Description Details Delivery & Returns Stay right on track with this fabulous Mountain Train Set. Hold your breath as you climb the steep ascents, then send your train speeding down the mountain-side. With 112 pieces, you can build a complete set, or combine with other sets for even more fun. Compatible with other leading brands of wooden railway. Item Code: 276078 Age group: 3+ Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Take your trains on a journey through town or into the rolling countryside with this terrific Town and Country set. With cars, houses, buildings, buses and trees, the 101-piece wooden set includes plenty of track to create a fun fantasy landscape. Compatible with other leading brands of wooden railway. Item Code: 276061 Age group: 3+ Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Recreate the glamour of the Flying Scotsman as it travelled between London and Scotland in steam's glory days. This evocative electric train set shows the locomotive with the teak carriages it pulled in the summer seasons of the 1930s, and also includes a TrakMat and a large oval of track. Item Code: 158350 Age group: 8+ Batteries included: No Brand: Hornby Class: Train Set Gauge: 00 Length: space required for layout 1550mm x 1130mm Manufacturers...
Description Details Delivery & Returns A must-have piece of heritage headgear. The Engineman's Grease Top is a quality reproduction of the original cap issued by British Railways in the 1960s, faithfully copying its style and materials. No would-be engine driver or fireman would be properly dressed without it. Item Code: 173544 Material: Cloth/Vinyl top Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Go back to the good old days with the Devon Flyer, an unsung hero of British rail travel. In its heyday this cross-country train would make unscheduled stops, collecting and delivering goods as it went from village to village. This set includes Hornby TrakMat and an oval of track. Item Code: 273473 Age group: 8+ Brand: Hornby Class: Train Set Gauge: 00 Length: Space required for layout 1100mm x 1070mm Manufacturers code: R1121 Standard Delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns With hours of driving challenges to enjoy on routes from around the world and superb locomotives from the golden age of steam to the modern era, Train Simulator 2013 is the first choice for simulation fans around the world! Product features: Stunningly accurate locomotives, with realistic controls and physics Routes (including London to Brighton, Isle of Wight, East Coast Main Line and Great Western Main Line) Easily expand your collection with downloadable...
Description Details Delivery & Returns A must-have piece of heritage headgear. The Engineman's Grease Top is a quality reproduction of the original cap issued by British Railways in the 1960s, faithfully copying its style and materials. No would-be engine driver or fireman would be properly dressed without it. Item Code: 173537 Material: Cloth/Vinyl top Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The Flying Scotsman class A3, '00' gauge working model, in LNER Apple Green livery is a special limited edition of 1000 pieces produced by Hornby exclusively for the NRM. It features a double chimney with smoke deflectors, is DCC ready and comes complete with a limited edition certificate. Item Code: 311205 Brand: Hornby Gauge: 00 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns With hours of driving challenges to enjoy on routes from around the world and superb locomotives from the golden age of steam to the modern era, Train Simulator 2013 is the first choice for simulation fans around the world! Product features: Stunningly accurate locomotives, with realistic controls and physics Routes (including London to Brighton, Isle of Wight, East Coast Main Line and Great Western Main Line) Easily expand your collection with downloadable...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The National Railway Museum Travel Journal is an invaluable travelling companion for holidaymakers and globe-trotters, whether close to home or far afield. From planning to packing, to lists of places to see and things to do, this is the place to assemble all your travel notes. There is space to record your experiences and impressions en route, plus a pocket to hold bits and pieces collected on your travels. Illustrated with colour travel posters from the archives...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Originally produced to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Mallard’s world speed record-breaking run, this handsome volume by Michael Rutherford is now in its second edition. Packed with newly-researched colour photography featuring the locomotive post-restoration, and with an updated text, it is the definitive guide to Mallard. Item Code: 124249 Number of pages: 64 Type of cover: Paperback Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The Flying Scotsman class A3, '00' gauge working model, in LNER Apple Green livery is a special limited edition of 1000 pieces produced by Hornby exclusively for the NRM. It features a double chimney with smoke deflectors, is DCC ready and comes complete with a limited edition certificate. Item Code: 311205 Brand: Hornby Gauge: 00 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Recreate the glamour of the Flying Scotsman as it travelled between London and Scotland in steam's glory days. This evocative electric train set shows the locomotive with the teak carriages it pulled in the summer seasons of the 1930s, and also includes a TrakMat and a large oval of track. Item Code: 158350 Age group: 8+ Batteries included: No Brand: Hornby Class: Train Set Gauge: 00 Length: space required for layout 1550mm x 1130mm Manufacturers...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Want to send your trains around the bend? This 43-piece train set is designed to make a figure of eight railway track scene, including an engine and three carriages. Build it from scratch or use it to extend an existing train set. The Figure-of-Eight is compatible with other leading brands of wooden railway. Item Code: 272803 Age group: 3+ Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Although British Railways retired the last of its steam fleet in 1968 interest in steam engines has continued to grow. Without the efforts of Britain's many heritage steam lines, the opportunity for families to savour the nostalgic atmosphere of a steam railway would have been lost many years ago. Item Code: 287432 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Sequel to the best-selling and award-winning RailWorks 2, the new sim (referred to as just ‘Train Simulator 2012’) will launch worldwide on September 23rd and ups the ante with the most realistic graphics and level of detail in the series to date. Train Simulator 2012 is the most advanced train simulator on the market, with the most up to date graphics available for the PC and technical innovations to create the most immersive sense of reality yet seen in...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns George Stephenson did not invent the steam locomotive but he is the engineer who most successfully grappled with the early problems to eventually rise head and shoulders above his peer group. In truth even the early triumphs were as much the result of the support of his talented son Robert, who was to emerge by the middle of the eighteenth century as the most renowned of all the ‘heroic engineers’. Item Code: 304399 Delivery Standard Delivery - please...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Originally produced to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Mallard’s world speed record-breaking run, this handsome volume by Michael Rutherford is now in its second edition. Packed with newly-researched colour photography featuring the locomotive post-restoration, and with an updated text, it is the definitive guide to Mallard. Item Code: 124249 Number of pages: 64 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The Flying Scotsman class A3, '00' gauge working model, in LNER Apple Green livery is a special limited edition of 1000 pieces produced by Hornby exclusively for the NRM. It features a double chimney with smoke deflectors, is DCC ready and comes complete with a limited edition certificate. Item Code: 311205 Brand: Hornby Gauge: 00 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The National Railway Museum is raising funds to get the Flying Scotsman back on track - and now you can stash your cash in this Flying Scotsman leather wallet. In a branded keepsake tin, this gift is part of a new range for men which celebrates the iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269919 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The National Railway Museum is raising funds to get the Flying Scotsman back on track - and now you can stash your cash in this Flying Scotsman leather wallet. In a branded keepsake tin, this gift is part of a new range for men which celebrates the iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269919 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This book catalogues the classes of all steam locomotives built at the railway's own works at Horwich and includes those bought in from manufacturers before 1889. It is profusely illustrated with photographs, many of which have never previously been published, along with engineering drawings and diagrams. Item Code: 274746 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address ...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Number 4468 Mallard made history in 1938 by reaching speeds of over 120 miles per hour. With her record unbeaten among steam locomotives, she is now proudly owned by the National Railway Museum. This model Mallard in garter blue is a quality collectable for steam age enthusiasts. Item Code: 158381 Age group: 8+ Brand: Hornby Class: Steam Loco Gauge: 00 Length: 291mm Livery: LNER Blue Manufacturers code: R2339 Motor: 5 Pole Skew wound Period...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Time Out Great Train Journeys is a selection of forty of the world's best train journeys, from nostalgic steam lines to state of the art high-speed locomotives. Beautifully illustrated and written with passion, it will appeal to dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts, but also reaches out to a new generation of train travellers, both actual and armchair. Divided into inspiring sections such as Crossing Continents, State of the Art, Cultural Experiences, Nostalgia and...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Brunel was Britain's greatest engineer, he was the man who built everything on a huge scale, he built Britain's biggest ship, some of Britain's most spectacular bridges, a tunnel under the Thames and the finest railway line in Britain, the London to Bristol route of the Great Western Railway. Everything he did was on a scale not seen before, not just in Britain, but in the world. Brunel left a legacy of industrial architecture and design, from the vaulted...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The Flying Scotsman Class A3, '00' gauge working model, in LNER wartime black livery and is a special limited edition of 500 pieces produced by Hornby exclusively for the NRM. This model will also features a double chimney without smoke deflectors, is DCC ready and comes complete with a limited edition certificate. Item Code: 311199 Brand: Hornby Gauge: 00 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This second edition follows on with a successful blend of practical features for a wide range of modelling skills. The illustrations are vital to the success of the book, and this new edition is packed full of high quality photographs, plans, layouts to illustrate the practical nature of many of the features. It includes how-to features, fantastic images of the best layouts, modelling tips, articles about the history of the railways appropriate for all the...