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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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	An Aeronautical History of the Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway Region, Part 1: 1825 to 1914 Peter Connon £14.95 Also titled 'In the Shadow of the Eagle's Wing'. Chronicles the significant aeronautical events which took place in the region from 1825 - 1914. Published by : St. Patricks Press Published date : 1982 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 The author has unearthed information and has supported the text with many previously unpublished photographs.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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	British Rail Journeys: Around the Lake District DVD £9.99 The English Lake District is one of the most spectacular areas in the country, as mountains tumble downward to the sea, forming a mighty backdrop to one of Britain's great railway journeys. Carried along by modern sprinters, there is always plenty to see on this trip that forms a circuit around Cumbria and the Lake District. Published by : Artsmagic Published date : 2004 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hexham to Carlisle: including Alston and Brampton branches Roger R. Darsley £14.95 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. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Iron Roads North of Leeds: A guide to scenic railways in Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cumbria Michael Pearson £5.99 This splendid guidebook encourages the reader to leave the car and all its strains and stresses behind and go by train. Michael Pearson features the Settle to Carlisle line as well as others. Published by : Wayzgoose Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Iron Roads to Burns Country: A guide to the scenic railways of South-west Scotland. Michael Pearson £4.99 This book is about architecture, poetry, coal mining, football, munitions, Italian ice-cream; oh, yes, and trains. The railways of South-west Scotland have a tendency to be unfairly overshadowed by their Highland counterparts. This guide redresses the balance, encouraging exploration of the lines which link Carlisle, Kilmarnock, Glasgow, Ayr, Stranraer and Largs. The prose, the maps, the photography and the thorough research underpinning these elements makes this an essential vade-mecum for inquisitive travellers. Published by : Wayzgoose Published date : 2006 Format : Large Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Kendal's Canal: History, Industry and People John Satchell £11.50 In 1792 a group of local businessmen built a canal from the the Wigan and Bolton coalfields to Preston, Lancaster, Carnforth and Kendal, a distance of 76 miles. This book describes the history of the canal; the life of the navvies; the Sunday School Published by : Kendal Civic Society Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	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 Click here to read the reviews Quantity: