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Peter Tuffrey
Excellent photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around Yorkshire during the transitional period when modern traction worked alongside steam engines. Compiled with thoroughly-researched, informative captions.
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A superb edition with over 230 outstanding photographs and thoroughly researched, informative captions.Beautifully produced in hardback with rare and previously unseen images.
Great photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around Wales during the final years of steam traction.
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Great photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around Lancashire during the final years of steam traction.
A remarkable collection featuring rare colour and black and white images that documents this most popular class of locomotive.
The illustrated history of the Doncaster collieries
This is the first time information and photographs on West Yorkshire’s cinemas and theatres have been grouped together in one publication. With over 240 photographs, Many of which are from…
The story of Doncaster’s transport system from the early days of the trams to the 1960s.
A fascinating and valuable record of the history of pubs in Doncaster.
A unique and charming look at the history of Rotherham and its inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.
The fourth in the series of lavishly illustrated nostalgic books looking at the history of rail travel in East Yorkshire, affectionately evoking a bygone age.
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Yorkshire’s people at work have changed and developed over the last century.
A look into the history of cinemas and theatres around South Yorkshire.
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Central Sheffield has changed and developed over the last century.
Peter Tuffrey has gathered together well over 200 images, many unpublished, to present a comprehensive photographic history of the course, the meetings, and the runners and rider who have graced
The latest in this series of high quality railway titles by Peter Tuffrey - an outstanding collection of rare colour and black and white images with informative captions that documents…
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wakefield and the surrounding area have changed and developed over the last century.
A gritty adult crime thriller set in the North of England.
A history of Edlington, Maltby and Warmsworth
A history of Retford & the Bassetlaw area
Seventy-nine-year-old Nottingham railway photographer, Bill Reed, shows for the first time his colour pictures of steam locomotives taken from the line-side, on shed and on works. The photographs cover the…
To obtain these breath-taking pictures of tram crashes in Britain and around the world the author has relied on old picture postcards and the co-operation of photographers from the Netherlands…
In May 1934 a zenith of locomotive construction in the UK was reached when an enormous new locomotive entered traffic for the LNER Company. The impressive engine was P2 Class…
This collection of over 168 colour photographs, which date from 1958 to 1967, features the Western Region of B.R., formerly the territory of the Great Western Railway, and its motive…
The author provides a broad view of the Southern Region and the steam engines employed in the last years before the diesel takeover. Bill Reed’s superb colour photographs have made…
Fascinating collection of images of coal mining in Yorkshire from the archives of the Yorkshire Post
The prequel to Peter Tuffrey’s successful 2016 title The Last Years of Yorkshire Steam. The period 1900 to 1948 has long been considered to be the Golden Age of Britain’s…
John Ryan epitomises the Doncaster Rovers' phrase: 'Rovers 'til I Die.' A lifelong fan, he became chairman in 1998. Amazing success followed...
Featuring legendary and inspirational guitarists and the equipment they used. A thoroughly researched book. Many exclusive interviews. Beautifully produced in hardback Every guitarist illustrated.
A superb edition with over 200 outstanding photographs and thoroughly researched, informative captions. Beautifully produced in hardback with rare and previously unseen images in colour and black and white.
A celebration in words and pictures of Gresley’s A4 Pacific locomotives, some of the most beautiful steam locomotives ever to grace Britain’s railways
Great photography of locomotives on the East Midlands railways in the final years of steam traction.
A look back in time to what life on the railways in Yorkshire was really like when steam was King.
A superb edition covering Edward Thompson’s most enduring class of locomotive, with 230 outstanding photographs and thoroughly researched, informative captions.
Great photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around London in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.
The Southern Region in the final years of steam traction from 1948 to 1967.
Great photography of locomotives on Yorkshire’s railways in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.
A delightful insight to the stories behind those iconic landmarks . How they came to be and how they developed.
The London Midland Region in the final years of steam traction from 1948 to 1966. A fascinating collection of hitherto unpublished black and white photographs by former Senior British Medical…
Great photographs of locomotives on the Scottish railways in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.
Great photographs of locomotives on the East of England railways in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.
Great photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around the South West of England in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative captions.
A remarkable collection featuring rare colour and black and white images that document our railway heritage.
Gresley’s B17s explores the career of this steam locomotive passenger class from its introduction in 1928 to withdrawal in 1960.
Great photography of locomotives on the West Midlands railways in the final years of steam traction.
