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Order Code Author Title & Details Price

REM401

Jackman, M.

THIRTY YEARS AT BRICKLAYERS ARMS
Southern Steam from the footplate
D&C, 1976 pp. 152, with 15 illus on 8 plates, 2 maps, 2 layout plans.

Ł8.00

REM402

Munns, R.T.

MILK CHURNS TO MERRY-GO-ROUND
A century of train operation
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.

Ł8.50

REM403

Fiennes, G.

FIENNES ON RAILS
Fifty years of railways
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.

Ł10.00

REM405

Joby, R.S.

THE RAILWAYMEN
D&C, 1984 pp. 166. 8 plates.
An historical account of the life and work of railwaymen.

Ł6.00

REM406

Grigg, A.E.

COUNTRY RAILWAYMEN
A notebook of Engine Drivers' Tales
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.

Ł5.00

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.

Ł5.00

REM903

Spooner, A.

OLD OAK ENGINEMAN
IA, 1986 pp. 128. Many illus. (vg/vg)
Recollections of a fireman in the 1950s.

Ł7.50

REM904

Brock, P.

CALLING CARLISLE CONTROL
Tales of the footplate
IA, 1990 pp. 112. Many photos, 3 maps. (vg/vg)
Reminiscences of the 1950s/60s.

Ł9.00

REM905

Beavor, E.S.

STEAM WAS MY CALLING
IA, 1974 pp. 184, 76 illus on 48 plates.
Locomotive running & maintenance. LNER and BR(ER).

Ł6.50

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.

Ł7.00

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.

Ł8.00

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)

Ł10.00

REM909

Dunn. J.M.

REFLECTIONS ON A RAILWAY CAREER
From LNWR to BR
IA, 1966 pp. 184, with 55 illus on 32 plates.
Motive-power management, 1913-1958.

Ł12.00

REM910

'Rivington'

MY LIFE WITH LOCOMOTIVES
[a retired locomotive engineer looks back]
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)

Ł9.00

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. Ł9.00

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. Ł12.00

REM1020

Brock, D.

SMALL COAL AND SMOKE RINGS
A fireman on the Great Western.
John Murray, 1983 pp. x, 150. 20 plates.
Reminiscences of a cleaner/fireman at Barry, 1942-53.

Ł8.00

REM1030

Gardner, J.

CASTLES TO WARSHIPS
On the Great Western Footplate
John Murray, 1986 pp. [x], 245. [16] plates.
Reminiscences of a GWR/Western Region driver.

Ł9.00

REM5010

Bishop, B.

OFF THE RAILS
A Detailed Account of Railway Accidents and Derailments
Kingfisher/Bracken, 1988 (Rprnt) pp. 96. Many photos. (vg/vg)
Reminiscences of Southern Railway boilersmith and member of the Eastleigh breakdown gang 1925-67.

Ł6.00

REM5061

Durrant, A.E.

SWINDON APPRENTICE
An Inside Portrait of the Great Western Locomotive Works
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.

Ł9.50

REM5110

Fleming, D.J.

RAISING THE ECHOES
The illustrated story of a Great Western Railway steam locomotive depot
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.

Ł5.00

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.

Ł5.00

REM5410

Trigg, D.A.

GWR STEAM: My Personal Encounter
A wartime story from the footplate
Pathfinder, 1992 pp. 184. 36 photos. (pict cc vg)
Author's WWII experiences in the footplate grades at Gloucester.

Ł6.50

REM5510

Weighell, S.

A HUNDRED YEARS of RAILWAY WEIGHELLS
Three generations of a railway family
Robson, 1984 pp. 240. [24] plates. (vg/vg)
Part autobiography, part commentary on 20th century railway history.

Ł4.50

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

More Titles

Order Code	Author	Title & Details	Price
REM401	Jackman, M.	THIRTY YEARS AT BRICKLAYERS ARMS Southern Steam from the footplate D&C, 1976 pp. 152, with 15 illus on 8 plates, 2 maps, 2 layout plans.	Ł8.00
REM402	Munns, R.T.	MILK CHURNS TO MERRY-GO-ROUND A century of train operation 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.	Ł8.50
REM403	Fiennes, G.	FIENNES ON RAILS Fifty years of railways 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.	Ł10.00
REM405	Joby, R.S.	THE RAILWAYMEN D&C, 1984 pp. 166. 8 plates. An historical account of the life and work of railwaymen.	Ł6.00
REM406	Grigg, A.E.	COUNTRY RAILWAYMEN A notebook of Engine Drivers' Tales 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.	Ł5.00
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.	Ł5.00
REM903	Spooner, A.	OLD OAK ENGINEMAN IA, 1986 pp. 128. Many illus. (vg/vg) Recollections of a fireman in the 1950s.	Ł7.50
REM904	Brock, P.	CALLING CARLISLE CONTROL Tales of the footplate IA, 1990 pp. 112. Many photos, 3 maps. (vg/vg) Reminiscences of the 1950s/60s.	Ł9.00
REM905	Beavor, E.S.	STEAM WAS MY CALLING IA, 1974 pp. 184, 76 illus on 48 plates. Locomotive running & maintenance. LNER and BR(ER).	Ł6.50
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.	Ł7.00
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.	Ł8.00
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)	Ł10.00
REM909	Dunn. J.M.	REFLECTIONS ON A RAILWAY CAREER From LNWR to BR IA, 1966 pp. 184, with 55 illus on 32 plates. Motive-power management, 1913-1958.	Ł12.00
REM910	'Rivington'	MY LIFE WITH LOCOMOTIVES [a retired locomotive engineer looks back] 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)	Ł9.00
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.	Ł9.00
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.	Ł12.00
REM1020	Brock, D.	SMALL COAL AND SMOKE RINGS A fireman on the Great Western. John Murray, 1983 pp. x, 150. 20 plates. Reminiscences of a cleaner/fireman at Barry, 1942-53.	Ł8.00
REM1030	Gardner, J.	CASTLES TO WARSHIPS On the Great Western Footplate John Murray, 1986 pp. [x], 245. [16] plates. Reminiscences of a GWR/Western Region driver.	Ł9.00
REM5010	Bishop, B.	OFF THE RAILS A Detailed Account of Railway Accidents and Derailments Kingfisher/Bracken, 1988 (Rprnt) pp. 96. Many photos. (vg/vg) Reminiscences of Southern Railway boilersmith and member of the Eastleigh breakdown gang 1925-67.	Ł6.00
REM5061	Durrant, A.E.	SWINDON APPRENTICE An Inside Portrait of the Great Western Locomotive Works 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.	Ł9.50
REM5110	Fleming, D.J.	RAISING THE ECHOES The illustrated story of a Great Western Railway steam locomotive depot 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.	Ł5.00
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.	Ł5.00
REM5410	Trigg, D.A.	GWR STEAM: My Personal Encounter A wartime story from the footplate Pathfinder, 1992 pp. 184. 36 photos. (pict cc vg) Author's WWII experiences in the footplate grades at Gloucester.	Ł6.50
REM5510	Weighell, S.	A HUNDRED YEARS of RAILWAY WEIGHELLS Three generations of a railway family Robson, 1984 pp. 240. [24] plates. (vg/vg) Part autobiography, part commentary on 20th century railway history.	Ł4.50
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