A BIBLIOGRAPHY

OF LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY BOOKS

 

Below is a list of books about railways and tramways in Lincolnshire. It is intended as a guide only and it is likely that many of the titles listed will be long since out of print. There may also be some titles not listed. Please e-mail us if you have details of these.

 

TITLE AUTHOR PUBLISHER YEAR ISBN EDN. H/SB
The Alford & Sutton Tramway George Dow Oakwood 1947 n/a First P/B
Alford & Sutton Tramway George Dow Dow 1984 n/a Second P/B
The Axeholme Joint Railway C.W. Judge Oakwood 1994 0 85361 441 5 First H/B
Boston A Railway Town (Part One - to 1922) § Adam Cartwright & Stephen Walker KMS Books 1987 0 948017 05 8 First P/B
Bourne to Essendine John Rhodes KMS Books 1986 0 948017 03 1 First P/B
Bourne to Saxby John Rhodes KMS Books 1989 0 984017 07 4 First P/B
British Railways Past & Present 27 : Lincolnshire Roger Hill & Carey Vessey Past & Present 1996 1 85895 083 X First P/B
Diesel Enthusiasts Pocket Guide 2: Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Michael Oakley Bradford Barton ? 0 85153 403 1 First P/B
The East Lincolnshire Railway A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1991 0 85361 416 4 First H/B
Firsby - Portrait of a Country Junction Gordon H. Brown Brown 1994 0 9523993 0 X First P/B
Firsby to Wainfleet & Skegness Stephen Walker KMS Books 1987 0 948017 04 X First P/B
Grantham and Railways Frank Cossey Bygone Grantham 1983 0 906338 12 3 First P/B
The Grantham Rail Crash of 1906 Harold Bonnett Bygone Grantham 1978 0 906338 05 0 First P/B
Great Central Lines in Lincolnshire Stephen Walker KMS Books 1985 0 948017 01 5 First P/B
Great Northern Branch Lines in Lincolnshire Stephen Walker KMS Books 1984 0 948017 00 7 First P/B
Great Northern Branch Lines to Stamford John Rhodes KMS Books 1988 0 948017 06 6 First P/B
The Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint Railway (March to Doncaster) C.T. Goode Goode 1989 1 870313 06 2 First P/B
The Great Northern Main Line W. Rayener-Thrower Oakwood 1984 0 85761 297 8 First P/B
Great Northern Engine Sheds Vol 2: The Lincolnshire Loop Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Roger Griffiths & John Hooper Challenger 1996 1 899624 08 2 First H/B
A Guide to The Midland & Gt. Northern Joint Railway Nigel J.L. Digby Ian Allan 1993 0 7110 2187 2 First H/B
The Horncastle and Woodhall Junction Railway A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1986 0 85361 326 5 First P/B
An Illustrated History of Scunthorpe's Railways Bryan Longbone Irwell Press 1996 1 871608 51 1 First P/B
The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands Part VIII: South Lincolnshire Eric Tonks Runpast 1980 1 870754 09 3 First H/B
The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway J. Cupit & W. Taylor Oakwood 1988 0 85361 302 8 Third P/B
Lincoln to Grantham Line via Honington Stewart E. Squires Oakwood 1997 0 85361 499 7 First P/B
Lincolnshire by Rail Various Railway Development Society 1985 0 9510221 0 5 First P/B
The Lincolnshire Loop Line (GNR) and the River Witham A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1995 0 85361 464 4 First P/B
The Lincolnshire Potato Railways Stewart E. Squires Oakwood 1987 0 85361 352 4 First P/B
Lincolnshire Railway in Camera (Vol.1) W.B. Herbert & D.N. Robinson Quotes 1986 0 86023 306 5 First H/B
Lincolnshire Railways in Camera (Vol.2) D.N. Robinson Quotes 1988 0 86023 329 4 First H/B
Lincolnshire Railway Stations on Old Picture Postcards Eric Croft Reflections of a Bygone Agwe 1993 0 946245 77 0 First P/B
Lincolnshire Tramways in Camera David N. Robinson Quotes 1991 0 86023 384 7 First H/B
Lincs. Notts & Derbyshire by Rail Various Jarrold 1989 n/a Second P/B
LNER Steam at Grantham Rev. Arthr C. Cawston Wild Swan 1987 0 906867 45 2 First P/B
Lord Willoughby'sRailway : The Edenham Branch R.E. Pearson & J.G. Ruddock Willoughby Memorial Trust 1986 0 9511656 0 7 First P/B
The Lost Railways of Lincolnshire Stewart E. Squires Castlemead 1988 0 948555 14 9 First H/B
The Louth to Bardney Branch W.B. Herbert and A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1984 0 85361 303 6 First P/B
The Louth to Bardney Branch A.J. Ludland and W.B. Herbert Oakkwood 1987 0 85361 348 6 Second P/B
