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The Highland Railway Society Library List : May 2011 Members are welcome to borrow any items in the library, subject to the Rules printed on page 4. The collection is currently held by Keith Fenwick - address in the Journal. Books 37s in the Highlands, Roger Siviter, Kingfisher 100 years of the West Highland Railway, John McGregor, ScotRail Angus Railway Group Steam Album, Vol 3 Perthshire An Inverness Lawyer and his Sons, Isabel Anderson, 1900 Behind the Highland Engines, Scrutator, Dornoch Press (2 copies) BR Diesels, Class 24/25, Class 26/27 Brighton Terriers, C J Binnie, Ravensbourne Press BRILL Summer Special, No.4, 1996 British Locomotive Catalogue, Vol 4, D Baxter, Moorland BR, Form of Examination for Signalmen, etc, Dec 1973 BR, Instructions respecting Signalling during fog and falling snow, Scottish Region, 1954 BR, Instructions for trains designated Grove, Deepdeene or Deeplus, 1957 BR, Royal Train working instructions, 1956 BR, Rule Book, 1950 BR, Scottish Region, Appendix to WTT, Section 3 – North, 1960 Caledonian - The Monster Canal, Hutton Caledonian Railway Index of Lines, Connections, Amalgamations, etc. Carriages and Wagons of the Highland, D L G Hunter, Turntable Coal Mining at Brora 1529-1974, John S Owen Cock o’the North, Diesels Aberdeen - Inverness – Kyle (2 copies) Cromarty & Dingwall Light Railway, Malcolm Diesels in the Highlands, G Weekes, Bradford Barton Dingwall & Ben Wyvis Railway, Prospectus, 1979 Dingwall Canal, Kenneth Clew, Dingwall Museum Trust Disused Railway Stations in Caithness Dornoch Light Railway, B Turner, 2nd, 3rd, 4th editions, Dornoch Press Dunkeld, Telford’s Finest Highland Bridge Eastgate II, Highland Railway Society Fifty Years with Scottish Steam, Dunbar and Glen, Bradford Barton Findhorn Railway, I K Dawson, Oakwood Garden Railway Manual, Freezer Garve and Ullapool Railway, reprint of plans and sections (in Strathspeffer Spa) George Washington Wilson and the Scottish Railways, Aberdeen University Great North Memories, the LNER Era, GNSRA Great North of Scotland Railway, H A Vallance, 2nd Edition. Guide to NRM Photographic Collections Heilan Line, Brain Wilkinson, Dornoch Press Highland in LMS Days Highland Engines and Their Work, C Hamilton Ellis, 1930, Loco Publishing Co Highland Line, Tom Weir Highland Main Line, Sinclair 25/05/2011 Page 1 Highland Railway, H A Vallance, Fourth edition, 1985, David & Charles Highland Railway, O S Nock, Ian Allan Highland Railway, Ross, First and Second editions Highland Railway Album, Vol.1 and 2 Highland Railway Company, its Constituents and Successors, SLS (3 copies) Highland Railway in Retrospect, D L G Hunter, Moorfoot Highland Railway Liveries, Geddes & Bellas Highland Railway Society Occassional Papaers, including Research Index (4-ring binder) Highland Railway Survey (Highlands & Islands Enterprise, 1994) Highland Railway Tours Programme, 1880 Highland Transport Revolution, 1988, Community Programme Contract Historic Carriage Drawings in 4mm Scale, Vol 1 (LMS + LNE) History of the Highland Railway, H A Vallance, 1938, Arthur H Stockwell (2 copies) History of Highland Railway Locomotives, Allchin, Railway Hobbies Ltd (2 copies) History of Highland Locomotives, Tatlow, Oxford Publishing Co. Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway Inverness & Nairn Railway Inverness before Railways Iron Roads to the Far North, Pearson Iron Track Through the Highlands, J E C, Highland News Ltd (original and photocopy) Kingdom of MacBrayne Last Station, The Story of Dalnaspidal, Lillian King LNER : Rates and Forwarding Instructions for traffic from GE Section to Scotland. LMS Miscellany, Vol 3, Nelson Twells, Oxford Publishing Co. Loch Maree and Autlbea Railway, Plans and Sections, reprint. (in Strathpeffer Spa) Loco Profile No.17 : Jones Goods and Indian L Locomotive Exchanges Locomotives Illustrated No.117, HR and G&SWR 4-4-0s Lost Stations on the Far North Line Macphersons Vest Pocket Guide to Kyle, etc Miniature Scenic Modelling, Jack Kine, 1981 Modelling Scotland’s Railways Modelling the GNSR, GNSRA New Highland Railway (Ben Wyvis promotion) New Light on the Locomotive Exchanges Perth & Dunkeld Railway Pitlochry station Pioneers of the Highland Tracks. Pre-Grouping Railways, Part 3, Heap & van Riemsdijk, Science Museum Rails to Kyle of Lochalsh, McConnell, Oakwood Press Rails to Strathpeffer Spa, D McDonnell (laser edition) Rails to Wick and Thurso, David NcConnell, Dornoch Press Railway Ancestors, Family History Society CD, Information Journal No.49 Railway Childhood, Lillian King Railway Heritage Committee Annual Reports, 1997, et seq. Railway Sleeper Buildings, Derek Kerr, Scottish Vernacular Buildings Group, 1986. Railways of Caithness, Wilfrid F Simms Railways of Mull and Iona, Wilfrid F Simms Railways of Orkney, Wilfrid F Simms Railways of Scotland, WM Acworth (photocopy) Railways of Sheltand, Wilfrid F Simms Railways of Skye and Raasay, Wilfrid F Simms. 