Steam British isles

Steam British isles

176 Bibliographicsection Steam Renaissance, Tom Heavyside. David & Charles, NorthPomiizt.VT05053,U.S.A., 1984,~~. 128,$21.00. An album in text and p...

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Steam Renaissance, Tom Heavyside. David & Charles, NorthPomiizt.VT05053,U.S.A., 1984,~~. 128,$21.00. An album in text and pictures of the last years of the steam era in British railway history, this volume documents the preservation of some of the remaining locomotives and their use on privately-run tourist steam railroads. The Railwaymen, R. S. Joby. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT05053, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 166, $16.95. A history of the human effort and teamwork that kept the railways running ,well for more than a century and a half throughout the United Kingdom. It describes a workforce in a specialized industry, one that was created to move passengers and freight, speedily and safely. A History of the Midland Red, R. C. Anderson. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 192, $24.95. This history traces the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company, or more simply, Midland Red, looking at the commercial and economic aspects of its operation. The text is illustrated with numerous photographs of this British company’s buses from the time it was founded, in 1896, to the present. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 9, The East Midlands, 2nd Ed., Robin Leleux. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 268, $24.00. This volume traces the way the early railways helped industry to grow in the East Midlands, a diverse part of England, and the ways in which this growth in turn stimulated further rail development. It covers the rise of the pioneer lines in the 1800s to the recent closure of many routes and the modemisation of those remaining. First published in 1976, this revised edition updates, by almost a decade, the rapid railway change in the East Midlands. Steam from Waterloo, H. C. B. Robers. David&Charles, NorthPomfret,VT05053,U.S.A., 1985,~~. 144,$14.95.

This is a complete and up-to-date coverage of the activities of every railway preservation society, steam center, and operating railway in the British Isles. This reference book is for the dedicated expert as well as the newcomer into the field of railway history. Railway Stations of the Northeast, Ken Hoole. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1985, pp. 216, $24.00. The stations of Northeast England are shown by their layouts, architecture, train services, operation, and unique characteristics. Pictures and sketches illustrate the history of the stations. Ports The History and Archaeology of Ports, Gordon Jackson. World’s Work, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 176, $24.95. This study surveys the rise, development, and ‘fall’ of the British ports which played a crucial role in the development of trade in Britain. It traces the growth of all of the major ports, and many minor ones, from their rise, c. 1450-1660, to the current revolution in transport and handling methods that has wrought havoc in the traditional port system. Canals British Canals, 7th Ed., Charles Hadfield. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 367, $26.00. This book is the standard work on its subject, the canals and navigable rivers of the British Isles. It is also a comprehensive introduction to twelve other regional volumes on inland waterway transport that have been published in association with it. Recent second and third editions from David St. John Thomas which are available from David & Charles, P.O. Box 57, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A.: Forgotten Railways Volume II: The East Midlands,

This is a historic account of railway service to Waterloo Station in England, with accounts from a fireman on the line. British Railways Wagons, Don Rowland. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1985, pp. 192, $27.50. A compendium of pictures and sketches, describing different types of railway wagons used in Great Britain for transporting goods. Steam British Isles, Roger Crombleholme and Terry Kirtland. David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1985, pp. 208, $18.95.

2nd Ed., P. Howard Anderson. 1985, pp. 224, $19.95. A History of Royal Blue Express Services, 2nd Ed., R. C. Anderson and G. G. A. Frankis. 1985, pp. 216, $18.95. The Great Western Railway: A New History, 2nd Ed., Frank Booker. 1985, pp. 208, $18.95. Forgotten Railways: Chilterns and Cottswolds, 2nd Ed., R. Davies and M. D. Grant. 1985, pp. 256, $19.95. Great Western Coaches from 1890, 3rd Ed., Michael Harris. 1985, pp. 160, $29.95. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 8, South and West Yorkshire, 2nd Ed., David

Joy. 1985, pp. 317, $24.00. The Kennett and Avon Canal, 3rd Ed., Kenneth R.

Clew. 1985, pp. 224, $22.50.