Rules, Guides & Ephemera
Joanes Publications
Somerset Branch Line Steam
Joanes Postcard Set WC9
Set of six well produced 1950's and 1960's photographic postcards in folder with four additional images, narrative and map.
Joseph Lingford & Son
Weardale Railway Centenary 1847 - 1947
Anniversary booklet with articles on Weardale and its railways, supported with photographs, map and drawings. A history of the railway in Weardale is provided by the LNER Public Relations Officer.
Karl Baedeker
Baedeker's Great Britain 1890
The travel companion detailing places of interest to the Victorian traveller. Includes a large foldout England and Wales railway map, principal city maps, and numerous suggested excursions, primarily by train.
KARMEL, David & BEDDINGTON, Richard
The Transport Act, 1947
The Act nationalising railways and other transportation under the new British Transport Commission. This work is divided into a 'Book One' being the authors' introduction and explanation of the Act, followed by a 'Book Two' being the Act.
LEIGH, Dell
On the Line
One of a series of three books describing travel and places to be visited by the LNER. The book includes woodcut drawings by Frank Mason and Freda Lingstrom. Issued in the late 1920's under the auspices of the LNER.
LEIGH-BENNETT, E. P. & Southern Railway
Over the Points - A Quarterly Review of Matters Concerning the SR - March 1929 (no. 1) to Dec. 1932 (no. 16)
A bound copy of the first sixteen editions of the Southern Railway magazine, distributed to keep season ticket holders informed of it's progress and improvements. Issues were produced with plain coloured covers and text drawings.
LEIGH-BENNETT, E.P.
Devon and Cornish Days
Although without publishers details, this guide was produced by the Southern Railway in the 1930s. Popular destinations are described and illustrated with 16 fine colour paintings. Includes map showing locations served by SR trains.