Born out of the Industrial Revolution, the railway locomotive may be seen as Britain’s greatest gift to the world. It allowed continents to be opened up, new trade routes to be established and people to make journeys in a few hours that previously had taken several days. The single invention redrew the map of the globe and paved the way for the modern world, with the automobile and aeroplane following it its wake.

Through more than 60 colour images, this conveniently pocket-sized book looks not only at Britain’s rich heritage of locomotives that have survived from the dawn of steam, but the many replicas made in modern times to ‘fill in’ the historical gaps, and where to see them today. It is the first volume to bring them all together under one cover.

A graduate of the University of Central England, Robin Jones, founding editor of Heritage Railway magazine, was a news editor and chief investigative reporter at the Birmingham Evening Mail, and over the years has produced several books and special publications, along with historical features for numerous other newspapers and periodicals.

He has been interested in railways from a very early age, when his elder brother Stewart took him trainspotting at Widney Manor station in Solihull at the age of four, at the end of the British Railways steam age. Imprint: PiXZ Books, ISBN 978 1 906887 28 5, hardback, 110x155mm, 64 pages. Published June 2009.

	Images of Industrial & Narrow Gauge Railways - Devon - £19.99
	Here are rare photographs, many of them taken by the author, Maurice Dart of these important local lines which served ports, military installations, industrial sites and aspects of tourism in Devon.
	Spirit of Padstow - £4.99
	Robin Jones has been visiting Padstow for a third of a century, and yet still manages to discover something new and magical each time, as he reveals in this selection of more than 60 beautifully crafted images which sum up the true spirit of Padstow.
	Shakespeare Country: Warwickshire - £14.99
	Through more than 200 colour illustrations and a lively and informative text, Robin Jones provides the ideal guide to this much visited yet little known glory of England.
	Victorian Steam - £4.99
	Expert Robin Jones looks at the engines that made Victorian Britain’s railways the envy of the world. In more than 60 images and with a sharp and incisive text, Victorian Steam is the ideal brief guide, in Halsgrove’s collectible, pocket-size format.
	Electric Trains - £4.99
	Expert Robin Jones traces the history of electric traction in Britain, from these pioneering early days, through nostalgic underground trains and the “Brighton Belle”, right up to Eurostar and the Pendolino in the twenty-first century, when a large proportion of the national rail network is electrified.
	Britain's Bizarre Railways - £16.99
	Robin Jones, founding editor of Heritage Railway magazine makes a welcome return with a book which opens many new doors into the understanding and appreciation of the concept of railways – however insane!
	Spirit of the Beamish Transport Collection - £4.99
	Spirit of the Beamish Transport Collection by curator Paul Jarman captures the extensive railway, tramway and horse drawn vehicle collections at Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum in Co Durham.
	George & Robert Stephenson - £4.99
	Railway specialist Robin Jones re-tells the story of the Stephensons – who rose from the humblest of beginnings to dominate the engineering landscape and to become true heroes of Victorian Britain.
	Spirit of British Trams - £4.99
	Expert Robin Jones re-tells the fascinating story of Britain’s trams. In more than 60 images and with a sharp and incisive text streatching from the early days of the 1860's through the heyday of the Edwardian era to modern plans for congestion relieving light rail schemes, Spirit of British Trams is the ideal brief guide.
	Lighthouses of the South West - £14.99
	This book is a definitive tour by Robin Jones of the lighthouses ancient and modern along the coast from Avonmouth around Land’s End to Swanage and, for completeness, includes lightships and also the major daymarks. Heavily illustrated, it is a fascinating guide which can be enjoyed on the ground – or in the comfort of the armchair!
	Steam Across The Pennines - £19.99
	This book showcases steam engines working in the landscape that draws in both passengers and photographers to witness giants of the age of Britain’s industrial glory thundering through some of the most attractive scenery in the world. In more than 140 wonderful images, Chris Gee conjours up a spectacular vision of Britain and its past at its best.
	Steam's New Dawn - £14.99
	In this fascinating and profusely illustrated book, Robin Jones, editor of Heritage Railway magazine, looks at Britain’s third century of steam building and the many magnificent projects that are not only ongoing but which have been completed to resounding effect.
	Lighthouses of the East Coast - £16.99
	From Trent Falls on the Humber to the Thames Estuary and London’s East End, Robin Jones produces a definitive guide to the lighthouses and primary lightships of the coast of Lincolnshire and East Anglia and the amazing stories behind them. Heavily illustrated, it is a fascinating book which can be enjoyed on the ground – or in the comfort of the armchair!