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21.5 x 27 cms, 104 pages with over 170 images, maps and diagrams, including 4 pages of colour. The definitive history of a fantastic railway that attempted to establish a monopoly in northern Chile over the transportation of nitrate concentrates mined from the slopes of the Andes and destined for fertiliser, explosives and other products. A standard gauge system with ferocious grades that used progressively bigger motive power including nineteenth century tank engines, Double-Fairlies, Garratts and Baldwin mikados. It has now disappeared.

RAILWAYS OF PERU –Vol 1 The Northern Lines Hard/B £26.95 L/B £ 20.95

21.5 x 27 cms, 100 pages with over 170 images, maps and diagrams including a 4 page colour section. The railways in the north of Peru nearly all ran inland from the pacific coast on a wide range of gauges serving mineral and agricultural areas. They had an incredible range of motive power, some extremely ancient with a scattering of modern. The last survivors were sugar mills operating in the 1970s but all have now gone, so this book is a record of railways that were little recorded and are now being forgotten.

RAILWAYS OF PERU – Volume 2: The Central and Southern Lines H/B £26.95 L/B £ 20.95

21.5 x 27 cms, 104 pages with nearly 200 images, maps and diagrams including an 8 page colour section ranging from original nineteenth century construction up to the present day.

Following his first volume covering all the northern lines of Peru issued in 2007 [please see above], Peruvian expert Bob Whetham has followed up in 2008 with the concluding volume which covers the rest of Peru's railways recounting the history of nearly thirty different systems on eight gauges ranging from 50 centimetres to 4 feet 8 1/2 inches which operated in widely diverse conditions on the coastal plains or the high Andes. Many of these railways have seen little published anywhere.

This concluding volume on Peru covers Peru's most famous and operationally demanding main lines: the Central Railway and the Southern of Peru that ascend into the Andes feature prominently as do the systems that connect with them, many serving mineral enterprises in difficult to access areas. The two major three-foot lines: the FC Huancayo-Huancavelica and FC Cusco-Santa Ana [the Machu Picchu route] are covered in detail. The railways on the plains that link the coast to the interior are not forgotten, some rarely visited by travellers. The final chapter examines the railways in territory ceded to Chile in 1883 covering the very early days of the Nitrate Railways and the Patillos Railway. Every known system is examined .

There are nearly 200 images including an eight page colour section which range in age from the 1870s to the present day including some archive colour slides from the 1950s, often in spectacular scenery. Motive power was wonderfully diverse with rugged Baldwins, ALCos and Henschels joined by Beyer Peacocks. Modern power is not ignored including Southern Peru Copper who have never owned a steam loco. Many types of motive power are illustrated , and there are detailed rosters for each system and clear maps. The book has been printed by the longstanding Trackside printer Amadeus Press and continues the tradition of high grade glossy paper and quality reproduction of images.

RAILWAYS OF LATIN AMERICA IN HISTORIC POSTCARDS [special offer] L/B £ 7.50

21.5 x 27 cms, 84 pages with over 200 images and a map. We have a limited number of new copies of this classic Trackside book published in 1997. It provides a survey of many countries through the eyes of local photographers largely at the beginning of the twentieth century who took pictures of what they thought was interesting and reflected daily life - without the self-consciousness of the railway enthusiast. In consequence this book portrays rare postcard images that include the most obscure and the long forgotten of railways.

21.5 x 27 cms, 96 pages with over 170 images, maps and diagrams. The only English language history of Colombia's railways which struggled to overcome daunting terrain to eventually become a largely united system despite many lines intend to join up being originally constructed of different gauges! This was one of the countries that triumphed with the Kitson-Meyer under the regime of the great executive locomotive designer P C Dewhurst who created a fleet of standard designs some of which were still being built a generation later! These are contrasted with later equipment designed as well as built in the USA and Belgium.

FAIRLIE ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVES on the American Continent [special offer] L/B £ 7.95

18.5 x 24 cms, 96 pages with over 120 images, maps and diagrams. This book in a slightly smaller format than our standard size covers every conceivable type of articulated locomotives built to the Robert Fairlie principles that existed in the Americas including the products of the Mason Machine Works of Massachusetts. Many countries tried them and some persisted for a long time where Mexico developed the Double-Fairlie to its ultimate size. Author Donald Binns has made a life-long study and the illustrations are very comprehensive.

