BR / BTC and other Official Publications

Portable Fire Extinguishers on Trains
Instructions In Their Use
British Railways
BR7006, September 1961, 8 Pages. Card Covers
light wear: £4.00 Order
BR7006 - British Railways
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Portable Fire Extinguishers on Trains
Instructions In Their Use
British Railways
BR7006, January 1965, 8 Pages. Card Covers
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BR7006 - British Railways
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Forms of Examination
of Lookout men, Handsignalmen and Fogsignalmen
Railway Executive
BR12811, 47 Pages. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
BR12811 - British Railways
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1 - General Instructions
on Handling, Loading, Sheeting
and Unsheeting of traffic dealt with
at Goods Stations
BR20424, 34 Pages. Card Covers
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BR20424 - British Railways
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3 - Instructions & Diagrams
for Loading & Securing Long, Projecting and Otherwise
Exceptional Loads, also Procedure regarding acceptance
& conveyance of out-of-gauge & otherwise exceptional loads
BR20426, 55 Pages. Card Covers
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BR20426 - British Railways
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6 - Instructions to Staff
Using Mechanical Appliances
BR20429/6, 29 Pages. Card Covers
Light cover wear: £5.00 Order
BR20429/6 - British Railways
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Instructions to Staff
Dealing with
Bullion specie and bank notes by
Passenger, Parcels & Freight Trains
BR20458, 11 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: £4.00 Order
BR20458 - British Railways Board
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9 - Dimensions of Loads
Table (and Diagrams) shewing Maximum Dimensions
of Loads, etc. Which will travel safely
without restriction over lines shown herein
BR20873, 49 Pages, 79 diagrams. Card Covers
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BR20873 - British Railways
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Freight Trains Loads Book
Eastern Region: Great Eastern
Instructions on the loading and working of freight trains
British Rail
BR20896 - 8 May 1967, 79 Pages. Card Covers
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BR20896 - British Railways
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Freight Trains Loads Book
Eastern Region: Great Northern
Instructions on the loading and working of freight trains
British Rail
BR20896/2 - 6 February 1967, 113 Pages. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
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Freight Trains Loads Booklet
Western Region
Instructions on the loading and working of freight trains
British Railways
BR20896/13 - April 1964, 61 Pages. Card Covers
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Freight Trains Loads Booklet
Western Region
Instructions on the loading and working of freight trains
British Railways
BR20896/13 - October 1966, 80 Pages. Card Covers
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BR20896/13 - British Railways
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Supplement No.1
Western Region
to Freight Train Loads Book
British Railways
BR20896/22 - April 1967, 24 Pages. Card Covers
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Diesel Locomotive Loads
Western Region
Passenger, Motorail, Parcels & Milk Trains
British Rail
BR20896/24 - May 1968, 16 Pages. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
BR20896/24 - British Railways
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Dangerous Goods
Instructions for handling and conveyance
of Dangerous Goods by Rail and Road
BR22206 - November 1966, 39 Pages. Card Covers
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BR22206 - British Railways Board
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Explosives and other Dangerous Goods
Condition of acceptance and conveyance
of Explosives and other Dangerous Goods
on behalf of H.M.Government and visiting forces by rail
BR22206/2, 37 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: £5.00 Order
BR22206/2 - British Railways
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Route Restrictions
for British Railways Standard Coaching Stock
British Transport Commission
BR29197, 6 Pages. Card Covers
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BR29197 - British Railways
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Book of Instructions
in connection with the
Working of Electric Trains on the
Manchester and Bury Section Electrified Lines
BR29650/5, 50 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: £5.00 Order
BR29650/5 - BR LM Region
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Route Availability Eastern Region
of Diesel and Electric Locomotives
and Travelling Cranes
Railway Clearing House
BR29993, 95 Pages. Card Covers
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BR29993 - British Railways
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Route Availability Eastern Region
of Diesel and Electric Locomotives
Travelling Cranes and Plant
British Rail Eastern Region
BR29993, September 1969, 158 Pages. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
BR29993 - British Railways
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Preparation and Working
of Freight Trains (White Pages)
BR30054/6, 20 Pages. Card Covers
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BR30054/6 - British Railways Board
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Fuel Efficiency
on the Footplate
Motive Power Department Swindon 1957
BR33052, 47 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: SOLD
BR33052 - BR Western Region
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Fault Guide For Drivers
English Electric Co. Type 3
1750 H.P. Diesel Electric Locomotives
Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer - Paddington
BR33057/3 - November 1963, 37 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: SOLD
BR33057/3
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Fault Guide For Drivers
English Electric Co. Type 3
1750 H.P. Diesel Electric Locomotives
Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer - Paddington
BR33057/3 - November 1963, 37 Pages. Card Covers
Grubby: £1.00 Order
BR33057/3
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Operating Instructions & Fault Finding Data
for Clayton, Stone-Vapour and Spanner
train heating boilers
British Railways
BR33066/1, September 1969, 41 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: £5.00 Order
BR33066/1 - British Railways
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Freight Handbook 1968
A summary of principal facilities
BR35400/2, 40 Pages. Laminated Card Covers
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BR35400/2 - BR LM Region
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Working of Royal Trains
Instructions to be observed in connection with the working of
trains designated by the code words 'GROVE' or 'DEEPDENE'
Railway Executive
BR86153 - December 1950, 8 Pages. Card Covers
Vertically creased: £2.00 Order
BR86153 - Railway Executive
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Working of Royal Trains
