Railways
The Carlisle Accident and the Vacuum Brake. Opinions of the Press
[No Place, No Publisher], 1890. 'A considerable number of articles having appeared in the daily and technical press with regard to the disastrous collision which took place at the Citadel Station, Carlisle, on the 4th of March this year [1890], it has been thought desirable, in the interests of public..... More
Murray Bridge Railway Station [caption in pencil on the verso]
[Littlehampton?], Thomas Sladdin, [circa 1892?]. Davies and Stanbury record 'Thomas Sladden (Sladdin)' working as a photographer at three locations in SA: Littlehampton (1890-91); Sedan, 1892-94; and Lyndoch, 1895-1900 (with his brother John). Littlehampton is the closest of the three to Murray Bridge. More
Boston & Albany R.R. Dining Car Service between Boston and Utica on the Boston and Chicago Special ...
[Boston], Boston and Albany Railroad, 1894 ('6-5-'94'). Dinner was one dollar, and one could dine handsomely on Mackerel, Ribs of Beef or Spring Lamb, Fried Soft Shell Crabs, and all the trimmings. However, this pales beside the choices available on the wine list, commencing with seven varieties of Champagne ....... More
The Locomotives of the Great Northern Railway, 1847-1902
London, The Locomotive Publishing Co., 1903. More
Rules to be observed by All Persons in the Service of the South Australian Railways
Adelaide, C.E. Bristow, Government Printer, 1907. Together with 'Supplement to Rule Book. All Electric Signalling. Rules to be observed by All Persons in the Service of the South Australian Railways'. Adelaide, R.E.E. Rogers, Government Printer, 1915. Duodecimo, [20] pages (including the flyleaves, with some pages blank) with 9 pages of..... More
London and South Western Railway Time Tables. 1st October 1907 to 31st May 1908 or until further notice. [Bound with] ... 1st June to 30th September 1908 ... [and] 1st October 1908 to 31st May 1909 ...
London, London and South Western Railway, 1907 and 1908. The foot of the retained backstrip is stamped in gilt 'Supt. [Superintendent] of Line'; this might explain why these three handsome Edwardian time tables from the heyday of the London and South Western Railway are in such wonderful shape. More
'Territoria. The Great Lone Land. Land of the Dawning' [cover title]
Adelaide, Published by 'The Australian Garden & Field Proprietary' for the Australian Railways and Territory League, 1909. The sub-title beneath the drop-title 'Territoria' at the beginning of the text proper on page 5 is instructive: 'A Sketch of its Immense Resources. Reasons for Past Failures. Suggestions for Future Successes. The..... More
South Australian Railways. Southern Province Distance Table showing Distances between all Stations on connected Lines as on July 1st, 1910
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1910. More
The Barossa District. Souvenir. Gawler-Angaston Railway Opening [cover title]
Angaston, 'Barossa News' Limited (printed by Hussey and Gillingham, Adelaide), 1911. A very rare item of local history: we have handled only two other copies since 1976, and both were in worse condition than this one. The content is far more substantial than its title suggests; there are thirteen pages..... More
Trial of Franz Muller
London, William Hodge & Company, 1911. Murder on a British train in 1864. More
Northern Territory Railways and Ports - Reports of the Royal Commission
Melbourne, Government Printer, 1914. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 31 of 1914; only 950 copies printed. The Commissioners reported on 'the Routes (and classes) of necessary Railways ... The desirableness and practicability of creating new Ports [and] The desirableness of setting apart an area for the eventual creation of a New..... More
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland
London, The Railway Gazette, 1920. More
An Economic History of Modern Britain. The Early Railway Age, 1820-1850
London, Cambridge University Press, 1926 [first edition]. With the ownership signature of Professor W[ilfred] D. Borrie, 'the father of Australian demography'. Not least, the impact of the Railway Revolution on England in the early nineteenth century. Includes 2 folding maps; rare with the dustwrapper. More
The Book of the Railway
London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1927. More
History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. I. 1833-1863 [and] Vol. II. 1863-1921
London, Great Western Railway Company, 1927 and 1931. [3 items]. More
Wigs and Wags. A Volume of Fun, Facts & Faces about Our Railways. 60 Cartoons
Adelaide, Printed by Pritchard Brothers, c.1928]. Loosely inserted is an original pencil caricature by Maegraith (dated 1950); on the verso are twelve autographs of WA cricketers (plus the manager, Bryant) dated November 1949. A fund-raiser for charity. More
Power Makes Money. The Locomotive Booster provides More Power for Every Locomotive. [Cover title]
[Chicago], Franklin Railway Supply Co., Inc., 1928. 'The Locomotive Booster makes it possible to use more of the weight of the locomotive on the rails to produce power'. More
