Railway Bookshops.

[shredder1]

Im not sure if we have a thread on this, but being a bit of a collector, maybe I could start the ball rolling.

East Lancs Railway Standard 4 group carriage, always a good collection, also the East Lancs Bolton Street Emporium can often produce some gems, and Dont forget Rogers litle model shop in the Undercroft at Bolton Street, he also has a selection of secondhand railway books.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Ingrow West Museum and bookshop, always worth a visit, an excellent collection of railway secondhand books.

Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, museum bookshop for old and new railway books.

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth, always a good selection of both old and new railway books.

 

[steamybrian]

Rother Valley Railway at Robertsbridge Junction station for second hand books and magazines

 

[nanstallon]

Bishops Lydeard and Minehead stations on the West Somerset Railway both have large second hand stocks.

 

[Falcon1200]

Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, museum bookshop for old and new railway books.

Also on the Severn Valley, the Erlestoke Manor Fund bookshop in a coach at Bewdley, always worth a visit!

 

[Snapper37]

Llanfair station has a good selection as well. Often some unusual overseas Railway books in.

 

[GCRS]

Treasure Chest Books in Felixstowe has one of the best transport sections I've seen in any secondhand bookshop.

 

[Ianigsy]

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Ingrow West Museum and bookshop, always worth a visit, an excellent collection of railway secondhand books.

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They’ve got competition now from the Lancashire & Yorkshire folk who’ve opened up a shop at the far end of Oxenhope shed.

 

[AJM580]

If in Norwich, worth calling in at City Bookshop on Davey Place (between the Castle & Market Place) Really good transport section.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

A mention for Nick Tozer's well-stocked, if somewhat cluttered, bookshop in Paddock, a mile or two outside of Huddersfield town centre. Also Carnforth bookshop, near to the station, which seems to have refreshed its stock of railway books of recent, compared with a few years ago.

 

[4SubAsociation]

North Norfolk at Weybourne.
Bulleid Society Shop at bluebell (as well as the carriage shop at Horsted Keynes)
Colonel Stephens Railway musuem had a selection (this was many years ago)
RHDR New Romeny - some are in the station, others in the museum upstairs.

Stands

4SUB Association (i am being biased here, but we do have a selection of new and 2nd hand books we take to events etc)
Network south east society (similar to us)

 

[Cambus731]

Treasure Chest Books of Felixstowe. I don't think that I've seen so many railway and bus books together in one place.

 

[shredder1]

They’ve got competition now from the Lancashire & Yorkshire folk who’ve opened up a shop at the far end of Oxenhope shed.

I was there yesterday, didnt see that one, do you mean the station shop?

 

[swanhill41]

The East Lancs bookshop,also has a model rail side ,which is what the books side grew..In the early days of its enlargement the pricing was very erratic in the customers favour..Picked up all
3 vols of George Dows Great Central for £3 the lot..Unfortunately dont drive now ,so my knowledge dates back to pre Covid..But based on previous visits would recommend.
The other location is the VCT @ iNGROW...Again as my latest visit was late 2020 can thoroughly recommend this emporium..Plenty of rail books properly priced to sell and the
magazine section..Full of gems ref mags railway socities as well the mainstream stuff.
There are others which I will comment on in the future

 

[Trainguy34]

The one I remember is the bookshop at Bognor Regis Station (forgot the name), views of a lovely Station and has (understandably) lots of railway books, mainly second hand I think

 

[htafc]

Porthmadog Harbour on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland

 

[chipbury]

The Titfield Thunderbolt on the Eastern outskirts of Bath:

The Titfield Thunderbolt Railway Bookshop

See our wide range of quality railway books all here in our bookshop just to the East of Bath

www.titfield.co.uk

Only open for browsing on a Thursday

 

[Welly]

Robert Humm in Stamford https://www.roberthummbooks.co.uk/

 

[swanhill41]

Robert Humm in Stamford https://www.roberthummbooks.co.uk/

Ah yes ,the godfather of the rail book/bookshop business..He is 78 in August,just wondering how long he will be able to continue the demanding schedule of running the shop.?

 

[shredder1]

George 82 years young, and now his son run this shop, he has a nice collection of railway books, https://www.kelsallsbookshop.co.uk/ Just across the road from Littleborough Railway station, Rochdale

 

[Tubeboy]

Rail Books in Rye are very good. Quick and helpful service, Mail order only, but they do attend some model railway exhibitions in the South.