Yeovil Railway Centre Shop

Details of a selection (only) of our older and rarer second hand books. Amongst these are a considerable number of rare books and first editions. Virtually all of these are in good condition, although a few have slightly torn, but intact outer covers.

Details of our stock are listed below. We do endeavour to keep this list updated regularly and although we do not provide a mail order service for second hand items, you may wish to contact the shop if you would like any book to be held for you to view/collect when you visit the Centre (important if travelling a distance). To avoid possible confusion, please be sure to quote the shop serial number. We cannot accept any liability for errors or books already sold or not available.



Shop Serial No.Title:Date Printed:Author:Publisher:ISBN No. (or similar)Category:(As stored on Bookcase)Price:Condition: (normally Good, otherwise noted)Notes: (Hardback/Paperback,
Date of First Edition ...)
7George Stephenson1975Davies, Hunter Weidenfeld & Nicholson0297-76934 0Biography£5.00  
8Twenty Locomotive Men1964Nock, O SIan Allan Biography£5.00  
11The Railway Engineers1955Nock, O SBatsford Biography £5.00  
14Locomotive Engineers of the G W R1946Webb, BenIan Allan Biography £2.00  
16Early Railway exhibition: Paintings, drawings, prints and books III1954Various FTS 1956 Catalogue£3.00 Paperback
17Early Railway exhibition: Paintings, drawings, prints and books III 1956VariousFTS 1956 Catalogue£3.00 Paperback
18Handbooks of the Science Museum: Land Transport III part 11931VariousHMSO 1931  Catalogue£3.00  
19Handbooks of the Science Museum: Land Transport III part 21948VariousHMSO 1948  Catalogue£3.00  
21Railways of England Ackworth, W M Ian Allan General£5.00  
22Titled Trains of G B1983Allen, Cecil JIan Allan  General£4.00 3rd Ed, FP 1946
26Railway Memories1945Bucknall, Rixon & Budden, D & T J A Allan General£3.00Cover Torn 
31Light Railways: Their Rise and Decline1964Davies, W J K Ian Allan  General£25.00  
32Pictorial Encyclopaedia of Railways1968Hamilton Ellis, C Paul Hamleys General£5.00  
35The Railway Enthusiasts' Bedside Book1966H A Vallance Ed. Batsford General£3.00  
40Decline of Steam1965Gifford, Colin TIan Allan  General£50.00 First Edition 1965
42The Trains We Loved1947Hamilton Ellis, CGeorge Allen & Unwin  General£5.00  
43A Picture History of Railways1956Hamilton Ellis, CHulton Press  General£5.00  
44The Beauty of Old Trains1952Hamilton Ellis, CGeorge Allen & Unwin  General£4.00  
45The Lore of the Train1971Hamilton Ellis, CGeorge Allen & Unwin 0-04-385058-8General£10.00  
48The Engine that Passed1968Hamilton Ellis, CGeorge Allen & Unwin  Locomotives£5.00  
50Railway Designs since 1830, Vol 1: 1830-19141968Haresnape, B Ian Allan7110 0029 8General£5.00  
53Penguin Guide to the Railways of Britian1981Jones, Edgar Allen Lane 0 7139 1137 9General£3.00Very Good 
54Veteran & Vintage Series: Railway Carriages 1839-19391964Kichenside, G M Ian Allan General£4.00  
58Farewell to Steam1956Lloyd, Roger George Allen & Unwin  General£3.00  
59Railways1970Loxton, HowardPaul Hamlyn  General£2.00 FP 1963
61Railways and their Future1946Monkswell, LordErnest Benn  General£3.00  
63Steam Nostalgia1972Nabarro, GeraldRoutledge Keegan Paul 0 7100 7391 7General£5.00  
65Branch Lines1957Nock, O SBatsford  General£5.00  
66British Steam Railways1961Nock, O SA & C Black  General£5.00  
68British Trains Past & Present1951Nock, O SBatsford  General£4.00  
69Speed Records on British Railways1971Nock, O SDavid & Charles 0 7153 5342 XGeneral£4.00  
70Steam Railways in Retrospect1966Nock, O SA & C Black  General£5.00  
71aThe Railways of Britain Past and Present1962Nock, O SBatsford  General£2.00 Paperback
73The Golden Age of Steam1967Pudney, JHamish Hamilton  General£4.00  
74The Withered Arm1967Roche, T W E Branch Line Handbooks  History/Regional£5.00 Paperback
75The Making of a Railway1971Rolt, L T CEvelyn SBN 238 789General£15.00 First Edition 1971
76Red for Danger1955Rolt, L T CPan  General£1.50  
77Britain's Railways under Steam1965Snell, J BArthur Barker  General£4.00  
78Early Railways1964Snell, J B Weidenfeld & Nicholson  General£4.00  
80Double Headed: Two Generations of Railway Enthusiasm1963Thomas, Gilbert & David St John David & Charles General£3.00  
83Portrait of Steam1967Treacy, Eric Ian Allan  General£8.00  
84Lure of Steam1967Treacy, Eric Ian Allan  General£8.00 2nd Ed FP 1966
85Railway Scrapbook1962Veale, E W P Railway Publications  General£3.00Cover Torn 
88Steam in the Landscape1971Westcott Jones, Kenneth Blandford 0 7131 0542 6General£4.00  
89Main Line Album1964Whitehouse, P B Ian Allan  General£4.00  
90Branch Line Album1962Whitehouse, P B Ian Allan  General£5.00  
91Branch Line Album (2nd Series)1965Whitehouse, P B Ian Allan  General£5.00  
94Railway Anthology1965Whitehouse, P B Ian Allan  General£5.00  
95Railways Today1942Williamson, J WOxford  General£3.00  
105Steam in Scotland Vol 11968Anderson, W J VIan Allan  History/Regional£8.00Cover Torn 
106The Somerset & Dorset Railway1967Atthill, RDavid & Charles 7153 4164 2History/Regional£8.00  
116Our Railway History1945Bucknall, Rixon   History/Regional£4.00 FP 1944
117Our Railway History Part 11944Bucknall, Rixon   History/Regional£5 Set of 3 Paperback
118Our Railway History Part 21944Bucknall, Rixon   History/Regional£5 Set of 3 Paperback
120Llanberis Lake Railway Carrington, D C & Rushworth D CLlanberis Lake Railway  History/Regional£1.00 Paperback
122The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway1972Cartwright, Ralph & Russell, R T David & Charles0 7153 5500 7History/Regional£5.00Very Good 
126Stock Changes LMS, GWR, SR, LNER1946Cresswell, A JSwindlehurst & Nicholson  Locomotives£2.00 Paperback
128aA History of the Southern Railway Vol 11963Dendy Marshall, C F (rev. Kidner) Southern Railway History/Regional£20.00  
129Centenary History of the Liverpool-Manchester Railway 1823-19231929Dendy Marshall, C F Locomotive Publishing Co History/Regional£85.00  
131A History of British Railways down to 18301938Dendy Marshall, C F Oxford Press History/Regional£80.00Slight Tear 
132North-Western Album1965Dorman, C CIan Allan  History/Regional£4.00Cover Torn 
133Talyllyn Century (1865-1965)1965Ed. L T C RoltDavid & Charles  History/Regional£5.00  
134The Story of Cornwall's Railways1970Fairclough, ATor Mark Press  History/Regional£4.00 Paperback
139Jubilee Memorial - The Railway System: A History of the Stockton - Darlington Railway 1875Jeans, J SLongman Green, 1875 History/Regional £10.00FairBack Cover Separated
140The Leek, Caldon & Waterhouses Railway1980Jeuden, Basil North Staffordshire Railway 0 907 133 00 2History/Regional£4.00 Paperback
141Memories of the Southwold Railway1970Jenkins, A Barrett F Jenkins  History/Regional£2.00  
144The Evolution of Railways1937Lee, Charles ELondon Railway Gazette 1937  History/Regional£4.00  
149A History of the Great Western Railway, Vol 1, Part 1 1833-18631927MacDermott, ET Great Western Railway Co History/Regional£50.00 Set of 3 for £120.00
150A History of the Great Western Railway, Vol 1, Part 2 1833-18631927MacDermott, ET Great Western Railway Co History/Regional£50.00 Set of 3
151A History of the Great Western Railway, Vol 2, Part 1 1863-19211927MacDermott, ET Great Western Railway Co History/Regional£50.00 Set of 3
156Settle & Carlisle1979Mitchell, W R & Joy, DavidDalesman Books 0 8520 6499 3History/Regional£4.00 Paperback
