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Transport

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The Great Survivor

Tim Owen
£4.95

The story of how a small team of dedicated enthusiasts rebuilt a vintage Furness railway engine.

Published by : Cumbrian Railways Ass./Furness Railway Trust
Published date : 1999
Format : Large paperback.

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The Heritage of the Solway Firth

James Irving Hawkins
£12.99

The Solway Firth is a major estuary and has been a communication route and a source of food for the inhabitants of its shores from the Mesolithic period to the present day. In times of war and border unrest the Firth and its major rivers have been used as natural lines of defence.
This book contains a collection of photographs and information gathered from many individuals and organisations.

Published by : Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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The Illustrated Guide to the Holiday Resorts on the Furness Railway (circa 1900)


£10.00

REDUCED FROM £17.99............
This is the greatly awaited and lavishly illustrated facsimile of the classic guide, first published in 1900 by Furness Railway.

Published by : Handstand Press
Published date : November 2007
Format : 215mm x 278mm paperback

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The Lancashire Cumbria & Manchester Bus Handbook


£14.25

This is the fourth and latest edition of the Bus Handbook covering the northern part of The North West Region.

Published by : British Bus Publishing Ltd
Published date : 2002
Format : Paperback.

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The Long Drag DVD


£14.95

Made between 1960 and 1963 this award winning filmabout the Settle-Carlisle railway won its title in the world-wide 'Tenbest' film awards of 1963.

Published by : Kingfisher Productions
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Format : DVD

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The Lost Railways of the Scottish Borders

Gordon Stansfield
£7.50

With a photograph on every page, this is an agreeable and readable history of the various railways of the Borders years ago.

Published by : Stenlake Publishing
Published date : 1999
Format : Large paperback.

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The Lost Shanties of Ribblehead

W R Mitchell
£7.00

This is the second edition of a popular booklet in which W R Mitchell condensed many years of research into life in the 'hut-villages' built for the men who created Ribblehead viaduct and Blea Moor tunnel, on the Settle-Carlisle Railway (1869-76).

Published by : Castleberg
Published date : 1996, 2006
Format : 125mm x 197mm paperback

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The Ratty Album volume one

Stuart Jenkins; David Jenner
£6.50

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has survived over 125 years of tangled history to become one of the English Lake Districts most popular tourist attractions. This history was very well recorded by a few local photographers permitting us to revisit

Published by : Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society
Published date : 2002
Format : Large paperback.

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The Royal Sailor Stagecoach 1811-1842 - The Route From Carlisle to Whitehaven

Shirley L. Thornhill
£10.00

Imagine catching the early morning stagecoach from Carlisle to Whitehaven back in the time of 1811.

Published by : Shirley L. Thornhill
Published date : December 2008
Format : 150mm x 210mm

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The Settle & Carlisle Line

David J Williams
£17.99

The Settle & Carlisle line has been described as 'the most spectacular in England'.

Published by : Past and Present
Published date : February 2010
Format : 174mm x 240mm paperback

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The Settle - Carlisle Railway DVD The Line That Refused To Die


£12.95

The ultimate Settle-Carlisle video - over 90 minutes of documentary-style detail of the railway and its early beginnings plus all the latest activity of the line¹s upgrading on stations, track and signalling

Published by : Kingfisher productions
Published date :
Format : DVD

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The Settle-Carlisle Railway: A Pictorial Guide


£2.50

The world-famous Settle-Carlisle Railway has had many books and publications devoted to it. This pictorial guide is not intended to be a full history of the line, but a brief colourful souvenir of your visit and journey on this spectacular route.

Published by : Kingfisher Productions
Published date : 1998
Format : Paperback.

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The Smuggling Coast

John A. Thomson
£6.25

This is a story of the Customs and Excise services and of the smugglers who have tried to outwit them over the years.

Published by : T.C. Farries & Co Ltd
Published date : 1989
Format : Paperback.

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The Steam DVD Collection


£37.99

3 DVD Boxed Set includes:
Steam on the Lakeland Passes – an epic journey by steam traction engine across the roof of England.
Steam on the Settle and Carlisle Railway – a journey across Britain’s last navvy-built railway.
Railway Story – the history of north east railways.



Published by : Striding Edge
Published date : November 2007
Format : 138mm x 195mm PAL DVD

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The Story of Ribblehead Viaduct

W.R. Mitchell; Peter Fox
£5.99

This is the first book to be devoted solely to this biggest, most stupendous feature of the Settle-Carlisle, and tells how it was designed and by whom.

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

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The Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway - The Challenge of Morecambe Bay

Leslie R Gilpin
£13.50

Man has been living on the shores of Morecambe Bay since ancient times.

Published by : Cumbrian Railways Association
Published date : February 2009
Format : 210mm x 295mm paperback

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Thunder in the Mountains

W R Mitchell
£18.00

The true story that captures the drama and harsh reality behind the building of this iconic structure.

Published by : Great Northern
Published date : July 2009
Format : 248mm x 190mm hardback

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Tickets Not Transferable

Les Turnbull
£9.99

A personal account of the age of steam in the 1950's, with all the photographs in the book taken by the author, bringing back to the railway enthusiast the evocation of the period. It is, infact, a photo album of a Tyneside Train Spotter!

Published by : Ergo Press
Published date : March 2007
Format : 147mm x 210mm

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Trains to Keswick: The Story of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

Allan Cartner
£12.99

This 36 minute video tells the story of English Lakelands best-loved railway in its last years of operation. Taking a nostalgic trip by diesel multiple unit from Penrith to Keswick and back, it also documents the last day of operation of the line in 1972

Published by : Lapwing Productions
Published date : 2003
Format : Video.

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Whitehaven - Railways & Waggonways of a Unique Cumberland Port

Howard Quayle
£13.50

This is the first publication to focus on the area's railways and industrial waggonways.

Published by : Cumbrian Railways Association
Published date : December 2007
Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback

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Windermere in the Nineteenth Century

Oliver M. Westall (ed)
£4.95

A fascinating history of the town of Windermere: from the isolation of the fells to the crowded promedades of Bowness.

Published by : University of Lancaster
Published date : 1991
Format : Paperback.

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