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244-0581. The ABC or Alphabetical Railway Guide. December 1928. London: Issued monthly. No. 902 in series. 8.25" x 5", printed paper cover. 8 pages, including covers + 316 pages of adverts, many of which are pictorial + 592 pages of train times, fares and other information + a large fold-out map. Much interest in the adverts. A very good copy that has not been much used, tight and complete.
244-0582. The Acton and Brentford Railway Act, 1865. To construct a railway; and for other purposes. 5th July 1865. H.M. Government, London. All Acts in this listing are first printing unless shown otherwise. 11.75" x 7.25", (18) pages. Disbound. Generally fine condition.
244-0583. AHRONS, E.L. Locomotive and Train Working in the Latter part of the Nineteenth Century. Volume Five: South Eastern Railway. London, Chatham and Dover Railway. London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. London and South Western Railway. Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways. W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge. 1953. First edition in this form, the content being a reprint of articles from The Railway Magazine, during the period 1917 to 1925. 9" x 6.25", cloth boards. 10 + 131 pages + 24 pages with 48 photos. A classic work. Ottley 3785. Fine condition.
244-0584. ALLCHIN, M.C.V. A History of Highland Locomotives. Southsea: Railway Hobbies Ltd. 1947. First edition. 8.25" x 5.25", printed boards. 72 pages, with 84 photos & some 21 scale drawings. Giving listings of all locomotives, including those of constituent companies, from the earliest times; with numbers, dates, builder, brief specifications, etc. Good information. Ottley 6167. Near mint condition.
244-0585. A.E.G. Mitteilungen 1927. Technical papers by the Allgemeine Elektricitats Gesellschaft, Engineers, Scientists, and Heads of Departments; for circulation among selected employees of the group. An archive set, bound in original blue cloth boards, gilt title on spine. 11.5" x 8.5", 12 pages title and index + 514 pages illustrated by very many photos and drawings, all on art paper. German text. Well illustrated and very detailed papers on current work in hand and contemporary design and practice within the company. A small mouse chew at the bottom corner of front board but the content is in very fine condition.
244-0586. American Railway Engineering Association. Bulletin. Volume 40. No. 410. March 1939. A.R.E.A. Chicago, U.S.A. Individual copies. 9" x 6" printed paper covers, 108 pages, illustrated as required + (20) pages of adverts, many pictorial. Substantial technical papers on all aspects of the construction and maintenance of railways and railroads, with an emphasis on earth works, permanent way, structures and buildings, etcetera. This and those following are in generally fine condition.
244-0587. Ditto but Volume 41. No. 415. January 1940. (3) + pages 323 + 476 + 2 fold-outs + (2) pages.
244-0588. Ditto but No. 416. February 1940. 228-0594. Ditto but Vol. 42. No. 418. June-July 1940. 217 pages + 15 fold-outs + (1) page.
244-0589. Ditto but Vol. 42. No. 418. June-July 1940. 217 pages + 15 fold-outs + (1) page.
244-0590. Annual Bulletin of Transport Statistics, 1953. United Nations, Economic Division, Geneve. 1955. Fifth year in series, Publication No. 1955.II.E.1. 11" x 8.5", printed paper cover. 6 + 132 pages, with some graphs and numerous tables + (10) pages with 8 diagram maps. Full English and French text. Outer cover slightly grubby but otherwise very fine condition.
244-0591. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System, Time Tables. Corrected to 1st February 1931. Official. 9.25" x 7.75", 64 pages, including cover, of full Public Time Tables and information, including 8 pages of system diagrams with stations named. This, the only line under one management, all the way from Chicago and Kansas City to California and Arizona. Some pencil marking in a few places.
244-0592. Australia. The first steam locomotive to be built in New South Wales, constructed 1856. Real Photograph. A. D. MacDonald, Merrylands. 3.25" x 5.5". The 0-4-2 and six wheel tender is shown standing in sidings, date not known but might be 1940s. Fine condition.
244-0593. Austria. K. K. St. B. Locomotive No. 56.740. Real Photograph. Lichtbild Ing. Otto Zell, Wien. 3.5" x 5.5". Thje 0-6-0 and six wheel tender is about to start on train. Fine condition.
