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Britain's Preserved Railways
Key Publishing LtdThe preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. Not only is there continuing nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygone era, b...
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HSTs: Around Britain 1990 to the Present Day
Key Publishing LtdHSTs: Around Britain, From 1990 to the Present Day For almost 50 years, High Speed Trains (HSTs) have been the mainstay for express services for ma...
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Class 50s
Key Publishing LtdClass 50s; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 36 During the mid-1960s, BR was looking to introduce a high-powered diesel loco to improve services on th...
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British Rail Shunters: From Corporate Blue to Sectorisation
Key Publishing LtdBritish Rail Shunters: From Corporate Blue to Sectorisation Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 46 The role of British Rail’s (BR) diesel shunters was...
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Class 33s
Key Publishing LtdClass 33s; ; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 40 Author: Mark V. Pike Pages: 96pp In 1960, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company built a...
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Class 66/0
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s Railways Series, Vol. 32 In the late 1990s, most of the current locomotives in use on the national network were becoming very tired and ...
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Class 47s: Inverness to Newquay 1986-87
Key Publishing LtdClass 47s: Inverness to Newquay; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 38; In the mid-1980s, the winds of change were blowing through British Rail and oft...
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East Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage
Key Publishing LtdEast Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 37 The East Coast Main Line (ECML) runs from London King’s Cross to Edinbur...
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Devon's Railways
Key Publishing LtdDevon's Railways North and East of the County Britain's Railways Series, Volume 18 Following the routes of the two main lines that enter Devon from...
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Class 37s
Key Publishing LtdClass 37s Britain s Railways Series, Vol 23 The English Electric Type 3 (later Class 37) was introduced from the late 1950s to the early 1960s at a...
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Class 47s: Jack Of Trades
Key Publishing LtdClass 47s: The Jack of All Trades; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 45 Authored By: Mark V. Pike; Pages: 96 In 1962, construction of the first Cla...
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Class 442: The Wessex Electrics
Key Publishing LtdClass 442s: The Wessex Electrics Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 27First introduced in the late 1980s, the Class 442s were like nothing that had bee...
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Class 73s
Key Publishing LtdClass 73s Britain’s Railway Series, Vol 41 96 pages Authored by: Mark V. Pike Built in the 1960s, the Class 73s were primarily used on the Souther...
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Grand Central
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s Railways Series, Vol 31 Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied hi...
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Brush Type 4 to Class 47s - The First 20 Years
Key Publishing LtdBrush Type 4 to Class 47s: The First 20 Years; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 44 Authored By: Simon Lilley Pages: 96 It is now 60 years since the f...
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Class 66: 3/4/7/8
Key Publishing LtdClass 66: 3/4/7/8 - Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 35 In the late 1990s, English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) had led the way with their Class...
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British Rail Shunters: The Final Years
Key Publishing LtdBritish Rail Shunters: The Final Years Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 52 By the beginning of the 1990s, the variety that had once characterised Br...
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Class 66: 5/6/9
Key Publishing LtdClass 66: 5/6/9; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 39 In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) was having great success with its...
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Class 56 and 58
Key Publishing LtdClass 56s and 58s Britain's Railways Series, Vol. 54 Designed specifically for heavy freight operations in the UK, British Rail’s Class 56 was int...
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Electrostar: Capital Commuter
Key Publishing LtdElectrostar: Capital Commuter; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 48 At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around...
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Class 31s
Key Publishing LtdClass 31s; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 50 Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locos, the Class 31s nonetheless played a significant part in ...
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BR: From Green to Blue
Key Publishing LtdBR: From Green to Blue Book Britain's Railways Series: Volume 4 A fascinating but much overlooked era for the modern traction enthusiast is the cha...
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Class 57s
Key Publishing LtdClass 57s Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 53 The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Re...
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HSTs: The Western Region
Key Publishing LtdHSTs: The Western Region Britain s Railways Series: Volume 12 Although in the late 1970s they were frowned upon by many for replacing a number of l...
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