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Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton Branches

Colin G. Maggs

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The Westbury to Salisbury Line

Colin G. Maggs

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The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies

Colin G. Maggs

Looking back at the impact of Britain's Big Four railway companies, 100 years later

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Maggs’s Railway Curiosities

Colin Maggs

A remarkable compendium of oddities, curiosities and little-known facts about the history of Britain’s railways.

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The GWR Bristol to Bath Line

Colin Maggs

A new edition of a classic history of the railway line between Bristol and Bath, illustrated with over 200 pictures.

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The Birmingham to Gloucester Line

Colin Maggs

The complete illustrated story of a fascinating railway from an acknowledged expert. From leading railway historian Colin Maggs, the story of one of the UK’s longest line railways, from its…

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Life of an Engineering Genius

Colin Maggs

A major new biography of Britain’s greatest engineer, the visionary Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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A History of the Great Western Railway

Colin Maggs

A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.

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Great Britain’s Railways: A New History

Colin Maggs

Explore a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the story of 400 years of Britain’s railways.

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The Last Days of Steam in Bristol and Somerset

Colin Maggs

A fascinating collection of photographs of the last steam locomotives to run on Bristol and Somerset’s railways.

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The Swindon to Gloucester Line

Colin Maggs

A new edition of a classic history of the railway line between Swindon and Cheltenham, illustrated with over 120 pictures.

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The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire

Colin Maggs

A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Buckinghamshire’s branch lines.

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The Branch Lines of Hampshire

Colin Maggs

A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Hampshire’s branch lines.

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The Branch Lines of Worcestershire

Colin Maggs

A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Worcestershire’s branch lines.

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The Branch Lines of Warwickshire

Colin Maggs

A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Warwickshire’s branch lines.

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The Branch Lines of Berkshire

Colin Maggs

A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Berkshire’s branch lines.

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The Branch Lines of Dorset

Colin Maggs

A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Dorset’s branch lines.

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The Life of a Steam Railway Photographer: The Reverend Alan Newman

Colin Maggs

The Reverend Alan Newman is a unique railway enthusiast. Starting with a love for the GWR, as a young lad he moved to a house with an ex-MR line at…

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The Branch Lines of Devon Plymouth, West & North Devon

Colin Maggs

The second of two lavishly illustrated titles from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Devon’s branch lines.

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The Branch Lines of Devon Exeter, South, Central & East Devon

Colin Maggs

The first of two lavishly illustrated titles from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Devon’s branch lines.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Life of an Engineering Genius

Colin Maggs

There is little disagreement that Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a towering genius of the Victorian age, but what about the man behind the reputation?

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The Train Driver’s Manual

How do you drive a steam locomotive? Read this official period manual issued during the great age of steam to find out!

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Steam Trains: The Magnificent History of Britain’s Locomotives from Stephenson’s Rocket to BR’s Evening Star

Colin Maggs

The history of steam in Britain from the Rocket in 1829, through to the last main line locomotive in the 1960s.

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Great Britain’s Railways: A New History

Colin Maggs

New B-format paperback - Explore a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the story of 400 years of Britain’s railways.

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Steam Trains: The Magnificent History of Britain’s Locomotives from Stephenson’s Rocket to BR’s Evening Star

Colin Maggs

New B-format paperback edition. The history of steam in Britain, from the Rocket in 1829, through to the last main line locomotive in the 1960s.

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The Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway

Colin G. Maggs

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Amazing and Curious Railway Tales

Colin G. Maggs

A collection of fascinating railway oddities, curiosities and little-known facts

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The Story of the Big Four Railway Companies

Colin G. Maggs

Looking back at the impact of Britain’s Big Four railway companies, 100 years later

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The Wrington Vale Light Railway

Colin Gerald Maggs

The Wrington Vale lies approximately midway between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, snuggling under the north-western slopes of the Mendip Hills. The railway was built and operated by the Great Western Railway…

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