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A selection of books supplied by the DHRS, some published by the DHRS, others commissioned or sold by us.
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Settle-Carlisle

Settle to Carlisle Steam

SETTLE-CARLISLE STEAM FROM LINESIDE TO FOOTPLATE by Howard Rudledge
Something different for steam lovers published by Peter "Fuzz" Jordan.
Over 200 photographs covering both the line in days gone by and Steam Specials today.
 
Size 277 x 206 mm, softbound, 128 pp, over 200 photographs mostly in colour
 
Postage & packing, UK £1.50, EU 6.90, ROW £8.50
STTM

Steaming Through the Mountains

Heritage Railway publication 'Steaming through the mountains'

This book features all the well-known UK NG lines plus 8 pages on the DHR

Size A4, softback, 130 pages

Postage & Packing; UK £1.75, EU £3.80, RoW £6.95

RW book

Guide to the DHR

A Guide to the DHR, Darjeeling and its Tea
by Richard Wallace

Nearly 100 photographs - many unpuplished before
Three maps - the line, Darjeeling and railway routes to Calcutta
Includes a guide to Darjeeling and its Tea Production

Size 273 x 215mm, 80pp inc. 8 in full colour
Soft, gloss laminated covers.

Only £8.95.  Postage UK £2.20, EU £3.60, Rest of World £5.80

BK007
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Going Loopy

Details of the loops, spirals and reverses of the DHR explained.
The line has at the moment; 3 loops and 6 reverses to help gain height in a short space.
But over the years due to rain and land slides, the track bed has needed to be changed to keep the trains running.
This booklet hopes to explain these changes. A5 Format, 32 pages on quality gloss art paper, with soft covers. DHRS publication.

Post and Packing UK £1.50, EU £ 2.00, Int'n £3.00
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Christmas 1945

The Frank Jones Collection

The Darjeeling photographs of Frank Thornton Jones (1915 to 1999)
A collection of black & white photographs and historical text about the line.
Taken at the end of the Second World War, with limited access to materials and since these were usually reserved for the war effort, prints were often small in size.

A5 Format, 32 pages on quality gloss art paper, with soft covers. DHRS publication.

Post and Packing UK £1.00, EU £2.00, Int'n £3.00

BK002
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Darjeeling Wagons

7mm scale drawings and reference pictures for modellers of the post war period.

Large format book from the DHRS (A4+) 330mm x 240mm. DHRS publication.
Pictures and drawing of the following goods wagons: Steel Bogie Van, Steel 4-wheel Van, Steel 4-wheel Open Wagon, Bogie Flat, Luggage Van.
The Trolleys and the Shunting Platform (trolley transporter?) Buffer gear.

Post and Packing UK £2.00, EU £2.25, Int'n £3.50

BK006
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1896 DHR Illustrated Guide

Facsimile copy of the 1896 Tourist guide to the DHR

A very good copy of the original guide, black & white photographs, drawings and some plans of parts of the line.
Describes the history of the line and the people and places along it.

48 pages; 250mm x 180mm

Post and Packing UK: £2.00, EU: £2.25, International: £3.50