158Severn Valley Steam1971Nabarro, GeraldRoutledge Keegan Paul 0 7100 7064 0History/Regional£10.00 Signed by the author
164A History of the Great Western Railway, Vol 3 1923-19481967Nock, O S Ian Allan History/Regional£10.00  
166Railways at the Turn of the Century, Part 4: 1895-19051969Nock, O S Blandford History/Regional£5.00  
168The GWR in the 19th Century1962Nock, O SIan Allan  History/Regional£10.00  
169Main Lines Across the Border1960Nock, O S & Treacy, EricNelson  History/Regional£5.00Cover Torn 
175A History of the London & North-Western Railway1914Steel, Wilfred L Railway Travel Monthly History/Regional£75.00 First Edition 1914
176The West Highland Railway1965Thomas, JohnDavid & Charles  History/Regional£5.00 Hardback
179The North-Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development Tomlinson, W W A Reid & Co History/Regional£75.00 First Edition
181North Western Steam1963Tuplin, W AGeorge Allen & Unwin  Locomotives£5.00Cover Torn 
182Great Western Steam1958Tuplin, W AGeorge Allen & Unwin  History/Regional£8.00  
183The Tracks of the Royal Scot, Part 1: Euston-Carlisle Vale, Edmund L M S History/Regional£5.00 £10 set of 2
184The Tracks of the Royal Scot, Part 2: Carlisle-Edinburgh Vale, Edmund L M S History/Regional£5.00 £10 set of 2
198British Pacific Locomotives1962Allen, Cecil JIan Allan  Locomotives£6.00  
200Unusual Locomotives1960Carter, Ernest FMuller  Locomotives£4.00  
205Two Essays in Early Locomotive History1928Dendy Marshall, C F Locomotive Publishing Co Locomotives£75.00  
208The Flying Scotsman 1862-19621962Ellis, MGeorge Allen & Unwin  Locomotives£2.00  
209Some Classic Locomotives1949Hamilton Ellis, CGeorge Allen & Unwin  Locomotives£5.00 First Edition
211Outline of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837-1947 Holcroft, H Locomotive Publishing Co Locomotives£5.00 2 copies
211aOutline of Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837-1947 Holcroft, H Locomotive Publishing Co Locomotives£5.00Cover Torn2 copies
213International Locomotives1972Le Fleming, H MInst of Mechanical Engineers 0 85298 055 8Locomotives£5.00Cover TornFP 1962
218The Railway Race to the North1958Nock, O SIan Allan  Locomotives£20.00 First edition
218aThe Railway Race to the North1958Nock, O SIan Allan  Locomotives£20.00 First edition
220Historical Steam Locomotives1959Nock, O SA & C Black  Locomotives£5.00  
222Pocket Encyclopedia of Steam Locomotives in Colour1964Nock, O S Blandford Locomotives£4.00  
224Engine 6000: Saga of King George V1972Nock, O SDavid & Charles 0 7153 5916 6Locomotives£5.00  
226British Express Locomotive Development 1896-19481952Poultney, Edward Cyril George Allen & Unwin Locomotives£4.00Cover Torn 
231Veteran & Vintage Series: Steam Locomotives1964Williams, A & Percival, D Ian Allan Locomotives£3.00  
232Famous Railway Engines of the World VariousPercival Marshall  Locomotives£1.00 Paperback leaflet
237Model Railways 1838-19391962Hamilton Ellis, CGeorge Allen & Unwin  Modelling£4.00  
239Steamers of the Forth1976Brodie, IanDavid & Charles 0 7153 7155 XNon-railway£4.00  
244Travel and Transport through the Ages1955Lee, Norman ECambridge University Press  Non-railway£4.00  
259Express Trains, English and Foreign Foxwell & FarrarIan Allan  Overseas/Travel£3.00 FP 1888
262Locomotives of the World1910Howden J RHodder & Stoughton  Overseas/Travel£5.00  
263The Picture Stories of World Railways Johns, ChristopherWorld Distributors  Overseas/Travel£2.00  
266On Railways at Home and Abroad Ransome-Wallis, PSpring Books  Non-railway£3.00  
267On Engines in Britain & France1957Ransome-Wallis, PIan Allan  Locomotives£4.00  

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