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Britain's biggest railway bookshop. Railway books old and new, rare and popular, steam and modern traction. Trams and industrial history too. Tweets by Mrs Humm

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I'll be turning the online sales off on Monday, 13 April. The old site will remain in place for a week or so after that, after which the new, non-commercial, site will replace it.
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Tim Dunn
@MrTimDunnOct 16
It's the #WorldCupOfStations final! FIVE railway stations, ONE vote. Irlam - Manchester Cardross - Argyll & Bute Brookwood - Surrey Yatton - Somerset Berney Arms - Norfolk If you have a mo, pls do vote; there are some ace stories behind these finalists. Link in comments below👇
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Tim Dunn
@MrTimDunnOct 14
Britain’s annual #WorldCupOfStations is back! It’s time to vote for a winner: 20 railway stations have been nominated by the public for the connections they create and the difference they make to communities. Read the stories & vote here: raildeliverygroup.com/worldc… (Open til 18 Oct)
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Mike Spencer@mikespencerpicsOct 14
No.9 on Harringworth Viaduct on a misty December morning, and quite honestly for me, dream conditions. From Part 1 of my 'Film Show' folder. Well when I say 'film'........ @RailwayMagazine #harringworthviaduct #railwayphotography #stockphotography
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Andy Savage@Taliesin2000Oct 14
Great to see restored clock tower at Scarborough Station, with newly gilded crest, this morning. Part funded by a large @RailwayHeritage grant.
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Rail Delivery Group
@RailDeliveryGrpOct 9
The World Cup of Stations is back! 20 stations have been nominated by you for the connections they create and the difference they make to people and local communities. Discover the stories behind the 20 stations and vote for your favourite from 12 October raildeliverygroup.com/worldc…. Hurry, voting ends 18 October! #WorldCupofStations
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Blackfriars has changed a bit! A 2 Bil unit seen on the Eastern Region Staff Railway Society's Farewell to the Southern BIL's on 21 Sept 1971. With thanks and credit to ©Tom Burnham
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NatRecordsScot
@NatRecordsScotOct 5
A plan of the Forth Bridge, 1880s. The Forth Bridge is a wonder of Victorian engineering: it took six years to complete, with 55,000 tons of steel and eight million rivets. Find out more 👉bit.ly/ForthOpenBook
General Elevation and plan of the Forth Bridge, 1880s. The plan shows the bridge from the side, with both the low and high tide mark. This shows that the River Forth at this section has two channels, and the central section of the bridge sits upon a raised section of rock in the middle of the river.

ALT General Elevation and plan of the Forth Bridge, 1880s. The plan shows the bridge from the side, with both the low and high tide mark. This shows that the River Forth at this section has two channels, and the central section of the bridge sits upon a raised section of rock in the middle of the river.

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Joe Brown@JoeBrownLondonOct 5
#OnThisDay 163 years ago the LCDR opened an extension to Ramsgate Harbour via Margate and Broadstairs. Ramsgate Harbour was replaced by today's station 100 years ago (see #OTD 2nd July), that same day Margate's lovely building was unveiled after a rebuild in a similar style.
Margate's handsome booking hall, opened 1926. A barrel vaulted ceiling with a semicircular window above the doorways onto the platforms and a simple modernist lamp shade suspended in the centre. The colour scheme is cream, white, and dark green.

ALT Margate's handsome booking hall, opened 1926. A barrel vaulted ceiling with a semicircular window above the doorways onto the platforms and a simple modernist lamp shade suspended in the centre. The colour scheme is cream, white, and dark green.

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HiPa@HiPa125Sep 27
#Tornado - Derby 26/09/26
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Joe Brown@JoeBrownLondonSep 13
In a nicely cyclical way, the chap in the M Door has a currently under-construction railway station indirectly named after him. Who’ll be first to name the station and the connection? 😬
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Joe Brown@JoeBrownLondonSep 13
#OnThisDay 100 years ago the 'Morden Edgware' (later Northern) Line opened an extension from Clapham Common to Morden. Opening day image in the brand new Morden Depot @ltmuseum collection buff.ly/73Je0AP A deeper dive on @ianvisits website here: buff.ly/m5eoEma
The official opening of the City & South London Railway's extension from Clapham South to Morden, September 1926. This view shows the arrival of the first train at Morden, with Lt Col H T C Moore-Brabazon MC, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, standing in the open gangway door at the front of the driver's cab. A number of men are waiting on the platform.

