General Histories & Descriptions
THOMAS, Gilbert and THOMAS, David St. John
Double Headed - Two generations of railway enthusiasm
TURNOCK, David
Railways in the British Isles - Landscape, land use and society
A study of the railway impact on the landscape, illustrated with supporting maps and photographs. In three sections: the growth of the railways; the role of railways in the evolution of towns, industry and agriculture; preservation and re-use.
VALLANCE, H.A.
British Branch Lines
Review of branch lines and their history, each region of the country covered in a separate chapter. Text supported by photographs and maps. Vallance was editor of the Railway Magazine from 1949 to 1963.
VANNS, Michael A.
Witness to Change: A Record of the Industrial Revolution - The Elton Collection at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum
Drawings, prints, other ephemera and artefacts of the Industrial Revolution collected by Sir Arthur Elton. Well presented in a landscape format with mostly colour image. The collection focused on early railway construction and operation.