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Key Publishing offer a wide range of books dedicated to the incredible history of trains and railways around the world. Our specialist rail publications are the perfect gift for the trainspotter or railway history fan. From the London Underground Northern Line to the Railways of Asia, find titles you won’t find anywhere else, with regular special offers and discounts.
New titles are added regularly, and we hold a number of older issues and catalogues for the discerning collector.
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Rail Freight: East Anglia and Lincolnshire
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: Eastern England; The Railways and Industry Series; Vol 10 Between the Humber estuary, the gateway to the North Sea at the region’s no...
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Class 59s
Key Publishing LtdClass 59sIn the mid-1980s, one of British Rail’s major customers of heavy block trains, Foster Yeoman, suggested the unusual arrangement of running...
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Railways of South West Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of Photography Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 26Illustrated with over 180 photographs, this book p...
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Rail Freight: South West England
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: South West England Railways and Industry Series, Volume 5 From the intricate china clay operations in Cornwall to the major limestone...
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German Railways: 30 years after Re-unification
Key Publishing LtdGermany s Railways: 30 years after Re-unification The World s Railways Series, Volume 3 Germany was re-unified in 1990. For the country s rail syst...
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The Modern Railway 2024
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s railways have arguably never faced more uncertainty. With rail reform still on hold, the cancellation of HS2 announced, and passenger rev...
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Class 67s
Key Publishing LtdClass 67sBritain’s Railways Series, Vol 30; In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 lo...
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Heritage DMUs: The Final Years
Key Publishing LtdHeritage 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...
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The Railways and Britain's Nuclear Industry
Key Publishing LtdThe Railways and Britain's Nuclear Industry Book Britain's Railways and Industry Series: Volume 1 This book is about the important role played by t...
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Class 159s: 30 Years' Service
Key Publishing LtdClass 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...
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Railways of South and West Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of South and West ScotlandBritain’s Railways Series, Volume 28The West Coast Main Line and the line from Kilmarnock south to Gretna were b...
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Canadian Pacific in the Rockies
Key Publishing LtdCanadian Pacific in the Rockies The Canadian Pacific Railway was built to unite all the Canadian Provinces with a transcontinental line running fro...
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Class 47s: 1985-86 Inverness to Dover
Key Publishing LtdClass 47s Inverness to Dover Western Docks, 1985 86 Britain s Railways Series, Volume 22 This was a period of change, as the first Class 47s to be ...
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Railways of Central Scotland: 40 Years of Change
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Central Scotland: 40 Years of Change Railways Series Changes to the railway scene happen all the time. Some are major and are instantl...
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Western Class Locomotives: A tribute
Key Publishing LtdWestern Class Locomotives: A tribute Britain's Railways Series: Volume 7 Unusually for a large class of locomotives, all Western Class locomotives ...
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Norfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines
Key Publishing LtdNorfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines; Britain s Railway Series, Vol 20 Norfolk enjoyed loco-hauled passenger trains for many years, with Grea...
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Railways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan
Key Publishing LtdRailways of Asia: South Korea and Taiwan; World Railways Series, Vol 8 Since World War Two, South Korea and Taiwan have expanded their respective r...
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Czech and Slovak Railways
Key Publishing LtdCzech and Slovak Railways: Three Decades of Change, 1990 2020s World Railways Series, Volume 2 The Czech Republic and Slovakia emerged as independe...
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Rail Freight North West England
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: North West England Book The Railways and Industry Series: Volume 3 This book illustrates the changing face of rail freight in North W...
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West Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage
Key Publishing LtdWest Coast Main Line Locomotive HaulageThe West Coast Main Line, which runs from London Euston to Glasgow Central with branches to Manchester, Birm...
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Railways of the South East: Kent
Key Publishing LtdRailways of the South East: Kent Britain s Railways Series, Volume 15 The second of two volumes covering the railways of the South East, this book ...
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CLASS 47s: From Inverness to Penzance 1982-85
Key Publishing LtdClass 47s: From Inverness to Penzance, 1982 -85 Book Britain's Railways Series: Volume 5 The Class 47 diesel locomotives were a mainstay of British...
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Cornish Railways: St Austell to Penzance
Key Publishing LtdCornish Railways: St Austell to Penzance Britain's Railways Series: Volume 6 This, the second of two volumes covering the railways of Cornwall, fol...
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Loco-hauled Passenger Trains
Key Publishing LtdLoco-Hauled Passenger Trains Book Britain's Railways Series: Volume 1 This highly illustrated look at locomotive-hauled trains over four decades fe...
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