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Railway accidents

  • Faith, Nicholas (2001). Derail: Why Trains Crash (2nd ed.). Channel 4 Books. ISBN 0-7522-1987-1. First published 1998 to accompany the Channel 4 series. An overall survey like Rolt's, but covering worldwide accidents.
  • Hall, Stanley (1987). Danger Signals: an investigation into modern railway accidents. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1704-2. A broad survey, concentrating especially on accidents in the 20 years up to 1986, especially those caused by drivers' and signalmen's errors.
  • Hall, Stanley (1991). Danger on the Line. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1872-3. Covers Clapham Junction, Purley, Glasgow Bellgrove and a wide range of other accidents, e.g. track problems, fires, staff fatalities.
  • Hall, Stanley (1999). Hidden Dangers. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7137-1973-7. Covers the period 1989-97 including Cowden, Newton and Southall.
  • Hall, Stanley (2003). Beyond Hidden Dangers: Railway Safety into the 21st Century. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2915-6.. Includes Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield, Potters Bar, Great Heck (Selby).
  • Hamilton., J.A.B. (1967). British Railway Accidents of the 20th Century (reprinted 1987 as Disaster down the Line). George Allen and Unwin / Javelin Books. ISBN 0-7137-1973-7. Covers 27 accidents between 1905 and 1962. Particularly good on the human factor and psychological reasons behind accidents.
  • Nock, O. S. (1987). Historic Railway Disasters (4th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0099077205. First published 1966, another well-written classic.
  • Rolt, L.T.C. (1956). Red for Danger. Bodley Head / David and Charles / Pan Books. An excellent overview of accidents up to 1957, in fine writing style. An early reviewer wrote, "At the risk of being thought callous, one must praise Mr Rolt for making death and disaster most attractive reading". Several revised and updated editions published (1960, 1966, 1976, 1982). 1970s and 1980s editions have material added by G.M. Kichenside, which was omitted from later reprints.
  • Schneider, Ascanio; Armand Mase (1968). Katastrophen auf Schienen. (In German). Orell Fussli Verlag.
  • Schneider, Ascanio; Armand Mase (1970). Railway Accidents of (Great Britain and) Europe. Translated from German (book above) by E.L. Dellow. David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4791-8. Includes classification and numerous European accidents.
  • Vaughan, Adrian (1989). Obstruction Danger. Guild Publishing. ISBN 1-85260-055-1. Written by a former signalman, with an interesting selection including some less well-known mishaps.
  • British Railway Disasters. Ian Allan. 1996. ISBN 0-7110-2470-7. covers 47 accidents between 1876 and 1991 with many photographs.
  • Vaughan, Adrian (2000). Tracks to Disaster. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2731-5. 19 modern accidents in the period 1975-97. Like his previous book, contains some trenchant comments on railway management.

Railway stations

More information Book, Summary ...
Book Summary Typical extent of coverage per station Independent?[A] Editor(s) who have it
Ian Allan "Rail Centres" series Each book is based on a major railway station. Series has 21 books (in order of publication): Brighton, York, Swindon, Peterborough, Exeter, Carlisle, Derby, Newcastle, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Sheffield, Leeds & Bradford, Wolverhampton, Reading, Edinburgh, Doncaster, Clapham Junction, Nottingham, Crewe, Manchester, Bristol Extremely extensive: well over 100 pages are dedicated to the station and all operational and historical aspects. Nearby suburban stations are covered as well Yes; publisher is Ian Allan Publishing (also Booklaw Publications) Hassocks5489 and Harry Mitchell have Rail Centres: Brighton. Harry Also has Crewe, Derby, Exeter, Newcastle, and Nottingham. The joy of all things has Doncaster, Leeds/Bradford, and York. Redrose64 has a complete set, including 1st and 2nd editions for Brighton, Sheffield, Bristol; and a reprint (blue cover instead of grey) for Edinburgh. Verbarson has Clapham Junction and Wolverhampton.
