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Bradley’s Railway Guide: A journey through two centuries of British railway history, 1825-2025 (Hardback)
Author: Simon Bradley
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781781259825
Number of pages: 432
About: Coverage: Year-by-year history of British railways, 1825–2025
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Fire & Steam: A New History of the Railways in Britain
Author: Christian Wolmar
Published by: Atlantic Books
Pages 364 (hardback) 384 paperback)
Focus: Popular modern narrative history (often recommended in UK rail communities).
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British Rail: A New History
Author: Christian Wolmar
Published by Michael Joseph
Pages: 416 in both Hardback and paperback
Focus: Nationalisation, modern era, policy and economics.
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The Railway in England and Wales, 1830-1914
Author: Jack Simmons
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571247806
Number of pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Focus: Classic academic history of early expansion and technology
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Global Railway History
A World History of Rail: From the Steam Regime to Today (Hardback)
Author: Jeremy Black
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
ISBN: 9781398121010
Number of pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
ISBN: 9781398125513
Number of pages: 288
Focus: Explains how railways shaped global economies, warfare and development
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Railways: Nation, Network and People
Author: Christian Wolmar-
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Paperback
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781846682131
Number of pages: 656
Hardback
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781846682094
Number of pages: 656
Focus: International context with strong UK focus.
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Recent / New Releases (Railway 200 era)
The Untold Railway Stories
Edited by Monisha Rajesh
Publisher: Duckworth Books
ISBN: 9780715656082
Number of pages:256
Focus: A global collection of lesser-known historical narratives marking 200 years of passenger rail.
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Slow Trains Around Britain: Notes from a 4,088-Mile Adventure on 143 Rides
Author: Tom Chesshyre
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Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group (hardback)
ISBN: 9781837995271
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group (paperback)
ISBN: 9781837997848
Number of pages: 336
Celebrates 200 years of UK rail history through journeys.
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Specialist / Thematic History
Red for Danger: The Classic History of British Railway Disasters
Author: L.T.C. Rolt
Publisher: The History Press Ltd (paperback)
ISBN: 9780752451060
Focus: Railway accidents and safety history (classic title).
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Cathedrals of Steam: How London’s Great Stations Were Built – And How They Transformed the City (Paperback)
Author: Christian Wolmar
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781786499226
Number of pages: 352
Focus: London termini and railway architecture.
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