Railway

Briefly at the first rank of Southern locomotive working and for many decades its solid and stalwart mixed traffic backbone, the Southern Moguls were numerous and widespread, from Kent to Cornwall and remained in service almost to the last year of steam on the Southern Region of BR. There were four...[more]

From Crossrail to Scotrail, everything you need to know about new UK Train Fleets

Lancashire's Railway Legacy

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of St Pancras station, this absorbing new book brings together 150 facts,

British Rail Architecture demonstrates how twentieth century British railway stations were being brought into the mainstream of modern architecture

Builings, Scenery and the Lineside

The final volume in a series of books, the first part of which was published as far back as 2001.

The Oldest surviving Railway in the World

It is possible that in the history of British steam locomotives no class of engine was ever more universally popular than the Stanier ‘5MT’ 4-6-0 class, which were generally referred to as ‘Black Fives’.

In 1958 one of Britain`s greatest locomotive designers died without public fanfare or recognition, mourned only by his family.

Many railway historians and enthusiasts only know about the railways in the Barry area, because of Woodham Brothers scrap yard, where so many locomotives were rescued for preservation.

Celebrate the golden age of the British railway with this illustrated pocket diary featuring the stylish, iconic travel posters of the 1920s to 1960s.

Celebrate the golden age of the British railway with this illustrated desk diary featuring the stylish, iconic travel posters of the 1920s to 1960s.

National Railway Museum Pocket Diary 2019

Desk Diary 2019

Many readers will be familiar with this author’s long-running and best?selling Lost Lines series in 15 volumes, each covering a part of the country.

THIS new publication brings together a collection of detailed and informative articles from the pages of Rail Express magazine.

Described as the most hated civil servant in Britain, it was half a century ago that Dr Richard Beeching was appointed as chairman of British Railways with one key directive - to cut the soaring losses.

A complete up-to-date list of locomotives - Where to find preserved steam and main line diesel locomotives in Britain

The Last Years of North East Steam contains 270 superb colour and black and white photographs of steam locomotives working in and around the North East from the late 1950s to the end of steam in the region.