Trains and railways: general interest

From the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1838 through to the end of steam traction on the Western Region in 1965 the 'engine shed' formed an important role in both the infrastructure and operation of the railway.

Wie kaum eine andere Metropole bündelt die deutsche Hauptstadt eine Vielzahl von Bahnstrecken, fast alle von großer Bedeutung auch für den Fernverkehr.

The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.

Journey through the engineering marvels, stations, and heritage sites of Canada's western mountains.

Follow Rails to the Atlantic through eastern Canada's railway heritage.

Transportation history buffs rejoice.

The untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.

A must for any Canadian railroad aficionado, this special bundle gathers six books in one for a can't-miss retrospective of the nation's railway history.

From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be-and was considered by many-"e;The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States.

Written by best-selling author Julian Holland, this is the story of British Railways.

From the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1838 through to the end of steam traction on the Western Region in 1965 the 'engine shed' formed an important role in both the infrastructure and operation of the railway.

Born in the Ukraine, photographer Jack Delano moved to the United States in 1923.

Stiebende, heiße Wolken, kraftvolles Schnauben: Faszination und Leidenschaft für Dampfloks haben auch lange nach dem Ende ihres planmäßigen Einsatzes nicht nachgelassen.

Ron Brown is Canada's leading literary authority on the history of Canada's railways, particularly those now-lost branches from the golden age of steam that once ran like veins and arteries throughout the country.

Nachhaltig mit dem Nachtzug durch Europa reisen!

This thematically arranged book examines the evolution of rail transport and a number of railway workforces across Europe in the modern era, from around 1880 to 2023.

The first railway to reach Preston was the North Union (NU), with a line from Wigan in October 1838.

Entwicklung und Projekte bei der IG Hirzbergbahn.

In this second volume the support crew present more stories about 60009 Union of South Africa and also John Cameron's second locomotive, 61994 The Great Marquess, which he acquired in 2003.

As time goes by, progression is always happening across the UK rail network, and a major aspect of this is the trains that operate on the network.

The South Maitland and Richmond Vale Railways formed an extensive network of standard-gauge lines serving collieries in the New South Wales coalfields.

Signalling on British Railways underwent massive change from Nationalisation in 1948 to privatisation in the 1990s, but throughout this period much of the network's infrastructure dated from the era of the Big Four and the pre-Grouping companies.

The Merseyrail service on the Wirral gets plaudits for its service levels, but this is nothing new.

In 2025 the Tanfield Railway in County Durham celebrates its 300th anniversary, having been constructed in 1725 as a wagonway to carry coal from the North Durham coalfields to the River Tyne.

During the railway mania of the nineteenth century many places gained more than one station, and not just in the big cities.

The pre-Grouping companies were fiercely competitive and would defend any incursion by another company penetrating what they considered to be their 'territories'.

In 1832, 57 Irish Catholic workers were brought to the United States to lay one of the most difficult miles of American railway, Duffy's Cut of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

During the railway mania of the nineteenth century many places gained more than one station, and not just in the big cities.

The artist and conservationist David Shepherd had a lifelong interest in railways.

Occupying approximately 1,500 square miles of the East of England, the Fens are notorious flatlands lying very close to sea level.

Die Dampfeisenbahn war weit mehr als nur ein neues Verkehrsmittel – sie markierte den Beginn einer neuen Ära.

Public transport in London in the 1980s presented a very different face to today.

The definitive book on the tragic CP Rail Crash May 2nd, 1956, in Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge).

A unique history of the Wantage Tramway, exploring its steam traction, eclectic rolling stock, and relationship with the Great Western Railway.

A unique history of the Wantage Tramway, exploring its steam traction, eclectic rolling stock, and relationship with the Great Western Railway.