229-1546. Organisation des Transports dans des Grandes Cities. par Marc Langevin, Ingenier en Chef du Service des Etudes de l'Exploitation du Chemin de Fer Metropolitan. Cette etude a fait l'objet d'une conference au centre d'Etudes Superieures des Transports, le 31 Mai 1944. 10.25" x 8", printed light card cover. (5) + 161 + (4) pages + 56 plates with 94 figures that show photos, drawings, diagrams and charts. French text. This book was produced in the days of wartime austerity and shortage, it is an important work. Very scarce. This is in generally very fine condition.
OSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESBAHNEN. Official Items
229-1547. 1-A-1 Nassdampf-Zwillings-Personenzugs-Tenderlokomotive, Reihe 12. Alt No. 97.153 gebaut 1898 von Krauss, Linz; neue No. 12.01, umgebaut 1934, von werkstatte Floridsdorf. Official Drawing and Specification Sheet, from OBB Rolling Stock Register. 11.5" x 24.5", drawing dated 1934. on a scale of 1:25. Showing a detailed side elevation and half plan view. With major dimensions and a lengthy list of specifications. German text. These are informative and pleasing, they are folded and in very fine condition..
229-1548. Ditto but 2-D Heissdampf-Schnellzugslokomotive, Reihe 113 mit Tender, Reihe 85. 11" x 21.5" print dated May 1923. Scale 1:50, shown in side and end elevations and half plan, parts in section.
229-1549. Patent Specification, for an invention that is related to railways and registered at The Patent Office, London. James Reagan, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Engineer. "Improvement in shaking grates for stationary locomotive and marine boilers." August 1896. No. 17735. H.M. Stationery Office, London. Original printing. 11" x 7.5", complete with drawings as called for. 7 pages + 10 drawings on 5 fold-out sheets. This and that following in generally fine condition.
229-1550. Ditto but Joseph Ambroise Meunier, Clock Maker; and Count Marie Georges de Bengy-Puyvallee, Sculptor, both of Rue Cimarose, Paris, France: "Improvements in means for controlling railways." 2nd February 1897. No. 2799. 3 pages + 1 fold-out drawing. A mechanical system.
229-1551. PAYE, P. The Saffron Walden Branch. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Co. 1981. First edition. 8.25" x 5.75", pictorial light card cover. (6) + 170 pages illustrated by many photos, several facsimiles and numerous drawings and diagrams. A detailed history and description of the railway and its traffic. This has a personal dedication to a previous owner in ink on the title pages. Very fine condition.
229-1552. Pennsylvania Railroad, electric Locomotive No. 3331. Real Photograph. Anon. 4.5" x 6.25". The 2-8-8-2 is shown in an end and side view. The result is a rather stark picture. Very fine condition.
229-1553. Peterborough Wisbeach and Sutton Railway Act, 1863. To make a railway from Peterborough to Thorney, Wisbeach, and Sutton; and other purposes. 28th July 1863. H.M. Government, London. 1868 printing. 12.5" x 7.25". (28) pages. An un-opened copy in generally fine condition.
229-1554. Pfalzizchen Maximiliansbahn. Geschaft-Bericht der Direction de Pfalz. Maximiliansbahn fur das Berwaltungsjahr 1856/57, erstattet an die generalversammlung der Actionare, zu Ludwigshafen am Rhein, am 6. Januar 1858. Buchdruckerei von D. Baur in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. 1857. Original printing. 10.5" x 8.25" paper cover. xiv + 26 pages + 10 tables, 6 of which fold-out. Wide margin pages for binding, German text. An important detailed report. Titled cover a little age grubby, spine rubbed but otherwise fine condition
229-1555. Polytechnic Holidays in Great Britain, 1939. A catalogue of Summer Tours. London: The Polytechnic Touring Association Ltd. 8.25" x 5.25", pictorial paper cover. 64 pages + (4) pages with illustrations. With a lengthy listing of places to stay and various excursions, all prices, together with train fares.
229-1556. The Portpatrick Railway Act. 1857. To construct a railway. 10th August 1857. H.M. Government, London. 1864 printing. 12" x 7.25", 22 pages. Disbound.
229-1557. POTTER, David. The Talyllyn Railway. David St. John Thomas, Newton Abbot. 1990. First edition. 8.75" x 5.5", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 256 pages with 59 photos on plates and some sketch drawings and layout plans in text. A history and description of the railway. Generally very fine condition
229-1558. PRENTICE, Bob., Compiled by. The Reconstruction of the Victorian Provincial Tramways. An illustrated account of the Victorian Provincial Tramways prior to and after take-over by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. Published by the Haddon Tramway Workshops. 1976. 9" x 6", pictorial light card cover. 16 pages with some photos in text & a drawing. Giving a descriptive history. Fine condition.