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. This work celebrates the vision and determination of the Victorian pioneers who developed this transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a countrywide network to emerge. Item Code: 261340 ISBN: 9781843546306 Number of pages: 364 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard Delivery -...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Sixty years after a disparate group of railway enthusiasts came together in a remote corner of rural Wales to run a train service - a true story that inspired the Ealing comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt" - 'heritage railways' are a serious matter, bringing visitors, employment and a sense of local identity to regions throughout Britain. Bob Gwynne tells the story of this phenomenon and looks at the range of challenges that have been overcome to create the...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Time Out Great Train Journeys is a selection of forty of the world's best train journeys, from nostalgic steam lines to state of the art high-speed locomotives. Beautifully illustrated and written with passion, it will appeal to dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts, but also reaches out to a new generation of train travellers, both actual and armchair. Divided into inspiring sections such as Crossing Continents, State of the Art, Cultural Experiences, Nostalgia and...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Experience the glory of England's most impressive steam railway in this delightful DVD. With original footage from the 1960s, you'll see the appeal of the Settle and Carlisle Railway's rugged route - and catch glimpses of the small stations which suffered sweeping closures over the decades since. Item Code: 142830 Manufacturers code: 5027683999037 Run time: 65mins Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Fans of the Flying Scotsman will recognise the original advert pictured on this Scotsman-themed enamel mug. A beacon of British achievement, the Flying Scotsman is commemorated in this great range of men's gifts that recall the elegance, luxury and romance of a bygone era of steam travel. Item Code: 276115 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This delightful little book is a celebration of Betjeman’s love of railways and rail travel. Ten letters selected by his daughter, Candida Lycett Green, each describe a journey that he made or that he planned to make or that he planned for a friend or relative Item Code: 127394 ISBN: 9780413776129 Number of pages: 112 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.9...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The Flying Scotsman class A3, '00' gauge working model, in LNER Apple Green livery is a special limited edition of 1000 pieces produced by Hornby exclusively for the NRM. It features a double chimney with smoke deflectors, is DCC ready and comes complete with a limited edition certificate. Item Code: 311205 Brand: Hornby Gauge: 00 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad of Britain’s preserved railways. Others...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This second edition follows on with a successful blend of practical features for a wide range of modelling skills. The illustrations are vital to the success of the book, and this new edition is packed full of high quality photographs, plans, layouts to illustrate the practical nature of many of the features. It includes how-to features, fantastic images of the best layouts, modelling tips, articles about the history of the railways appropriate for all the...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The airbrush is an essential tool for modellers striving for professional-looking results. It can greatly enhance the quality of your modelling output, whether applying a full livery scheme or simply blending in areas of new paintwork. A good airbrush will offer unparalleled levels of finish and consistency, as well as the chance to create unique effects such as weathering and stencilling. Item Code: 315654 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Here's a fun freight-train set that really delivers the goods. Along with plenty of track, the 130-piece kit includes engine-shed, crane, bridges and supports, a level crossing and landscaping features like trees and houses. The set comes in an attractive wooden toy-box. Compatible with other leading brands of wooden railway. Item Code: 276085 Age group: 3+ Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Takes a nostalgic look at the world of British railways. Focusing on the human experience of the railways - the drivers, firemen, guards, station staff, signalmen, engineers, caterers and, of course, passengers - this book features photographs of steam trains, other locomotives, memorabilia and evocative railway ephemera. Item Code: 303194 Age group: Adult Author: Paul Atterbury ISBN: 9780715336281 Number of pages: 256 Type of cover: Hardback ...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Time Out Great Train Journeys is a selection of forty of the world's best train journeys, from nostalgic steam lines to state of the art high-speed locomotives. Beautifully illustrated and written with passion, it will appeal to dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts, but also reaches out to a new generation of train travellers, both actual and armchair. Divided into inspiring sections such as Crossing Continents, State of the Art, Cultural Experiences, Nostalgia and...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The airbrush is an essential tool for modellers striving for professional-looking results. It can greatly enhance the quality of your modelling output, whether applying a full livery scheme or simply blending in areas of new paintwork. A good airbrush will offer unparalleled levels of finish and consistency, as well as the chance to create unique effects such as weathering and stencilling. Item Code: 315654 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5...
