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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"The 200-year story of the Great Eastern Railway is completed by a third book that brings us completely up to date..."
Steam World - January 2025
"The 200-year story of the Great Eastern Railway is completed by a third book that brings us completely up to date..."
Steam World - January 2025
"...the author has written a very readable chronological narrative. He brings the tramway alive with details of actual running and the people involved in its operation. There are quite a number of facts that I was not previously aware of. In summary, a good read and by today’s standards not too heavily priced for a hardback."
Tramfare Magazine - January-February 2025
"...the author has written a very readable chronological narrative. He brings the tramway alive with details of actual running and the people involved in its operation. There are quite a number of facts that I was not previously aware of. In summary, a good read and by today’s standards not too heavily priced for a hardback."
Tramfare Magazine - January-February 2025
"This book will appeal to those interested in the modern railway, but who also have an appreciation of heritage railways and recent railway history."
Review - Friends of the National Railway Museum - No189, Autumn 2024
"This book will appeal to those interested in the modern railway, but who also have an appreciation of heritage railways and recent railway history."
Review - Friends of the National Railway Museum - No189, Autumn 2024
"Altogether, this is an interesting book with many references and local details, which keeps the reader involved to the very end and is a recommended acquisition for devotees of historic railway activities."
Hereford Society of Model Engineers
"Altogether, this is an interesting book with many references and local details, which keeps the reader involved to the very end and is a recommended acquisition for devotees of historic railway activities."
Hereford Society of Model Engineers
"I am sure it will appeal to those who enjoy absorbing a great deal of data while browsing a very well laid out book with some really excellent photographs. Thoroughly recommended for an absorbing read or discussion."
Hereford Society of Model Engineers
"I am sure it will appeal to those who enjoy absorbing a great deal of data while browsing a very well laid out book with some really excellent photographs. Thoroughly recommended for an absorbing read or discussion."
Hereford Society of Model Engineers
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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...
