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The Complete Book Of Locomotives Garrett, Colin 256 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Hermes House; 2000. (A comprehensive guide to the history and development of the world’s most famous locomotives including NZR’s Ja.) GeR42258 $22.00
The Encyclopedia Of Trains & Locomotives Riley, C J 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; tables; original dust jacket; mint copy; AH & AW Reed; 1994. (A comprehensive and very reliable account of the development of railways throughout the world. Well illustrated.) GeR28337 $30.00
The Golden Age Of Steam Garratt, Colin 128 pages; coloured & black and white photographs; lists; card covers; mint copy; Sebastian Kelly; 1999 (A collection of the locomotives from 1830 to 1950 with a country by country review.) GeR23259 $18.00
The Great Book Of Trains Hollingsworth, Brian and Cook, Arthur 406 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured drawings; original dust jacket; Portland House; 1987. (Photo and large col drawings of 300 locomotives that have travelled on the rails of the world over a 150-year period.) GeR55183 $18.00
The Great Railway Adventure Portway, Christopher 228 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Oxford; 1983. (An account of the author’s travels on nine of the world’s great train journeyed including Trans-Andes, Taurus Express, Trans-North Africa and East African Railway.) GeR52270 $20.00
The Great Railway Bazaar Theroux, Paul 342 pages; original dust jacket; mint copy; Book Club; 1976 (A most entertaining account of the authors travels through Asia, mainly India and his experiences and love of train travel.) GeR19300 $15.00
The Great Trains Morgan, Bryan and Others 260 pages; coloured and black and white photos maps black and white and coloured drawings; coloured paintings; original dust jacket; lists; Patrick Stephens; 1973. (Describes the great passenger journeys of the world, the stations, movie films made about some of the trains and the romance of rail travel.) GeR28326 $25.00
The Great Trains – Luxury Rail Journeys Of The World Wheaton, Timothy 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Bison; 1990. (Details of some of the world’s great passenger trains – The Blue Train, Indian Pacific, Orient Express, Canadian and Trans – Siberian.) GeR28341 $25.00
The Groudle Glen Railway Smith, David H 56 pages; black and white photographs; maps; scale drawings; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; Plateway; 1989. (2’ gauge railway, only ¾ miles in length, on the Isle of Man which operated from 1896 to 1962 has now been restored. Noted for its two steam locomotives Sea Lion and Polar Bear.) GeR55188 $30.00
The Guinness Book Of Rail Facts & Feats Marshall, John 208 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Guinness; 1979; 3rd edition. (Full of facts on railways, motive power, tunnels, bridges and leading personalities. Excellent reference book.) GeR30225 $15.00
The Guinness Book Of Rail Facts And Feats Marshall, John 252 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; graphs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Guinness Books; 1981. (A great source of information on railways of the world. Answers to every question you wanted to ask.) GeR46364 $18.00
The History Of Trains Ferrari, Massimo and Lazzati, Emanuele 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; Cresent; 1989. (A superbly presented book of train travel throughout the world, trains in art and literature, war and peace, great trains and trains of the future.) GeR28315 $25.00
The History Of Trains Garrett, Colin 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Chancellor; 1998. (A history of the worlds’ most significant trains, their routes and those who built them – from the Rocket to Bullet Trains.) GeR40242 $12.00
The Illustrated Directory Of Trains Of The World Hollingsworth, Brian 480 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Salamander Books Ltd; 2000. (More than 175 locomotives from 1830 to 2000 described in detail, including NZR’s DX class.) GeR42262 $10.00
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Railway Locomotives Tufnell, Robert March 2011 256 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; New Brighton; 1988. (Details of 1,000 famous steam, electric and diesel locomotives worldwide. An informative book.) GeR54254 $30.00
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The World’s Modern Locomotives Hollingsworth, Brian and Cook, Arthur 208 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured drawings; original dust jacket; mint; Lansdowne Press; 1983. (A technical directory of 150 diesel, electrical and gas turbine locomotives from 1879 to 1980’s. Good illustrations and drawings.) GeR30220 $28.00
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The World’s Steam Passenger Locomotives Hollingsworth, Brian 208 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Salamander; 1982. (A technical directory of major international express locomotives from the 1820’s to the 1980’s. Details of over 150 locomotives.) GeR28324 $30.00
The Illustrated Trains of the World Hollingsworth, Brian 480 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Salamander Books Ltd; 2000. (Over 175 steam, diesel and electric locomotives described in good detail together with photographs and drawings.) GeR33305 $15.00
The Last Of Steam Garratt, Colin 128 pages; coloured and black and white photos; original dust jacket; mint copy; Sidgwick & Jackson; 1976 (Another selection of Colin Garratt’s magnificent photos of steam in its final hours around the world.) GeR19295 $12.00
The Lore Of The Train Hamilton, Ellis C 240 pages; coloured and black and white and pencil drawings; plans; original dust jacket; mint copy; Nordbok; 1988. (A history of the development of locomotives and railways with excellent line drawings.) GeR35303 $12.00
The Lost Pleasures Of The Great Trains Page, Martin 238 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; 1975. (Recalls the great days of glamour train travel – Orient Express, Trans Siberian, 20th Century Limited, and Le Train Bleu.) GeR38391 $12.00
The Modern World Book of Railways Townend, Paul 160 pages; black and white photographs; coloured paintings; drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Sampson Low; no publication date given; late 1940’s. (A popular boys book of 40 + years ago describing all aspects of railways. A very good example of this book, which ran into numerous editions.) GeR33309 $12.00
The Pictorial Encyclopedia Of Railways Ellis, Hamilton 592 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Paul Hamyln; 1968. (A complete history of railways with over 800 photos.) GeR38385 $15.00