Description Details Delivery & Returns If you've been looking for a great Christmas gift for a nostalgic trainspotter or railway-lover, this Hornby branded enamel mug is just the ticket. The deep blue mug has a subtle stainless steel rim detail and a retro Hornby logo, and makes an ideal present for any dad or husband. Item Code: 315203 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This is the third book in Antony Ford s acclaimed series on Pullman Cars. Item Code: 310680 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore isles, Northern Ireland, Inner Hebrides): £12.95 per delivery EU: please allow up to 8 days for delivery EU: £19.95 per delivery address Next Day Delivery - order by 1pm. Orders must be received...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns In the 14th edition of this invaluable resource, you will find details of all known preserved British locomotives (steam and diesel), EMU's and DMU's updated to June 2011. Item Code: 313278 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore isles, Northern Ireland, Inner Hebrides): £12.95 per delivery EU: please allow up to 8 days...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Fans of the Flying Scotsman will recognise the original advert pictured on this Scotsman-themed enamel mug. A beacon of British achievement, the Flying Scotsman is commemorated in this great range of men's gifts that recall the elegance, luxury and romance of a bygone era of steam travel. Item Code: 276115 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns "Along Main Lines" is a celebration of railway nostalgia, focusing on the great main line routes and the glamorous trains that plied them. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Paul Atterbury celebrates the famous main line routes, big city stations, record-breaking locomotives and celebrated express trains. Item Code: 315746 Age group: Adult Author: Paul Atterbury ISBN: 9780715338520 Number of pages: 256 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Peter Johnson presents the latest in the ever popular 'Illustrated History' series, a historic look at the Great Western Narrow Gauge Lines. Item Code: 310819 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore isles, Northern Ireland, Inner Hebrides): £12.95 per delivery EU: please allow up to 8 days for delivery EU: £19.95 per delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Reprint of this essential guide for steam engine preservationists. In lucid terms and with some diagrams, this book provides a practical guide to the basic principles of steam locomotive construction and operation. It will fascinate and enlighten all enthusiasts of steam locomotives. Item Code: 129947 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This lavish new volume explores Britain's most celebrated standard and narrow-gauge railways, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation. Item Code: 295499 Age group: Adult Author: Chris Ellis ISBN: 9781844861217 Number of pages: 192 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Accompanying the six-part BBC 2 series, the six walks featured in this book follow the old tracks, overgrown cuttings and ancient viaducts which are the legacy of 'The Beeching Axe'. Julia Bradbury looks at how the rise and fall of the railways has altered the lives of communities across the country Item Code: 303187 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Get up-to-speed with railway signalling old and new. This comprehensive and well-respected volume takes you back in time to the early days of the disc and crossbar signal, through semaphore and coloured lights, right up to modern-day communication systems. Despite all the advances, show the authors, things can still go disastrously wrong. Item Code: 261999 ISBN: 9780860936183 Number of pages: 256 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Presented in a vintage gift box, this Hornby ceramic mug features a picture of a speeding LMS Express passenger train, making it a great present for nostalgic trainspotters and model railway-lovers everywhere. It's even microwave safe so you can reheat your coffee after a long session with the train set. Item Code: 315197 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The National Railway Museum is raising funds to get the Flying Scotsman back on track - and now you can stash your cash in this Flying Scotsman leather wallet. In a branded keepsake tin, this gift is part of a new range for men which celebrates the iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269919 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This delightful little book is a celebration of Betjeman’s love of railways and rail travel. Ten letters selected by his daughter, Candida Lycett Green, each describe a journey that he made or that he planned to make or that he planned for a friend or relative Item Code: 127394 ISBN: 9780413776129 Number of pages: 112 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This second edition follows on with a successful blend of practical features for a wide range of modelling skills. The illustrations are vital to the success of the book, and this new edition is packed full of high quality photographs, plans, layouts to illustrate the practical nature of many of the features. It includes how-to features, fantastic images of the best layouts, modelling tips, articles about the history of the railways appropriate for all the...