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At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain's railways, there was a pause in new rolling stock deliveries. As a result, a handful ...
UPDATE 31/3/2023 - This title is currently out of print. A reprint is under consideration, but no due date is available on when or ...
The majestic mountain ranges east of Melbourne contained some of the finest stands of hardwood trees in Australia. To access the timber, a fascinating network ...
The promise of an east-west transcontinental railway between Kalgoorlie in W.A. and Port Augusta in S.A. was probably the reason that W.A ...
The rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail, from "the greatest expert on British trains" Christian Wolmar
You think you know British Rail.
Stale ...
The advent of railways in Britain was a fundamental part of its economic and social revolution in the 19th century, with technical advances that were ...
If you are passionate about steam locomotives, or know someone who is, then Steam Australia is the perfect companion.Tim Fischer takes readers into the ...
Perhaps overshadowed by more 'exotic' locos, the Class 31s nonetheless played a significant part in British Railways' Modernisation Plan. Intended for use on more lightly ...
The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Rebuilt from redundant Class 47s by Brush Traction at ...
In the early 1990s, the Waterloo to Exeter route was suffering many delays and problems due to the increasingly unreliable diesel locos being used at ...
In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 and futureproof its core ...
The first half of the 1990s was a period of significant change for the BR shunter fleet, which by now almost entirely consisted of Class ...
For as long as we could remember steam traction had been king on our railways. The resounding beat of exhaust from classic designs by Gresley ...
At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around London and the South East were operated by 'slam-door' Mark 1 ...
