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Subscribe| A-Z OF RAIL RE-OPENINGS 4th edition. Details Railwatch 76 | code:ATOZ4 price:£6.95 |
| LIFE BEYOND CARS our green lifestyle book tells stories of people who get around happily without a car | code:LBC-E2 price:£1.95 |
| PROTECTING THE NETWORK Problems of a fragmented rail system | code:PTNET price:£1.00 |
| DIRECTORY OF RAIL USER GROUPS (1998) | code:RUG98 free, but please add 75p post/packing |
| FIGHTING FOR RAIL RDS 10th anniversary handbook. Was £1.80 | code:FFORR price:£1.00 |
| RAIL FOR THE FUTURE Foreword by Michael Palin. Was £1.95 | code:RFORF price:£1.00 |
By Rail series
| Choose from: Scotland (SCOBR), Lincs/Notts/Derbys (LNDBR), In & Around London (IALON), North East (NOEBR), East Anglia (EANBR), Yorkshire (YORBR), Wales & the Marches (WAMBR) | all now £1 each |
CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF RDS CAMPAIGNING!
| DEVELOPING RAIL Our 20th anniversary book due end of Sept 98. Covers all aspects of RDS campaigning: past, present & future! | code:DRAIL price:£3.00 |
| ANNIVERSARY PEN luxury ball pen. Burgundy with gold lettering: RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY 1978-1998 | code:ANPEN price:£1.85 |
| RDS NATIONAL SURVEY OF RAIL PASSENGERS (Dec 97) all the results | code:SRP97 price:85p |
| HOW RAIL CAN DELIVER Issues central to our lobbying in 1998. 23 pages | code:HRCDR price:£2.00 |
| LOCAL LINES recent edition of RDS newsletter to rail user groups | code:LLINE price:50p |
| THE GREAT ROAD TRANSPORT SUBSIDY Cheating on rail 28pp | code:TGRTS price:£1.50 |
| HALT! - DISTORTIONS 50 myths from road transport lobby exploded | code:HALTD price:£1.50 |
| OUR CHANGING STATIONS (July 97) Money-spinner for developers or real benefits for passengers? Was £1.50 | code:CHAST price: 85p |
RDS conference/visit reports
| 19TH RAIL USERS CONFERENCE (Sept 97) | code:CRU19 price:£1.00 |
| RAIL REOPENINGS (Jun 98) Cambridge | code:CRR98 price:£1.00 |
| RDS STRASBOURG VISIT Oct 97. 10-page write-up about trains, trams (incl Karlsruhe) etc. Full of interest | code:STRAS price:£1.50 |
Other RAIL CAMPAIGN Titles
| THE GREAT RAILWAY CONSPIRACY. Beeching closures. Was £10.99 | code:GRCON price:£7.50 |
| ON AND OFF THE RAILS Peter Rayner. Details Railwatch 75. 384pp | code:OAOTR price incl post:£13.98 |
| THE GREAT BRITISH RAILWAY DISASTER Christian Wolmar's 1996 privatisation roundup Was £5.99 | code:TGBRD price:£4.25 |
| THOMAS the PRIVATISED TANK ENGINE Private Eye satire. Was £4.99 | code:TTPTE price:£2.50 |
| HIGH SPEED TRAINS Was £9.99 240pp | code:GOHST price:£4.99 |
| GUINNESS RAILWAY FACT-BOOK 192-page reference. Was £9.99 | code:RFACT price:£4.50 |
| RAILWAY TRIVIA Delightful illustrated book with 100s of entertaining trivia questions in 6 categories. Was £3.95 | code:RTRIV price:£1.99 |
OUT AND ABOUT
| ENGLAND'S MOST EASTERLY RAILWAY by T. Garrod. 58-page illustrated book celebrating first 150 years of the Norwich-Lowestoft line | code:EMERY price:£3.95 |
| RAILS TO THE VALE Vale of Glamorgan Line. History/reopening | code:RVALE price:£1.99 |
| EUROPE BEYOND THE TUNNEL edited by T. Garrod, 1994. Exploring the near continent by rail. Was £7.99 | code:EURBT price:£3.95 |
| PLACES TO VISIT BY TRAIN new editions by J Hewes. Choose from: South London & Surrey (PTVLS), Kent (PTVKT), or Sussex (PTVSX) | price each:£1.65 |
| Class 50s in Devon & Corn-wall Large photo book. Was £4.95 | code: CL50S price:£1.95 |
| Rail Rover from Kent to Cornwall -the Southern in 1959. Big hardback book, 172 pages. Was £16.95 | code:ROVER price:£6.99 |
