Subject: Steam locomotives (Keywords)

A guide to exploring Britain's last remaining historic lines, 'Britain's Heritage Railways' is for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip.

The story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service. Designed and built by the railways and workshops of Britain, France, Germany and the United States, these machines would take steam locomotive technology to new heights against a backdrop of...

One day a little boy sets out to visit his grandmother. But each station he comes to is full of a different sort of animal, and his grandmother is not a gorilla nor an elephant nor a walrus - nor a goanna! So the train steams on until, finally, on the very last station, there she is.

The true flavour of the glory days of steam is brought to life in this richly illustrated collection of tales and first-hand accounts from passengers and railwaymen across Britain.

Taken from over 56 hours of interviews collected by steam enthusiasts, 'Steam' charts the last days of the steam engine through recollections and tales told by those who worked the engines.

This publication explores the history of steam in Britain from the Rocket in 1829, through to the last main line locomotive in the 1960s.

After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were 'rationalised' and gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated without ready access to the main lines and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train t...

Inspired by the world-famous Haynes manuals, this book explains how Thomas the Tank Engine works, how his driver operates him, and how the enginers of the Sodor railway keep him in tip-top condition.