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Books Cumbria : History : Transport

Transport

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A History of the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway - 1824 to 1870

Bill Fawcett
£24.95

170 years ago thirteen trains celebrated the formal completion of the first railway to cross the island of Great Britain.

Published by : NERA
Published date : November 2008
Format : 216mm x 305mm hardback

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A List of the Cumberland Shipping

William Sawyers
£5.00

Corrected up to February 1840. Reprinted edition.

Published by : Michael Moon
Published date : 1975
Format : Paperback.

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A Walk Along the Tracks: Britain's Disused Railway Lines

Hunter Davies
£6.99

Ten railway lines explored, providing the armchair traveller, railway enthusiast and serious walker alike with the joyful account of a year spent walking the tracks.

Published by : Everyman
Published date : 1993
Format : Paperback.

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An Aeronautical History of the Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway Region, Part 2: 1915 to 1930

Peter Connon
£16.95

Second in a series which records the significant aeronautical history of the region. The author has unearthed information and has supported the text with many previously unpublished photographs.

Published by : St Patrick's Press
Published date : 1984
Format : Large hardback.

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An Old Westmorland Garage

Bernard Crabtree
£9.99

A delightful insight into the development of the only car and motorcycle business in Kendal. Filled with many previously unseen photographs and stories.

Published by : Helm Press
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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Bentley Motors 1945 - 1964


£7.95

This informative book tells the history of the Bentley, bringing back memories of the days when vehicles were individual and distinctive, and when a road journey was a grand adventure! Illustrated throughout with predominently period photographs.

Published by : Nostalgia Road Publications
Published date : 2005
Format : Large paperback.

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Border Railway Rambles

Alasdair Wham
£9.95

A unique book which explores the history and heritage of the Borders railway system through a collection of walks. Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs.

Published by : Stenlake Publishing Ltd
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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Carlisle - Steam Memories ; 1950's - 1960's

David Dunn
£9.99

Carlisle has always been a Mecca for railway enthusiasts, from pre-grouping days right through to almost the end of steam on British Railways.

Published by : Booklaw
Published date :
Format : 210mm x 200mm paperback

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Carlisle Citadel Station: 150 Years a Railway Centre

Denis Perriam; David Ramshaw
£7.99

A unique history, telling the story of the station with a massive 270 reproduced images, many in colour.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : 1998
Format : Large paperback.

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Cumbria Airfields in the Second World War ( Including the Isle of Man )

Martyn Chorlton
£12.99

This book describes the history of each airfield in Cumbria and the Isle of Man and the varied but vital roles they played in Britain's air war between 1939 and 1945. It also records the lives of the people caught up in the titanic struggle - both military and civilian.

Published by : Countryside Books Aviation
Published date : Sept 2006
Format : 150mm x 210mm

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Cumbria Airfields in the Second World War ( Including the Isle of Man )
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Cumbria's Lost Railways

Peter W. Robinson
£7.99

A fascinating history of railways past in the county, with information on Alston - Haltwhistle, Carlisle - Edinburgh, Gretna - Longtown, Penrith - Workington, and many more, with lists of all stations now closed.

Published by : Stenlake Publishing
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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Cumbrian Railway Photographer: The William Nash Collection

Kate Robinson; Robert Forsythe
£9.95

William Nash, from St Bees in Cumbria, became a railway photographer in his teens. This collection has been produced to mark the 50th anniversary of his death, with photographs compiled by his youngest daughter Kate and transport historian Robert Forsythe

Published by : Oakwood Press
Published date : 2002
Format : Paperback.

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Dalton in Furness - Medieval Capital to Mining Community

Rock Battye
£8.45

This book is No3 in the 'Cumbrian Communities & their Railways' series and describes the reasons and requirements for the Dalton in Furness Railway. Many old black and white photographs are used to illustrate the book together with numerous line diagrams.

Published by : Cumbrian Railways Association
Published date : December 2006
Format : 210mm x 295mm large paperback

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Dear Daughter: The Messenger Letters

Graham Hindle (ed)
£15.00

This true story tells the story of Thomas Messenger, one of the last sailing ship captains, through letters which he wrote to his daughter during the years 1890 to 1898.An epic saga with poignant human dimensions.

Published by : John Gray Books
Published date : 1998
Format : Hardback.

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Footplate Tales of the Settle-Carlisle Railway

W.R. Mitchell & Peter Fox
£5.99

Drivers and firemen were the unsung heroes of the Settle-Carlisle in the Days of Working Steam. They operated in constricted, wet, grimy and steamy surroundings, with the heat of the fire on their faces and the Pennine winds howling around their backs.

Published by : Castleberg
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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George Stephenson: The Remarkable Life of the Founder of the Railways

Hunter Davies
£8.99

Over 170 years ago, the worlds first passenger railway - the Liverpool to Manchester - was opened. George Stephenson was the man responsible for this great feat of engineering.

Published by : Sutton
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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Glory of Steam on the Settle & Carlisle


£12.99

The Settle & Carlisle Railway soars across the Pennines on lofty viaducts with a mystique unrivalled by any other railway.

Published by : Ferndale Films
Published date :
Format : DVD 45 minutes approx.

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Heading North

Rod Steele
£19.99

In this, his second book, life long steam enthusiast Rod Steele takes a nostalgic look at the 299-mile journey from London Euston to Carlisle over the London Midland Region's West Coast Main Line.

Published by : History Press
Published date : February 2010
Format : 180mm x 255mm hardback

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Heading North
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Hellifield & its Railways

Andrew Wilson
£10.99

In 1844 the agricultural hamlet of Hellifield woke up to find surveyors from the North Western Railway surveying a possible route for what was to be the railway from London to Carlisle. The sleepy village was never to be the same again.

Published by : Tempus
Published date : 2001
Format : Large paperback.

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Hexham to Carlisle: including Alston and Brampton branches

Roger R. Darsley
£15.95

This very historic route runs close to Hadrian's Wall, traversing superb upland scenery. Its many closed stations are illustrated, along with those on the long-lost branches. Details are also included of the Earl of Carlisle's Railway, which once carried minerals between Lambley and Brampton.

Published by : Middleton Press
Published date : 2006
Format : Large hardback.

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How They Built the Settle-Carlisle Railway

W R Mitchell
£5.99

A pictorial account of how the navvies built the Settle-Carlisle in the
1870s.

Published by : Castleberg
Published date : Reprinted 2005
Format : 176mm x 240mm stitched paperback

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How they Lived in Old Settle

W R Mitchell
£5.50

A pictorial look at the market town of Settle in North Yorkshire.

Published by : Castleberg
Published date : 2001
Format : 176mm x 240mm stitched paperback

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Lancashire & Cumberland's Last Days of Colliery Steam

Tom Heavyside
£7.99

Collection of early 1970s photographs taken by the author chronicling, as the title suggests, the final days of steam locomotion at collieries in Cumberland and Lancashire.

Published by : Stenlake
Published date : March 2007
Format : 174mm x 240mm paperback

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Lost Railways of Cumbria

Gordon Suggitt
£10.99

From the very beginning, the geography of Cumbria conspired to prevent the spread of railways.

Published by : Countryside Books
Published date : September 2008
Format : 150mm x 215mm paperback

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North-West Aircraft Wrecks - New Insights into Dramatic Last Flights

Nick Wotherspoon
£14.99

This book is a different approach to aviation archaeology, as the author, together with small, but dedicated, team of fellow enthusiasts explore aircraft crash sites in the North West of England, treating each of the incidents selected to detailed in-depth research and meticulous on-site investigation.

Published by : Pen & Sword
Published date : November 2006
Format : 134mm x 215mm paperback

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