244-0594. Austrian Railways. Verkehrs - und Reisekarte von Osterreich. Maastab 1 : 600.000 mit allen staatlichen und privaten Kraftwagenlinien und Eisenbahnlinien. Wien: Herausgegeben von Bundesamt fur Eich - u. Vermessungswesen (Landesaufnahme). Seemingly circa 1937. 21.5" x 41", detailed colour railway map, folding between light card covers, 11" x 5". German text. Clean and bright in generally fine condition.
244-0595. Avonmouth Light Railway (Revival and Extension of Time) Order, 1912. By the Light Railway Commissioners, and confirmed by the Board of Trade. Presented to both Houses of Parliament. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 1912. 11.75" x 8". 4 pages. Disbound.
244-0596. BAKER, Michael H.C. The Southern Electric Story. A personal celebration of 'the world's largest main line electric railway'. Silver Link Publishing Ltd., Kettering. 1993. First edition in "The Nostalgia Collection". 11.25" x 8.5", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 128 pages illustrated by many photos in text and a couple of diagram maps. A good and informative account. As new condition.
244-0597. Baldwin Locomotive Company, U.S.A. 0-6-0T Locomotive, class 35, built for American Railroad of Porto Rico. Road No. 103. Sales Publicity Card. 4" x 7.25", real photograph showing right side elevation, with specifications on verso. All cards are contemporary with engine being built, all in very fine condition.
244-0598. Ditto but 2-8-2T, class 16, for C. del F. Cantabrico, Spain. No. 22, named "Unquera".
244-0599. Ditto but class 486 for LeHigh Valley Railroad, U.S.A. No. 373. Company class N3.
244-0600. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Certificate of One Hundred Shares of Preferred Stock, at a Par value of One Hundred Dollars each. Issued in 1955, fully signed by all required parties. 7.5" x 11.5", green on white, engraved in an ornate style on quality paper, by the "International Bank Note Co., New York." Incorporating an attractive vignette showing a very early passenger train hauled by a four wheeled vertical boiler locomotive engine with an open truck loaded with wooden barrels, which I presume were to hold water for the boiler: followed by a closed double decked carriage and an open carriage, both of which derive from horse drawn vehicles before adaptation to the railway. The certificate has been "Cancelled in 1958" by rubber stamping and three holes punched in signature. An impressive piece that is suited for mounting in a glazed frame for display. Very fine condition.
244-0601. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Passenger Diesel, class DP-2 & DP-2x, and Simple Mallett, class EL-5a. Official Company Publicity. Issued circa 1940s. 11" x 17", art paper illustrated on both sides with photos and detailed scale drawings showing the locomotives in side, front and rear elevations, and plan views; with major dimensions, brief specifications and company running numbers. The drawings are in full size for HS scale with the B & O logo and company slogan shown on both sides, These were only available to railroad modellers who actually intended to make a model of the type in question; they had to make a personal application to the company to obtain them, they were not available to collectors of the company paperwork. Nice items. Rolled. Fine condition.
244-0602. Ditto but Modernized Dining Car, class F-4bm. and Colonial Dining Car, class F-4b. Rolled. Very fine condition.
244-0603. The B.& O. Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. Brochure. Circa 1979. 18.25" x 8", 2 sides. With 15 photos, a diagram plan and some artwork. Giving a brief description of some of the exhibits. Folds to 9" x 4". Very fine condition.
244-0604. Baltimore Region Rapid Transit System. Reisterstown Plaza Station. Descriptive Brochure. State of Maryland Department of Transportation. (1980). 10.75" x 8.5", 2 sides, with 3 photos, a drawing, a street plan and a diagram. Construction is underway with a projected opening in late 1982. Folds to 3.75" x 8.5". Near mint condition.
244-0605. Ditto but ... The Subway, Baltimore on the move. Circa 1980. 14" x 8.25", 2 sides, with 3 photos, 3 drawings, and a diagram. Giving a brief description of the new rail extension being built from Charles Center to Reisterstown Plaza, with seven intermediate stations. 3.5" x 8.25". Near mint condition.
