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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
Publisher :
Oakwood Press
Published :
2002
Pages :
112
Format :
Paperback.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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;
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