Antiquarian
EYRE-TODD, George
Peeps at Great Railways - The London and North Western Railway
Guide and history of the railway, with colour plates featuring tourist sites and black and white text drawings. Produced in a series of 'Peeps at Great Railways' at the beginning of the twentieth century covering the major railway companies.
FRANCIS, John
A History of the English Railway its social relations and revelations 1820 - 1845
An early history of railways first published in 1851 in two parts.
GALTON, Captain Douglas
The Effect of Brakes Upon Railway Trains
Papers presented to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1878 and 1879. Three papers each with figures and plates.
GORDON, W.J.
Our Home Railways - How they began and how they are worked
Originally published in the late 1900's in twelve parts featuring the major pre-grouping companies. Each contained a history and description, accompanied by photographs and colour plates. First produced as a bound set in 1910 and reprinted thereafter.
GRIERSON, J.
Railway Rates: English & Foreign
Study of the economics of establishing railway rates for passenger and freight in the second half of the nineteenth century. Considers construction and operation of the railways in the UK and compares with Holland, Belgium, Germany and France.
HOME, Gordon
Peeps at Great Railways - The Great Western
Guide and history of the railway, with colour plates featuring tourist sites and black and white text drawings. Produced in a series of 'Peeps at Great Railways' at the beginning of the twentieth century covering the major railway companies.