Early Railways to 1830
BURTON, Anthony
The Locomotive Pioneers - Early Steam Locomotive Development 1801 - 1851
BUSHELL, J.
The World's Oldest Railway - A History of the Middleton Railway
Minor Railways of Britain Series
CADFRYN-ROBERTS, John (ed.)
Coaches and Trains
19th Century Transport Prints Vol. 2
CLINKER, C.R.
The Hay Railway
History of the early tramway, first opened in 1816, which operated to carry coal and general goods from the canal at Brecon. This early (1960) David and Charles publication includes photographs and diagrams.
CURR, John
The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion
Treatise of 1797 on the application of an iron railroad system using flat-tyred vehicles for use in coal mining. The work covers the permanent way and the fixed steam engine, illustrated with plans and diagrams.