History & General Studies
RUSSELL, J.H.
Great Western Miscellany
Volumes One & Two
Fascinating pictorial study with extended captions illustrating multiple aspects of the operations and infrastructure of the Great Western. Two volumes issued in 1978 and 1979 and not reprinted since.
SCOTT, W.J.
The Great Great Western - A Study of Great Western Train Services from 1889 to 1902 inclusive
SEMMENS, P.W.B.
The Heyday of GWR Train Services
Development of GWR train services in the inter-war period. Chapters cover the main routes; main line passenger services; named trains; branch lines; parcels and freight; and practice and performance. Illustrated throughout with photographs and tables.
SEMMENS, Peter
History of the Great Western Railway
Volumes 1 to 3
Volume 1. Consolidation 1923-29; Volume 2. The Thirties 1930-39;
Volume 3. Wartime and the Final Years 1939-48
SIMMONS, Jack (ed.)
The Birth of the Great Western Railway - Extracts from the diary and correspondence of George Henry Gibbs
Introduced by Professor Jack Simmons, extracts from the diary of George Henry Gibbs, a GWR director in the 1830s. An important first hand record of the approach, challenges and risks of early railway development.
Steam Railway
Great Western 150 - Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Great Western Railway
The Guild of Railway Artists
The Great Western Collection
Quality reproductions of GWR paintings depicted indiviudally on full page plates. Original printings are usually in decorative green cloth boards, although limited and special editions were also produced.
The Times
Great Western Progress 1835 - 1935
The Times newspaper produced a special Centenary issue in 1935, which was subsequently reprinted in book form by the Great Western itself. The book covers the railway's history and achievements. David & Charles produced a reprint in 1972.
THOMAS, David St John
The Great Way West - The History and Romance of the Great Western's Route to the West
Well presented photographs of trains and features, including images from the earliest days to the 1970s. The work follows the route from Paddington to Penzance and includes maps and gradient profiles.