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The preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. Not only is there continuing nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygone era, b...

Mike Wedgewood; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 29; Set against the contrasting rural and industrial scenery of northern Lincolnshire, this book il...

Lines of the West Highlands; Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 34 The lines to the West Highlands start their journey in the heart of Central Scotland...

HSTs: 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...

Class 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...

Devon'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...

Irish Railways: The Last 60 Years World Railways Series, Vol 4By the end of the 1950s, steam had already mostly disappeared from passenger work in ...

Britain’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 ...

Class 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...

Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 31 Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied hi...

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...

Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics Britain’s Railways Series, Vol 27First introduced in the late 1980s, the Class 442s were like nothing that had bee...

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

East 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...

Class 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...

Class 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...

DAILY DEAL - JUST £12.50 - DISCOUNT APPLIED AT CHECKOUT Edited by Modern Railways’ Editor Philip Sherratt, with contributions from Roger Ford, Tony...

Rail Freight: ScotlandThe Railways and Industry Series, Vol 6In the early 1980s, Ravenscraig steel works was the biggest source of rail freight nor...

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...

Railways of Southern California Passing through some of the most picturesque scenery in the world, several main routes traverse Southern California...

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...

Class 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...

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...

HSTs: 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...