Biddle, Gordon (2011). Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures (second ed.). Hersham: Ian Allan. ISBN 9780711034914. Detailed descriptions of railway structures of historic or architectural merit A substantial paragraph or two, sometimes more, focusing on architectural description but including important dates/history Yes Harry Mitchell
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Body, Geoffrey (1986). Railways of the Eastern Region volume 1:Southern operating area. PSL Field Guides. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0850597129. Individual descriptions of all stations in the region Between one paragraph and several hundred words Yes: publisher is Patrick Stephens Ltd The joy of all things
Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region volume 2:Northern operating area. PSL Field Guides. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-072-1. Individual descriptions of all stations in the region Between one paragraph and several hundred words Yes: publisher is Patrick Stephens Ltd The joy of all things
Body, Geoffrey (1984). Railways of the Southern Region. PSL Field Guides. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-664-5. Individual descriptions of all stations in the region Between one paragraph and several hundred words Yes: publisher is Patrick Stephens Ltd Hassocks5489
Body, Geoffrey (1983). Railways of the Western Region. PSL Field Guides. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-546-0. Individual descriptions of all stations in the region Between one paragraph and several hundred words Yes: publisher is Patrick Stephens Ltd Hassocks5489
"British Railways Past and Present" series including: Books are on a county/regional basis. Perhaps 100 stations per book (including closed stations) A few sentences alongside pictures, but including useful information not recorded elsewhere Yes: publisher is Past & Present Publishing Ltd; also Silver Link Publishing Hassocks5489 has 15 of them
"...by Rail" series including: Books are on a county/regional basis. All stations are covered Brief Yes: publisher is Jarrold Publishing Ltd Hassocks5489 has 12 of them
Jackson, Alan A. (1972) [1969]. London's Termini. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-02747-6. Sixteen main-line termini in London, and some related stations A whole chapter for (almost) all stations Yes
Measom, George (1983) [1852]. The Illustrated Guide to the Great Western Railway (Facsimile ed.). Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. ISBN 0-905392-23-X. Narrative description of the GWR main line in 1852 Varies, but many stations have several paragraphs and contemporary illustrations Originally published by "W Marshall and Sons, Booksellers to the Company, Paddington", so no. Verbarson
Measom's series of "Official Illustrated Guides to..." Narrative description of the lines in their early years Varies, but many stations have several paragraphs and contemporary illustrations "Official" guides? No.
Middleton Press series (see below) Books cover short stretches of line or individual branch lines (e.g. "Branch Lines around Effingham Junction", "Three Bridges to Brighton") Extensive. Each station has 10–15 paragraphs in the form of photograph captions, covering the station itself, locomotive depots, signalboxes and historic changes. Each book has a few introductory pages with additional information Yes: publisher is Middleton Press Ltd See below
Pevsner's Buildings of England series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) including: Architectural guides by county/part of county Some stations have coverage, especially if they are of architectural interest (not just listed buildings). One short paragraph is typical, with detail not found in other sources. Yes: publisher is Yale University Press Hassocks5489 has 4 of them
The joy of all things has 3 of them (Yorkshire East, North and West)
Sanderson, Joanna; Pollard, Richard; Thorne, Robert; Hradsky, Robert (April 2012). Great Western Main Line Route Structures Gazetteer. London: Alan Baxter & Associates. Geographical GWML structures, including stations All stations have a page with standard information and a descriptive summary Prepared for Network Rail by a third party Online
Thorne, Robert; Hradsky, Robert (April 2012). History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line. London: Alan Baxter & Associates. Survey of the construction and architecture of GWML structures, including stations Brief coverage of some stations, within the context of the whole line Prepared for Network Rail by a third party Online
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Table notes

  1. The extent to which the book was not associated with the railway company responsible for the stations.
  • Certain local authorities maintain lists of locally listed buildings. Their written assessments of the historical and architectural significance can be substantial and in-depth. Two examples of reports for locally listed railway stations: Falmer; London Road (Brighton).

Middleton Press books

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TitleCopy held by
Abergavenny to Merthyr
Abertillery & Ebbw Vale Lines
Aberystwyth to Carmarthen
Andover to Southampton
Ashford from Steam to Eurostar
Ashford to Dover
Aylesbury to RugbyRedrose64
Baker Street to Uxbridge & StanmoreRedrose64
Bala to Llandudno
Banbury to BirminghamRedrose64
Banbury to CheltenhamRedrose64
Bangor to Holyhead
Bangor to Portmadoc
Barking to Southend
Barmouth to Pwllheli
Basingstoke to Salisbury
Bath Green Park to Bristol
Bath to Evercreech Junction
Beamish 40 Years on Rails
Bedford to Wellingborough
Berwick to Drem
Berwick to St. Boswells
Birkenhead to West Kirby
Birmingham to Tamworth & Nuneaton
Birmingham to Wolverhampton
Blackburn to Hellifield
Blackpool Tramways 1933-66 75 years of Streamliners
Bletchley to Cambridge
Bletchley to Rugby
Boston to Lincoln
Bournemouth to Evercreech Juntion
Bournemouth to Weymouth
Bradshaw's History
Bradshaw's Rail Times 1850
Bradshaw's Rail Times 1895
Branch Lines around Ascot
Branch Lines around Barry
Branch Lines around Bodmin
Branch Lines around CanterburyMjroots
Branch Lines around Chard & Yeovil
Branch Lines around Cromer
Branch Lines around Denbigh
Branch Lines around Effingham JunctionHassocks5489
Branch Lines around Exmouth
Branch Lines around Gosport
Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye
Branch Lines around Hertford & Hatfield
Branch Lines around Huntingdon
Branch Lines around Lowestoft
Branch Lines around Lydney
Branch Lines around March
Branch Lines around Market Drayton
Branch Lines around Midhurst
Branch Lines around North Woolwich
Branch Lines around Oswestry
Branch Lines around Plymouth
Branch Lines around Porthmadog 1954-94
Branch Lines around Portmadoc 1923-46 The Welsh Highland and Festiniog RailwaysMjroots
Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye
Branch Lines around SheernessMjroots
Branch Lines around Spalding
Branch Lines around Swaffham
Branch Lines around Swansea
Branch Lines around Towcester
Branch Lines around Tiverton
Branch Lines around Weymouth
Branch Lines around Wimbourne
Branch Lines around Wisbech
Branch Lines around Witham & Kelvedon
Branch Lines around Wroxham
Branch Lines East of Norwich the Wherry LinesMjroots
Branch Lines of East London
Branch Lines of Midhurst
Branch Lines of West LondonRedrose64
Branch Lines of West Wiltshire
Branch Lines to Alton
Branch Lines to Bartlow
Branch Lines to Clacton and Walton
Branch Lines to Cleobury Mortimer
Branch Lines to Clevedon & Portishead
Branch Lines to Dunstable
Branch Lines to East Grinstead
Branch Lines to Effingham Junction
Branch Lines to ExmouthRedrose64
Branch Lines to Falmouth, Helston & St. Ives
Branch Lines to Harwich & Hadleigh
Branch Lines to Hemel Hempstead
Branch Lines to Henley, Windsor and MarlowRedrose64
Branch Lines to HorshamMjroots
Branch Lines to Ilfracombe
Branch Lines to Launceston & Princetown
Branch Lines to Longmoor
Branch Lines to MidhurstMjroots
Branch Lines to Monmouth
Branch Lines to Newport (IOW)
Branch Lines to Newquay
Branch Lines to Pembroke and CardiganRedrose64
Branch Lines to Princes RisboroughRedrose64
Branch Lines to Seaton & Sidmouth
Branch Lines to Southend & Southminster
Branch Lines to Sudbury
Branch Lines to Torrington
Branch Lines to Tunbridge WellsMjroots
Branch Line from Leek
Branch Line to Allhallows
Branch Line to Ashburton
Branch Line to Bude
Branch Line to Cheddar
Branch Line to FairfordRedrose64
Branch Line to Felixtowe & Aldeburgh
Branch Line to HawkhurstMjroots
Branch Line to Hayling including the Isle of Wight Train Ferry
Branch Line to Ilfracombe
Branch Line to Kingsbridge
Branch Line to Kingswear
Branch Line to LambournRedrose64
Branch Line to Looe
Branch Line to Lyme Regis
Branch Line to Lynton
Branch Line to Minehead
Branch Line to Moretonhampstead
Branch Line to Ongar including the Hainault Loop
Branch Line to Padstow
Branch Line to Selsey
Branch Line to Shrewsbury
Branch Line to Skegness & Mablethorpe
Branch Line to SouthwoldMjroots
Branch Line to Swanage
Branch Line to Swanage to 1999
Branch Line to TenterdenMjroots
Branch Line to the Derwent Valley
Branch Line to Upwell
Branch Line to WantageRedrose64
Brecon to Neath
Brecon to Newport
Brecon to Newtown
Brighton to Eastbourne
Brighton to WorthingHassocks5489
Bristol to Taunton
Bromley South to Rochester
Bromsgrove to BirminghamRedrose64
Bromsgrove to Gloucester
Broxbourne to Cambridge
Brunel - a Railtour
Burnham to Evercreech Junction
Cambridge to Ely
Cardiff to Dowlais (Cae Harris)
Cardiff to PontypriddRedrose64
Cardiff to Swansea
Carlisle to Hawick
Carmarthen to FishguardRedrose64
Caterham and Tattenham Corner
Chard & Yeovil
Charing Cross to Dartford
Charing Cross to OrpingtonMjroots
Cheltenham to Andover
Cheltenham to Redditch
Chester to Birkenhead
Chester to Manchester
Chester to Rhyl
Chester to Warrington
Chichester to Portsmouth
Clapham Jn to Beckenham Jn
Clapham Junction 50 Years of Change
Consett to South Shields
Cornwall Narrow Gauge
Corris and Vale of Rheidol
Coventry to Leicester
Craven Arms to Wellington
Crawley to LittlehamptonHassocks5489
Crewe to Manchester
Crewe to Wigan
Croydon (Woodside) to East GrinsteadMjroots
Crystal Palace and Catford Loop
Darlington Leamside to Newcastle
Darlington to Newcastle
Dartford to Sittingbourne
Derby to Stoke-on-Trent
Derby Tramways
Devon Narrow Gauge
Didcot to BanburyRedrose64
Didcot to SwindonRedrose64
Didcot to WinchesterRedrose64
Dorset & Somerset Narrow Gauge
Douglas - Laxey - Ramsey
Douglas to Peel
Douglas to Port Erin
Douglas to Ramsey
Dover to Ramsgate including the Margate Sands BranchMjroots
Drem to Edinburgh
Dublin Northwards in the 1950s A tour of forgotten stations
Ealing to SloughRedrose64
Eastbourne to Hastings
East Cornwall Mineral Railways
East Croydon to Three Bridges
East Kent Light Railway
East London LineRedrose64
Ely to Kings Lynn
Ely to Norwich
Enfield Town & Palace Gates
Epsom to Horsham
Euston to Harrow & Wealdstone
Exeter to Barnstaple
Exeter to Newton Abbot
Exeter to Tavistock
Fareham to Salisbury
Faversham to Dover
Fenchurch Street to Barking
Festiniog in Colour 1955-82
Festiniog in the Fifties
Festiniog in the Sixties
Festiniog 50 Years of Enterprise
Festiniog 1946-55
Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace
Frome to Bristol
Galashiels to Edinburgh
Gloucester to Bristol
Gloucester to Cardiff
Guildford to RedhillHassocks5489
Hampshire Narrow Gauge
Harrow to Watford
Hastings to Ashford
Hawick to Galashiels
Haywards Heath to Seaford
Hereford to Newport
Hertford Loop
Hexham to Carlisle
Hexham to Hawick
Hitchin to Peterborough
