General Histories & Descriptions
Railway Invigoration Society
Can Bus Replace Train? or Will They Never Learn?
Booklet issued by the Railway Invigoration Society arguing against replacement of railways with bus services. Issued in the mid-1977s it includes certain lines threatened with conversion at the time.
RANSOM, P.J.G.
Iron Road - The Railway in Scotland
A history of railways in Scotland from the early waggonways to the present day. Substantial work with illustrations throughout.
RANSOME-WALLIS, P.
On Railways at Home and Abroad
History and experiences of Ransome-Wallis from the 1920s to 1950s. Around half the book covers Britain with the remainder covering continental Europe, North America and Africa, as well as island railways. Text supported with maps and photographs.
REES, Garath
Early Railway Prints - A social history of the Railways from 1825 to 1850
ROBBINS, Michael
Points and Signals - A Railway Historian at Work
An account of the historians approach to railways with the title referring to points and signals for their work. Includes aspects of social impact, railwaymen, infrastructure, railways at war and the writing of railway history.