The Pictorial Treasury Of Classic Steam Trains Huxtable, Nils 192 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Bison; 1989. (A beautiful black and white photo album of steam at work around the world in the 70’s and 80’s. A delightful book.) GeR28325 $25.00
The Railway Schieldrop, Edgar B 256 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; hard covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Hutchinson; 1956; revised and enlarged. (Covers all aspects of railway operations and detailed text and interesting photographs.) GeR37312 $10.00
The Railway Age Robbins, Michael 192 pages; card cover; average copy, some wear; Pengun Books; 1965. (Covers the golden age of railway development of the 1830’s to the 1890’s dealing with construction, ownership and impact on society and the landscape.) GeR35311 $8.00
The Railway Dictionary – An A–Z of Railway Terminology Jackson, Alan A 326 pages; black and white drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Sutton; 1996 – 2nd edition. (A reference work of railway words, phrases, slang and colloquialisms. A most informative book.) GeR52269 $35.00
The Railway Empire Burton, Anthony 264 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; coloured photograph on card covers; mint copy; John Murray; 1994. (The story of the men from Britain who set out to build railways worldwide – in Europe, Crimea, America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.) GeR52265 $32.00
The Railway Enthusiat’s Bedside Book Vallance, H A (Ed) 264 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Batsford; 1966. (27 articles on all aspects of railways – photography, monorail, timetables, and special traffics.) GeR38395 $10.00
The Train – An Illustrated History Glancey, Jonathan 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Carton; 2004. (A magnificent coffee table styled photograph book celebrating railways throughout the world covering steam, diesel, electric, carriages, engineering, narrow gauge, advertising, films and people.) GeR49318 $18.00
The World Encyclopedia Of Locomotives Garrett, Colin 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Lorenzo Books; 2002. (An international guide to railway locomotives and trains throughout the world, including New Zealand.) GeR53297 $18.00
The World’s Great Railway Journeys Savio, Tom 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint; New Holland; 2001. (A lovely photo book of 26 of the world’s great passenger journeys, including the Tranz Alpine.) GeR53301 $22.00
The World’s Railways Chant, Christopher 448 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; Grange; 1999. (This history and development of rail transport. Good account and well illustrated.) GeR30219 $25.00
The World’s Workers – George And Robert Stephenson Mateaux, C L 142 pages; hard cover; average copy, some wear; Cassell; 1885. (An interesting account of the father and son’s contribution to railway and steam development. Part of “The World’s Workers’ series.) GeR41176 $22.00
Top Steam Railways Of The World Lambert, Anthony 160 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust cover; Mint copy; New Holland; 2007. (A good account of 26 famous railways with steam hauled trains. No New Zealand content but great photographs.) GeR55184 $15.00
Train And Transport Anderson, Janice and Swinglehurst, Edmund 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Bracken; 1981. (Covers tickets, notices, leaflets, labels and advertising material of railways as well as shipping and airways.) GeR43198 $18.00
Train Catcher – Adventures of a Rail Traveller Taylor, Colin 448 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Industrial Publishing / Image; 1996. (The author describes is rail journeys mainly in Australia, but also U. K. and Europe.) GeR52273 $25.00
Train Journeys Of The World Atterbury, Paul and Others 224 pages; coloured photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; AA Publishing; 1995; reprinted with amendments. (Explains 30 of the world’s most spectacular and famous rail journeys, including the Tranz Alpine.) GeR38382 $18.00
Trains Hand, Victor and Edmonson, Harold 80 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Treasure Press; 1974. (Beautiful photos of steam and diesel hauled trains in action around the world – North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, India, UK and Europe.) GeR40243 $10.00
Twilight Of Steam Garrett, Colin 186 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Blanford; 1972. (The final years of steam in Britain, France, West Germany, Austria, Spain and Portugal together with historical description of each locomotive.) GeR29383 $10.00
Two Scrapbook Albums Of News Cuttings Anon 72 pages (combined); card covers; fine copy, near mint; 1950s. (Cuttings from magazines and newspapers about current railway developments in the 1950s. Covers railways world-wide.) GeR46360 $20.00
World Atlas Of Railways Nock, O S 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Victoria House. (A country-by-country survey with statistical profiles, a full railway chronology and a who’s who.) GeR25133 $35.00
World Atlas Of Railways Nock, O S 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Bonanza; 1983. (Deals with the development of railways, how railways work, great routes, great expresses and railway systems. A country by country survey with stastical profiles.) GeR46365 $20.00
World Atlas Of Railways Nock, O S 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Intercontinental Book Publications; 1980. (A country by country survey with statistical profiles, a full railway chronology and a who’s who.) GeR53300 $30.00
World Of Steam Railways Garratt, Colin 256 pages; coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Promotional Reprint Co; 1994; reprint. (Photographs of the last days of steam in Britain, America, Europe and China. Wonderful photographs.) GeR56251 $10.00
World Steam In Action Edmonson, Harold 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1970. (Lovely pictorial book of steam in North and South America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, India and Europe.) GeR33301 $20.00
World Steam Locomotives Robins, James G 52 pages; coloured drawings; mint copy; Rigby; 1974. (Well illustrated account of major steam designs around the world – including New Zealand.) GeR28338 $10.00
World’s Underground Railways Howson, F Henry 128 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1964. (Describes all the underground railways of the world and how each of the 43 systems operate.) GeR52268 $18.00