25/05/2011 Page 2 Railways of Sutherland, Wilfrid F Simms Railways to Strathpeffer Spa, Skye and Tir nan Og, reprint of plans and sections. Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, Vol 15, North of Scoland, Thomas and Turnock, 1993 Reminiscences of My Life in the Highlands, Mitchell, Vols 1 and 2 Royal Road to the Isles, Ian McCrorie, Caledonian MacBrayne Rules for Perth General Station (reprint) Scotland’s Stations, Bill Williams, Famedram Scottish 4-4-0, its place in history, Tom Middlemas, Atlantic, 1994. Scottish Branch Lines 1955-1965, C J Gammell, Oxford Publishing Co. Scottish Railway Book, John Thomas, David & Charles Scottish Railways, A Sketch of their Growth and Recent Developments, A Newlands, Chief Engineer to the HR, published Railway Gazette, 1921. Scottish Record Office, list of drawings RHP67154-69779 Scottish Region Tokenless Block, Forbes Alexander, Signalling Record Society Steam in Scotland, Vol 1 Steam Supreme, R D Stephen Strathspey Railway Souvenir Guide Book, Fifth and Sixth editions Strome Ferry Railway Riot of 1883, David McConnell, Dornoch Press Time Does Not Transfix, Recollections of a Forres Railwayman, Alfred H Forbes. Track Plans of the HR, 1900, Dornoch Press West Highland Railway, John Thomas and A J S Paterson, 3rd edition, D&C West Highland Mallaig Extension, Tom Noble Wick and Thurso, Coming of the Railway to, (photocopy) Wick & Lybster Light Railway Magazines An Doris, Nos. 1-7 Backtrack : 1/93 (LMS in Scotland), 5/95 – 1/00, 2/06 BRILL : 6/92 (Supperheated Goods), 4/94 (Ballinluig), 10/95 (Clearance of ‘46), Summer Special No.4 Friends of Far North Line : all to Issue 42. LMS Journal, Preview, Nos.1 – 5, 7,11,13, 16 Model Railway Constructor : 6/70 (HR Rib-sided coach) Rail : 11 Oct 1995 Railway Archive, No.1,9 Railway Bylines Oct 2000 (Aberfeldy) Railway Digest Scotland : Vol 1 Nos 1-10, Vol 2 Nos 1-12, Vol 3 Nos 1-8, Vol 4 Nos 1-5, continued as Scottish Railways Railway Magazine : 8/73 (Highlands & Islands Travelpass), 1/74 (HR Loco Controvery - Rivers), 5/74 (letter re Rivers), 7/74 (Caithness Centenary). Railway Modeller : 5/86 (Jones Goods) Scots Magazine, 6/93 Scottish Railways : Vo 1 4 Nos 6-11, Vol 5 No.1. SRPS Scottish Railways, Vol 2, no.1 Steam Days : 6/95 (Aviemore-Inverness), 6/96 (8Fs), 7/96 (Direct line) Trains Illustrated : Highland Railway 25/05/2011 Page 3 Timetable Reprints WTT, 1st May 1871 WTT, June 1880 WTT, July, August, September, 1880 (photocopy and Society reprint)h WTT and Public TT, April 1884 Public Nov, Dec 1884 WTT, July 1909 Public, 1 July to 30 September 1909 WTT, 2nd October 1922, reprint (2 copies) Diagram Books Highland Locomotives, 1900 Highland Railway Locomotive Diagram Book, c1920 Highland Locomotives, undated, AB McLeod LMS Engine Diagrams Northern Division, St Rollox drawing office, 2 different copies LMS Highland Section, Diagram of Carriages LMS Highland Section Locomotive Diagrams, K R M Cameron Untitled collection of HR loco diagrams, K R M Cameron, c1920 LMS Northern Division Diagrams and Numbers of Locomotives Miscellaneous Items Highland Locomotive Drawings, by W D Stewart, for 9 locos. Ordnance Gazetteer, Scotland, reprint of pages describing Inverness and Wick ScotRail timetable, Sept 1992 to May 1993. Scottish Record Office, Boyd Collection photographs, list compiled by R Bradley. Maps 1 inch Popular (pre-WW2, no grid) : 56 1 inch Popular (post-WW2, with grid) : 3, 37, 48 1 inch Seventh series : 11, 14, 15, 16, 22 (3), 26 (2), 27 (2), 28, 30 (2), 31, 40, 48, 49, 55 1901 Reprint : Perth Town Plan : Inverness Rules for Use of the Library 1. Members may borrow certain books from the Society Library subject to the following Rules. The Rules may be changed from time to time and such changes will be published in the Society’s Journal. Members shall be deemed to be aware of them when borrowing books. 2. The Librarian and/or the Committee of the Society may decline to lend certain books for reasons of rarity, condition, or other reason, disclosed or not. 3. Borrowers will be responsible for re-imbursing outward postage. 4. Loans shall be for a period of four weeks maximum, during which time the member shall return the book securely wrapped by first class letter post or courier service, postage paid, and shall obtain an official Proof of Postage. Extension of loan may be granted by the Librarian at his/her absolute discretion. All other provisions of these rules shall apply to any extension period. 5. Members shall be responsible for the safe custody and return of books, and shall make good any loss or damage by any cause during the period of loan or due to inadequate packing for return postage. Any damage in transit to the member should be reported to the Librarian as soon as possible after receipt. 6. If a member fails to return any book, the Committee shall have power to decide any action to be taken against the member, including replacement of the book by purchase on the open market, with all such costs charged to the member. 25/05/2011 Page 4 .
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