Books

Class 57s Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 53 The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Re...

Heritage DMUs The Final Years; ; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 49 At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain’s railways, there was a pa...

Class 31s; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 50 Perhaps overshadowed by more ‘exotic’ locos, the Class 31s nonetheless played a significant part in ...

Electrostar: Capital Commuter; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 48 At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around...

Class 68s Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 51 In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until...

Artemis I: Back to the Moon It is more than 50 years since a spacecraft first landed on the Moon and millions of people worldwide tuned in to their...

Railways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan; World Railways Series, Vol 8 Since World War Two, South Korea and Taiwan have expanded their respective r...

London Underground: The Northern Line  Transport Systems Series, Vol. 9 Identified in black on the London Underground map, the Northern line cuts ...

Rail Freight: London and the South East The Railways and Industry Series, Vol. 9 The last four decades have seen many changes in rail freight patte...

British Rail Shunters: The Final Years Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 52 By the beginning of the 1990s, the variety that had once characterised Br...

Mars Rovers Authored By: David Baker Pages: 96 From telescopic observations of the Red Planet in the 19th century, which indicated that life may ex...

The Space Shuttle Authored by: David Baker Pages: 96 In the aftermath of six Moon landings, and in a giant leap of faith with a largely reusable la...

Class 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...

British Rail Shunters: From Corporate Blue to Sectorisation Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 46 The role of British Rail’s (BR) diesel shunters was...

Class 33s; ; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol. 40 Author: Mark V. Pike Pages: 96pp In 1960, the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company built a...

Japan’s Railways: Kinki to Kyushu ; World Railways Series, Vol. 6 Author: Dave Spoonley Pages: 96pp At the start of the Menji Era, Japan emerged fr...

Japan’s Railways: Hokkaido to Chubu; World Railways Series, Vol 5 At the start of the Menji Era, Japan emerged from its years of self-imposed isola...

Edited by Modern Railways’ editor Philip Sherratt, with contributions from Roger Ford, Tony Miles, Alan Williams and other members of the team, The...

Irish Railways: 100 Years; World Railways Series, Vol. 7 Authored By: Michael H. C. Baker Pages: 96 The 100 years since the Irish Free State was se...

Class 159s: 30 Years’ Service; Mark V. Pike; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 47 By the late 1980s, the Class 50 and Class 47 locomotives working Net...

Railways in South Yorkshire: Four Decades of Change; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 43 Authored By: Mike Wedgewood Pages: 96 Today, South Yorkshire...

Class 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...

Brush 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...

Rail Freight: The Midlands; The Railways and Industry Series, Vol 8 Authored By: Paul Shannon 96 Pages From the busy West Coast and Midland main li...