Holborn Viaduct to Lewisham
Ilford to Shenfield
Industrial Railways of the South East
Ipswich to Diss
Ipswich to Saxmundham
Isle of Man Railway Journey
Isle of Wight Lines 50 Years of Change
Kent Narrow GaugeMjroots
Kettering to Nottingham
Kidderminster to Shrewsbury
Kings Cross to Potters Bar
Kings Lynn to Hunstanton
Kingston and Hounslow Loops including the Shepperton Branch
Leeds to Selby and GooleThe joy of all things
Leicester to Burton
Lewisham to Dartford
Lincoln to Cleethorpes
Lincoln to Doncaster
Lines around Stamford
Lines around Wimbledon
Liverpool Street to Chingford
Liverpool Street to Ilford
Liverpool Tramways 2. The Southern Routes
Liverpool Tramways 3. The Northern Routes
Llandeilo to Swansea
London Bridge to Addiscombe
London Bridge to East Croydon
London Chatham and Dover Railway
Loughborough to Nottingham
Ludlow to Hereford
Machynlleth to Barmouth
Maestegg & Tondu Lines
Market Harborough to Newark
Marylebone to RickmansworthRedrose64
Melton Constable to Yarmouth Beach
Mitcham Junction Lines
Monmouthshire Eastern Valleys
Moreton-in-Marsh to WorcesterRedrose64
Morpeth to Bellingham
Mountain Ash to Neath
Newark to Doncaster
Newbury to WestburyRedrose64
Newcastle to Hexham
Newton Abbot to Plymouth
Newtown to Aberystwyth
Northampton to Peterborough
North Kent Tramways
North London Line
North of Birmingham
Nottingham to Boston
Nottingham to Lincoln
Orpington to Tonbridge including the Branch Line to WesterhamMjroots
Oswestry to Whitchurch
Oxford to BletchleyRedrose64
Oxford to Moreton-in-MarshRedrose64
Paddington to EalingRedrose64
Paddington to Princes RisboroughRedrose64
Peterborough to Kings Lynn
Peterborough to Lincoln
Peterborough to Newark
Plymouth to St. Austell
Princes Risborough to BanburyRedrose64
Pontypool to Mountain Ash
Pontypridd to Merthyr
Pontypridd to Port Talbot
Porthmadog to Blaenau
Portsmouth to Southampton
Potters Bar to Cambridge
Railways to Victory 1944-46
Reading to BasingstokeRedrose64
Reading to DidcotRedrose64
Reading to GuildfordRedrose64
Redhill to Ashford
Return to Blaenau 1970-82
Rhyl to Bangor
Rhymney & New Tredegar Lines
Rickmansworth to AylesburyRedrose64
Romnneyrail
Ruabon to Barmouth
Rugby to Birmingham
Rugby to StaffordRedrose64
Rugby to Stoke-on-Trent
Ryde to Ventnor
Salisbury to Westbury
Salisbury to Yeovil
Saxmundham to Yarmouth
SECR Centenary Album
Shenfield to Ipswich
Shrewsbury to Chester
Shrewsbury to Crewe
Shrewsbury to Ludlow
Shrewsbury to Newtown
Sirhowy Valley Line
Sittingbourne to Ramsgate
Slough to NewburyRedrose64
Southampton to Bournemouth
South Croydon Line
South Eastern Railway
South London LineRedrose64
South Lynn to Norwich City
Spalding to Grimsby
Stafford to Chester
Stafford to Wellington
St. Albans to Bedford
St. Austell to Penzance
St. Boswell to Berwick
Steaming through Cornwall
Steaming through East Hants
Steaming through East Sussex
Steaming through KentMjroots
Steaming through Surrey
Steaming through the Isle of Wight
Steaming through West Sussex
Steaming through West Hants
Stourbridge to WolverhamptonRedrose64
St. Pancras to Barking
St. Pancras to Folkestone
St. Pancras to St. Albans
Stratford to Cheshunt
Stratford upon Avon to BirminghamRedrose64
Stratford upon Avon to CheltenhamRedrose64
Strood to Paddock Wood
Surrey Narrow Gauge
Sussex Narrow Gauge
