Railway modelling's diversity and richness of interest - often with a degree of nostalgia - makes the hobby the ideal antidote to modern life. This book is a companion for today's modeller, illustrating traditional modelling techiques with advice on the latest technology.

Wolmar shows how the rise of the train stimulated daring feats of engineering, architectural innovation and the rapid movement of people and goods around the world and how cultures were enriched and destroyed by the unrelenting construction of the railways.

Do you enjoy running model trains but want to improve your layout? Do you want to gain expertise over a wider range of railway modelling skills and acquire the confidence to tackle modelling tasks that you have previously shield away from? If so, this is the book for you.

This title covers standard gauge railway lines throughout Wales. The areas covered include: Snowdonia, Dolgellau, Carmarthen, Swansea, Brecon, Monmouth, Cardiff and Dowlais.

Since the 1970s, Keith Strickland has travelled the world in search of steam. This book brings together some of his finest images which show the contrasting style of steam travel today in Europe, Africa, China, Cuba, India and beyond.

Cherished, admired and frequently used as an excuse for lateness, the railways occupy a special place in our hearts. Trains are not just a practical mode of transport, but also a way of tracing our social history over the past 150 years, from technological progress and design to cultural change and the impact they have had on our landscape. Full of facts, trivia and anecdotes, this engaging compendium looks at the heyday of the railways around the...

Using many historic and contemporary photographs, as well as maps, ephemera and personal reminiscences, Barry McLoughlin recounts the story of railways on the Fylde. The arrival of the railway was instrumental to Blackpool's success as a resort

The recent growth of preserved railways, railway museums and mainline steam activity has been phenomenal. 'Railway Days Out' is a practical guide to more than 340 restored railways, museums and steam events, celebrating an important part of Britain's heritage and tourism industry.

'Exploring Britain's Lost Railways' gives the historical background to 50 lost railway lines, along with details of the route today and clear directions for the walker and cyclist. The carefully researched text is accompanied by historical photographs showing each line in operation proper to its closure, as well as specially commissioned images of what can still be seen today.

Did you know that the Great Western Railway carried a 14th-century Gloucestershire cottage on the first part of its journey to the USA? Why were poppies removed from Surbiton station before Remembrance Day? What is 'Railway Time'? No, it's not ten minutes after GMT! The answer to these questions can be found in this amazing collection of oddities, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain's railways. Colin G. Maggs has enjoyed collecting these...