MORE BOOKS ON OVERSEAS AND COLONIAL RAILWAYS FROM ASSOCIATED PUBLISHERS

We are pleased to offer books on railway subjects complementary to our own publications, but produced by other publishers. This selection is being expanded whenever possible so that we are able to offer readers the best possible coverage of railways worldwide in the English language.

Prices include postage within the UK. European customers please add 10% for p&p, overseas please add 20%.

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The Malta Railway - B.L. Rigby
Detailed book on the British-built railway from Valetta to Mdina, covering its history, the railway's operations, locomotives & rolling stock, closure and an exploration of today's surviving remains.
Softback, 120 pages, 95 mono photos + maps, plans & drawings.
£9.95

Railways of the Channel Islands - C.W. Judge
A pictorial survey with lengthy and informative picture captions and maps. Covers railways and tramways on all the islands, with sections on the German occupation. Softback, 88 pages, mono.
£5.95

The Essential Guide to French Heritage and Tourist Railways - Mervyn Jones
A complete guide, with details of each railway site, its location and what's to be found, along with good background information. A huge number of railway sites are covered! Softback, 192 pages, full colour photos.
£15.95

The Essential Guide to Swiss Heritage and Tourist Railways - Mervyn Jones
A complete guide, with details of each railway site, its location and what's to be found, along with good background information. Covers all the scenic lines & museums
Softback, 192 pages, full colour photos.
£15.95

Railways of the Baie de Somme - Philip Pacey
A full historical review, including the preserved metre gauge Reseau des Bains de Mer section and a mixed gauge section for standard gauge trains. Lots of black & white period photos. Softback, 176 pages, mono, with maps.
£11.95

Les Chemins de Fer du Baie de Somme - Philip Pacey
A French edition of the above title.
£11.95

Tramways a Vapeur du Tarn - Sarah Wright
English language history of a 60cm gauge railway in souoth-west France. Copiously illustrated, with lots of maps, station plans, and loco & rolling stock drawings. Softback, 208 pages, mono.
£13.95

The Narrow Steam Locomotives of Estonia
- Peeter Klaus with Keith Chester
A book about steam locomotives used on the 750mm & 600mm gauge lines of Estonia. Covers all eras on these sadly now defunct railways and required much research. Many rare photos.
Hardback, 128 pages, 151 mono photos, plus maps and diagrams.
£14.95

Austrian Narrow Gauge - John Organ
Middleton Press album of 16 narrow gauge lines in Austria. Hardback, 96 pages, mono.
£14.95

North East German Narrow Gauge - John Organ
Middleton Press album of narrow and metre gauge in the Harz and Baltic areas. Hardback, 96 pages, mono.
£14.95

West German Narrow Gauge - John Organ
Middleton Press album of narrow and metre gauge throughout the former West German 'Bundesrepublik'. Hardback, 96 pages, mono.
£14.95

Saxony Narrow Gauge - John Organ
Middleton Press album of 750mm, 600mm, and 380mm gauge narrow and miniature railways in Saxony. Includes the Harz n.g. system and Saxon n.g. locos - Saxon-Meyer articulateds and 0-10-0 & 2-10-2 tank locos. Hardback, 96 pages, mono.
£14.95

Swiss Narrow Gauge - John Organ
Middleton Press album of 11 narrow gauge mountain lines in Switzerland. Hardback, 96 pages, mono.
£14.95

Mountain Railways and Locomotives in old Picture Postcards - Keith Taylorson
Worldwide selection of 100+ mono images, with background in formation. Softback, 64 pages.
£9.95

The Hedjaz Railway - R. Tourret
A history of the line made famous by Lawrence of Arabia, and still home to a few working steam locos. Hardback, 180 A4 pages, mono.
£19.95

The Railways of Palestine & Israel - Paul Cotterell
A fascinating look at the railways of this troubled land and its mixture of British and foreign locomotives & rolling stock. Gauges narrow and standard feature. Hardback, 150 A4 pages, mono
£18.95

Argentine Adventure - Chris Parrott
An Talyllyn Railway driver's account of working his winter seasons on the world's most southerly railway in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Written from first-hand experience, with an insight into technical matters. Reviewed in LI72. Softback, 64 pages, full colour.
£13.95

Narrow Gauge in Colombia - Chris Walker
Railways and Steam Locomotives - narrow gauge in the mountains in a tropical setting. Locomotives from the UK, USA, Germany, Czechoslovakia, including several articulated types. Plenty of maps & locomotive diagrams and illustrations from historic postcard views. Softback, 96 pages mono photos.
£18.95

Fairlie Locomotives on the American Continent - Donald Binns
Fairlie locos and variants in Canada, USA, Mexico, and South America. Narrow gauge examples and big standard gauge locomotives.
Softback, 96 pages, 77 mono photos, drawings.
£14.95

Sierra Leone Narrow Gauge - Philip Beal & Vic Mitchell
History of the Sierra Leone's narrow and Cape gauge lines in pictures, published by Middleton Press in their standard format. Hardback, 96 pages, mono.
£14.95

Locomotives of Zimbabwe - Rev. Ted Hamer
Thorough examination of steam and diesel traction in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Covers the narrow gauge railways as well as the 3'6" gauge lines of the national railways. A very comprehensive book.
Hardback, 224 pages, 100s of mono photos, 16-page colour section, diagrams.
£29.95

Japanese Railways in the Meiji Period -
Tom Richards & Charles Rudd
Early Japanese railway history from the period 1868-1912, which was the dawn of railways in Japan. The first railway, Tokyo - Yokohama, bridges, tunnels and the first locomotives. Includes short accounts of the work of Trevithick's descendants and other British engineers.
£6.25