Swanley to Ashford
Swansea to CarmarthenRedrose64
Swindon to Bristol
Swindon to GloucesterRedrose64
Swindon to Newport
Talyllyn 50 Years of Change
Talyllyn 60
Tamworth to Derby
Taunton to Barnstaple
Taunton to Exeter
Tavistock to Plymouth
The East Kent Light RailwayMjroots
Three Bridges to BrightonHassocks5489
Tilbury Loop
Tivetshall to Beccles
Tonbridge to Hastings
Two-foot Gauge Survivors
Uttoxeter to Macclesfield
Victoria to Bromley South
Victoria to East Croydon
Walsall Routes
Wareham to Swanage 50 years
War on the Line
Waterloo to Windsor
Waterloo to Woking
Watford to Leighton Buzzard
Wellingborough to Leicester
Welshpool to Llanfair
Wenford Bridge to Fowey
Westbury to Bath
Westbury to Taunton
West Cornwall Mineral Railways
West Croydon to Epsom
West London LineRedrose64
West Sussex Railways in the 1980sHassocks5489
Willesden Junction to Richmond
Wimbledon to BeckenhamHassocks5489
Wimbledon to Epsom
Woking to Alton
Woking to Portsmouth
Woking to Southampton
Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury
Wolverhampton to Stafford
Worcester to BirminghamRedrose64
Worcester to Hereford
Worthing to Chichester
Wrexham to New Brighton
Yeovil to Dorchester
Yeovil to Exeter
Yeovil 50 Years of Change
York to Scarborough
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Oakwood Press books

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TitleCopy held by
The Axholme Joint Railway : including the Goole & Marshland Light Railway and the Isle of Axholme Light Railway
The Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway
The Barry Railway
Lawson Billinton : a career cut short
The Callander and Oban Railway
The Cambrian railways
The Caterham Railway : the Story of a Feud--and its Aftermath
The Coniston Railway
The Dundee and Newtyle Railway including the Alyth and Blairgowrie Branches
The East Lincolnshire Railway
The Eden Valley Railway
The Elan Valley railway : The Railway of Birmingham Corporation Waterworks
The Festiniog Railway : Vol. 2 - Locomotives, Rolling Stock and Quarry Feeders
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Highbridge in its Heyday : Home of the Somerset and Dorset Railway
Horse Trams of the British Isles
The Ingleton Branch : A Lost Route to Scotland
The Isle of Man Railway
The Kendal And Windermere Railway: Gateway to the Lakes
The Lauder Light Railway
The Lickey Incline
The Light Railway Handbook
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
The Newton Abbot to Kingswear Railway
North Midlands Trains in the Thirties
Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations : Halts and Stopping Places
Note: Most of the text is rotated 90°; it has therefore not been OCR'd and is not searchable (though still readable) in the Archive.org copy
Rails to Achill : a West of Ireland Branch Line
Rails to Turnberry and Heads of Ayr : The Maidens & Dunure Light Railway and the Butlin's Branch
The Railways of Porthgain and Abereiddi
The Railways of Stourbridge
J.G. Robinson : A Lifetime's Work
The Solway Junction Railway
The St Andrews Railway
Through the Ranks on the Southern : A career in the Nationalised railway industry
The Tramways of Lytham St. Annes
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Wild Swan books

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