<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Railroads]]> https://www.thebookco.com Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:09:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Last Train from Damascus (A Journey Along the Hejaz Railway)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/last-train-from-damascus-9798897102730 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:23:48 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/last-train-from-damascus-9798897102730 Last Train from Damascus (A Journey Along the Hejaz Railway) by Leon McCarron, 9798897102730An unforgettable journey through the Middle East that follows the history of the miraculous and promise-filled Hejaz Railway.

Just over a century ago, it was possible to leave Damascus by train and head south, into the desert, towards the holy city of Medina. The laying of 800 miles ..

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]]> Last Train from Damascus (A Journey Along the Hejaz Railway) by Leon McCarron, 9798897102730An unforgettable journey through the Middle East that follows the history of the miraculous and promise-filled Hejaz Railway.

Just over a century ago, it was possible to leave Damascus by train and head south, into the desert, towards the holy city of Medina. The laying of 800 miles ..

Price: $29.95

]]> An unforgettable journey through the Middle East that follows the history of the miraculous and promise-filled Hejaz Railway.

Just over a century ago, it was possible to leave Damascus by train and head south, into the desert, towards the holy city of Medina. The laying of 800 miles ..]]> <![CDATA[Dreams in Blue (Railways and Social Change on the Clyde)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/dreams-in-blue-9781849957335 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:54:20 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/dreams-in-blue-9781849957335 Dreams in Blue is a beautifully illustrated social history of post-war Glasgow, tracing the transformation of the city and its people from the hardships of wartime aust..

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]]> Dreams in Blue is a beautifully illustrated social history of post-war Glasgow, tracing the transformation of the city and its people from the hardships of wartime aust..

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]]> Dreams in Blue is a beautifully illustrated social history of post-war Glasgow, tracing the transformation of the city and its people from the hardships of wartime aust..]]> <![CDATA[Europe by Eurail 2027 (Touring Europe by Train)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/europe-by-eurail-2027-touring-europe-by-train-9781493000586 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:48:34 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/europe-by-eurail-2027-touring-europe-by-train-9781493000586 Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler’s one-stop source for visiting Europe’s cities and countries by rail for fifty years. Newly revised and updated, this comprehensive annual guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed informatio..

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]]> Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler’s one-stop source for visiting Europe’s cities and countries by rail for fifty years. Newly revised and updated, this comprehensive annual guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed informatio..

Price: $27.95

]]> Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler’s one-stop source for visiting Europe’s cities and countries by rail for fifty years. Newly revised and updated, this comprehensive annual guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed informatio..]]> <![CDATA[Human Factors in the U.S. Railroad Industry]]> https://www.thebookco.com/human-factors-in-the-us-railroad-industry-9781032814674 Wed, 27 May 2026 17:44:52 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/human-factors-in-the-us-railroad-industry-9781032814674 Human Factors in the U.S. Railroad Industry by Thomas G. Raslear, 9781032814674

Human Factors in the U.S. Railroad Industry book investigates the human factor behind one of the world’s biggest railway networks and synthesizes the body of research that has been produced by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Human Factors in the Railroad industry since 1993...

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]]> Human Factors in the U.S. Railroad Industry by Thomas G. Raslear, 9781032814674

Human Factors in the U.S. Railroad Industry book investigates the human factor behind one of the world’s biggest railway networks and synthesizes the body of research that has been produced by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Human Factors in the Railroad industry since 1993...

Price: $70.99

]]> Human Factors in the U.S. Railroad Industry book investigates the human factor behind one of the world’s biggest railway networks and synthesizes the body of research that has been produced by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Human Factors in the Railroad industry since 1993...]]> <![CDATA[Slow Train to Arcadia (A History of Railway Commuting into London)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/slow-train-to-arcadia-9780228022763 Sat, 02 May 2026 01:16:44 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/slow-train-to-arcadia-9780228022763 Slow Train to Arcadia (A History of Railway Commuting into London) by Duncan Gager, 9780228022763

Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the crowded urban centre while staying connected to its places of work. Commuting helped transform London’s urban landscape, as..

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]]> Slow Train to Arcadia (A History of Railway Commuting into London) by Duncan Gager, 9780228022763

Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the crowded urban centre while staying connected to its places of work. Commuting helped transform London’s urban landscape, as..

Price: $39.95

]]> Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the crowded urban centre while staying connected to its places of work. Commuting helped transform London’s urban landscape, as..]]> <![CDATA[Railroaded (The Untold History of Halifax's Rail Cut)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/railroaded-9781774714775 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:39:30 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/railroaded-9781774714775 Railroaded (The Untold History of Halifax's Rail Cut) by Bob Chaulk, 9781774714775

An incisive illustrated history of the ill-planned and calamitous construction of Halifax's railway from the author of Atlantic's Last Stop.

