YesRail Catalogue of second-hand and scarce railway books and printed railway material for sale. Number 228. March 2007, part ten.


228-1014. PRIGMORE, B.J. Tube Stock to 1951. The Electric Railway Society. St. Albans. 1967. Second edition. 8.25" x 5.75", printed paper cover. 32 pages, with some lists. A monograph.

GBP. 1-95.

228-1015. Quainton Railway Centre Stockbook. Compiled by P.J. Hoskings and A.A. Harland. Quainton, Aylesbury: Quainton Railway Society Ltd. 1975. Third edition. 8.25" x 5.25", pictorial paper cover. 48 pages with 45 photos & a map on inside cover. Quite detailed and informative. Ottley 8883. Near mint condition.

GBP. 2-30.

228-1016. Quarry Bank and District Light Railway (Transfer, Etc.) Order, 1912. To transfer the powers of the Quarry Bank Brierley Hill and Rowley Regis Light Railway Order of 1903. Presented to both Houses of Parliament. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 1912. (Cd.6410). 12.75" x 8.25", 20 pages. Stamped "Midland Railway, Chief Engineers Office." Generally very fine condition.

GBP. 14-75.

228-1017. QUINN, Tom. Tales of the Old Railwaymen. David & Charles, Newton Abbot. 2001. Reprint. 10.75" x 8", cloth boards in an as new condition wrapper. 192 pages with many photos, a few of which in colour, numerous colour illustrations from original paintings,, and some reproductions. An anthology of some fifteen reminiscences. Very nice book. As new condition.

GBP. 11-50.

228-1018. "A Rail and Road Alliance." L & NWR Four-cyclinder express engine, "Sir Robert Turnbull" No. 1162 and two War Department lorries built by D. Napier & Sons Ltd. Colour Picture Postcard by The Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd. London. 3.5" x 5.5". From a painting by "F.W. Cook". The W. D. vehicles are dual purpose for road or rail, one is shown on the railway track, the other on the ground. Posted in 1930.

GBP. 2-75.

228-1019. Railway Clearing House. Official Railway Junction Diagram. Plate No. 125. Barrmill, Kilsyth & Lugton. R.C.H. London. 1904 printing. 6.25" x 9.75", colour diagram on substantial paper with blank verso, for insertion into the Official Diagram Book. Showing the lines with the owning company indicated; stations, goods depots, and junctions named with the distances between given. This and those following in very fine condition.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 6-00.

228-1020. Ditto but Plate138. Glazebrook & Partington. Ellesmere. 1903 printing.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 6-00.

228-1021. Ditto but 139. Hope & Connah's Quay. 1906 printing.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 6-00.

228-1022. Ditto but 145. Denham. Harrow, Neasden, Northolt, & Northholt Road. 1914 printing.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 6-00.

228-1023. Railway Companies Powers Act. 29th July 1864. Cap. 120. H.M. Government, London. All Acts in this catalogue are original printings unless otherwise shown. 12.75" x 7.75", (12) pages. This and those following are in very fine condition.

GBP. 12-00.

228-1024. Ditto but Railway Companies Securities Act. 10th August 1866. Cap. 108. (7) pages.

GBP. 10-50.

228-1025. Ditto but Railway Companies (Scotland), Act. 20th August 1867. Cap. 126. (11) pages.

GBP. 12-00.

228-1026. Ditto but Railway Companies Act. 20th August 1867. Cap. 127. (11) pages.

GBP. 12-00.

228-1027. The Railway Magazine. Volume 65. July to December, 1929. London. Issued monthly. Bound in publishers maroon cloth boards with gilt title on spine and cover. 9.75" x 6.75". Complete as called for, with title page, annual index and all supplement pages. (4) + 502 pages with many photos and numerous drawings + 6 plates, one of which in colour. Much happening during this period. This and those following are in delightful fine condition.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 29-00.

228-1028. Ditto but Volume 78. Jan to June 1936. (4) + 468 pages + 5 plates, one of which folds out and is in colour.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 26-00.

228-1029. Ditto but Volume 79. July to Dec 1936. (4) + 468 pages + 6 plates, two of which fold out and are in colour.

A Star Item ***** GBP. 26-00.

228-1030. Railway Modeller. Volume 20. Numbers 219 to 230. Complete year 1966. Jan to Dec. 1969. Magazine by Peco Publications Ltd, Seaton. Editor C.J. Freezer. Bound in publishers blue cloth boards. 11.25" x 8.25", gilt title on spine. (4) pages, title and annual index + 384 pages illustrated by photos and drawings. Modelling in N gauge to O gauge, both historical and modern, with news on the latest commercial productions at home and overseas. Most interesting content.

GBP. 16-50.

228-1031. Ditto but Vol. 21. Nos. 231 to 242. 1970 complete. (4) + 400 pages.

GBP. 16-50.

228-1032. The Railway Observer. Volume 10. 1938. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, London. The complete year, numbers 107 to 118, bound into cloth boards, 8" x 6.25". (7) pages, title and annual index + 430 pages illustrated by some photos in text + 4 photo plates + 6 pages of photos + 2 fold-out tables. This was an eventful year for British steam locomotive development. This copy has damp stains on the front ends of both of the covers and some page margins, otherwise it is tight and complete. With all faults.

