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| Order Code | Author | Title & Details | Price |
REM401 |
Jackman, M. |
THIRTY YEARS AT BRICKLAYERS ARMS D&C, 1976 pp. 152, with 15 illus on 8 plates, 2 maps, 2 layout plans. |
£8.00 |
REM402 |
Munns, R.T. |
MILK CHURNS TO MERRY-GO-ROUND D&C, 1986 pp. 191. 16 plates, 7 maps & figs. The development of freight operations, based on the author's career as a freight operator on the LNER/Eastern Region 1920-68. |
£8.50 |
REM403 |
Fiennes, G. |
FIENNES ON RAILS
D&C, 1986 pp. 190. 24 illus. (vg/vg) Author was formerly General Manager of the Western and Eastern Regions of BR. |
SOLD |
REM404 |
Hewison, C.H. |
FROM SHEDMASTER TO THE RAILWAY INSPECTORATE D&C, 1981 pp. 176. 16 plates. Autobiography of career with LNER 1926-53 and Railway Inspectorate 1953-78. |
£10.00 |
REM405 |
Joby, R.S. |
THE RAILWAYMEN D&C, 1984 pp. 166. 8 plates. An historical account of the life and work of railwaymen. |
£6.00 |
REM406 |
Grigg, A.E. |
COUNTRY RAILWAYMEN D&C, 1989 (3rd Imp) pp. 158. 104 drawings by Alan P. Walker. A collection of stories of the ex-L&NWR lines around Bletchley. |
SOLD |
REM601 |
McKenna, F. |
THE RAILWAY WORKERS 1840-1970 Faber, 1980 pp. 280, with 31 illus on 16 plates, 279 notes & a bibliography (10 sources). Foreword by Jack Simmons; Glossary, pp. 230-41. A detailed and sensitive account of the working life and conditions of railwaymen from 1840 to the late 1970s, written by a locomotiveman of 20 years experience. |
SOLD |
REM801a |
Ferneyhough, F. |
STEAM UP! A railwayman remembers Hale, 1983 pp. 237. [16] plates. |
SOLD |
REM801b |
Ferneyhough, F. |
More STEAM UP! A railwayman remembers Hale, 1986 pp. 223. [24] plates. |
SOLD |
REM901a |
Hardy, R.H.N. |
STEAM IN THE BLOOD IA, 1975 (Rprnt) pp. 200, with 72 illus on 32 plates. (pict cc vg) The first 21 years of a career in locomotive running and maintenance. LNER, Eastern and Southern Regions of BR, 1941-1962. |
£5.00 |
REM901b |
Hardy, R.H.N. |
RAILWAYS IN THE BLOOD IA, 1985 pp. 128. Many illus. (vg/vg) A second volume of reminiscences of the author's railway career. |
SOLD |
REM902 |
Semmens, P.W.B. |
BILL HOOLE Engineman Extraordinary IA, 1974 (Rprnt with new preface) pp. xvii, 205. 32 plates. (pict cc vg) 1907-1912, Midland Rly; 1912-1959, GCR-LNER-BR. |
£5.00 |
REM903 |
Spooner, A. |
OLD OAK ENGINEMAN IA, 1986 pp. 128. Many illus. (vg/vg) Recollections of a fireman in the 1950s. |
£7.50 |
REM904 |
Brock, P. |
CALLING CARLISLE CONTROL
IA, 1990 pp. 112. Many photos, 3 maps. (vg/vg) Reminiscences of the 1950s/60s. |
£9.00 |
REM905 |
Beavor, E.S. |
STEAM WAS MY CALLING IA, 1974 pp. 184, 76 illus on 48 plates. Locomotive running & maintenance. LNER and BR(ER). |
£6.50 |
REM906 |
Powell, A.J. |
LIVING WITH LONDON MIDLAND LOCOMOTIVES IA, 1977 pp. 156, with 48 illus on 24 plates & 18 dimensioned drawings. Based on a series of essays written by the author in Trains Illustrated between November 1957 and March 1959 under the pseudonym '45671' on the subject of steam locomotives on the LMS and BR(LMR), 1936-1960s. |
£7.00 |
REM907 |
Thorley, W.G.F. |
