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Order Code Author Title & Details Price

OPC001

Semmens, P.W.B.

A Century of RAILWAYS Through the pages of 'Railway Magazine'
and paintings from members of the Guild of Railway Artists

OPC, 1996 pp. 96. 163 illus (113 col).
Includes a history of the 'Railway Magazine'.(vg/vg)

£15.00

OPC002

Allen, Dr. I.

GLENEAGLES TO GLASTONBURY Steam in the Thirties
OPC, 1985 pp. [80]. 124 photos.
Album of author's photo. (vg/vg)

£7.50

OPC003

Heiron, G.F.
with
Harris, M.

PORTRAITS OF STEAM
The Paintings and Photographs of George F. Heiron

OPC, 2000 (Large format/Landscape) pp. 96. 40 photos, 62 colour reproductions of paintings. (small tear to d/w else vg/vg)

£20.00

OPC004

Peters, I.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE: FIFTY YEARS LOVE OF TRAINS
OPC, 1976 pp. [208]. Intro & 480 illus with descrs.
Locomotives and trains, mostly steam, and the railway environment, including industrial lines. (d/w price clipped)

£16.00

OPC005

Hey, D. &
Batty, P.

NORTHERN STEAM REMEMBERED
OPC, 1988 pp. [128]. 223 photos.
Album of authors' photographs.

£9.00

OPC006

Esau, M. (Comp.)

JOHN ASHMAN F.R.P.S.: Rail Portfolio
OPC, 1988 pp. [160].
Photographic album(vg/vg)

£9.00

OPC007

Vaughan, J.

SUNSET OF BRITISH STEAM
OPC, 1982 pp. [128]. 253 photos. (vg/vg)
An album of author's photos, 1964-8.

£8.00

OPC008

Ramsey, H.

CAPITAL STEAM
OPC, 1989 (Rprnt) pp. 160. Many illus (16pp in col).
Account of loco spotting visits to London engine sheds in the 1950s.

£9.00

OPC009

Gifford, C.T.

... AND GONE FOREVER
OPC, 1994 pp. [168]. (vg/vg)
Album of author's photos - sequel to EACH A GLIMPSE.

SOLD

OPC010

Morrison, B. (Comp)

STEAM CAMERAMEN
[Compiled by Brian Morrison for the Railway Photographic Society]

OPC, 1980 pp. [240], with 412 illus. Foreword by Maurice W. Earley, introduction by Brian Morrison, This is 415 of 2000 copy limited edition-signed by MAURICE EARLEY. Issued in a slip case. A record of the work of 58 members of the society, 1922-1976, consisting of a selected 6 photographs from each, with a portrait and brief biographical note.(vg/vg)

£27.50

OPC012

Blenkinsop, R.J.

BIG FOUR CAMERAMAN
OPC, 1985 pp.[384].
Omnibus edition of Shadows/Echoes/Reflections/Silhouettes of the Big Four. (vg/vg)

£17.50

OPC013

Whiteley, J. &
Morrison, G.W.

BIG FOUR REMEMBERED
OPC/PRC, 1994 (Rprnt) pp.[464].
Omnibus edition of Great Western, Southern, LMS & LNER Remembered. (vg/vg)

£10.00

OPC014

Burridge, F.

NAMEPLATES OF THE BIG FOUR [including British Railways]
OPC/BCA, 1985 (Rprnt) pp. 160, with over 600 illus & diagrams, with notes and lists. (vg/vg)

£15.00

OPC015

Banks, C.

BRITISH RAILWAYS' Locomotives 1948
OPC, 1990 pp. 216. 270 photos.
List of locomotives (with depot allocations) taken over by BR at Nationalisation and added to stock during its first year. (vg/vg)

£9.00

OPC016

Talbot, E.

A Pictorial Record of
BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

OPC, 2000 (Rprnt) pp. [152]. 246 photos & diagrams. (torn d/w else vg)

£13.50

OPC017

Harris, M.

British Main Line Services in the age of steam 1900-1968
OPC, 1996 pp. 224. 128 photos.
A study of of changing operating and commercial practices. (vg/vg)

£12.00

OPC018

Rogers, Col. H.C.B.

