Railway Books

Midland Main Lines

Harrow to Watford

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

This part of the first main line between London and the Midlands had no intermed...

Western Main Lines

Barmouth to Pwllheli

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Set between the seashore and the mountains, which adds to the pleasure of seeing...

Country Railway Routes

Yeovil to Dorchester

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Once carrying expresses between London and Weymouth, this rural route passed thr...

Eastern Main Lines

Nottingham to Boston

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

We start with a tour of a number of Nottingham stations, including one dedicated...

Midland Main Lines

Loughborough to Nottingham

by David Pearce

The Loughborough to Nottingham section of the Great Central Railway’s London Ext...

Branch Lines

Branch Lines around Market Drayton

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

We can enjoy three rural journeys from the past. The first two were for long par...

Eastern Main Lines

Barking to Southend

by Dr. Edwin Course

This volume contains many views of the elegant locomotives that were operated by...

Branch Lines

Branch Lines around Hertford and Hatfield

by Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith, Sue Woodward & Geoff Woodward

The evolution of the present electrified branch to Hertford East through the ste...

Eastern Main Lines

Spalding to Grimsby

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Noted for its fruit, vegetable and flower traffic, the route carried a variety o...

Scottish Main Lines

Berwick to Drem

by Roger Darsley & Dennis Lovett

Authorised on 1844 and opened in 1846, the North British Railway linked Edinburg...

Midland Main Lines

Birmingham to Tamworth and Nuneaton

by Vic Mitchell

The complex junctions and diverse industries in the eastern area of Birmingham a...

Country Railway Routes

Birkenhead to West Kirby

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The West Wirral stations are shown in different eras and much steam activity is ...

Narrow Gauge

Harz Revisited

by John Organ

Despite being in operation since the latter years of the 19th century, the exten...

Country Railway Routes

Stafford to Wellington

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The London & North Western Railway operated both the route and branch and so...

Northern Lines

Crewe to Manchester

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The complex and fascinating history of this very early route is illustrated in d...