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The Vanished Railways Of West Dunbartonshire
Stewart Noble - Paperback - History
Illustrated with 200 photographs, this title depicts the rich scenery and history of the old West Dunbartonshire railway, which stretched from Clydebank with its shipyards and other heavy industries to the north end of Loch Lomond, now part of Scotland's first National Park.
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Scottish Fishing Boats: A New History
James Pottinger - Paperback - History
Packed with previously unpublished illustrations, James Pottinger's new volume covers the fishing history of the areas of north-east Scotland, the west coast and Shetland.
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Gone...
William Cumming - Hardback - Brown, Son & Ferguson
Based on real people and events, this book is a factual account of the background events and repercussions of the milestone launch of the world's first four-masted iron merchant sailing ship in 1875.
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Truly Clyde Built: The Scott Family Enterprise
William Kane - Hardback - Brown, Son & Ferguson
Scott's of Greenock grew from a small family business building and repairing Herring Busses in 1711 to leading the world in both merchant and naval shipbuilding, building surface and subsurface vessels to the highest standards.
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Sir Sandford Fleming: His Early Diaries, 1845-1853
Sir Sandford Fleming - Hardback - Natural Heritage
Sandford Fleming knew fame and many honours later in life, but the path was not always an easy one. His beginnings are revealed in these early diaries (1845-53) that record his thoughts as an 18-year-old leaving his family home in Scotland for Canada.
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Ghosts Of Rosevear
Todd Stevens - Paperback - Brown, Son & Ferguson
The Nancy with a crew of 36, and 12 passengers left India in December 1783. The ship was to witness a serious mutiny at Jamestown, St Helena before being wrecked off osevear, Isles of Scilly during a ferocious storm on the 25th February 1784. This is the story of the ship.
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Discovering Scotland's Lost Railways
Julian Holland - Hardback - Waverley
The mid to late 19th century was a boom period for railway building in Scotland, although many lines were built through sparsely populated areas with over-optimistic forecasts of a brighter future. This book remembers some of these 'lost' lines, such as the Waverley Route and the Dumfries to Stranraer line.
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Steam In The Scottish Landscape
Michael S. Welch - Hardback - Capital Transport
In 1962, a decision was taken to accelerate the Glasgow to Aberdeen service using Gresley's legendary A4 Class Pacifics and this surprise move sparked an upsurge of interest in steam traction in Scotland. This text looks back at the last decade of steam operation in Scotland.
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The Highland Railway
Keith Fenwick - Paperback - History
Illustrated with 200 photographs, this book depicts the rich scenery and history of the Highland Railway which stretched from Perth via Inverness to Wick and Thurso, a distance of over 260 miles.
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An Illuminating Experience
Gordon Medlicott - Paperback - Whittles
A rare insight into the 32-year working life of a lighthouse keeper, this title covers the period of the change from oil lights to satellites, clockwork to computers and semaphore to mobile phones.
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