EXPRESS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT
in Great Britain & France

OPC, 1990 pp. 120. Many photos & drwgs.
Since the 1850s. The later chapters draw upon the author's personal friendship with several British railway Chief Mechanical Engineers and the French engineer André Chapelon.

£8.50

OPC019

Fryer, C.

SINGLE WHEELER LOCOMOTIVES A brief age of perfection 1885-1900
OPC, 1993 pp. 112. 101 photos, 20 drawings & diagrams. (vg/vg)

£11.00

OPC020

Buck, G.

A Pictorial Survey of RAILWAY STATIONS
OPC/BCA, 1992 pp. 224. 659 photos (50 colour).
A study of architectural styles. (vg/vg)

£15.00

OPC021

Rhodes, M.

The illustrated history of BRITISH MARSHALLING YARDS
OPC, 1988 pp. 247. 294 photos, map, 40 yard plans, 8 figs.
History and descriptions of 24 hump marshalling yards. (vg/vg)

£17.50

OPC022

Smithers, M.

An Illustrated History of 18 INCH GAUGE STEAM RAILWAYS
OPC, 1993 pp. 176. 209 illus
18in gauge was an early standard for works, military depot, and estate railway systems. History and description of all the principal railways and their locos. (d/w absent else vg)

SOLD

OPC023

Lawton, E.R. &
Sackett, Major M.W.

The BICESTER Military Railway and the Army's Central Railway Workshops
OPC, 1992 pp. 160. 130 photos, diagrams, track diagrams on endpapers.
A history, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its opening, including the Army's Central Railway Workshops. With lists of the railway's locomotives & railcars in appendices.(vg/vg)

£15.00

OPC024

Lane, K.

INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Volume One: STEAM

OPC, 1979 pp. [96]. 130 illus with descrs. (vg/vg)

£11.00

OPC025

Thorpe, D.

The RAILWAYS OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL
OPC, 1984 pp. 188. Many illus.
History of the contractors' railways used during construction of the canal, and of the MSC Co's railways and rolling stock. (vg/vg)

£15.00

OPC026

Edwards, B.

The Railways and Tramways of the ISLE of MAN
OPC, 1993 pp. 144. 244 photos (19 col).
A photographic record. (vg/vg)

£17.50

OPC027

Cummings, J.M.

RAILWAY MOTOR BUSES AND BUS SERVICES
in the British Isles 1902-33

Volume 1: [East and North East England and Scotland]
OPC, 1978 pp. 136, with frontis, 156 illus, 10 maps & 3 appendices (pp113-34): A, An adaptation of the Railways (Road Transport) Act, 1928; B, Routes; C, Vehicles. (vg/vg)
Volume 2: [West, South, South West and South East England, Wales]
OPC, 1980 pp. vi, 182, with frontis, 263 illus, 13 maps & 3 appendices as for vol. 1 (pp155-78). (vg/vg)

£30.00
(2 vols)

OPC028

Bradley, R.P.

POWER FOR THE WORLD'S RAILWAYS GEC TRACTION
and its predecessors - 1823 to the present day

OPC, 1993 pp. 176. 151 photos, 14 drawings.
History of the companies and their products. Appx 1, The constituent companies of GEC; 2-3, Operators of GEC Traction equipped electric and diesel-electric loco; 4-5, English Electric Co. and GEC Traction Ltd works lists.(vg/vg)

£12.50

OPC029

Allen, D. &
Woolstenholmes, C.J.

A pictorial survey of RAILWAY SIGNALLING
OPC, 1991 pp. 144. 244 photos.
Each photograph has two captions, one describing the scene generally, and the other detailing the signalling features. (vg/vg)

£12.00

OPC030 Kichenside, G. &
Williams, A.
Two Centuries of RAILWAY SIGNALLING
OPC, 1999 (Rprnt) pp. 248. Many illus & diagrams.
Detailed history of the development of railway signalling, from the earliest days, to semaphores and colour lights and all the modern communications systems of the 1990s.
£15.00
OPC031 Signalling Study Group THE SIGNAL BOX
A Pictorial History and Guide to Designs.

OPC, 1986 pp. viii, 248. 359 photos & drawings, 33 tables.
A definitive study, with substantial text tracing signal box development in the context of general signalling history from its origins. The authors are R. Foster, J. Hinson, M. Instone, P. Kay, J. Morris & R. Newman.
£16.00

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