Instructions to be observed in connection with the working of
trains designated by the code words 'GROVE', 'DEEPDENE', 'DEEPLUS'
BR86153 - August 1957, 11 Pages. Card Covers
Excellent: £5.00 Order
BR86153 - British Transport Commission
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Working of Royal Trains
Innstructions to be observed in connection
with the working of Royal Trains
British Railways Board
BR86153/3 - 1 March 1965, 4 Pages. Card Covers
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British Railways
welcome you
Railway Executive
BR86600/I, 47 Pages. Card Covers
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BR86600 - British Railways
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Customs Requirements
Traffic between Great Britain and Ireland.
to Staffs of Railways and Shipping Undertakings
Railway Clearing House
BR87096 - February 1960, 24 Pages. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
BR87096 - British Railways
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Rule Book
British Railways Board
BR87109 - June 1988, A5 Ring binder
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BR87109 - British Railways
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Trunk Route Report
The development of the major
railway trunk routes
British Railways Board
February 1965, 100+ Pages. Card Covers
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British Railways Board
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Scandinavia and Finland
Services and Fares
18 May 1952 to 4 October 1952
British Railways
Summer 1952, 16 Pages. Card Covers
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British Railways
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All Along The Line
Facts and Figures
1959
British Transport Commission
1959, 32 Pages plus extra pictures. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
British Railways
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Diesel Rail-Cars
(An Introduction)
August 1963
Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association
84 Pages. Laminated Card Covers
Very good: £10.00 Order
British Railways
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Sick and Funeral Allowance Fund
The Great Northern Railwayr
Sick and Funeral Allowance Fund
British Transport Commission
RULES - 1959, 52 Pages. Card Covers
Very good: £5.00 Order
British Transport Commission
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Working Instructions
Eastern and London Midland Regions
Manchester - Sheffield - Wath
Electrified Lines
1954, 100+ Pages . Casebound
Excellent: £10.00 Order
British Transport Commission
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Future Rail
The Next Decade
July 1991, A4 sized, 20 pages . Laminated card covers
Excellent: £10.00 Order
British Transport Commission
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Electrfication of the Manchester, Sheffield and Wath Lines
Eastern and London Midland Regions
Issued to commemorate the inauguration by Sir Brian Robertson, Chairman of the British Transport Commission of electrically hauled passenger services between MANCHESTER and SHEFFIELD
Published by British Railways
14 September 1954, 31 pages, fold out schematic route map, coloured card covers, 7¼" x 9¼", 120g
Condition - Excellent, light cover wear
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C.W.A.(Boiler) Operating Instructions & Fault Finding For Enginemen
English Electric Type 4 Locomotives
Published by Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Publication T1469
September 1960, 50+ pages, Film Strip Edition, Hardback
Condition - Excellent, light cover wear
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Operator's Manual - Clayton Steam Generator
Model RO.2500
The Vulcan Foundry Limited - 1960
32 pages, fold out schematics, 5" x 6", 70g
Very good, light cover wear
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Operator's Manual - Stone-Vapor Steam Generator
Model L.4610
Publication No. 1/454
J.Stone & Co,
27 pages, fold out schematics, 5" x 6", 80g
Very good, light cover wear £5.00
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Very good, light cover wear £5.00
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Keeping Track No.37
The essential transport directory
Edition 37 - Autumn 2004
Keeping Track is a UK only quarterly railway directory, containing the details of more than 1400 organisations. Listings are included for Railways, Air, Bus and Shipping
Keeping Track Publications Limited
2004, 240 pages, 6;" x 8½", 400g
Pre-Owned, Excellent £5.00
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Other Issues Available
Edition 38 - Winter 2004/05
Pre-Owned, Excellent £5.00
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Edition 39 - Summer 2005
Pre-Owned, Excellent £5.00
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Edition 40 - Autumn 2005
Pre-Owned, Excellent, rear cover corner crease £4.00
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Edition 41 - Early Spring 2006
Pre-Owned, Excellent £5.00
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Working Instructions for Electrified Lines (Great Eastern Line)
BR Eastern Region (London, Tilbury and Southend Line)
Includes Supplement No.1 (BR31248/1)
British Transport Commission
1961, 147 pages, 4½" x 5½", 130g
Very good, light cover grubbiness
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British Railways Diesel Traction
Manual for Enginemen
The object of this book, which was the first diesel manual published by British Railways for enginemen, was to help them become more proficient in the performance of their diesel duties.
Contains diagrams and explainations of the major sytems, components and mechanical principals used in 1960s Diesel Traction.
British Transport Commission
1962, 271 pages, 5¾" x 8½", 600g
Excellent, light signs of handling £12.00
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Excellent, light signs of handling £12.00
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British Railways Progress
May 1962
British Railways
48 pages, 5¼" x 8¼", 100g
Excellent £5.00
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Rule Book 1950
Includes supplement no. dated 1st June 1952
Railway Executive
274 + 49 pages, 4½" x 5½", 240g
BR - BR87109 - 1st January 1950
Excellent, previous owners signature
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Rule Book 1950
Reprint Including Amendments Authorised Up To 1st October, 1961
British Railways
280 + 49 pages, 4½" x 5½", 240g
BR - BR87109 - 1 October 1961
Excellent
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BR - BR87109 - 1st January 1962
Excellent, previous owners signature
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Handbook For Railway Steam locomotive Enginemen
From the Foreword - 'The Object of this book is to help enginemen to become proficient in their duties. In particular, it will be beneficial to cleaners and firemen in their preparation for promotion. It is written with the object of giving a general description of locomotives and the principles involved in their construction and operation within the compass of a book of a reasonable size.'
British Transport Commission
BR33014, 1957, 196 pages, 8¾" x 5½", 450g
Excellent
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Through Booking of Consignments of Goods

