heavy card cover; average copy, some wear; Audel & Co; 1922. (A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications. Covers electric railways, motion pictures, gas engine ignition, and electric vehicles.) GeR54252 $40.00
Hi-Tech Trains Tayler, Arthur 128 pages; coloured photographs; coloured drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; The Apple Press; 1992. (Covers the development of speed, power and style of high speed trains from the 1960s to the 1990s.) GeR42266 $12.00
History Of Railways Allen, G Freeman and others 960 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; coloured drawings; fine copy, near mint; New English Library; no publication date given, 1970s? (Issued as a 48 weekly part series, is contained in two bound books and is a mind of information on all aspects of railways.) GeR19288 $50.00
History Of Railways Cornwell, E L (Ed) 512 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamlyn-Nel; 1976 (A comprehensive account of all aspects of railway history. Most informative.) GeR19294 $25.00
How To Drive A Steam Locomotive Hollingsworth, Brian 152 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; scale drawings; cartoons; original dust cover; Mint copy; Penguin; 1979. (Covers all aspects of the mechanics of steam power, how to operate a working locomotive, what to look for on the main line and opportunities of working on preserved railways and live steamers.) GeR56253 $35.00
Iron Dinosaurs Garratt, Colin 190 pages; coloured photographs; original dust jacket; Blanford; 1976. (Depicts steam locomotives used in industry in Java, Sumatra, Taiwan and Philippines. Many are magnificent dinosaurs.) GeR24212 $10.00
Ironhorse Lorie, Peter and Garratt, Colin 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Doubleday; 1987 (A story of steam trains around the world, the adventures and the political machinations during development. Excellent photos.) GeR23263 $20.00
Jane’s Freight Containers 1983 Findlay, Patrick (Ed) 614 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; adverts; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Jane’s; 1983. (An international survey of container and roll – on, roll – off operators, railways, equipment manufacturers and part facilities.) GeR29380 $35.00