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns As much a tribute to the tireless teams of volunteers and enthusiasts documenting the history of the area, this is a fascinating study of the area. Illustrations from a variety of sources including the archives of the Yorkshire Post newspapers. Item Code: 315593 Age group: Adult Author: Peter Tuffrey ISBN: 9781445603070 Number of pages: 128 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Reprint of this essential guide for steam engine preservationists. In lucid terms and with some diagrams, this book provides a practical guide to the basic principles of steam locomotive construction and operation. It will fascinate and enlighten all enthusiasts of steam locomotives. Item Code: 129947 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This 1932 framed print depicts the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) and the Flying Scotsman as the embodiment of speed and modernity, whilst having a sly dig at the Southern Railway’s ‘Little Boy’ poster. For all its stylish accomplishment, this LNER framed print was not well received by the travelling public, and therefore not re-issued in 1933. The glass size is 279mm x 356mm, ready mounted in a beautiful ash frame. Overall size 331mm x 408mm. Item...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Go back to the good old days with the Devon Flyer, an unsung hero of British rail travel. In its heyday this cross-country train would make unscheduled stops, collecting and delivering goods as it went from village to village. This set includes Hornby TrakMat and an oval of track. Item Code: 273473 Age group: 8+ Brand: Hornby Class: Train Set Gauge: 00 Length: Space required for layout 1100mm x 1070mm Manufacturers code: R1121 Standard Delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Since the 1960s thousands of miles of track and hundreds of stations have been closed across Britain. Bestselling author and antiques expert Paul Atterbury traces 36 routes that it has long since ceased to be possible to travel by train but are nevertheless still rich in railway culture. Item Code: 315753 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This second edition is the fully revised and expanded volume, covering significant changes to the railways of Britain since publication of the first edition. Item Code: 310437 Age group: Adult Author: Colin Marsden ISBN: 9780711034945 Number of pages: 288 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Published annually for almost 30 years, "Railways Restored" is regarded as the 'Bible' by the railway preservation movement. The book is fully revised to reflect the changes, new schemes and occasional closures, along with the transfer of locomotives and the entry (and loss) of locomotives from preservation. Item Code: 310932 Age group: Adult Author: Alan C. Butcher ISBN: 9780711035515 Number of pages: 272 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The Duchess of Hamilton is a shining star in the National Railway Museum collection. Known for her streamlined design, she steamed across Britain in the 1930s. This book by Rob Adamson documents the history of the Princess Coronation Class and its locomotives - and the challenges it faced in the pre-nationalised rail era. Item Code: 268905 ISBN: 9780954668587 Number of pages: 74 Type of cover: Paperback Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Takes the reader on the slow train to another era when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next, the journey meaning nothing but time lost in crowded carriages, condemned by broken timetables. This title reconnects with that long-missed need to lift our heads from the daily grind. Item Code: 286299 ISBN: 9781848092075 Number of pages: 202 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Get up-to-speed with railway signalling old and new. This comprehensive and well-respected volume takes you back in time to the early days of the disc and crossbar signal, through semaphore and coloured lights, right up to modern-day communication systems. Despite all the advances, show the authors, things can still go disastrously wrong. Item Code: 261999 ISBN: 9780860936183 Number of pages: 256 Type of cover: Hardback Standard Delivery - please allow...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Showcases over 200 colour images taken by Dick Riley between the early 1950s and 1968. This book includes a number of illustrations on both the Eastern and London Midland regions. It also records aspects such as signs and minutiae. Item Code: 274722 ISBN: 9780711033887 Number of pages: 160 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Get up-to-speed with railway signalling old and new. This comprehensive and well-respected volume takes you back in time to the early days of the disc and crossbar signal, through semaphore and coloured lights, right up to modern-day communication systems. Despite all the advances, show the authors, things can still go disastrously wrong. Item Code: 261999 ISBN: 9780860936183 Number of pages: 256 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Stay groomed in style! This Flying Scotsman Wash Bag reflects the glamour, elegance and luxury of the Art Deco era when the Flying Scotsman travelled the length and breadth of Britain. Practical in faux leather, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269902 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Stay groomed in style! This Flying Scotsman Wash Bag reflects the glamour, elegance and luxury of the Art Deco era when the Flying Scotsman travelled the length and breadth of Britain. Practical in faux leather, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269902 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This attractively illustrated book will cover Tornado's history in a format and at a price that will appeal to any enthusiast interested in the Tornado story, including the history of the class, the story of how Tornado came to be built and its triumphant progress around the country in its first year of operation. Item Code: 303088 Age group: Adult Author: Tom Ingall ISBN: 9780711035430 Number of pages: 128 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard...
