Updated: 12 March 2007

 

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40 Years on Morecambe Bay - Cedric Robinson - £9.99

This book by Cedric Robinson is published to mark the fortieth anniversary of his appointment as the ‘Queen’s Guide to the Kent Sands of Morecambe Bay’. He is the twenty-fifth holder since 1536 of this unique post, originally established in the days when hours could be saved on a journey to Furness by cutting across the Bay at low tide. Treacherous quicksands and shifting river channels meant the services of a Guide were essential.

 

A Burton Railwayman – David Fleming - £14.99

A Burton-upon-Trent railwayman’s reflections of his years working on the railway.  388 pages with illustrations. (A5)

 

The Coniston Railway - Michael Andrews and Geoff Holme - £7.95

Memories of this long disappeared Lakeland branchline. 64 pages with b/w photographs and diagrams. (A4).

 

Cumbria’s Lost Railways - Peter W Robinson - £7.99

 

Drive and Stroll in Lancashire - Ron Freethy - £6.95

Twenty circular walks with easy to follow maps and route descriptions.  96 pages.

 

Eden Valley Railway, Kirkby Stephen to Penrith – R. Western - £8.95

THE Eden Valley Railway had offered a passenger service between Kirkby Stephen and Penrith for almost 100 years when the last regular passenger trains ran in 1962. But this was not the end of the story – the section between Appleby and Warcop was used into the 1980s to serve the MOD depot. A5 format, 112 pages with over 100 illustrations, on art paper throughout with a square-backed Linson cover.

 

Iron Road North of Leeds – Michael Pearson - £5.50 post free

Beautiful book in Michael Pearson tradition featuring three lines – our own Leeds–Carnforth–Lancaster–Morecambe, the Settle–Carlisle and the Harrogate branch.  

 

The Great Survivor – Tim Owen - £4.95

The story of the rebuilding of a vintage Furness Railway engine.  112 pages with  b/w photographs and diagrams. (A4)

 

Lancashire’s Last Days of Steam - Tom Heavyside - £7.50

 

Lancashire’s Lost Railways - David James - £7.50

 

Lancashire V Hitler, Civilians at War - Ron Freethy - £9.99

The story of Lancashire’s civilian population who worked hard and suffered in their effort to beat Hitler.  179 pages.

 

Landscapes Under the Luggage Rack – Greg Norden - £19.50

Many travellers can still remember the days when their journeys were enhanced by the framed pictures, advertisements and maps which kept them company in their railway compartments. Using many of the carriage prints from his extensive collection, Greg Norton takes us on a nostalgic tour of Britain in the mid-20th century, before modern town planning and the motorcar had exerted their baneful influence on the landscape.

 

Lost Railways of Dundalk and the North East - Stephen Johnson - £7.99

Memories of lost lines and stations with closing dates for stations and packed with quality black and white photographs.  49 pages.

 

Lost Railways of Lancashire - Gordon Suggitt - £9.95

The lost railway lines of Lancashire described in detail, with black and white photographs.  160 pages.

 

Lost Railways of Merseyside and Greater Manchester - Gordon Suggitt - £9.95

More lost Railway lines illustrated with black and white photographs.  160 pages.

 

Solway Junction Railway – S. Edgar and J. M. Sinton - £4.50

Linking the Maryport & Carlisle Railway with the Caledonian Railway via the spectacular Solway Viaduct. Continued problems with the Solway Viaduct brought a premature end to this route and demolition took place in the 1930s. 72 pages, 43 photos and 17 drawings. A5 format. Two-colour Linson jacket.

 

The Track of the Iron Masters – William McGowan, BA - £8.95

A history of the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway, with additional notes by Peter Robinson. 72 pages with b/w photographs. (A4)    

 

Wensleydale Railway – S. C. Jenkins - £12.95

RUNNING for almost 40 miles across the former North Riding of Yorkshire, the Wensleydale line was one of the longest secondary routes on the North Eastern Railway system. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph in June 2000 a WRC Director said it was hoped, eventually, to restore the long-lost 18 miles from Redmire to Garsdale, so the line’s history is by no means closed. The line remains part of the national network.

A5 format, the book has a full colour, glossy card cover. More than 140 photos, maps and plans illustrate the 192 pages.

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