244-0606. Bedside Back Track: Aspects of Britain's Railway History. An Anthology Edited by Devid Jenkinson. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. November 1993. First Edition in this form. 12" x 8.5", cloth boards in an as new condition wrapper. 144 pages with very nice photos, some in colour, together with numerous drawings. This book was designed to compliment the well known BackTrack magazines. As new condition.
244-0607. Belfast & County Down Railway. Belfast to Bangor. Third class, Child. One Day Excursion Ticket. 1.25" x 2.75", paper, roll type, by Bell Punch Company, London. Black on biscuit. Not dated. Fine condition.
244-0608. Belfast and County Down Railway. Report of the Directors, and Statement of Financial Accounts for year ended 31st December 1934. 14.25" x 9.75", 3 pages. Very fine condition.
244-0609. Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Act, 1882. To construct railways in substitution of authorised lines; to raise capital; and other purposes. 3rd July 1882. H.M. Government, London. 10.5" x 7.25", 10 pages. Disbound.
244-0610. Ditto but Act, 1883. To provide for subscribing to the Limavady and Dungiven Railway; appoint directors of the Ballymena and Cushendall and Redbay Railways; and other purposes. 16th July 1883. 6 pages. Disbound.
244-0611. Bexley Station in S.E.R. days. Photographic Postcard. Pamlin Prints, Croydon. Card M164. Circa 1974. 3.52 x 5.5". With train running in. Might be circa 1910. Unused. Mint condition.
244-0612. BLENKINSOP, R. J. Big Four Cameramen. Leicester: The Promotional Reprint Company Ltd. 1985. First edition in this form. Being a new omnibus edition of four books published during the 1970s and 1980. 11.5" x 8.25", pictorial boards in a very fine condition wrapper. Some (360) pages with 378 photos with full descriptions and dates. Showing pictures of locomotives mostly working on train, in many parts of the country taken between 1951 and 1965. The big four title is therefore somewhat misleading for this book. however it is of course true that many of the subjects started life in one of the big four companies. Nontheless a very nice gathering of fine pictures. See Ottley 8103, 8104, 8105. Very fine condition.
244-0613. Bluebell Railway. Brochure & Timetable 1980. 20th Anniversary Year. 8" x 20.5", 2 sides, with a colour photo and map. Including various information. Folds to 8" x 5". Very fine condition.
244-0614. Bluebell Railway. Sheffield Park. Admit One to Platform & Museum. Ticket. Edmondson type. Black on white. Issued 1963. Very fine condition.
244-0615. Ditto but Parking Ticket for Motor Car or Three Wheeled Vehicle at Sheffield Park. Black on biscuit. Not dated. Near mint condition.
244-0616. Bluebell Steam in Retrospect. Sheffield Park: Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. 1980. First edition. 11" x 8.75", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. (112) pages with an Introduction and 217 photos with descriptions + 11 further photos. Showing the motive power of the line. Ottley 8841. Very fine condition.
244-0617. BONNETT, Harold. Smoke and Steam! Footplate memories of the G.N. and L.N.E.R. in the 1920s. Truro: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. 1981. First edition. 8.25" x 5.25", pictorial light card cover. 109 pages with several photos in text + (3) pages of publishers adverts. An autobiography; the author started his railway life in 1924, becoming a cleaner at Grantham Locomotive Shed. As new condition.
244-0618. BOYLET, Lionel J. Eastbourne Tramways. London: Ian Allan. (1964). First edition. 7.25" x 4.75", pictorial paper cover. 18 pages with 17 photos and a sketch map. A history and description of the 2 foot gauge electric tramway with overhead power supply, and its fleet of replica tramcars. Ottley 2407. Fine condition.
244-0619. BRAME, J.S.S., & J.G. King. Fuel. Solid, liquid and gaseous. Edward Arnold & Co., London. 1935. 4th edition. 9.25" x 6" cloth boards, gilt title on spine. xvi + 422 pages illustrated by 82 drawings and 63 tables + 2 plates of photos. An erudite study of fuel in all types and kinds, for many and various applications. Fine condition.
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