Steel of Empire. The Romantic History of the Canadian Pacific, the Northwest Passage of Today
Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1935. More
'The Coronation' and Other Famous L.N.E.R. Trains
London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1937. More
Life As I See It
Adelaide, Hunkin, Ellis and King Ltd., 1946. A broad-ranging memoir, with chapters on railway work in central Australia, prospecting for gold and silver, fruit growing, station life and shearing in South Australia and Western Australia, as well as meditations on politics, bookmaking, the atomic bomb, soil erosion etc. The dustwrapper..... More
'Standard' Wheel Truing Machine for Diesel Locomotives, Passenger Cars [and] Freight Cars. [Amazing New Wheel Conditioner (cover sub-title)]
Chicago, Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, 1946. 'From a research-development program over a period of several years Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company has developed a machine to maintain wheels without removal from the car or diesel locomotive' (sub-title). More
'Standard' Wheel Truing Machine for Diesel Locomotives, Passenger Cars [and] Freight Cars. [Amazing New Wheel Conditioner (cover sub-title)]
Chicago, Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, 1946. 'From a research-development program over a period of several years Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company has developed a machine to maintain wheels without removal from the car or diesel locomotive' (sub-title). More
The Robinson Locomotives of the Great Central Railway, 1900-1923. A Brief Descriptive Illustrated Souvenir of Types
London, E.V. Aldrich, 1946. Item 3 of the 'Langloco' series. More
Narrow Gauge Railways of Ireland
London, Greenlake Publications Limited, 1946. More
History of Southern Railway Locomotives to 1938
London, The Institution of Locomotive Engineers, 1948. The subtitle is 'Paper to be read before the Institution by C.S. Cocks, Member, on Wednesday 17th November, 1948, in London'. It was issued in advance of the reading, and 'Subject to Revision' is printed at the head of the first page. More
Waterloo. One Hundred Years in the Life of a Great Railway Station
London, British Railways, Southern Region, [1948]. '1848-1948, Waterloo Station Centenary' [cover title]. More
Locomotives of the British Railways. Southern Group. A Pictorial Record. [Together with] ... London, Midlands & Scottish Group. A Pictorial Record
London, Andrew Dakers Limited, [1950s] and 1955. More
The Lighted Flame. A History of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1950. More
The Beauty of Old Trains
London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1952. More
British Railway History. An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways, 1830-1876
London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1954. More
Southern Electric. The History of the World's Largest Suburban Electrified System
London, Ian Allan Ltd., 1958 (second impression)/ 1957. More
Main Lines across the Border
London, Thomas Nelson and Son Ltd., 1960. More
Mr. Pullman's Elegant Palace Car
New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961. More
The Great Eastern Railway
London, Ian Allan Ltd., 1961(third edition)/ 1955. More
Railway Picture Gallery
London, Ian Allan Ltd, [1962]. More
Ace Enginemen
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1963. More
The Last Steam Locomotives of Western Europe
London, Ian Allan, 1963. More
Quest for Crisis. A World-Ranging Search for Clues to the Transport Future
New York, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1963. '... a shocking account of transport ills in the world today ...' (dustwrapper). More
British Pacific Locomotives
London, Ian Allen Ltd, 1963 (second edition)/ 1962. More
A History of the Southern Railway. Volume I [and] Volume II
London, Ian Allan, 1963 (second, enlarged edition)/ 1937. More
A Southern Region. (Chronology and Record, 1803-1965 [cover subtitle])
Lingfield, The Oakwood Press, 1964. More
The Springburn Story. The History of the Scottish Railway Metropolis
Dawlish, David & Charles and London, MacDonald, 1964. More
The North Eastern Railway
London, Ian Allan, 1964. More
Locomotives at the Grouping. [Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4]
London, Ian Allan, [1965], 1966, 1966 and 1966. The complete set. Titles are; Volume 1: Southern Railway; Volume 2: London & North Eastern Railway; Volume 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway; and Volume 4: Great Western Railway. More
Steam in Europe
London, Ian Allan, 1966. More
A collection of catalogues and ephemera relating to locomotive air brakes manufactured by Davies & Metcalfe Ltd.
Romiley, Davies and Metcalfe, 1966. The group comprises: (1) 5 slim catalogues for brake valves and cylinders; (2) 10 reproduced schematic diagrams (3 folding) by the company; and (3) A typed letter on Davies & Metcalfe letterhead (dated 18 January 1966) to J. Langdon Parsons of Langdon Parsons Pty Ltd..... More
Reflections on a Railway Career, from LNWR to BR
London, Ian Allan, 1966. More
The London and South Western Railway
London, Ian Allan, [1966]. More