Jeff Vinter's Railway Walks
| Guides to walking closed rail routes. Details Railwatch 75. Choose from: | |
| GWR & SR (GWSRW); LNER (LNERW); LMS (LMSRW). Were £14.95 each | price each:£5.95 |
| Also WALES (WALRW) - this one is a paperback (other 3 are hardbacks) Was £9.99 | price:£4.95 |
| GAZETTEER OF RAILWAY WALKS 97/98. Listing of all UK trackbed paths over 2 ml with explanations for selected routes. 34 pages | code:GAZET price £2.00 |
SHEET MAPS
| RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION MAP of EUROPE with analysis booklet | code:REMAP price:£6.95 |
| WORLD RAILWAY GAUGE MAP with analysis booklet. 28" x 38" | code:RGMAP price:£5.95 |
| RAILROAD MAP OF CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES big 36" x 58" size | code:USMAP price:£4.95 |
New from Thomas Cook:
| RAIL MAP OF EUROPE (1998) Main map covers from the Atlantic to Moscow, and from Scandinavia to the Med. Central Europe enlarged on reverse | code:EUMAP price:£4.95 |
| RAIL MAP OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND (Jul 98) Double sided. Enlargement of London area. Lines coloured acc. to train operator. Also scenic routes, preserved lines, tourist attractions | code:GBMAP price:£5.95 |
Ian Allan 'abc' publications
| BRITISH RAILWAYS ATLAS June 98 pocket edition, includes Ireland | code:BRATL price:£8.99 |
| EUROPEAN RAILWAYS ATLAS July 97 pocket edition. Passenger, freight and preserved railways | code:ERATL price:£7.99 |
| MODERN SIGNALLING HANDBOOK (1996) 96pp with photos and diags | code:MOSIG price:£7.99 |
| RAILWAY TERMINOLOGY exp-lains signalling, operations, traction, rolling stock and the permanent way | code:RTERM price:£6.99 |
Rail Guides from Bradt:
| Details Railwatch 76. Choose from: | Eastern Europe(EURBR) £7.50; Spain & Portugal (SAPBR) £7.50; Sri Lanka(SRLBR) £7.50; India (INDBR) £11.95; Australia & NZ (ANZBR) £10.95; USA & Canada (USABR) £10.95; Russia, Belarus & Ukraine (RBUBR) £13.95; Greece (GREBR) £11.95; Switzerland (SWIBR) £10.95; South Africa (SAFBR - due mid October) £11.95 |
STATIONERY & named goods
| BIKE CONSIGNMENT LABELS Details Railwatch 75. 85p for 5 or £1.65 for 10 | code:BTLAB |
| ENVELOPE RE-USE LABELS "Get Freight back on Rail" message. Pad of 100 | code:FRLAB price:£2.25 |
| CAR WINDOW STICKER same message | code:STICK price:£0.85 |
| THE RDS ENAMEL BROOCH Society's name & logo on Eurostar loco | code:BADGE price:£2.40 |
| THE RDS NECKTIE Gold logo on Maroon (MNTIE) or Royal Blue (RBTIE) | price each:£6.50 |
| POCKET NOTE PAD in PVC cover | code:PNPAD price:90pRefill only: |
| MODERN TRACTION POST-CARDS 10 asstd full-colour. Was £1.50 | code:PCARD price:£1.25 |
| COLIN GARRATT POSTCARDS Last days of BR. Set of 32 full colour | code:BRPCS price:£3.00 |
|
TRAIN WRITING PAPER for kids to colour - with envelopes. Was £1.50 |
code:TNOTE price:£1.25 |
| ERIC BOTTOMLEY NOTECARDS 3 each of 4 colour steam prints with envelopes | code:SNOTE price:£3.50 |
| CHRISTMAS CARDS with RDS message, 6 with envelopes. Were £2.15 | code:XMASC price:£1.00 |
| GWR TEA TOWEL Eight locos from Iron Duke to HST. Brown border. | code:TOWEL price:£2.25 |
| LMS TEA TOWEL Princess Elizabeth &vintage Watford unit. Maroon border | code:LMSTT price:£2.25 |
POSTAGE: Value of goods under £5: add 50p. £5-£10: add 95p. Over £10: add £1.30. Order from Martin Ball, RDS Sales, 89 North Wallington, Fareham, Hants PO16 8TJ.
Note: contact details (postal and email addresses, along with telephone numbers) in old editions of Railwatch out of date. Click CONTACT US for latest contact details.
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