General Histories & Descriptions

CHANT, Christopher

The World's Railways

The History and Development of Rail Transport

Combined edition of booklets tracing the history of railways worldwide. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs.

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COLE, Beverley

Trains - The Early Years / Die Anfänge der Eisenbahn / Les Débuts du Chemin de Fer

Fine and well reproduced images of railways worldwide from the Getty archive, described in English, German and French.

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CORBIN, T.W.

The Wonders of the Modern Railway

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CORNWELL, E.L. (ed.)

History of Railways

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COWIE, L.W.

The Railway Age

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DAY, John R.

Trains

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DUNN, John

Modern Trains

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EASTLAKE, Keith

Train Disasters

Review of fifty accidents worldwide, divided into chapters on collision, human error, structural failure and natural disasters.

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ELLIS, C. Hamilton

The Beauty of Old Trains

Ellis' review of railway development in the Victorian and pre-grouping period, including both British and foreign evolution. The narrative is supported by a section of photographs and eight colour plates of the authors own paintings.

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ELLIS, C. Hamilton

The Beauty of Railways

1960 collection of historic images of UK railways and around the world, presented with an introductory lecture by Ellis describing the plates.

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