Halifax in the early twentieth century had a problem. It was in the wrong place in a thinly populated country, far from Canada's builders..

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]]> Railroaded (The Untold History of Halifax's Rail Cut) by Bob Chaulk, 9781774714775

An incisive illustrated history of the ill-planned and calamitous construction of Halifax's railway from the author of Atlantic's Last Stop.

Halifax in the early twentieth century had a problem. It was in the wrong place in a thinly populated country, far from Canada's builders..

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]]> An incisive illustrated history of the ill-planned and calamitous construction of Halifax's railway from the author of Atlantic's Last Stop.

Halifax in the early twentieth century had a problem. It was in the wrong place in a thinly populated country, far from Canada's builders..]]> <![CDATA[Loco Motion (The World's Oldest Steam Locomotives)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/loco-motion-the-worlds-oldest-steam-locomotives-9780752491011 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:27:20 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/loco-motion-the-worlds-oldest-steam-locomotives-9780752491011 Loco Motion (The World's Oldest Steam Locomotives) by Michael R Bailey, Michael R. Bailey, Neil Cossons, 9780752491011

The steam locomotive is a machine that has inspired imagination, innovation and invention from the time of its origination and continues to evoke passion in enthusiasts today. Here Michael R. Bailey, expertly and in fascinating detail, describes the development of the steam loc..

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]]> Loco Motion (The World's Oldest Steam Locomotives) by Michael R Bailey, Michael R. Bailey, Neil Cossons, 9780752491011

The steam locomotive is a machine that has inspired imagination, innovation and invention from the time of its origination and continues to evoke passion in enthusiasts today. Here Michael R. Bailey, expertly and in fascinating detail, describes the development of the steam loc..

Price: $39.95

]]> The steam locomotive is a machine that has inspired imagination, innovation and invention from the time of its origination and continues to evoke passion in enthusiasts today. Here Michael R. Bailey, expertly and in fascinating detail, describes the development of the steam loc..]]> <![CDATA[The Great Train Robber]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-great-train-robber-9781789465976 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:33:13 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-great-train-robber-9781789465976 The Great Train Robber by Chris Pickard, 9781789465976The day is 8 August 1963. It is the early hours of the morning, and a group of men are waiting at a railway bridge in Buckinghamshire. They are about to rob a mail train, on its way to London from Glasgow, and they have no idea that on board they will find approximately £2.5 million (over £50 mill..

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]]> The Great Train Robber by Chris Pickard, 9781789465976The day is 8 August 1963. It is the early hours of the morning, and a group of men are waiting at a railway bridge in Buckinghamshire. They are about to rob a mail train, on its way to London from Glasgow, and they have no idea that on board they will find approximately £2.5 million (over £50 mill..

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]]> <![CDATA[Depot and Workshop Rail Scene]]> https://www.thebookco.com/depot-and-workshop-rail-scene-9781398132047 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:01:25 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/depot-and-workshop-rail-scene-9781398132047
  • Rare and previously unpublished images
  • Reviews in specialist press
  • Latest Amberley railway book

    • Price: $26.99

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  • Rare and previously unpublished images
  • Reviews in specialist press
  • Latest Amberley railway book

    • Price: $26.99

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  • Rare and previously unpublished images
  • Reviews in specialist press
  • Latest Amberley railway book
    • ]]>         <![CDATA[Class 107 DMUs in Scotland]]> https://www.thebookco.com/class-107-dmus-in-scotland-9781398130227 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:01:06 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/class-107-dmus-in-scotland-9781398130227 These diesel multiple units were introduced to Scotland from 1960. They were originally allocated to Hamilton depot. They initially worked services on the south side of Glasgow. This included the Glasgow St Enoch to East Kilbride, Kilmacolm, Hamilton Circle, Largs and Ardrossan services. Later,..

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    ]]>     These diesel multiple units were introduced to Scotland from 1960. They were originally allocated to Hamilton depot. They initially worked services on the south side of Glasgow. This included the Glasgow St Enoch to East Kilbride, Kilmacolm, Hamilton Circle, Largs and Ardrossan services. Later,..

    Price: $26.99

    ]]>     These diesel multiple units were introduced to Scotland from 1960. They were originally allocated to Hamilton depot. They initially worked services on the south side of Glasgow. This included the Glasgow St Enoch to East Kilbride, Kilmacolm, Hamilton Circle, Largs and Ardrossan services. Later,..]]>