{"title":"New for September 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis page lists all new books that have arrived or are expected to arrive during September 2026. Advance orders welcomed for books expected to arrive in the next few weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"north-eastern-railway-branch-lines-the-railways-of-holderness-9781911360469","title":"North Eastern Railway Branch Lines: The Railways of Holderness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpected Mid September - Advanced orders welcome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHull to Withernsea and Hull to Hornsea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book describes the origin and promotion of the separate railways constructed to Withernsea and Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There was both opposition and support for the railways when they were initially promoted, and the book describes the struggles during their early independent days. Both railways were subsequently absorbed into the North Eastern Railway, and in due course formed part of the London \u0026amp; North Eastern Railway and British Railways. The layout and history of each of the stations on the railways is described and illustrated, along with staffing, signalling and the operation of passenger and freight trains from their opening through to their closure. The Victoria Dock Branch in Hull is covered, and the book details how the railways to\u003cbr\u003eWithernsea and Hornsea operated in conjunction with that branch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth railways were of immense value in the development of Holderness. Both also provided the citizens of Hull with leisure opportunities at the seaside from the early days. Times changed though, and the book describes the abortive attempts to save the lines from closure through cost cutting and modernisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 128 pages, 90 photographs, numerous line drawings, diagrams and tables\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Eastern Railway Association","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":58245631672703,"sku":"9781911360469","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9781911360469.jpg?v=1787334771"},{"product_id":"railways-remembered-britain-s-railways-in-unseen-colour-1956-1963-9781800353657","title":"Railways Remembered: Britain’s Railways in Unseen Colour 1956-1963","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotographs from the Phil Tatt Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe latest title in the ‘Railways Remembered’ series draws upon the work of the distinguished photographer, Phil Tatt, who, for decades, together with his wife Eileen, travelled widely across the British Isles recording all forms of transport especially railways. After starting in the late 1940s with black and white film, Phil progressed to colour in the mid-1950s. He was fascinated by both mainline and branch line steam. He also covered miniature and industrial railways as well as early preservation schemes especially in North Wales, a favourite line being the Welshpool \u0026amp; Llanfair, which he covered in its final days of BR operation and early preservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile an active transport photographer long before the publication of Beeching’s notorious report on the future of the rail network, Phil resolved to record as much of the passing railway scene as possible. He visited locomotive works, loco sheds, goods sidings and remote stations and made detailed photographic studies of many lines listed for closure, recording both their passenger and goods operations. He also had a keen eye for the unusual and for detail, many of the aspects of the railway scene he recorded will be of interest to today’s railway modellers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 160 pages, colour photographs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crecy","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":58246168871295,"sku":"9781800353657","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9781800353657.jpg-1_1.jpg?v=1787343330"},{"product_id":"railways-remembered-br-traction-green-to-blue-1959-1984-9781800353459","title":"Railways Remembered: BR Traction – Green to Blue 1959-1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpected Late August\/Early September\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotographs from the Derek Cross Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudging by the growing numbers attending modern traction themed events at heritage railways across the country, whilst the appeal of steam still endures and probably will never diminish, for many railway enthusiasts, that first generation of modern traction on British Railways, is clearly the focus of their interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the first volume in the ‘Railways Remembered’ colour series to concentrate on diesel and electric traction and there was no better photographer in whose company to do this than the late Derek Cross. He was using colour photography from the 1950s onwards and recognised rather than ignored the new types of motive power coming into service. That combined with his technical and compositional expertise produced the many stunning images in these pages. He also lived in several different parts of the country during the 1960s and 1970s enabling his son, David Cross, who has compiled this selection, to present images from many parts of the BR network.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe over 200 colour photographs in this book are arranged chronologically and include all types of first generation modern traction: diesel and electric locomotives, DMUs and EMUs. The photos also record the change in liveries in the period covered by the book from the initial green colour scheme to the eventually all-encompassing BR blue livery, which was first introduced in 1965. 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Another author contribution describes what it was like working for BR Western Region in a busy Bristol area signal box. In keeping with the mission of seeking out the more obscure corners of the GWR, there are short pieces about Paddington’s horse power, and oddities in proposed locomotive re-numbering following Nationalisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a nostalgic photographic wallow into steamy Summer Saturdays at Exeter St Davids, and an account of the early developmental stages of Automatic Train Control. There is also a description of one of the revered Dean ‘Single’ 4-2-2s and of personal associations with the locomotive in question. All the regulars are present – more from the Riley archives, a book review, the latest Great Western Trust Bulletin, and the latest instalment of ‘The Pannier Story’ which delves into design variations. 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