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Heritage Railways - Great Britain: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Explore the best illustrated books on the history, models and evolution of railway lines, locomotives and other rolling stock of heritage railways in Britain.

Preserved Steam (Britain's Heritage Railways - Vol. 1)

Geoff Swaine's superb photography captures the very best of Britain's preserved steam in action at locations throughout the country.

Product details

Author:Geoff Swaine
Details:96 pages, 9.25 x 6.5 x 0.31 in (23.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:180 b&w and color photos
Language:English
Publisher:Amberley Publishing (GB, 2014)
ISBN:9781445639451
Book cover: Preserved Steam (Britain's Heritage Railways - Vol. 1) | Amberley

Preserved Steam (Britain's Heritage Railways - Vol. 1)

Language: English

Preserved Steam (Britain's Heritage Railways - Vol. 2)

Following on from Britain's Heritage Railways: Preserved Steam Volume 1, Geoff Swaine presents a new collection of images covering some of Britain's most celebrated heritage lines:
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, the Bluebell Railway, the North York Moors Railway, Didcot Railway Centre, the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line), the West Somerset Railway, the Great Central Railway, the Swanage Railway, the Severn Valley Railway, the North Norfolk Railway, the Kent & East Sussex Railway, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, the langollen Railway, the Midland Railway Centre, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, the South Devon Railway, the Dartmouth Steam Railway, the Nene Valley Railway and the East Anglian Railway.

Geoff Swaine's superb photography captures the very best of Britain's preserved steam in action at locations throughout the country.

Product details

Author:Geoff Swaine
Details:96 pages, 9.25 x 6.5 in (23.5 x 16.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:180 b&w and color photos
Language:English
Publisher:Amberley Publishing (GB, 2015)
ISBN:9781445649467
Book cover: Preserved Steam (Britain's Heritage Railways - Vol. 2) | Amberley

Preserved Steam (Britain's Heritage Railways - Vol. 2)

Language: English

Steam Today : Britain's Heritage Railways in Photographs

In the 1960s, as steam locomotives were being hurriedly removed from Britain's railways, a band of enthusiasts formed to save what they could. In the process, they laid the tracks for the thriving network that is the British heritage railway scene today.

To showcase this living industrial museum, photographer Geoff Swaine has selected over 200 photographs of Britain's heritage railways, including the Bluebell Railway to Llangollen, the Severn Valley, North York Moors, Great Western and Great Central railways, and many more.

Steam Today is an evocative tribute to theengines and the people that keep our rail history in motion. Geoff Swaine embarked upon a career as a leading heritage photographer and photographic archivist after retiring from his work in architecture. He has written a number of books and articles on railways.

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Author:Geoff Swaine
Details:120 pages, 8.9 x 9.8 in (22.5 x 25 cm), paperback
Illustrations:200 color photos
Language:English
Publisher:The History Press Ltd (GB, 2016)
ISBN:9780750966344
Book cover: Steam Today : Britain's Heritage Railways in Photographs | The History Press

Steam Today : Britain's Heritage Railways in Photographs

Language: English

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