The Louth, Mablethorpe and Willoughby Loop A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1987 0 85361 354 0 First P.B
M & GN in Focus M.D. Beckett and P.R. Hemnell Becknell Books 1980 0 907087 00 0 First P/B
The Mallard Trail P. Mason and T. Mawson Grantham Railway Society n/a n/a First P/B
The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway John Rhodes Ian Allan 1982 0 7110 1145 1 First H/B
Midland Railway Derby - Lincoln C.T. Goode Goode 1984 0 9508239 4 5 First P/B
The New Line Stephem Walker KMS Books     First P/B
The Other Side of the Track: A Travellers' guide to the Journey from Grimsby to London by Rail Steve Vessey Seas End Enterprise 1986 1 870283 00 7 First P/B
The RAF Cranwell Railway A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1988 0 85361 379 6 First P/B
The Railway History of Lincoln J.G. Ruddock & R.E. Pearson Ruddock 1974 0 904327 00 0 First H/B
The Railway History of Lincoln J.G. Ruddock & R.E. Pearson Ruddock 1985 0 904327 04 3 Second H/B
The Railways of Boston Neil R. Wright Richard Kay Publications 1971 0 902662 53 8 First* P/B
The Railways of Lincolnshire Paul Anderson Irwell Press 1992 871608 30 9 First* P/B
The Railways of North Lincolnshire C.T. Goode Goode 1985 0 9508239 7 X First P/B
Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries A.J.Ludlam Oakwood 1996 0 85361 494 6 First P/B
Railways to Skegness including Kirkstead to Little Steeping A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1997 0 85361 518 7 First P/B
Ruston & Hornsby Locomotives Eric S. Toncs The Industrial Railway Society 1974 0 901096 21 0 First P/B
Scenes from the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Ronald H. Clark Moorland 1978 0 0903485 64 8 First H/B
Scenes from the Past 5: The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham & North East Lincolnshire P.K. King & D.R. Hewins Foxline 1988 1 870119 04 5 First P/B
A Short Histoy of the M & GN Ronald H. Clark Goose & Sone 1967 n/a First H/B
The Spilsby to Firsby Railway A.J. Ludlam Oakwood 1985 85361 310 9 First P/B
The Tickets of the Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway Brian Pask The Transport Ticket Society 1999 0 903209 33 0 First P/B
Trails of Steam Vol 6: Trails through Grantham Colin Walker Oxford 1979 0 86093 038 6 First H/B
The Tramways of the East Midlands W.H. Bett and J.C. Gillham Light Railway Transport League ? 900433 71 X First P/B
The Tramways of Grimsby, Immingham & Cleethorpes J.H. Price Light Rail Transit Association ? ? First P/B
The Tramways of South Yorkshire & Humberside W.H. Bett and J.C. Gillham Light Railway Transport League ? 0 900433 75 2 First P/B
Two and a Half to Skegness and other stories Tom Hammond Anderson 1987 0 907917 09 7 First P/B
FOOTNOTES: * A new edition has since been published. § Part Two was never published.
There are several railway books which mention Lincolnshire railways. Some of the best, which contain a large amount of photographs and/or text on the subject, are listed below.
East Midlands Branch Line Album Antony J. Lambert Ian Allan 1978 0 7110 0829 0 First H/B
The Eastern Region Then & Now Gavin Morrison Ian Allan 1997 0 7110 2529 0 First H/B
Lost Lines: Eastern Nigel Welbourn Ian Allan 1995 0 7110 2383 2 First P/B
LNER Branch Lines 1945 - 1965 C.J. Gammell Oxford 1979 86093 007 6 First H/B
LNER Branch Lines C.J. Gammell Oxford 1993 0 86093 509 4 First H/B
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain (Vol.9) : The East Midlands Robin Leleux David & Charles 1976 0 7153 7165 7 First H/B
Steam in the East Midlands R.H. Wells Ian Allan 1985 0 7110 1479 5 First P/B
Steam in the East Midlands David Greening Becknell Books 1982 0 907087 09 4 First P/B

 

Some of the titles mentioned above are reviewed on the Past Times Transport Diversions Emporium site and are linked where applicable. These books may also be purchased online. Other online booksellers are:

Bob Pearman Books

Nene Valley Railway Books

 

Both the Grimsby Evening Telegraphs and Lincolnshire Echo newspapers have produced several occasional special newspapers about Lincolnshire Railways and still continue to publish these occasionally.

 

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