General Histories & Descriptions
BODY, Geoffrey
The Railway Era - Life and Lines in the Great Age of Railways
A history of railway passenger and freight transportation on the railways from the earliest period. Chapters detail the facilities and operations, supported by photographs and illustrations throughout.
British Rail Southern
The Railway System in Southern England from 1803
A British Rail publication to provide information for students and historians. Includes summary information on Major Events of the 20th Century, Southern Railway History, Chronology of lines opened from 1900 and dates of line closures.
BUCKNALL, Rixon
Our Railway History
History of major railway companies before grouping in 1923. First issued in three softback parts in 1944 and subsequently as a bound single volume. The first two cover English companies and the third Scotland.
