Scottish Railway Books from Stenlake

  • Cover scan of Argyll And The Highlands' Last Days Of Steam
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    Argyll And The Highlands' Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    This album of steam-era images by railway photographer Bill Smith includes locations such as Kyle of Lochalsh, Bridge of Orchy and Dunblane.
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    Ayrshire's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    This series of books concentrates on the rail network in the 1950s and 1960s, the last days of steam before diesel, electric power and Dr. Beeching's axe came along to change the railways forever.
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    Central Scotland's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    This collection of photographs features stations and trains from the 1950s and 1960s and includes such locations as Alloa Locomotive Shed, Twechar Swing Bridge and Craigendoran Junction.
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    Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railways
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    The main rail services between Scotland, England and Northern Ireland all passed through Dumfries and Galloway. Illustrated throughout, this book will rekindle memories of those bygone days.
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    Fife's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    From the magnificence of the Forth Bridge to the beauty of the coastal route from Leven to St. Andrews, Fife has a rich rail heritage. The railways served the county's industries, including coal, paper-making and distilling, as well as providing passenger services and carrying tourist traffic.
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    Fife's Lost Railways
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    This book offers vital statistics for all the closed passenger lines in the county, as well as a brief history. It is liberally illustrated with pre-closure photographs, with Boarhills, Lindores and Kilconquhar among the stations featured.
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    Glasgow And Dunbartonshire's Lost Railways
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    Glasgow is unique among British cities in that it has the largest rail network outside London. At one time, it had four very grand stations, two of which have since disappeared. The years up to the 1960s, the heyday of the city's railways, are captured in this book.
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    Glasgow's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    In 1831, the opening of the Garnkirk & Glasgow Railway heralded the arrival of the railway age in Glasgow. Within a few years, the city had one of the largest suburban networks in Britain. In this book, the author remembers the final years of steam on this remarkable line.
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    Grampian's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    Grampian Region comprises the counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff and Moray. The railways were relatively late in arriving in this part of Scotland, since a line only reached Ferryhill in 1850. In this history, the whole story is told in detail.
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    The Lost Railways Of The Scottish Borders
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    By the latter part of the 19th century, most towns in the Scottish Borders had a rail service. Falling passenger numbers led to line closures from the 1930s onwards and this collection of photographs illustrates many of the area's lost stations and rolling stock.
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    The Lothians' Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    This book covers the last years of steam working on the Lothians' railways, an era which came to an end in 1967, and features over fifty photographs of locomotives en route through the countryside and at many locations including Balerno, Westcraig, North Berwick, Dunbar and West Barns.
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    Perthshire & Kinross-Shire's Lost Railways
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    As well as information on the counties' railway system before the Beeching era, this book contains fifty-two rare photographs of stations at locations including Killin, Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie, Aberfoyle, Meigle, Lochearnhead, St Fillans, Bankfoot, Bridge of Earn and Crieff.
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    Renfrewshire's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    Renfrewshire is a county where steam on land and steam at sea were closely linked. It was also the county in which the very last steam train service was run in 1967. The pictures and text are all by the author and locations featured include Renfrew, Greenock, Paisley, Howwood, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow.
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    Scotland's Last Days Of Colliery Steam
    G. T. Heavyside - Paperback - Stenlake
    Long after steam engines disappeared from passenger rail lines, they continued to be used extensively around Scotland's coal mines until as late as 1981. In this collection of photographs, taken during the 1970s, these engines are featured at collieries including Ayrshire, Fife and the Lothians.
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    Stirlingshire & Clackmannanshire's Lost Railways
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    This book contains all the facts and figures of the railway network these two counties once enjoyed, featuring fifty-three rare photographs. There is a wealth of locomotive shots and the stations pictured include Airth, Alloa, Alva, Avonbridge, Blanefield, Gartness Junction and Tillicoultry.
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    Tayside's Last Days Of Steam
    W. A. C. Smith - Paperback - Stenlake
    This collection of photographs, accompanied by detailed captions, illustrate Tayside's railways in the last years of the steam era. Locations and stations featured include Ballinluig, Tay Bridge, Camperdown Junction, Elliot Junction, Arbroath, Forfar and Rumbling Bridge.

Stenlake Publishing have an extensive range of pictorial books about railway and steam train history. We have picked out the Scottish titles from their list.

Last modified Thursday 21 October 2010