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    Barry Scrapyard in the 1970s and early 1980s  £15.99

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    Growing up in north-west London in the 1950s and living alongside a busy freight line, the seed for a fascination with steam was firmly planted in the young Geoff Barker’s head. Later in life he was able to visit Barry Scrapyard and recorded the locos seen there over a seven-year period from 1977 to 1983. He then went back in the early 1990s to photograph every last remaining locomotive. Those holiday stop-offs at the famous scrapyard created a wonderful photographic record of a unique place.

    Through this selection of striking images and informative captions, Geoff Barker and David Holland celebrate this long-gone but much-cherished scrapyard.

    Branch Line to Swanage  £19.95

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    Branch Line to Swanage - Updated to 1999

    The history, decline and revival of this much-loved senic branch line.

    120 photographs and maps

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    Devon Belle - Pullman Observation Car No 14.  £2.00

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    FROM AMBULANCE COACH TO LUXURY PULLMAN OBSERVATION CAR: A 100 year history of our Historic ‘Devon Belle’ Pullman Observation Car No. 14

    It Wasn't Rocket Science  £9.99

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    What he made of it was not Rocket science... Written with the co-operation of the family, author Mike Norman recreates his extraordinary life and accomplishments, portrayed through the family’s quest for social justice. His challenge is to the widespread belief that George Stephenson and his ’Rocket’ locomotive owned the bedrock of the development of the steam locomotive. Drawing on family correspondence, material newly found in archives and extensive digitised sources he lays out an explosive new account about the early pioneers. Rather, it is Timothy Hackworth who was the man who breathed life into the locomotive. His natural inventiveness and skill would be fundamental in shaping the advent of the steam locomotive, engineering its future. ‘It wasn’t Rocket science’ is controversial; the conclusions of the family quest will reverberate, transforming the debate about the pioneers.

    Rail 200 ISSUE 1 - Eastleigh Works  £16.50

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    ‘Eastleigh Works’ is one of a series of 12 books being released in 2025 showcasing railway works and centres to commemorate ‘Railway 200’. Eastleigh owes its origins as a railway town and was for many years the principal employer in the area with both a locomotive and a separate carriage works.

    Although both were amalgamated into one site many years ago, and despite under serious threat of complete closure, the former locomotive works has not only survived but now thrives as an independent workshop repairing and maintaining locomotives and rolling stock that might otherwise be found working almost anywhere in the country.

    Rail 200 Issue 2 - BRISTOL  £16.50

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    ‘Bristol’ is one of a series of 12 books being released in 2025 showcasing railway works and centres to commemorate ‘Railway 200’. This volume explores Bristol’s rich railway heritage, with images of Temple Meads, named expresses, and scenes from the steam age to now. Covering depots, freight yards, and suburban stations, it highlights Bristol’s pivotal role and looks ahead to electrification and a thriving future.

    SR Guide Book  £4.95

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    Swanage Railway Pictorial Guide Book

    33 Pages

    Produced by Kingfisher Productions

    2022

    Swanage Railway Trust Magazine  £3.50

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    LATEST ISSUE - Swanage Railway Magazine

    Swanage: 125 Years of Railways  £24.95

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    The opening of the railway in May 1885 transformed Swanage into a respectable seaside resort. The Swanage branch was busy during the golden age of railways due to high passenger, clay, stone demands. Although not included in the Beeching Report, British Railways were determined to close the branch and after much resistance from the local community it closed to passenger traffic in 1972 and the track lifted except for the section to Furzebrook, retained for clay and later oil and gas traffic. Following closure enthusiasts rebuilt the dismantled section over a 30 year period adding three additional stations and today the Swanage Railway is a much acclaimed heritage line. This work, the first to cover the complete history of the branch from the first scheme in 1847 through the failed schemes of the 1860s, its rise and decline in a changing world and subsequent preservation are all told within 288 pages, supported by more than 240 photographs, maps and illustrations.

    The Barry List - Tweltfh Edition  £4.95

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