A BREATH OF STEAM [Vol. 1]Apprenticeship and early years of railway service with the LMS, 1927-41 IA, 1975 pp. 199, with 69 illus on 32 plates, 37 diagrams, 10 tables. Vol. 2 was never published. |
£8.00 |
REM908 |
Higson, M.F. |
LONDON MIDLAND FIREMAN IA, 1972 pp. 144, with 44 illus on 20 plates, 2 diagrams, & 2 tables showing rates of firing. (sl spine fade else vg/vg) |
£10.00 |
REM909 |
Dunn. J.M. |
REFLECTIONS ON A RAILWAY CAREER IA, 1966 pp. 184, with 55 illus on 32 plates. Motive-power management, 1913-1958. |
£12.00 |
REM910 |
'Rivington' |
MY LIFE WITH LOCOMOTIVES IA, 1962 pp. 168, with 48 illus on 20 plates, drawings in text, & 2 folding plans at end. Forty-five years with the Lancashire & Yorkshire, London & North Western, and the L.M.S. Rly. (vg/g - sl faded spine) |
£9.00 |
| REM101a | Vaughan, A. | SIGNALMAN'S MORNING
John Murray, 1981 pp. xii, 177, [12] plates. First of a trilogy of reminiscences of work on BR(W), 1960s-70s. |
SOLD |
| REM101b | Vaughan, A. | SIGNALMAN'S TWILIGHT
John Murray/BCA, 1983 (Rprnt) pp. [xii], 196, [16] plates. Second of a trilogy of reminiscences of work on BR(W), 1960s-70s. |
£9.00 |
| REM101c | Vaughan, A. | SIGNALMAN'S NIGHTMARE
John Murray, 1987 pp. xVi, 164, [16] plates. Last of a trilogy of reminiscences of work on BR(W), 1960s-70s. |
£12.00 |
REM1020 |
Brock, D. |
SMALL COAL AND SMOKE RINGS John Murray, 1983 pp. x, 150. 20 plates. Reminiscences of a cleaner/fireman at Barry, 1942-53. |
£8.00 |
REM1030 |
Gardner, J. |
CASTLES TO WARSHIPS
John Murray, 1986 pp. [x], 245. [16] plates. Reminiscences of a GWR/Western Region driver. |
£9.00 |
REM5010 |
Bishop, B. |
OFF THE RAILS Kingfisher/Bracken, 1988 (Rprnt) pp. 96. Many photos. (vg/vg) Reminiscences of Southern Railway boilersmith and member of the Eastleigh breakdown gang 1925-67. |
£6.00 |
REM5061 |
Durrant, A.E. |
SWINDON APPRENTICE Runpast, 1989 pp. vii, 216. 99 photos, 21 drawings. (pict cc vg) Autobiographical account of his apprenticeship at Swindon Works, 1945-50, and his subsequent career as a steam locomotive draughtsman on BR and East African Railways. |
£9.50 |
REM5110 |
Fleming, D.J. |
RAISING THE ECHOES
Line One, 1984 pp. 96. (lam pict boards vg) Bristol Bath Road, based in part on author's experiences as a footplateman at the depot from 1940s to the end of steam. |
£5.00 |
REM5210 |
Garraway, A. |
GARRAWAY FATHER AND SON Middleton Press, 1985 pp. x, 158. (lam pict boards vg) Reminiscences of Ron G., LNER District Locomotive Superintendent, and Allan G., General Manager of the Festiniog Railway. |
SOLD |
REM5310 |
Farrington, J. |
LIFE ON THE LINES Moorland, 1984 pp. 183. (spine faded else vg/vg) Historical account of the work of railwaymen, based largely on extracts from published sources. |
£5.00 |
REM5410 |
Trigg, D.A. |
GWR STEAM: My Personal Encounter Pathfinder, 1992 pp. 184. 36 photos. (pict cc vg) Author's WWII experiences in the footplate grades at Gloucester. |
£6.50 |
REM5510 |
Weighell, S. |
A HUNDRED YEARS of RAILWAY WEIGHELLS
Robson, 1984 pp. 240. [24] plates. (vg/vg) Part autobiography, part commentary on 20th century railway history. |
£4.50 |
REM5610 |
Hilton, W.S. |
THE PLUG DROPPER Trade Press, 1985 pp. 191. [48] plates. (pict cc vg) Memoirs of a cleaner/fireman at Ardrossan, 1940s. |
SOLD |