Books Cumbria : History : Railways Railways Cumbrian (and some Scottish) railways 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | next>> A Cumbrian Railway Album from the Cameras of Ian & Alan Pearsall Leslie R Gilpin £14.50 The 1950's are reckoned to be the golden age of the steam railway in Britain and this album focuses largely on that period from a Cumbrian perspective . Publisher : Cumbrian Railways Association Published : September 2011 Pages : 112 Format : Large hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  A North Lancashire Railway Album Leslie R. Gilpin £14.50 The railways in the Lancaster area, in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, were a mix of main Line, cross country and local lines carrying a fascinating selection of trains. Publisher : Cumbrian Railways Association Published : November 2013 Pages : 212p Format : Hardback; 295 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  An Introduction to Cumbrian Railways David Joy £9.95 Authored by David Joy, the well-known railway historian and writer, the book is aimed at those who want to learn more about the railways in the County of Cumbria. With its comprehensive coverage of the history of Cumbrian railways, it will also be of interest to the more knowledgeable student of our local railways. Publisher : Cumbrian Railways Association Published : October 2017 Pages : 96p Format : Paperback; 290 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Aspatria Carriage Builders 1850s-1911 Martin Riley £15.00 John Ferguson began making horse drawn carriages in Aspatria in 1850. Vehicles ranged from simple carts, cans and the parish hearse to phaetons, broughams and landaus. Publisher : Bookcase Published : October 2018 Pages : 138p Format : Paperback; 248 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Beating Beeching Robin Jones £6.99 The name Dr Richard Beeching is synonymous with the mass closures of Britain's rural railways in the Sixties. This book contains the stories of how a number of rural railway lines, including the Settle-Carlisle line, were saved from closure or otherwise brought back into operation. Publisher : Mortons Media Group Published : October 2013 Pages : 130p Format : Paperback; 290 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Border Counties Railway Through Time Roy Perkins, Ian Macintosh £14.99 The Border Counties Railway ran from the old railway village of Riccarton Junction on the Waverley Route across the Border and through Northumberland to Hexham. Partly intended to provide access to coal deposits at Plashetts, near Kielder Water, the railway was also linked to a scheme by the Duke of Northumberland to alleviate local hardship. Publisher : Amberley Publishing Published : February 2014 Pages : 96p Format : Paperback; 235 x 165mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Border Union Dream: the inside story of Britain's boldest railway preservation bid David Spaven £15.95 The 1969-70 bid by the Border Union Company (BURco) to re-open the axed Waverley Route from Edinburgh to Carlisle captured the imagination of Borders folk and the wider railway world. Many were left sorely disappointed when the dream crumbled, but the story continues to fascinate rail enthusiasts. Publisher : Stenlake Publishing Published : December 2018 Pages : 143p Format : Paperback; 235 x 155mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Bradshaw's Guides Scotlands Railways - West Coast: Carlisle to Inverness Campbell McCutcheon & Jogn Christopher £14.99 Bradshaw's Guide of 1863 was the staple book to what's what and where's where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth century travellers. The railways themselves opened up Scotland properly to tourism for the first time, and many journeys that once took days to complete could now be undertaken in hours, bringing its many attractions within the reaches of the masses. Publisher : Amberley Publishing Published : March 2014 Pages : 96p Format : Paperback; 235 x 165mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Bradshaw's Railway Handbook 1,2,3,4 - Facsimile George Bradshaw £10.00 Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile. Publisher : Old House Published : December 2011 Pages : 512 Format : 130mm x 180mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations Simon Jenkins £25.00 The perfect new gift from the bestselling author of Britain's 1000 Best Churches. It is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and parting. Publisher : Penguin Published : September 2017 Pages : 326p Format : Hardback; 254 x 196mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle Citadel Station Denis Perriam & David Ramshaw £9.00 This is an unconventional picture story book, packed with nearly 300 photographs, drawings, diagrams and specially created images, marking the 150th anniversary of the Citadel Station at Carlisle. Publisher : P3 Publications Published : June 1998 (Reprinted October 2013) Pages : 52p Format : Paperback; 300 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle Railway History Conference Peter W. Robinson £5.00 This publication from the Cumbrian Railways Association was produced in association with the conference held over the weekend of October 11th-13th 2013 to explore the history of the railways of this important rail centre. Publisher : Cumbrian Railways Association Published : January 2016 Pages : 20p Format : Paperback; 295mm x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Carlisle to Hawick - The Waverley Route Roger Darsley & Dennis Lovett £18.95 The North British line from Carlisle to Hawick, built as the Border Union Railway, was the southern half of the Waverley Route to Edinburgh. Publisher : Middleton Press Published : October 2010 Pages : 96p. Format : Hardback; 176 x 240mm. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumberland & Westmorland Railway Pictorial 1948-1968 Brian J. Dickson £14.95 This book includes 185 chronologically ordered photographs with accompanying explanatory text to document the Cumberland and Westmorland railway over a period of two decades. Publisher : Kestrel Railway Books Published : August 2014 Pages : 96p Format : Paperback; 273 x 215mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbria's Lost Railways Peter W. Robinson £10.00 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. Publisher : Stenlake Publishing Published : 2002 Pages : 48 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbria's Lost Railways DVD - The End of the Line Andrew Leitch £9.95 Immerse yourself in the visual treasure trove of railway history in this unique programme. Publisher : Andrew Leitch Published : October 2011 Pages : Format : PAL dvd 1 hour 15 minutes approx. 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 Publisher : Oakwood Press Published : 2002 Pages : 112 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbrian Railways - Railways at War: Cumbria and its Adjacent Counties John M Hammond £8.00 A Special Edition of Cumbrian Railways. Publisher : Cumbrian Railways Association Published : May 2019 Pages : 64p Format : Paperback; 298 x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbrian Railways DVD £9.95 Capture the past in this unique film that takes you on a fascinating journey from the very early days of the railways. Publisher : Andrew Leitch Published : November 2010 Pages : Format : DVD ; 1 hour 15 minutes approx Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Cumbrian Steam Gordon Edgar £14.99 The drama of the Cumbrian countryside combined with some of the most magnificent steam locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. This follow-up to Gordon Edgar's Cumbrian Traction is a collection of the author's own work and that of other eminent railway photographers. Publisher : Amberley Publishing Published : August 2014 Pages : 96p Format : Paperback; H:235; W:165; 96p.; 180 Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Enjoying the Cumbrian Coast Railway David John Hindle £25.00 Join David Hindle for a fascinating trip along one of the most scenic railway routes in the British Isles. This is a book for those with an appetite for discovery and those that enjoy the Lake District and its wildlife and scenery. Publisher : Silver Link Published : Dec 2017 Pages : 128p Format : Hardback; 169 x 238mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Eskdale & Ravenglass - a 1920's Album £4.20 This is a little album of 1920's photographs including the Eskdale & Ravenglass railway and a selection of postcards of the time. Publisher : PastPresented Published : April 2007 Pages : 48 Format : 150mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Exploring Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railway Heritage Alasdair Wham £16.00 Alasdair Wham tells the story of how the railways changed Dumfries and Galloway, increasing tourism, linking local industries and the vital contribution of the railway network to the war effort. Publisher : Oakwood Press Published : April 2017 Pages : 200p Format : Paperback; 210 x 147mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Exploring the Lake District with the Furness Railway Tours David Mather £30.00 Based on the 1905 programme of tours, this fully illustrated book allows the reader to retrace all of them as closely as possible. Today some can still be followed by bus, lake and rail, including the steam-operated Lakeside & Haverthwaite heritage line, allowing the visitor to abandon the car and enjoy the superb scenery in comfort with someone else at the wheel! Sadly, with the closure of some railway branch lines and bus routes, other tours have to be undertaken by car. Publisher : Silver Link Publishing Ltd Published : October 2014 Pages : 160p Format : Hardback; 169 x 238mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  Folk Tales on the Settle-Carlisle Railway W.J. Mitchell £14.99 In Folk Tales on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, join the driver and fireman on the footplate of a locomotive. Stand behind a range of levers in a signal box or be one of a gang working on the permanent way, sweating in the summer heat or shivering after a heavy snowfall. Publisher : Fonthill Media Published : 07/2015 Pages : 112p.; Format : Paperback; H:234; W:156; D:12; Click here to read the reviews Quantity:  1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | next>> Back to Top