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Includes industrial as well as passenger tramways, and any light railway calling itself a tramway, such as Wisbech and Upwell. See also the Narrow Gauge and Industrial section.
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Burton And Ashby Light Railways 1906 - 1927. Ref: TB1399  

On old picture postcards.
Bown, M
Medium, 36 pages, album, soft back. *"Featuring scenes at Burton, Newhall, Swadlincote, Bretby, Woodville, Winshill, Church Gresley, and Ashby."
Price: £3.50
 

Early Years Of The Motor Rail & Tram Car Company 1913-1931. Ref: TB2552  


Davies.
Large, 116 pages, photos, drawings, hard back. *Manufacturers of some of Britain's most successful small petrol and diesel locomotives. This deeply researched history studies the progress of the company up to ists name change (to Motor Rail Ltd) in 1931. During the first decade of this period the production of tramcars was as important as that of petrol locomotives. Useful appendices, essential reference.
Price: £22.95
 

The Hendre Ddu Tramway. Ref: TB3908  

'Blue stones and green trees'.
Quine.
Very large, 224 pages, illustrated with documents, maps and images from contemporary sources and photographs old and recent, glazed boards. ** History of an obscure narrow gauge railway built to carry slate to the Mawddwy Railway and of associated tramways and forestry in the neighbourhood. Each quarry is covered in detail and timber operations are described and there are chapters on rolling stock, permanent way and operating methods. Interesting photos and excellent clear maps add to the information.
Price: £35.00
 

Steel Wheels And Rubber Tyres. Volume One. Ref: TB1626  

Transport around Oldham in the 1930s; locomotives at Gorton in the 1940s; Leeds trams in the 1950s.
Hilditch, G.
Medium, 168 pages, photo illustrations, maps. Soft back. *How one uninformed schoolboy tried to attain his early and overriding ambition to see his name in gold leaf on the side of a municipal tramcar, against those almost magic words "General Manager". RS10.
Price: £12.95
 

Steel Wheels And Rubber Tyres. Volume Two. Ref: TB1778  

A General Manager's journey: Manchester, Plymouth, Great Yarmouth, Halifax.
Hilditch, G.
Medium, 184 pages, photo illustrations, maps. Soft back. *How one uninformed schoolboy tried to attain his early and overriding ambition to see his name in gold leaf on the side of a municipal tramcar, against those almost magic words "General Manager". RS11.
Price: £12.95
 

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 2. Ref: TB2228  


Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, many photos, line drawings and diagrams, glazed boards. **This is the second of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]
Price: £40.00
 

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 3. Ref: TB2397  


Gladwin, D.
Very large, 240 pages, many photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the third of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]
Price: £45.00
 

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 4. Ref: TB2575  


Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the fourth of an unspecified number of volumes i*>[seven, perhaps]
Price: £45.00
 

History Of The British Steam Tram. Volume 6. Ref: TB2608  


Gladwin, D.
Very large, 256 pages, photos, line drawings and diagrams, maps, glazed boards. **This is the sixth and apparently penultimate volume of a deeply researched and fascinating account of steam trams in Britain. Volume 1 looked at the general history and infrastructure of steam trams and tramways, Volume 2 examined the history of tram systems in towns A-B, Volume 3 covered towns C-L; Volume 4 proceeds from M to S; Volume 5, takes the English systems to W, continues to Scotland, Wales and experimental systems; this volume, volume 6, covers Ireland, further systems in England, boiler explosions and other matters. The final volume will be of photographs.
Price: £45.00
 

Isle Of Portland Railway Volume 3. Ref: TB0939  

Railway associated and other bus services.
Jackson.
Medium, 224 pages, soft back.
Price: £13.95
 

The Lee Moor Tramway. Ref: TB0578  

SOLD

A pictorial record.
Taylor.
Medium square, 96 pages. Hard back. **Over 130 previously unpublished photos of this ideosyncratic railway. The line served the Lee Moor clay works and was built in 1859 with horse-drawn sections linked by cable-worked inclines. Steam traction was introduced in 1899 and both its locos are preserved. The line's two remarkable features were its 4' 6" gauge (for it was built as a branch of the 1823 Plymouth & Dartmoor Railway) and its level crossing with the GWR main line at Laira. Being the older line it had priority over main line traffic until 1960.
Out of print but we still have a few copies.
Price: £16.00

