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Giving privileged insight into the workings of the capital''s railways, this text focuses particularly on the routes and services that operate north of the Thames, n ot forgetting the Docklands Light Railway and London Undergr ound''s surface lines. '

Although London has inherited a complex and comprehensive railway network, there are a large number of lines which have disappeared. This book examines the history of many of these lines.

In the early days of tube railways in London there was little short of a mad scramble to get new tubes authorised for construction. Private and institutional finance was tempted by the promise of moneymaking schemes. Few in the event made very much and some were just plain scams. This book reveals over ...

This meticulously researched, illustrated book contains a full account of the part played by Norfolk's airfields during World War II.

Contains railroad maps indicating stations serving London in 1935.

Although just a quarter of a mile long, the Underground between Holborn and Aldwychwas a hopeless enterprise from the early 20th century beginnings and never covered its costs. This title presents the story of this disused branch of the underground.

To celebrate its 150th anniversary, this book endeavours to capture in pictures the beguiling character of the Metropolitan Railway, which started as the world's first underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon, but grew to create iconic Metro-Land, later immortalised by John Betjeman.