The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is the UK’s leading heritage railway, carrying holidaymakers from the popular seaside resort of Whitby across the spectacular North Yorkshire Moors to the market town of Pickering. The line has been made famous by the TV programme ‘Heartbeat’, in which the station and village at Goathland features prominently as the fictional Aidensfield, and more recently by Channel 5’s ‘fly on the wall’ documentary ‘Yorkshire Steam Railway’. The author is not only a skilled photographer, but also a full time member of the railway’s staff, which gives him a unique ability to capture the behind the scenes activities on the railway.

The simple and lightweight construction, with minimal land requirements, means that miniature railways can be quite ephemeral in nature. The author, a much published writer on the miniature railway scene, both in the UK and overseas, has put together this collection of 37 miniature railways from around the UK which are no longer with us. Each line has a chapter of its own, consisting of a brief outline of the line’s history and route, along with a selection of photographs which illustrate the character of the featured railway.

The Nene Valley Railway, based just outside the city of Peterborough, is home to a diverse collection of locomotives amassed from around the UK and further afield. The railway has developed a well earned reputation as a centre of preservation in the UK, with many items of rolling stock imported from Europe, in addition to examples from the local sugar industry. This top quality full colour illustrated hardback, written by one of the line’s locomotive drivers, showcases both the resident collection and visiting locomotives as they work both passenger and demonstration goods trains through the Cambridgeshire countryside.

Within the heritage railway community, there is a growing awareness of the historical significance of the diesel locomotive. In this full colour illustrated album, the reader is guided through the trials and tribulations of operating such locomotives on the Spa Valley Railway, a leading heritage line in East Sussex. Resident and visiting locomotives of all shapes and sizes from the humble yard shunter to the mighty express locomotive are illustrated, with close up views of the interior of driving cabs and engine room layouts adding to the variety and interest.

The railways of the Isle of Man offer a fascinating insight into public transport in the Victorian era. This small island in the Irish Sea is home to no fewer than seven operating railways and tramways, as well as a transport museum and railway relics preserved ‘in situ’. The author, a well known transport photographer, undertook a tour of the island in 2019, and was granted privileged access behind the scenes to areas usually off limits to the general public. The result, published here, is a comprehensive illustrated survey of the island’s lines, which will prove a valuable historical record, particularly of the Douglas Horse Tramway, which was going through a major transformation at the time of the visit.

The Moseley Railway Trust, at its Apedale Valley Light Railway base in Staffordshire, has amassed a collection of narrow gauge railway equipment that is unique in the UK, and of national significance. As part of the World War One commemorations, the Trust put on three hugely successful ‘Tracks to the Trenches’ events, each with a different theme, in 2014, 2016 and 2018. This fully illustrated album is a collection of images from all three events, and provides unique coverage of not just the collection, but the outstanding dioramas recreated by the visiting re-enactors.

The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is one of the world famous Great Little Trains of Wales, and has now been operated for longer as a preserved railway than it was as a part of the national rail network. This book, compiled by the railway’s archivist, uses photos from pre-preservation days as well as images from throughout the preservation era to create a historical journey through the lifetime of the railway. Many of the photographs are previously unpublished, and include unique views which can no longer be replicated.

The first in a new series of Special Editions from the popular digital magazine Narrow Gauge Net documents the life and times of both the locomotive Bazalgette (formerly known as Busy Basil), and the Garden Festival Railways of the late 1980s / early 1990s (the loco was originally built for service at the Stoke-on-Trent Festival). This locomotive was returned to service in spring 2019 to work the railway at the Crossness Engines Trust site – the only heritage railway inside the M25.

Summer Special of "Narrow Gauge Net" magazine, featuring historical articles and photo features.

Anthology of articles and photo features on the railways of China, past and present, from the publishers of “Locomotives International” magazine.

A photographic journey along the infamous River Kwai Railway in the 21st Century, featuring both tourist and local trains, as well as works trains, preserved artefacts and other features of the line.

This book is the second in the series of International Railway Memories titles from the publishers of Locomotives International magazine. Using archive colour photographs from the collection of the renowned railway photographer and historian Allan C Baker, the reader is taken on a journey behind Turkish steam in the 1970s. Sit back, enjoy the images, and savour the atmosphere!

The fourth hard copy "Summer Special" from our "Narrow Gauge Net" imprint, the book features articles and photo features on: The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Teifi Valley Phoenix Ffestiniog Railway Then and Now Myanmar Renaissance at Kempton Park Narrow Gauge 2016 Fairbourne 15 Inch Resurgence Midwinter Harz Teesdale 15 inch gauge visitors Restoring A Compressed Air Loco Time For A Halt

The third hard copy "Summer Special" from our "Narrow Gauge Net" imprint, the book features articles and photo features on: Four Englands Then & Now Donegal Today Hunslet 1215 Baie de Somme Bure Valley Railway Southend Pier Railway Bulgaria Thorpe Light Railway Hay Tor Tramway Restoring a Rockershovel

Full colour hardback album of steam at work around the world in 2015.

The first Annual of Locomotives International magazine includes the following: The Indian Narrow Gauge in the 1970s Milwaukee Electrics 100 Active Fireless Steam Locomotives in Germany Cruising the Douro The Indian Summer of Steam on the Antofagasta (Chili) and Bolivia Railway Trans Siberian 2014 Cuban Steam in the 1980s Baiyin - Home of the last steam passenger service? Garratts in Zimbabwe Steam Heritage Railways of the Baltic States A German Fakultativwagen in the Soviet Forests To Switzerland by Rail The Harz and its Nordhausen Neighbour