Railway - Great Britain & Ireland
NOCK, O.S.
60 Years of West Coast Express Running
Development and operation of express train running from Euston to Glasgow from the 1910s to 1970s. Train timings throughout including LNWR, Royal Scots, Pacifics, diesels and electrics. Photograph section.
NOCK, O.S.
Rocket 150 - A Century and a half of Locomotive Trials
A history of locomotive trials and testing from the 1829 Rainhill trials to the Cornish Riviera in 1955. Coverage is both UK and foreign with photographs, diagrams and data throughout. Issued at the time of the 1980 anniversary.
NOCK, O.S.
Fifty Years of Western Express Running / Sixty Years of Western Express Running
First edition published as "Fifty Years of Western Express Running" in 1954, the second updated edition of 1973 as "Sixty Years ..". The period covered is that from the record breaking Ocean Mails of 1904.
NOCK, O.S.
Great Locomotives of the GWR
History of the main classes of the GWR from Dean singles to Hawksworth 4-6-0s. Nock details the history and performance of the locomotives supported with tables, timings and photographs. In a series covering each of the big four.
NOCK, O.S.
The Gresley Pacifics
Locomotive Monographs
Classic study of the LNER pacifics, originally published in two parts and then combined in an omnibus edition in 1982.
Part 1: 1922-1935 (1973);
Part 2: 1935-1974 (1975).
NOCK, O.S.
Tales of the Great Western Railway
Informal recollections of a near-lifetime's association with the line
Nock's selection of diverse GWR recollections and anecdotes. Chapters include Reading in Broad Gauge; Sir Felix Pole; Coaches; Signals; Churchward and Hawksworth eras; the Cmbrain; and Wivelscombe.
NOCK, O.S.
The Golden Age of Steam
A critical and nostalgic memory of the last twenty years before Grouping on the railways of Great Britain
Nock's memories and observations of pre-grouping operations between 1902 and 1922. A well produced book with very fine colour plates.