229-1559. Pullman Car Company Limited. Hull to King's Cross. Price 9s. 0d. Ticket for one journey only when accompanied by a First Class Railway Ticket. Edmondson type. Black on off-white. Issued 1951. Rubbed on the verso otherwise very fine condition.
229-1560. RADFORD, J.B. Derby Works and Midland Locomotives. The story of the works, its men, and the locomotives they built. London: Ian Allan Ltd. 1971. First edition. 9.25" x 6", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 239 pages with a plan of the works and 6 line drawings in text + 48 pages with 105 photos. With 4 appendices which include a detailed list of locomotive and boiler construction. An important history. Ottley 10529. Near mint condition.
229-1561. East German Steam. Filmed in June 1976 on the Czech border of East Germany, many interesting locos are shown, including narrow gauge. Super 8mm in colour with sound. P.M. Films, Beaconsfield. "The World of Steam" series. Issued circa 1980. On 5" reel, some 200 feet. In light card box, 5.25" x 5.25" x 0.5", with printed label. Very fine condition.
229-1562. Ditto but Rhodesian Railway, 1976. Super 8mm in colour with sound. Issued circa 1980. On 5" reel, full. In box. Very fine condition.
229-1563. The Mail Goes Through. An amusing story of two reckless villains who try to rob a train, good triumphs over evil and the mail goes through! Super 8mm film in black & white with sound. Walton Home Movies. No. A 263. Maybe circa 1960s. On 5" reel, some 200 feet length. In light card box with printed label, 5.25" x 5.25" x 0.5". Film in fine condition.
229-1564. The Marlow Donkey. Super 8mm film with sound. P.M. Films, Beaconsfield. Maybe issued 1970s. On 5" reel, full. In light card box with printed label, 5.25" x 5.25" x 0.5". Very fine condition.
229-1565. Steam & Diesel in the 50's and 60's. Super 8mm film with stereo sound. No other details known. On 5" reel, some 120 feet length. In light card box, 5.25" x 5.25" x 0.5". Film in fine condition.
229-1566. Railway Clearing House. Official Railway Junction Diagram. Plate No. 109. Brierley, Cudworth, Monk Bretton, Nostell, Shafton & Stairfoot. R.C.H. London. 1911 printing. 6.25" x 10", 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 are in very fine condition.
229-1567. Ditto but Plate 120. Bath, Chard, Highbridge, & Wells. 1907 printing.
229-1568. Ditto but 128. Athenry, Claremorris & Collooney. Palace, East & Tralee. 1909 printing.
229-1569. R.C.T.S. "River Rail Tour" train at New Cross Gate. March 1958. Real Photograph. F.W. Goudie. 3.5" x 5.5". Standing at the platform with "H" class, No. 31518 in charge. Very fine condition.
229-1570. The Railway Handbook, 1936-1937. Compiled under the direction of the Editor of The Railway Gazette. The Railway Publishing Company Limited, London. 1936. 8.5" x 5.5" pictorial paper cover. 96 pages. Quite good reference. Fine condition.
229-1571. The Railway Magazine. Volume 68. January to June, 1931. 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 illustrated by many photos and numerous drawings & maps + 6 plates, one of which in colour. With much happening during this period. This and those following are delightful in fine condition.
229-1572. Ditto but Volume 70. January to June, 1932. (4) + 468 pages + 6 plates, one in colour.
229-1573. Ditto but Vol. 71. July to December, 1932. (4) + 468 pages + 6 plates, one in colour.
229-1574. Ditto but Vol. 72. January to June, 1933. (4) + 468 pages + 6 plates, one is in colour and folds out.
229-1575. AHRONS. A plain cover envelope, 4.5" x 6.75". Posted to E.L. Ahrons, the locomotive engineer and railway author, at Nottingham, in December 1923, by the Locomotive Publishing Company, London. With a regular G.P.O. 1 & 1/2d postage stamp. Envelope damaged on back flap.
229-1576. Festiniog Railway. Railway Letter Post 1891-1971. Festiniog Rly by Agreement with G.P.O. Signed 28 May 1891. 80 Year Anniversary Commemorative Cover, First Day of Issue. 4.25" x 8.5". With a "Festiniog Railway Letter Fee 10p" stamp,, cancelled by rubber stamp "Festiniog Rly. Portmadoc. 80", To be Posted on arrival at Penrhyn. Also a regular G.P.O. 3p. stamp, postmarked "Penrhyndeudraeth Merioneth 18 May 1971." Complete with a F.R. Brochure Timetable for 1971 inside the cover. Excellent. Very fine condition.
229-1577. North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Last Day of B.R. Railway Letters. Pictorial Commemorative Cover. 4.25" x 8.5". With a pictorial "North Yorkshire Moors Railway Letter 20p" stamp, cancelled by a "N.Y.M.R." rubber stamp. Also a "B.R. Whitby Town. Paid Parcel", gummed label, cancelled by rubber stamp "Whitby (Town). BR. ER. 8 June 1984". Also a regular G.P.O. 16p stamp, with date stamping "N.Y.M.R. Levisham Booking Office, 8 Jun 1984". Very fine condition.
