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  • Cheesemonger

    A Life on the Wedge

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    Witty and irreverent, informative and provocative, Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge is the highly readable story of Gordon Edgar's unlikely career as a cheesemonger at San Francisco's worker-owned Rainbow Grocery Cooperative. A former punk-rock political activist, Edgar bluffed his way into his cheese job knowing almost nothing, but quickly discovered a whole world of amazing artisan cheeses. ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

  • The World's Last Steam Locomotives in Industry: The 21st Century

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry. A number of globe-trotting trips in the latter part of the twentieth century and early twenty-first produced a remarkable record of steam at work in locations as varied as Germany, Austria, Poland, ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Journey's End: The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    As a conclusion to his popular series of industrial railways in the regions around the UK, as well two volumes examining steam locomotives at work in industry around the world, here Gordon Edgar looks at the vanishing steam era worldwide. In the main, this book covers the last quarter of a century, both on main and secondary railway lines and in industry, in countries such as China, Myanmar, ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Journey's End: Locomotives and Rolling Stock for Scrap in Great Britain

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    The storage and ultimate disposal of redundant or worn-out railway locomotives and rolling stock is a much-overlooked subject, but is most certainly an important aspect of railway history, deserving documentation and photographic attention. Subjects covered here include locomotives and rolling stock that had already been taken out of regular service, either present at motive power depots awaiting ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of the South and West of England

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    In this second volume in a regional series exploring industrial locomotives and railways in England, Wales and Scotland, we move on to Southern England and the West Country. This region, stretching from Kent to Cornwall, was blessed with many varied and intriguing industrial railway systems, which served power stations, collieries, paper mills, docks, quarries, brickworks and the lesser-visited ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Yorkshire & Humberside Traction

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    The drama of the landscapes of Yorkshire and Humberside combined with some of the most powerful diesel and electric locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. The photographs in this book cover every aspect of diesel and electric traction in the Yorkshire and Humberside area, hauling both passenger and goods trains. The types, classes of locomotive and the operating companies represented are as ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

  • Isle of Man Railways

    140th Anniversary 1874-2014

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    The Isle of Man has a rich transport heritage and once boasted the largest narrow gauge network in Britain with eight railways and tramways. Founded in 1870 and opened in 1874, the Isle of Man Railway still connects Douglas with the ancient capital of Castletown and Port Erin. This part of the line continues in operation using several of the original steam locomotives and carriages, and Gordon ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

  • Cumbrian Traction

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    The drama of the Cumbrian countryside combined with some of the most powerful diesel and electric locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. Gordon Edgar's photographs cover every aspect of diesel and electric traction in Cumbria, hauling both passenger and goods trains. The types, classes of locomotive and the operating companies represented are as varied as the landscape which ranges from the ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

  • Cumbrian Steam

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    The drama of the Cumbrian countryside combined with some of the most magnificent steam locomotives to be found anywhere in Britain. This follow-up to Gordon Edgar’s Cumbrian Traction is a collection of the author’s own work and that of other eminent railway photographers. The types, classes of locomotive and the operating companies represented are as varied as the landscape, which ranges from the ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

  • British Austerity Saddle Tanks

    The Amberley Railway Archive Volume 2

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    Series Book 2 - The Amberley Railway Archive
    The Austerity saddle tank, a 1942 design born out of necessity during wartime Britain and intended for just two years of rigorous service as a general purpose shunting locomotive, far exceeded the original expectations of the Hunslet Engine Company design. In fact construction was to continue until 1964, with a total of 485 locomotives ultimately being turned out by seven different manufacturers. ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of London and the Northern Home Counties

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    Continuing his series looking at the industrial locomotives and railways of England, Wales and Scotland, Gordon Edgar looks at Greater London and the counties of Middlesex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire, a region that rapidly expanded during the twentieth century around the traditional shipping routes into London’s docklands and the numerous rail routes ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD

  • Industrial Locomotives & Railways of The Midlands

    by Gordon Edgar ...
    Series series Industrial Locomotives & Railways of ...
    The industrial railways of the Midlands is a neglected topic deserving of greater attention. Following on from Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Eastern England, Gordon uses both his excellent collection of photographs and some from other sources to explore these fascinating railways and their locomotives in the fifth volume in this regional series examining the industrial locomotives and ... Read more

    $21.69 CAD