Light Railways Explored. Ref: TB1210  

A photographic diary 1931 - 38.
Simpson, J E.
Medium, 106 pages, pictorial. **In his school and university holidays the author visited 24 non-grouped light railways in England and Wales, exploring and photographing. This fascinating book is the fruit of time well spent.
Price: £10.00
 

The Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway. Ref: TB3144  

LP187
Turner, K.
Medium, 160 pages, photos, maps, fleet lists, soft back. **2nd edition. The only real tramway I ever travelled on, before the present tram revival that is. I found it spectacularly un-bus-like, partly because of the open top, but more because, after leaving the town conventionally on the road it would suddenly veer off into a field setting a cross-country course to Llandudno.
Price: £11.95
 

Mansfield's Trams. Ref: TB3792  


Hurst
Very large, 52 pages, map, photos, soft back. **Long out of print, shelf wear etc.
Price: £7.95
 

Monorails Of The 19th Century. Ref: TB2859  


Garner.
Very large, 288 pages, well illustrated with photographs, contemporary illustrations, vehicle drawings, and maps, glazed boards. ** The monorail was conceived in the 1820s when conventional two-rail lines were still a recent idea. Here is its history up to the construction of the successful Wuppertal Schwebebahn at end of the 19th century. There is a history and a full technical description of each system. Many of the designs were eccentric and few were commercially successful but this energetic period of industrial growth encouraged novelty.
Price: £24.99
 

Rails Around Belfast. Ref: TB1845  

An Irish Railway pictorial.
Crockhart, A & Patience, J.
Very large, 80 page album, photos, soft back. **Includes a tram section. OUT OF PRINT - LAST COPY
Price: £13.99
 

The Railways Of North East Lincolnshire A celebration of the days of steam. Part Three. Ref: TB3801  

More than railways (docks, shipping and trams).
King.
Very large, 120 pages, pictorial : maps, plans, many photos; tram stock list, appendices, brief bibliography, softback. **The docks at Grimsby, Immingham, Sutton on Sea and New Holland and the trams at Immingham. Fascinating photos of docks,shipping and trams.
A fourth part, provisionally titled Comforts And Fish, is also planned.
Price: £18.95
 

Redlake Tramway & China Clay Works. Ref: TB1299  

SOLD

The story of a Dartmoor railway.
Wade.
Medium square, 84 pages, photo illustrations, maps, some loco drawings, soft back. **New edition.
Price: £8.00

Slot Machines. Ref: TB3555  

The history of cable-hauled street tramways in the British Isles.
Voice.
Large, 66 pages, photo illustrations, some drawings, maps and plans from contemporary sources, soft back. **There have been eight cable-hauled street tramways in the British Isles, two in London, and one each in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Douglas, Matlock, Swansea and Llandudno. This book gives a history and describes the working of each. Most operated from the 1880s or 1890s to the early years of the twentieth century and have long been closed. The Great Orme Railway at Llandudno, however, continues to run and is eminently worth a visit both from its scenic and its operational interest. This is the book to read before you go.
Price: £25.00
 

Trams To The Hill Of Howth. Ref: TB0263  


Kilroy.
Large, 64 pages, soft back. Out of print - last copy.
Price: £9.99
 

The Tramways Of Lytham St Annes. Ref: TB3152  

LP189.
Abell, Garnham & McLoughlin.
Medium, 128 pages, illustrated with photos and maps, diagrams, depot site plans, soft back. **System history.
Price: £8.95
 

Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives. Vol 47 Part A: Classes J21, J22, J23 & J24. Ref: TB2751  

The North Eastern 0-6-0s.
Yeadon.
Very large, many photos, 110 pages, hard back. **This monumental study records the history of each engine from building to disposal, including renumberings, repairs, allocations etc. As well as the GE tank engines there are the J92 crane engines and the Wisbech & Upwell tram engines (J70).
Price: £23.99
 

Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives. Vol 48: Classes J64, J65, J66, J67, J68, J69, J70 & J92. Ref: TB2688  

The Great Eastern 0-6-0Ts.
Yeadon.
Very large, many photos, 110 pages, hard back. **This monumental study records the history of each engine from building to disposal, including renumberings, repairs, allocations etc. As well as the GE tank engines there are the J92 crane engines and the Wisbech & Upwell tram engines (J70).
Note that Volume 47B has not yet been published, see note to 47A.
Price: £34.99
 

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