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Ian Beattie

    The Golden Age of Streamlining
    The Tyne & Wear Metro
    Railways of the Middle East
    Railways of the British Empire: Africa
    North East to South West by Rail in the 1980s
    West London Wildlife
    • 2023
    • 2023

      Fascinating previously unpublished images of railways built by British companies with British locomotives, rolling stock and other infrastructure. This volume focuses on Africa.

      Railways of the British Empire: Africa
    • 2023
    • 2022

      A wide-ranging collection of essays from new and established voices writing about nature, environment, conservation, biodiversity and the challenges that London faces to protect green spaces from urban development as well as the drive towards rewilding.

      West London Wildlife
    • 2022

      Fascinating previously unpublished images of railways built by British companies with British locomotives, rolling stock and other infrastructure. This volume focuses on the Australasia and the world beyond the Indian subcontinent and Africa.

      Railways of the British Empire: Australasia and Beyond
    • 2021

      The Tyne & Wear Metro

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Marking the fortieth anniversary of the Tyne & Wear Metro, an icon of Newcastle and Tyneside's railway and public transport network, Colin Alexander celebrates its fascinating past, present and future.

      The Tyne & Wear Metro
    • 2021

      The Golden Age of Streamlining

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.

      The Golden Age of Streamlining
    • 2020

      Railways of the Middle East

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Examining the tremendous influence of Great Britain on the railways of the Middle East, with a wealth of unpublished images.

      Railways of the Middle East
    • 2020

      Elegance in Engineering

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Explore a fascinating look at the history of one of the most iconic machines of all time - the British steam locomotive.

      Elegance in Engineering
    • 2019

      Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      A lavishly illustrated look at one of Britain's most famous railway works, who produced many notable locomotives.

      Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester