Strathwood Publishing

24/12/2024

Steam Around Scotland

£19.95

This week's book of the week is a must have for everyone who enjoys the splendour of Scottish railways from the 1950s & 60s, with 112 Pages with delightful B&W archive images HARDBACK

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Steam Around Scotland Mountainous terrain and far-flung population centres tended to constrain the development of railways in Scotland and only the central industrial belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow has a dense network of lines. Scotland has, however, some of the most breathtaking scenery in the....

14/12/2024

Just released is this NEW title in the extensive Middleton Press range

Northern Lines Settle to Carlisle Including THE BRANCH LINES TO HAWES

Northern Lines Settle to Carlisle Including THE BRANCH LINES TO HAWES Renowned railway writer, O. S. Nock, described the Settle and Carlisle as ‘Britain’s Most Spectacular Main Line’. The 73 mile (115km) line runs through remote areas of the Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines boasting no less ...

12/12/2024

Look what's new on the Bluebell Railway.

The Bluebell Railway A Line For All Seasons By Michael Welch A new book in full colour about the world-famous Bluebell Railway. With photographs dating back to the very first days of preservation and before, colour views by famous photographers from over the years portray the line and all its aspect...

05/12/2024

Last calls for these all about to sell out completely, be quick.

Hoovering Around Taunton and Exeter

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SOUTHERN WORKHORSES:2: Q1 0-6-0S 33001-33040

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SOUTHERN WORKHORSES:2: Q1 0-6-0S 33001-33040 LAST FEW COPIES In the familiar Book of style, we examine all forty locomotives in this much-loved class. 128 pages, black & white photographs HARDBACK Don't forget when you order from Strathwood we give you a 100% money back no quibble guarantee on y...

28/11/2024

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27/11/2024

For those who may have been unlucky and missed out on the first edition we are pleased to say we have stocks of this new and revised second edition of

London Underground Station Encyclopaedia.

Updated to mid-2024. this comprehensive tome perhaps the leading author on London Underground stations provides histories and details of every one of the 272 stations served by the Underground. In its 416 large pages, you will find all significant dates for each one, station descriptions and over 1000 colour photographs showing key design features. A delight to look through from cover to cover, it is also a valuable reference work for finding key facts on any of the stations.

416 Pages well illustrated throughout with over 1000 colour and black & white photographs as a big heavy HARDBACK

London Underground Station Encyclopaedia SECOND EDITION Updated to mid-2024. this comprehensive tome perhaps the leading author on London Underground stations provides histories and details of every one of the 272 stations served by the Underground. In its 416 large pages, you will find all signific...

20/11/2024

Another canny new arrival is

The Wansbeck Railway – Morpeth to Reedsmouth and on to Bellingham and Rothbury

With twenty-one chapters, four appendices, and hundreds of illustrations, this is a very comprehensive account of the ‘Wannie’ line located in the northern English county of Northumberland. The chapters include the early years, plans, the building of the line, the route described, ‘Wannie’ line poetry (!), passenger services, goods train services, Royal trains, special trains, special military trains, accidents, signalling, ‘Wannie’ line diary, narrow gauge feeders and tramways, locomotives and engine sheds, ‘Wannie’ line weather, closure, and to bring the story right up to date the line today. By necessity, the book also deals with the route on to Bellingham and the Rothbury Branch.

352 Pages with 322 illustrations, archive photographs & maps SOFTBACK

The Wansbeck Railway – Morpeth to Reedsmouth and on to Bellingham and Rothbury With twenty-one chapters, four appendices, and hundreds of illustrations, this is a very comprehensive account of the ‘Wannie’ line located in the northern English county of Northumberland. The chapters include the ...

14/11/2024

The legend lives on...

Bill Hoole Engineman Extraordinary

This is a welcome reissue of the biography of one of the relatively few railwaymen in the age of steam who became what would now be described as a 'personality'. Bill Hoole was born in Liverpool, and his first job was as a messenger in the Goods Department of the Midland Railway in the city. The fascination of steam locomotives soon cast its spell over him, and he transferred to the Great Central at Walton-on-the-Hill-sheds. After service in the Great War he moved to London, passing out as a driver at Neasden in 1926 before moving to Kings Cross the following year.

He finished his career as a top link driver on the East Coast Main Line based at Kings Cross. Driver Hoole's normal locomotive in British Railways days was the now preserved A4 Pacific No 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, and it was with 'Number 7' that he achieved the official post war steam speed record of 112mph on 23 May 1959. His name became a household word among railway enthusiasts on the East Coast Route during the declining years of steam traction out of King's Cross. In his quiet unassuming way, he always had time to answer every question, pose for every camera and help everyone who needed help.

After his retirement from British Railways, Bill took to driving on the narrow-gauge Festiniog Railway in north Wales, where his cheerful personality made as much an impression on the visitors as it did on steam lovers during his main-line days. On his death in 1979, he was interred in the cemetery at Minffordd close to the Festiniog Railway, his gravestone bearing the title of his biography: Bill Hoole, Engineman Extraordinary.

209 Pages packed with 80 archive B&W photographs. SOFTBACK

Bill Hoole Engineman Extraordinary This is a welcome reissue of the biography of one of the relatively few railwaymen in the age of steam who became what would now be described as a 'personality'. Bill Hoole was born in Liverpool and his first job was as a messenger in the Goods Department of the Mi...

08/11/2024

50% OFF RRP is £19.99 Modelling the Midland Region from 1948

£9.99

This week's book of the week is a must have for everyone who models the LMR, 176 Pages illustrated throughout with colour photographs SOFTBACK

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Modelling the Midland Region from 1948 50% OFF RRP is £19.99 The London Midland Region covered a huge part of England from London to the north and north west, from the Scottish borders into the south west. It served huge metropolitan cities and towns, supported heavy industry, and ran through areas...

01/11/2024

Spotters of old take note, these reprints have just arrived in stock abc British Railways Locomotives 1966 Combined Volume with 328 page and 175+ black & white photographs to bring back a little nostalgia, well done if you still have your originals from the day.

27/10/2024

JUST ARRIVED IN STOCK

British Railway Atlas 1955:

Dawn of the Modernisation Era

£20.00

This week's book of the week is another must have for everyone who wondered how our railway network looked just as the diesel era begun, make sure you don't miss out on your copy. 80 Pages well illustrated throughout with colour maps and B&W archive photographs all in a larger format HARDBACK

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British Railway Atlas 1955: Dawn of the Modernisation Era The mid-1950s marked a high point in the history of Britain's railways. Seven years after the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' railway companies in 1948, there was a feeling of optimism within the industry. The 'Modernisation Plan', with its...

10/10/2024

Just released and in stock we have The 50 Class 50s compiled from the personal collection of Bernard Mills, perhaps more famous in Hydraulic circles, but Bernard kept on recording their replacements in the shape of Class 50s. This volume begins on the London Midland Region and takes them through to their last hurrah under Network South East.

The 50 Class 50s Their Life and times from the London Midland through the Western Region to Network South East. The class 50s plied the tracks of the UK rail network for over twenty five years. They gained many fans for their performance, distinctive sound and their dramatic large logo livery. Berna...

02/10/2024

JUST OUT THIS WEEK The Glorious Years of the GWR in stock now at £27.50

This week's book of the week is a must have for all fans and modellers of the Great Western, make sure you don't miss out on your copy. 176 Pages well illustrated throughout with both colour and B&W archive photographs in HARDBACK

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The Glorious Years of the GWR The Great Western Railway’s first train ran on the Broad Gauge during 1838 and thereafter the company developed an esteemed reputation amongst travellers and enthusiasts alike. The Glorious Years of the GWR looks at the early days of the Broad Gauge to the conversion ...

01/10/2024

Here is one for fans of the railway scene from 1970 to 1985 and follows on from the first three volumes which are now all pretty much sold out, so don't hang about will you.

The Beaten Track Volume 4:

The Traction and Extremities of Britain's Rail Network 1970-1985

The Beaten Track Volume 4: The Traction and Extremities of Britain's Rail Network 1970-1985 Following on from the succesful and popular first three volumes, we can now offer The Beaten Track Volume 4 – a fourth selection of the best colour photography from 1970–1985. More than 250 high quality c...

30/09/2024

Today is the last day of our 3 for 2 promotion on our range of 175+ DVDs, i.e. purchase any three lowest price one is FREE.

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26/09/2024

50%+ OFF RRP is £25.00 The Brighton Atlantics
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This week's book of the week has a massive 50%PLUS OFF it's RRP, make sure you don't miss out on your copy. 160 Pages well illustrated throughout with both colour and B&W archive photographs in HARDBACK

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The Brighton Atlantics 50%+ OFF RRP is £25.00 The Brighton Atlantic locomotives were some of the most handsome machines ever constructed at Brighton Works. They were signed by the D. Earl Marsh, Locomotive Superintendent of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, and produced as two classes, t...

20/09/2024

50%+ OFF RRP is £25.00

British Steam Military Connections: London, Midland and Scottish Railway Steam Locomotives

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This week's book of the week has a massive 50% OFF, make sure you don't miss out on your copy. 223 Pages well illustrated throughout with both colour and B&W archive photographs in HARDBACK

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British Steam Military Connections: London, Midland and Scottish Railway Steam Locomotives 50%+ OFF RRP is £25.00 In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam railway locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects, however a large number of those represented direct link...

12/09/2024

50% OFF RRP is £20.00 South and West from Waterloo

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This week's book of the week has a massive 50% OFF, make sure you don't miss out on your copy. 96 Pages well illustrated throughout with colour archive photographs in HARDBACK

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South and West from Waterloo 50% OFF RRP is £20.00 This lovely new collection of photographs covers the area in which the London & South Western Railway operated, which subsequently became part of the Southern Railway in the Grouping in 1923 and then Southern Region under BR on Nationalisation....