Description Details Delivery & Returns During the twenty years in which Britain's nationalized railway operated mainline steam locomotives, a vast array of individual designs complemented the British Railways 'Standard' machines, built up to 1960. Item Code: 282611 ISBN: 9781847971456 Number of pages: 192 Type of cover: Paperback Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns A collection of first-hand accounts from railway passengers and locomotive drivers across Britain that presents the flavour of the glory days of steam trains. Item Code: 303064 Age group: Adult Author: Tom Quinn ISBN: 9780715329573 Number of pages: 256 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore...
Description Details Delivery & Returns As much a tribute to the tireless teams of volunteers and enthusiasts documenting the history of the area, this is a fascinating study of the area. Illustrations from a variety of sources including the archives of the Yorkshire Post newspapers. Item Code: 315593 Age group: Adult Author: Peter Tuffrey ISBN: 9781445603070 Number of pages: 128 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Back in 1947 someone called S.N. Pike published three little pamphlets, each mapping in forensic detail one of Britain's main line rail routes. All three are here in one handsome volume, making one beautiful nostalgic guide to Britain's railways as they were just after the War. Item Code: 310857 Age group: Adult Author: S.N. Pike ISBN: 9781845136123 Number of pages: 160 Type of cover: Hardback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working...
Description Details Delivery & Returns My First Train Set is the perfect starting point for the tiny enthusiast. With 20 pieces including engine, two carriages, houses and trees, aspiring constructors can build a simple scene and then grow the track with additional sets. My First Train Set is compatible with other leading brands of wooden railway. Item Code: 272797 Age group: 3+ Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address...
Description Details Delivery & Returns As much a tribute to the tireless teams of volunteers and enthusiasts documenting the history of the area, this is a fascinating study of the area. Illustrations from a variety of sources including the archives of the Yorkshire Post newspapers. Item Code: 315593 Age group: Adult Author: Peter Tuffrey ISBN: 9781445603070 Number of pages: 128 Type of cover: Paperback Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Relive the style and glamour of the golden age of travel from the 1930s with this stunning Art Deco GWR tableware. With the familiar black leaf pattern and GWR Roundel these stylish pieces recapture the bygone age where quality of design was the norm. Item Code: 304672 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore isles, Northern...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Following the pioneering work of Trevithick, Stephenson, and many others, steam locomotives continued to evolve and be refined until overtaken by diesel and electric traction technology. Although the last main-line steam service was operated by British Rail in 1968, there is still immense interest in steam traction, as demonstrated by the increasing numbers of privately renovated and preserved locomotives and heritage railways around the world. In How Steam...
Description Details Delivery & Returns This Flying Scotsman flask is sizzlingly stylish and practical, too. By reflecting the Art Deco Age when the Scotsman steamed across Britain, the attractive stainless steel and faux leather flask recreates the bygone era of glamorous rail travel. Part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this well-loved locomotive. Item Code: 269926 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Relive the style and glamour of the golden age of travel from the 1930s with this stunning Art Deco GWR tableware. With the familiar black leaf pattern and GWR Roundel these stylish pieces recapture the bygone age where quality of design was the norm. Item Code: 304672 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man, Scottish offshore isles, Northern...
Description Details Delivery & Returns The end of working steam on Britain’s railways heralded the start of one of the most fascinating resurgences of the last century, namely the railway restoration and preservation movement. Volunteer enthusiasts have brought back from oblivion both the famous names of mainline express locomotives and the lesser known work horses of branch and industrial siding. Great and small have been lovingly restored to full working order and have found lives on a myriad...
Description Details Delivery & Returns Travel in comfort and relive the age of the Flying Scotsman. This stylish hip flask recaptures an era of luxury and romance in train travel. With a captive top and leather-effect finish in a branded gift box, it's part of a new range of men's gifts celebrating this iconic locomotive. Item Code: 269933 Delivery Standard Delivery - please allow 5 working days for delivery UK Mainland and Isle of Wight: £4.95 per delivery address UK Offshore (Isle of Man...
