The Wharncliffe Transport imprint has been designed to encourage readers to remember the classic days of British transport. Covering all periods of railways, buses, trams, cars, canals and bikes, these books provide a nostalgic look back at classic engines and vehicles. Some titles will be illustration led, whilst others will concentrate on the memories such classic machines evoke. All will inspire anyone with an interest in British transport history.
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"Overall, this is a decent introduction..."
Friends of the National Railway Museum Review - Spring 2026
"Overall, this is a decent introduction..."
Friends of the National Railway Museum Review - Spring 2026
"This bumper guide by Richard Marks takes you on a different journey, incorporating many of the books written into one..."
Branch Line News
"This bumper guide by Richard Marks takes you on a different journey, incorporating many of the books written into one..."
Branch Line News
I am pleased to review this book because it embraces an aspect of railway history and development which has often been ignored by other railway authors. The style of stations often reflected local architecture or, as railways developed, a particular Company style and wealth. Or in some cases a Company's relative poverty resulting in very modest stations.
Railway stations have a story to tell and Richard Marks has used his book to tell that story. Indeed, Richard's book includes a variety of stories ranging from the architectural majesty of terminal stations, often combined with a splendid hotel, to the very basic "halt" on some branch railways.
I hope Richard's book, and its many illustrations, will encourage travellers to look around them when waiting for a train!
Rob Shorland-Ball - Author
I am pleased to review this book because it embraces an aspect of railway history and development which has often been ignored by other railway authors. The style of stations often reflected local architecture or, as railways developed, a particular Company style and wealth. Or in some cases a Company's relative poverty resulting in very modest stations.
Railway stations have a story to tell and Richard Marks has used his book to tell that story. Indeed, Richard's book includes a variety of stories ranging from the architectural majesty of terminal stations, often combined with a splendid hotel, to the very basic "halt" on some branch railways.
I hope Richard's book, and its many illustrations, will encourage travellers to look around them when waiting for a train!
Rob Shorland-Ball - Author
"If you are an absolute 37 follower, then this is your 'Bible'! Superb publication.
5 Stars.
West Highland News Plus - Friends of the West Highland Lines - Spring 2026
"If you are an absolute 37 follower, then this is your 'Bible'! Superb publication.
5 Stars.
West Highland News Plus - Friends of the West Highland Lines - Spring 2026
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Locomotive Portraits
Whilst ever there have been railways there have been artists keen to paint them. Many famous names have included aspects of the railways in their paintings, including most notably Claude Monet and J M W Turner. This enthusiasm has been kept alive by the formation in the UK of the Guild of Railway Artists, of which there are over two hundred members… Read more...
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Flying Scotsman
From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history. It has travelled across the USA and steamed across Australia, changed owners and colour… Read more...
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Fred Dibnah
Mid-Cheshire based heritage transportation specialist photographer and feature writer Keith Langston travelled extensively with Fred Dibnah during the filming of his last TV series, 'Made in Britain.' Following Fred's untimely death, Keith embarked upon the creation of a book, drawing not only on his experiences with the Bolton born steeplejack and… Read more...
