This title brings the golden age of railways back to life through a nostalgic collection of Paul's private photographs, postcards and ephemera, all accompanied with informative and entertaining captions.

'The Lost Joy of Railways' will transport you back to the 1950s and 1960s, reminding you not just of the trains, but of personal accounts, journey logs, timetables and photographs. Divided into the six regions of British Railways, each chapter documents the favourite stations and engine sheds that were a magnet to the spotter.

Published in December 1954 the Modernisation and Re-equipment of British Railways report is better known simply as the Modernisation Plan. By this period in BR's history, the economics of the industry had started to deteriorate dramatically. With the 60th anniversary of the Modernisation Plan approaching, now is the ideal opportunity to look in detail at the causes and effects of the Plan, drawing upon material from the various archives much of which...

Presenting an account of the part played by Britain's railways during the Second World War, this book deals with operational matters & the impact of enemy action. It also looks at monetary arrangements, the part played by railway workshops in producing equipment for the military, & the wartime experience of the railways' ships.

From troop and hosptial trains to carrying munitions and freight, the railways during the First World War were vital. Alexander Mullay tells their story.

A photographic history of Britain's railways in the age of steam captured by railwayman Richard Hardy using his Brownie box camera. His personal photographs and text are set alongside a selection of railway ephemera including prints, photos and other artworks from the National Railway Museum.

Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, this book chronologically traces the history of over 400 of long forgotten railway lines, region by region, from their opening to closure and a few cases to reopening.