229-1578. Central. A driver's eye view. Narrated by Rob Curling. Written by Hugh Madgin. Produced by Peter Middleton. Video 125. 1992. No. DEV 013. Running time 90 minutes. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour printed label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Filmed from the drivers cab in 1992 on the London Underground, Central Line. This includes the busiest section on the whole underground network, between Liverpool Street and Stratford, and perhaps the least busiest on the Ongar Branch. Near new condition.
229-1579. Scenic Railway Journeys of the World: The Grand Tour! Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Italy. Live the adventure, experience the romance of the world's most spectacular rail journeys. Readers Digest Association Limited, London. 1998. No. RDV 087-881/2. Running time 56 minutes approx. VHS cassette in original plastic box with colour printed label. 8" x 4.75" x 1.25". Savour the splendours of Europe. As new condition.
229-1580. Ditto but ... New Worlds, Old Worlds. USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru. 1998. RDV 087-881/1. 56 minutes approx. In box. Explore the Americas by train, both the new and the old. As new condition.
229-1581. Railway World. Volume 30. Numbers 344 to 355. January to December 1969. Magazine by Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton. Bound into publishers light brown cloth boards with title on spine. 9.5" x 7.25". 564 pages, including volume index + some colour plates and several advert pages. Most interesting articles in these. This and those following are in very fine condition.
229-1582. Ditto but Volume 32. Numbers 368 to 379. Jan to Dec, 1971. 559 pages and as before.
229-1583. Ditto but Vol. 33. Nos. 380 to 391. Jan to Dec, 1972. 554 pages, as above.
229-1584. Ditto but Vol. 37. Nos. 429 to 440. Jan to Dec, 1976. 544 pages, as above.
229-1585. Ditto but Vol. 38. Nos. 441 to 452. Jan to Dec, 1977. 531 pages, as above.
229-1586. Rallye Stedef, 1958, en Uzege et Camargue. Docoments Commemoratifs. Ex Typis Henrici Peladani Ucetiensis, 1958. By private presentation only, in a limited printing of 115 copies. 10" x 6.5", pictorial paper cover. (12) pages + (6) plates with 10 photos. French text. A commemorative souvenir of the private dinner party for the originators and participants in the Uzes Museum and Publishers, Gard, France. The event took place at Uzes on the 7th June 1958 and this was produced dated 15th September 1958. This copy is not numbered as it came from a major participant in the venture, the printer. Fine condition.
229-1587. Ramsgate steam train at Chatham. March 1959. Photographic Postcard. Pamlin Prints, Croydon. Card M.91. 1969. 3.5" x 5.5". No. 34013 on head. Unused. Mint condition.
229-1588. RANSOME-WALLIS, P. All About Locomotive and Trains and your Camera. The Focal Press, London. (1957). First edition. "Photo Guide" No. 75. 6.25" x 4.75", pictorial paper cover. 56 pages with several photos and some diagrams. Ottley 7863. Very fine condition.
229-1589. RANSOME-WALLIS, P. Edited by. The Concise Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives. Contributors: G. Freeman Allen, P. Ransome Wallis, H.M. Le Fleming, David P. Morgan, J.M. Doherty, C.R.H. Simpson, S.O. Ell, O.S. Nock, and F.J.G. Haut. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. 1959. First edition. New Horizon Books series. 10" x 7.5", cloth boards in generally fine condition wrapper. 512 pages with 294 photos, 111 drawings and diagrams, and 16 colour plates. Gives a considerable reference authority. Ottley 2807. Fine condition.
229-1590. RANSOME-WALLIS, P. The Last Steam Locomotives of British Railways. London: Book Club Associates by arrangement with Ian Allan Ltd. 1987. Third impression. 11.25" x 8.75", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 191 pages illustrated by 316 photographs, mostly taken by the author, all with lengthy and detailed descriptions. First published in 1966 this gives an excellent pictorial account of all of the types found on B.R. during that period. See Ottley 8185. Generally very fine condition.
229-1591. READE, Lewis. Branch Line Memories. Volume Three. Southern. Atlantic Transport & Historical Publishers, Redruth. 1984. First edition. 8" x 8.25", pictorial light card cover. (48) pages, of an Introduction and numerous photos with lengthy descriptive notes. Near mint condition.
229-1592. Rede Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Espanoles. Locomotive No. 231.2008 at San Jeronimo, May 1964. Real Photograph, by E.A.S. Cotton. 3.5" x 4.5". An ex Andaluces Railway engine, built by B&W, works No. 361/1930. Fine condition.
229-1593. Ditto but No. 282.0430, at Valencia, Alameda depot, May 1963. Built B&W, 739/61, the last steam engine built for RENFE. Fine condition.
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