British Rail - BR22193, 1st February 1970
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Permanent Speed Restrictions

Southern Railway - BR28100, August 1945
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Regulations for Train Signalling
on Double Lines of Railway
By The
Absolute Block System
Permissive Block System
Also General Instructions to Signalmen
Euston, January 26th 1947
67 pages, paper covers, 8.75in * 6in
Condition - Excellent, usual ammendments and stuck in additions £7.00
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Permanent Speed Restrictions

BR(S) - BR30573, February 1958
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Locomotive Coupling Restrictions and Route Availability on Running Lines

BR(S) - BR31324, November 1962
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Manual of Agreed Pathways for Special Trains

BR(S) - BR31518/3 - 20 April 1976
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Crompton Parkinson / Sulzer Operating Manual
British Railways Locomotives Type4, D11 - D137
Published by Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Publication T1469
December 1961, 72 pages, laminated card covers

Condition - Pre-Owned
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BR33054 - BR LM Region Motive Power Dept. Diesel Training School, Derby
Lecture Notes and Drawings
Mechanical operating notes relating to Diesel Multiple Units, drawings and scanned photographs.
Reprinted October 1959, Approx 100 pages, filed in original ringbinder

Condition - Excellent, original condition, a quality inhouse item, minor spine rubbing
£15.00 Order or Enquire

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Southern Railway - Instructions to Engineer's department Staff
1936
61 pages, Hardback

Condition - Excellent
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Southern Railway - Instructions Relative to the use of Rail Manual Travelling and Road Mobile Cranes
WX727 - 1945
15 pages, Card cover

Condition - Excellent
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The Castle Saga

The Journal of the Stephenson Locomotive Society

This brochure commemorates the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Castle class on the Great Western Railway. Supplied originally as a supplement to the September 1963 issue

27 pages packed with quality black and white photographs. In very good condition with some grubbiness to the cover

£3.00 Order or Enquire

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Behind the Lines

Published by rhe Railway Clerks' Association

An introduction booklet detailing the work of the Railway Clerks' Association. Also a Who's Who of the RCA. Approximate date of 1946

Front cover has separated from main booklet. Also contains other RCA leaflets. Approx 20 pages

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BR / BTC and other Official Publications

The Castle Saga

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Behind the Lines

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