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Title	Hardback UK/Europe	Hardback Rest of World	Limpback UK/Europe	Limpback Rest of World
The Nitrate Railways	£29.95	£32.95	£23.50	£26.95
Railways of Peru Volume 1	£29.95	£32.95	£23.50	£26.95
Railways of Peru Volume 2	£29.95	£32.95	£23.50	£26.95
Railways of Latin America in Historic Postcards	-	-	£9.50	£12.50
Fairlie Articulated Locomotives - on the American Continent	-	-	£9.95	£12.95

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RED SEA RAILWAY

Red Sea Railway is the first complete and authoritative history of the railways in Eritrea. This detailed account has been a collaboration between Jennie Street, a writer long involved with Eritrea, and Amanuel Ghebreselassie, the General Manager of the Eritrean Railway. Its account covers the line built in 1868 by the British for the Abyssinia Campaign, the line built by the Italians in their quest to conquer Africa, several "Decauville" lines, and the Ropeway built in the 1930s as the longest cableway in the world.

10 years in preparation, Red Sea Railway is packed with a wealth of previously unpublished material, and will delight and fascinate the reader whether their interest is railways, Eritrea, Italy or Africa. With 360 pages and 475 photographs and images, this book will have something new or different for everyone who reads it. Many of the photographs are hitherto unpublished. The historical scope of the book means that the earliest photos date from 1868. Much previously undiscovered archive material has been included and there will be a few surprises and at least one myth destroyed. The book also contains an extensive bibliography for further research. TO ORDER FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY: CLICK HERE:

Indian Broad Gauge Steam Remembered is the last volume of Lawrence Marshall's trilogy recounting his extensive travels in the sub continent between the 1970s and the 1990s which was to prove the "Indian Summer" of steam operation. This final book covers broad gauge experiences on his travels in the grand manner where his party used their own private carriage with many specially arranged train operations. The narrative affectionately recounts these experiences and is substantially illustrated with his own excellent photographs supported by archive material. A hardback A5 in format with 166 printed pages, very many images - some in colour, and printed on glossy paper.

AVAILABLE NOW from specialist retailers at £29.95, or post paid £34 to UK and other Europe destinations from the author at:

"Lissadell", 6 Whitethorn Drive, Brighton BN1 5LH England. Telephone 0 [44] 1273 502269.

They recount the history of a diverse range of railways in the Yorkshire Dales and the North of England. All are printed on quality glossy paper by Amadeus.

TO ORDER; They are available from specialist retailers or from Donald Binns direct at £10.95 each, post paid:

DONALD BINNS, 50 LONGMEADOW, SKIPTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND BD23 1BW. TEL: 01756 791533

THE YORKSHIRE DALES RAILWAY OF YESTERDAY AND THE MINERAL BRANCH OF TODAY L/B £9.95

21 x 22cms, 52pp. This is a detailed historic account and affectionate reflection on the railway from Skipton via Embsay junction to Grassington. Opened in 1902, it was operated by the Midland Railway and as the Grassington branch became part of the LMS after Grouping in 1923. The account also includes industrial railway activities along the line, some of which have survived as rail operations to the present day. This book is heavily illustrated with pictures covering the line from inception to recent years. There are appendices dealing with contractors locomotives and bus competitors. A limited edition.

TOWARDS LANCASHIRE -THE MIDLAND RAILWAY'S SKIPTON - COLNE EXTENSION L/B £ 9.95

21 x 22cms, 52pp. The Skipton to Colne line of the Midland Railway was later seen as a branch line but its mid-nineteenth century conception was as a part of the expanding core network of railways in east Lancashire and north west Yorkshire, connecting with the L&Y Railway. This compact but detailed concise history tells the story of this line with 65 illustrations and maps and timetables, until closure in 1970. It also recounts the history of the Midland Railway's Barnoldswick branch, the Kelbrook Cordite Store and Thornton quarry. A limited edition.

21 x 22cms, 52pp. A survey of former Midland Railway operations in the LMS era, chronicling the arrival of ex LNWR and standard LMS types but with an emphasis on pre-grouping motive power. It has 91 well-reproduced rare images capturing glimpses of a bygone era. A limited edition.