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Transport
This collection includes books on railways, shipping, cars, trams, buses, and aeroplanes, and associated infrastructure.
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Brewery railways: an historical survey
David & Charles
1985
A survey of the private railways built by breweries to aid production, as well as the contribution made by the main railways to supply and distribution.
Warship building on the Clyde: naval orders and the prosperity of the Clyde shipbuilding industry, 1889-1939
John Donald Publishers Ltd
1987
A survey of the building of warships on the Clyde between 1889 and 1939.
Rules and regulations for working the Westinghouse and vacuum automatic brakes
North Eastern Railway
1910
Contains a description of the two brakes and instructions as to their use, with two large fold-out diagrams.
Macadam: the McAdam family and the turnpike roads 1798-1861
Heinemann
1980
A biography of J. L. McAdam and descendants who were the driving forces behind the construction of turnpike roads.
Diesels on Scottish Region
D. Bradford Barton Limited
1975
A pictorial guide to diesel trains in Scotland between 1960 and 1974.
Clyde navigation: a history of the development and deepening of the River Clyde
John Donald Publishers Ltd
1979
The story of the Clyde Navigation and the Clyde Navigation Trust. From the library of Captain Thomas B. Scott.
The origins of the Scottish railway system 1722-1844
John Donald Publishers Limited
1983
A comprehensive study of the development of early railways in Scotland.
Travelling through time: transport in Falkirk district
Falkirk District Council. Leisure Services
1993
An account of how transport made its mark in Falkirk.
The story of Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station 1862-1991
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station
1991
A history of the Kirkcudbright lifeboat station.
Liverpool and Manchester railway: a mile by mile guide to the world's first "modern" railway
Dalesman Books
1975
A history of the first railway in the world.
Fife's last days of steam
Stenlake Publishing
2001
A pictorial record, with commentary, of rail transport in Fife.
James Chalmers: inventor of the adhesive postage stamp: a short history of the invention of the adhesive postage stamp
David Winter & Son Ltd.
1970
A biography of the true reformer of the British postal system.
Banff, Moray and Nairn's lost railways
Stenlake Publishing
2000
A mainly pictorial record of the stations on the lines connecting Banff, Moray and Nairn.
Railway-owned commercial vehicles
Ian Allen Ltd
1990
A profusely illustrated account of vehicles used by the railways to transport goods.
Brown's signalling: how to learn the International Code of Visual and Sound Signals based on information contained in Vol. I. of the 1931 International Code of Signals
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd.
1943
A guide to the 1931 International Code of signals, designed to meet the peace-time needs of merchant vessels.
Roads and tracks of Britain
J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd
1979
A survey of the development of roads and tracks from prehistoric to post-mediaeval times.
The railway contractors : the story of John W. Stewart, his enterprises and associates
Morriss Publishing
1988
A history of one of the major contractors during the boom years of Canadian railway construction, including work supplying the front during the First World War.
North of Scotland
David St John Thomas
1989
A history of railways in central Scotland, Fife, and all points north of Perth.
A regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Volume 6, Scotland : the Lowlands and Borders
David St John Thomas
1984
A history of one of the most complex systems of railways in the UK.
The history of the railways of the Scottish Highlands. Vol. 4, The Callander & Oban Railway
David St John Thomas
1990
A history of the Callander and Oban railway and how it was nursed through its beginnings by John Anderson.
The Glasgow subway
David L. Thomson for the Scottish Tramway Museum Society
1964
A history of the Glasgow underground system from its conception in the 1880s.
Steam album. Volume 2, Angus
Angus Railway Group
1979
A profusely illustrated introduction to the railways of Angus.
A companion for canal passengers betwixt Edinburgh and Glasgow giving a complete account of all the interesting objects ... to which is added a table of references for the information of passengers from the west
Linlithgow Union Canal Society
1981
Facsimile reprint of the first edition printed for John Aitken in 1823.
The Port of Leith: its history and development, together with information on its trade, facilities for handling and distributing cargoes in and out, schedules of rates, etc.
Leith Docks Commission
1965
A guide to the management of, and services available from, Leith docks.