ALT The official opening of the City & South London Railway's extension from Clapham South to Morden, September 1926. This view shows the arrival of the first train at Morden, with Lt Col H T C Moore-Brabazon MC, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, standing in the open gangway door at the front of the driver's cab. A number of men are waiting on the platform.

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An astonishing find by my sister - our great great grandmother's brother, George Morse drove and worked this coal mine in the Forest of Dean. With tramway, of course! His father, our 3xgreat grandfather, had interests in several local mines. Photos by my brother.
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Joe Brown@JoeBrownLondonSep 7
Rushed up to Stanfords at lunch to grab a copy of @markovenden ‘Mapping Britain’s Railways’, chuffed to see two of my titles proudly on display too 🙂 Please always buy from a bookshop or direct from the publisher/author if you can… it makes a big difference! @CrecyRail
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It was good to meet @transport_wales & @NetworkRailWAL today to discuss planned enhancements to Wrexham General. The station needs better facilities as the city grows, & the site’s heritage is part of that, helping to welcome people and be a catalyst for wider economic growth.
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Stapleford Railway@StaplefordtrainSep 1
What a weekend we all had See you all in 2027 with all our track-work complete, and maybe a certain diesel might be back visiting us, this time in service 👍Keep following me through its testing for more content
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Stapleford Railway@StaplefordtrainAug 28
Look who is back at Stapleford now❤️ Running under own power at Stapleford for its first time back since completion, however it will be static display for this weekend as requires much testing to be ready for traffic
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Joe Brown@JoeBrownLondonAug 27
#OnThisDay 66 years ago Manchester Mayfield closed. It was effectively an overspill to relieve nearby Piccadilly; after closure it was derelict for 10 years before reopening as a parcels depot between 1970-1986. JW Sutherland image a month before closure buff.ly/yWztykl
A busy looking Mayfield station on 30th July 1960 with DMUs standing under the trainshed in the three southernmost platforms and two steam hauled services standing in the next two platforms to the north. the photographer is standing towards the country end of an island platform between the two steam services, looking west towards the trainshed.

ALT A busy looking Mayfield station on 30th July 1960 with DMUs standing under the trainshed in the three southernmost platforms and two steam hauled services standing in the next two platforms to the north. the photographer is standing towards the country end of an island platform between the two steam services, looking west towards the trainshed.

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Stapleford Railway@StaplefordtrainAug 25
Coming to our Bank holiday weekend on show Superb class 60 replica
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Alicia Kearns MP
@aliciakearnsAug 21
🚨 Over 6,000 residents have signed my petition against Local Government Re-Organisation The Government is pushing ahead with plans to re-organise local councils, forcing our communities into enormous new authorities. This isn’t just about our identity. Decisions about our roads, schools, social care and planning will be taken by councils whose centre of gravity lies far from our rural villages and market towns. Fewer councillors will cover much larger areas, and I fear our communities will become an afterthought. Worse still, the rules haven’t been applied evenly. We were told new councils needed at least 500,000 residents - yet Ministers approved a Lincoln council of around 209,000 and an even smaller Leicester City Council. Please do add your name to my petition if you haven’t done so already 👇 aliciakearns.com/local-gov-r…
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Joe Brown@JoeBrownLondonAug 19
#OnThisDay 165 years ago the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened its extension from Redcar to the handsome Saltburn station designed by S&DR architect William Peachey (although this building wasn't completed until the following year). Seacoaler on Flickr buff.ly/1vmyJtN
Three quarter view of Saltburn station building. Single storey in a classical style with a three-bay portico and a heritage style sign of white lettering on an orange background above with 'RAILWAY STATION' written on it. Hanging baskets and planters adorn the facade and forecourt.

ALT Three quarter view of Saltburn station building. Single storey in a classical style with a three-bay portico and a heritage style sign of white lettering on an orange background above with 'RAILWAY STATION' written on it. Hanging baskets and planters adorn the facade and forecourt.

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