GBP. 8-50.


RAILWAY PHILATELY

228-1033. Britannia Bridge. Built 1850 by Robert Stephenson. Closed by fire damage, 24-5-70. Re-opened 31-1-72. Official Pictorial Cover. (RHS-6). Carried aboard the first train to cross the rebuilt bridge from Holyhead, and by T.P.O. Bangor to Crewe. 4" x 7.25". With 3 & 1/2p. ordinary G.P.O. postage stamp, cancelled "Bangor-Crewe T.P.O. 30 Jan 72". Also rubber stamped "Holyhead Parcels Office" and Britannia Bridge. Very fine condition.

GBP. 3-80.

228-1034. Great Central Railway. Official First Day Cover. By A.G. Bradbury, Leicester. 4.25" x 8.75". With a joined strip of five G.P.O. 12 pence each, commemorative stamps "Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1830". The stamps are all different and make up a train of locomotive engine and various carriages and wagons. Posted on the first day of Issued, 12 March 1980, at Loughborough Central Station, with rubber stamping cancellations. Very nice. Very fine condition.

GBP. 4-75.

228-1035. Llanfair P.G., Anglesey. Re-opening Railway Station. Official Commemorative Cover with a representation of the British Transport Commission 3d. Platform Ticket and map of the railway. By Scotsman Cover Services, Preston. 4" x 7.25". With a regular G.P.O. Welsh issue 7 & 1/2p. stamp. Postmarked "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch". Believed to be the only time the full spelling has appeared on a postmark. Dated "7th May 1973". Rubber stamped "Carried aboard British Railways first train to use Llanfair Station 7 May 1973". Delightful in very fine condition.

GBP. 6-50.

228-1036. Railways 1827-1975. Post Office First Day Cover. 4.5" x 7.5". Posted to Bexley Heath with four G.P.O. commemorative stamps, 12p "High-Speed Train", 10p "Caerphilly Castle", 8p "Waverley Class", 7p "Stephenson Locomotion". Postmarked "Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, 13 Aug 1975, first day of issue". Very nice. Very fine condition.

GBP. 7-00.

228-1037. R.H.D.R. and Dungeness Power Station. Official Pictorial Cover. Carried by train New Romney to Dungeness. (RHDR Cover No. 4). By Benham, Hythe. 4.25" x 8.5". With 13 pence, G.P.O. commemorative stamp "Electricity", cancelled by rubber stamp "Dungeness, Romney Marsh, Kent. 25 Jan 1978. 21 Year of British Nuclear Electricity". Also with Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 10p. gummed pictorial letter stamp affixed and cancelled with two further rubber stampings. Interest in this is increased as "Dungeness "A" Power Station will be shut down this year and dismantling started. Very nice in very fine condition.

GBP. 4-00.



RAILWAY VIDEO RECORDINGS

228-1038. Around the World in Search of Steam. The Life and Travels of Colin Garratt. Produced by Nick Dodson. Artsmagic. No. AT012. Filmed by Garratt. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". A must for anyone interested in photography, railways, adventure or travel. Very fine condition.

GBP. 7-00.

228-1039. Express Steam. Locomotives of the Southern Railway. British Railways. Castle Home Video. 1999. No. CHV 2087. (Previously released as CVB 1144). Approx running time 55 minutes. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Including some of the famous trains, the "Golden Arrow", the "Atlantic Coast Express" and "Bournemouth Belle", together with the Bullied Pacific Locomotives. and very much more. Very fine condition.

GBP. 7-50.

228-1040. Flying Scotsman. The Most Famous Steam Locomotive. Produced by Bendigo Sheet Productions. Published by Simitar Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd. 1991. No. SUK 21222. Running time 56 minutes. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Showing the locomotive on its visits to Australia and the U.S.A. together with footage in England. Very fine condition.

GBP. 7-50.

228-1041. The Great trans-American Train Ride. A Doug Jones Travelog. Produced by International Travel Films, Los Angeles. Haysbridge Video. Maybe circa 1980. No. 070V. V.H.S. cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated printed label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Running time approx 90 minutes. A spectacular coast to coast journey aboard three of America's great passenger trains, The Broadway Limited, The Californian Zephyr, and The Desert Wind. Plus cities and scenery. Very fine condition.

GBP. 8-50.

228-1042. The Latin American Archives. Steam Around the World. Artsmagic Ltd., Ebbw Vale. 2001. No. AT 365. V.H.S. cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Approx running time 66 minutes. Filmed by Harry Dodge between 1962 and 1971, including a journey over the Andes mountains; Brazils Leopoldina Railway, British locomotives in Argentina, the Antofagasta and Bolivia Railway, Southern and Central Peru; and much more. Very fine condition.

GBP. 8-50.

228-1043. Love Those Trains. National Geographic Video Library. Stylus Video. 1984. SV 1006. V.H.S. cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated printed label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Running time approx 60 minutes. Including the running of the ancient "John Bull" locomotive on tracks along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; old film of the Big Boy locomotive at work in the U.S.A. during the war years; and a run on the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul; together with much else. Very fine condition.

