Railways - Great Britain: history books - overview (3/5)

Looking for books on trains in Britain? Explore our selection on the history and technology of British railways (locomotives, trains, trams, and metro's) here.


Sulzer Type 4 Locomotives

Sulzer Type 4 Locomotives

George Woods | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2023

Class 50 : A Pictorial Journey

Class 50 : A Pictorial Journey

David Cable | English | hardback | 198 p. | 2017

Class 50 Locomotives

Class 50 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2017

Class 50s

Class 50s

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2023

Type 5 Heavy Freight Locomotives

Type 5 Heavy Freight Locomotives

David Cable | English | hardback | 160 p. | 2018

Class 52 Westerns - The Twilight Years

Class 52 Westerns - The Twilight Years

Stephen Dowle | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2015

Tribute to the Class 50s

Tribute to the Class 50s

Tom Heavyside | English | paperback | 56 p. | 2019

Western Class Locomotives: A tribute (Class 52)

Western Class Locomotives: A tribute (Class 52)

Bernard Mills | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2022

Class 55 Deltics: From the Final Years to Preserv

Class 55 Deltics - From the Final Years to Preservation

Colin Alexander, Ian Beattie | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2016

Deltics : The Final Roar

Deltics - The Final Roar

Alastair McLean | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2010

The Deltics and Baby Deltics

The Deltics and Baby Deltics - A Tale of Success and Failure

Andrew Fowler | English | hardback | 197 p. | 2021

Class 56 Locomotives

Class 56 Locomotives

John Dedman, Steve Clark, Mark Finch | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2017

Class 58 Locomotives

Class 58 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2016

Class 59s

Class 59s

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2022

British Rail Class 60 Locomotives

British Rail Class 60 Locomotives

Edward Gleed | English | hardback | 192 p. | 2016

Brush Type 5: Class 60 Diesel Locomotives

Brush Type 5 - Class 60 Diesel Locomotives

Ross Taylor | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2016

Class 60s

Class 60s

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2022

Class 66

Class 66

Fred Kerr | English | hardback | 153 p. | 2020

Class 66/0

Class 66/0

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2022

Class 66: 3/4/7/8

Class 66: 3/4/7/8

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2023

Class 66: 5/6/9

Class 66: 5/6/9

Mark V. Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2023

Class 67 and 68 Locomotives

Class 67 and 68 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2019

Class 67s

Class 67s

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2022

Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives

Class 68 and Class 88 Locomotives

John Jackson | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2023

Class 70 Locomotives

Class 70 Locomotives

John Jackson | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2017

Class 70s

Class 70s

Mark Pike | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2020

BR AC Electric Locomotives in Colour

BR AC Electric Locomotives in Colour

Gavin Morrison | English | hardback | 96 p. | 2013

British Railways AC Electric Locomotives

British Railways AC Electric Locomotives - A Pictorial Guide

David Cable | English | hardback | 160 p. | 2017

Electric Locomotives on British Railways

Electric Locomotives on British Railways

George Woods | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2023

Electric Locomotives on Scottish Railways

Electric Locomotives on Scottish Railways

Colin J. Howat | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

Class 86 Locomotives

Class 86 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2016

Class 87 Locomotives

Class 87 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

Class 90 Locomotives

Class 90 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

Class 91 Locomotives

Class 91 Locomotives

Andrew Cole | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

InterCity 225: Class 91 Locomotives and Mk 4 Coaches

InterCity 225 - Class 91 Locomotives and Mark 4 Coaches

Rich Mackin | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

British Industrial Steam Locomotives: Pictorial Survey

British Industrial Steam Locomotives - A Pictorial Survey

David Mather | English | hardback | 204 p. | 2021

Industrial Locomotives & Railways - NW of England

Industrial Locomotives & Railways of the North West of England

Gordon Edgar | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2018

Elegance in Engineering

Elegance in Engineering - The Classic British Steam Locomotive

Colin Alexander, Alon Siton | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2020

Loco Motion : The World's Oldest Steam Locomotives

Loco Motion : The World's Oldest Steam Locomotives

Michael Bailey | English | hardback | 216 p. | 2014

Pre-War Steam

Pre-War Steam

Richard Denny | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

Railways: A History in Drawings

Railways: A History in Drawings

Christopher Valkoinen | English | hardback | 306 p. | 2021

Victorian Steam Locomotive 1804-1879

The Victorian Steam Locomotive - Its Design and Development 1804-1879 (Hardback)

G.D. Dempsey, D. Kinnear Clark | English | hardback | 240 p. | 2015

The Victorian Steam Locomotive

The Victorian Steam Locomotive - Its Design and Development 1804-1879 (Paperback)

D. Kinnear Clark CE, G.D. Dempsey | English | paperback | 208 p. | 2022

Barry Scrapyard

Barry Scrapyard

Keith W. Platt | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2017

Last Rites: From the Track to the Scrapyard

Last Rites - From the Track to the Scrapyard

John Evans | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2016

One More Glimpse: Steam in the British Landscape

One More Glimpse: Steam in the British Landscape

Robin Coombes, Taliesin Coombes | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2022

Scottish Steam: A Celebration

Scottish Steam: A Celebration

Keith Langston, David Anderson | English | hardback | 240 p. | 2014

Steam in the British Coalfields

Steam in the British Coalfields

Mick Pope | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2018

Steam, Soot and Rust: The Last Days of British Steam

Steam, Soot and Rust : The Last Days of British Steam

Colin Garratt | English | hardback | 160 p. | 2015

British Steam in Colour

BR Steam in Colour : London to Aberdeen - From the Bill Reed Collection

Peter Tuffrey | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2012

British Railways Steam 1948-1970

British Railways Steam 1948-1970

L. A. Summers | English | paperback | 224 p. | 2014

Search for Steam - British Rail 1951-1962

Search for Steam - British Rail 1951-1962

Charlie Verrall | English | paperback | 128 p. | 2019

Looking Back at Riddles & Ivatt Locomotives

Looking Back at Riddles & Ivatt Locomotives

Kevin Derrick | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2016

Search for Steam: British Rail 1963-1966

Search for Steam: British Rail 1963-1966

Charlie Verrall | English | paperback | 96 p. | 2019

Steam in the North - Railways in the 1960s

Steam in the North - Railways in the 1960s across the North of England

Richard Gaunt | English | paperback | 112 p. | 2013


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