GBP. 8-50.

228-1044. Steam Alive. A Tribute to Steam. Tring Video, Watford. 1995. No. TVB 004. Approx 59 minutes. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". An account of the restoration of locomotives and trains, and of the dedicated groups of volunteers who preserve and run them. Very fine condition.

GBP. 7-00.

228-1045. Steam in Retrospect. Volume 4. Steam in the North. Railfilms Ltd., Altrincham. 1992. Filmed by Roger Nicholas during the 1960s. Approx running time 55 minutes. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". With visits to Wakefield, Market Weighton, Leeds, Keighley, Skipton, Gargrave, and numerous other places in the area. Showing many of the various locomotive types. Very fine condition.

GBP. 8-00.

228-1046. The William Tell Express. Artsmagic Ltd. No. AT 035. Produced in co-operation with the Swiss Federal Railways and the Lake Luzern Navigation Company. Running time approx 66 minutes. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour illustrated label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". From Luzerne to Locarno and Lugano. Very fine condition.

GBP. 8-00.



228-1047. Railway World. Volume 21. January to December, 1960. Nos. 236 to 247. Bound into dark maroon full leather boards with gilt title on spine. 9.5" x 7.25", 384 pages, illustrated by many photos, with drawings and maps. All in very fine condition.

GBP. 14-00.

228-1048. Ditto but Volume 22. January to December, 1961. Nos. 248 to 259. 420 pages. Very fine condition.

GBP. 14-00.

228-1049. Railways. A Bill for regulating railways. (Prepared and brought in by Lord Seymour and Mr. Loch). Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be printed 2nd June 1840. (London). 13" x 8", 4 pages. Nice early piece.

A Star item ***** GBP. 20-00.

228-1050. Railways (Electrical Power) Act, 1903. To facilitate the introduction and use of electrical power on railways.14th August1903. H.M. Government, London. 10.5" x 7.25", 3 pages. Disbound. Fine condition.

GBP. 5-50.

228-1051. Ralph Bustard, Member of the Stock Exchange Liverpool. Invoice for the cash purchase of Five-Hundred Pounds of Great Western Railway Debenture Stock on behalf of a client. November 1939. 6.5" x 8.25", black on blue. Signed with a gummed "Two Shillings Contract Note" stamp affixed. Nice piece. Generally very fine condition.

GBP. 7-50.

228-1052. RANSOME-WALLIS, P. The World's Smallest Public Railway. The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch. Ian Allan Ltd., London. (1957). First edition. 7.25" x 4.75", pictorial paper cover. 60 pages with numerous photos and several layout plans in text. A detailed guide to the railway. Ottley 7191.

GBP. 6-50.

228-1053. Rede Nacionel de los Ferrocarriles Espanoles. Locomotive No. 141.2034. Seen at Las Mallas, May 1964. Real Photograph, by E.A.S. Cotton. 3.5" x 4.5". Seen on a goods train to Huelva. This and the following are in very fine condition.

GBP. 1-35.

228-1054. Ditto but 230.4135, at Seville, San Bernado sub depot, May 1964. On the turntable. This was built by Sociedad Espanol de Construccion, Gallindo, Bilbao, 1926.

GBP. 1-35.

228-1055. Ditto but 231.2003, at Seville, San Jeronino, May 1964. Built by Babcox and Willox, 1926. Seen on turntable.

GBP. 1-35.

228-1056. Ditto but 231.2008, as above. Built by B&W in 1930. Standing in depot yard.

GBP. 1-35.

228-1057. Ditto but 231.2013, as above. Built by Alco in 1920. On turntable.

GBP. 1-35.

228-1058. Ditto but 231.2018, at Huelva Odiel depot, May 1964. Built by Alco in 1920. In yard. An ex MZA engine.

GBP. 1-35.

228-1059. Reseau Nationale des Chemins de Fer Malagasy. Graphique de la Marche des Trains entre Tananarive et Antsirabe. Service au 23 Juin 1969. 10" x 35", printed. French text. Working Time Tables in graph form, covers all services, out and back. With some amendments in ink. Very hard to come by. Generally fine condition.

A Star item ***** GBP. 10-50.

228-1060. RICHARDS, Tom., Compiled by. Was Your Grandfather a Railwayman? A Directory of records relating to staff employed by railways in the following countries with details of material and repositories: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Eire, India, New Zealand, United States of America. Second Edition. Tom Richards and the Federation of Family History Societies, Birmingham. 1992. Reprint of the second edition. 8.25" x 5.75", pictorial light card cover. (4) + 52 pages. A wide ranging listing. As new condition.

GBP. 3-50.

228-1061. ROBERTS, John Easter. North Western Enginemen. Recollections of 34 years on the footplate. Clapham (Via Lancaster): The Dalesman Publishing Co. Ltd. 1977. First edition. 8" x 5.25", pictorial light card cover. 88 pages with 15 photos. From 1918 to 1952. Ottley 12208. Very fine condition.

GBP. 3-30.



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