Bibliography

Books and Magazine Articles concerned wholly or substantially with the Great Northern Railway. Compiled by Allan Sibley with contributions from members.

In addition to the printed material, the University of Illinois has added two books to a free to use online library:

AuthorTitlePublisherPub. DateISBNHB/SBSize (mm)PPRemarks
Tuffrey, Peter and Roe, Michael150 Years of Doncaster Plant WorksBond Publications / Wabtec20031872062059HB304 x 222138
Smith, Capt. W G1247 Preservation PioneerSilver Link1991947971572HB243 x 17596J13 (J52) No.68846
Jones, RobinA History of the East Coast Main LineCrowood Press20179781785002861SB245 x 190240Not a comprehensive history
Atkin, CourtneyA Significant AccidentUpfront Publishing20021844260461SB233 x 155404Conington South accident, 6th March1967
Neale, MarkAlong Familiar Lines – The human story of railways in the Bradford areaCity Gent PublicationsNo Date–SB210 x 15067
Haslam, Rebecca and Thompson, GuyAn Immense And Exceedingly Commodious Goods Station [King’s Cross]Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd20169780992667269HB303 x 217356The book about King’s Cross Goods Depot
Vernon, TonyArchibald Sturrock Pioneer Locomotive EngineerTempus20079780752441351SB248 x 122192
Coster, Peter JBook Of The Great Northern (The) Part One: Kings Cross to Welwyn Garden CityIrwell Press20109781906919306HB304 x 217224Note no possessive apostrophe in “Kings” in title
Coster, Peter JBook Of The Great Northern (The) Part Two: Welwyn North to DoncasterIrwell Press20119781906919313HB304 x 217240
Cartwright, Adam & Walker, StephenBoston a Railway Town (Part one – to 1922)KMS Books1987948017058SB210 x 15064
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinBoston to LincolnMiddleton Press20159781908174802HB240 x 17596
Rhodes, JohnBourne to EssendineKMS Books1986948017031SB210 x 14748
Woodward, Sue and GeoffBranch Line to DunstableMiddleton Press20089781906008277SB240 x 17596
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KeithBranch Lines Around Hatfield and HertfordMiddleton Press20099781906008581HB240 x 17596
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinBranch Lines to Skegness and Mablethorpe, also Spilsby and ConingsbyMiddleton Press20169781908174840HB240 x 17596
Casserley, H CBritain’s Joint LinesIan Allan1968711000247HB235 x 160224Has chapters on 57 Joint Railways inc. M&GN and GN&GE
Baxter, BertramBritish Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923 Volume 5BMoorland Publishing1988903485869SB210 x 148272Includes GNR and GCR locomotives
Bonavia, MichaelCambridge Line (The)Ian Allan1995711023336HB242 x 183160Includes both GN and GE routes
Shorland-Ball, RobCambridge Station – Its Development and Operation as a Rail CentrePen & Sword Books Ltd20179781473869042HB254 x 180187
Hunter, Michael and Thorne, RobertChange at King’s CrossHistorical Publications1990948667060HB251 x 193159
Prys Griffiths, RCheshire Lines Railway, TheOakwood Press1947–HB190 x 12857
Bagwell, Philip S.Doncaster 1853-1990 Town of Train MakersDoncaster Books+C841991906976376HB305 x 215136
Tuffrey, PeterDoncaster and its RailwaysTempus1996752406353SB234 x 165128
Tuffrey, PeterDoncaster and its RailwaysTempus1996752406353SB234 x 165128
Tuffrey, PeterDoncaster and its Railways. The Second SelectionTempus2004752428764SB234 x 165127
Major, Dr SusanEarly Victorian Railway Excursions (The Million Go Forth)Pen and Sword Transport20159781473835283HB255 x 180195
Franks, D LEast & West Yorkshire Union RailwaysTurntable Enterprises1973902844180SB216 x 14044
Neve, EricEast Coast from King’s CrossIan Allan1983711012121HB220 x 180112
Gray, AdrianEast Coast Main Line DisastersPendragon Publishing20139781899816194SB273 x 21597
Ludlam, A JEast Lincolnshire Railway (The)Oakwood1991853614164HB220 x 155160
Lambert, Anthony JEast Midlands Branch Line AlbumIan Allan1978711008280HB240 x 183128Photo album (mainly 2 per page) mainly 1950s/60s but some earlier, not exclusively GN/ex-GN lines
Freeman Allen, GEastern (The) Yesterday and TodayIan Allen1982711011850SB234 x 17564BR transition period
Semmens, PeterElectrifying the East Coast RoutePatrick Stephens1991850599296HB238 x 175224
Connor, J EFinsbury Park to Alexandra PalaceMiddleton Press19971901706028HB240 x 17296120 photographs, pages un-numbered
Ludlam, A JFirsby to SpilsbyLincolnshire Wolds Railway Society20159780992676278SB210 x 14749
Walker, StephenFirsby to Wainfleet & SkegnessKMS Books1987094801704XSB210 x 14764
Brown, Gordon HFirsby. Portrait of a country junctionGordon H Brown1994095239930XSB280 x 215110
Brown, F A SFrom Stirling to Gresley 1882-1922Oxford Publishing Co1974–SB242 x 188149
Williamson, D J (and others)G.N. & N.E. Joint Stock Carriage DiagramsNorth Eastern Railway Assn19991873513275SB297 x 21539Comb-bound A4 size booklet
Tuffrey, PeterGNR & LNER in Doncaster (The)Amberley20139781445601250SB245 x 170128
Ludlam A J and Eldridge P JGone But Not ForgottenLincolnshire Wolds Railway Society20139780992676209SB210 x 15044Railways of East Lincolnshire prior to closure
VoyageurGradients of the London and North Eastern RailwayThe Railway Publishing CoNo DateDB240 x 17048Includes GNR lines
Cossey, FrankGrantham & RailwaysBG Publications1983906338123SB215 x 20054
Anderson, PaulGreat British Railway Station King’s Cross (The)Irwell Press20169781911262015HB300 x 215240Revision of earlier edition indexed below under Hawkins, Chris
Hawkins, ChrisGreat British Railway Station Kings Cross (The)Irwell Press19901871608147HB280 x 22391Note no possessive apostrophe in “Kings” in title
Nock, O SGreat Northern 4-4-2 ‘Atlantics’Patrick Srephens1984850596831HB244 x 177136
Goode, C TGreat Northern & Great Eastern Joint Railway (March to Doncaster)Author19891870313062SB210 x 14564
Franks, D LGreat Northern and London & North Western Joint RailwayTurntable Enterprises1974902844202SB210 x 14069
Baldwin, James SGreat Northern AtlanticsPen & Sword Transport20151783463671HB240 X 250180
Walker, StephenGreat Northern Branch Lines in LincolnshireKMS1984948017007SB205 x 14740
Paye, PeterGreat Northern Railway Branch Lines from StamfordLightmoor Press20179781911038245HB280x 220176
Rhodes, JohnGreat Northern Branch Lines to StamfordKMS1988948017066SB210 x 14794
Brown, F A SGreat Northern Locomotive Engineers Volume One: 1846-1881George Allen and Unwin1966–HB222 x 150252Author died before completion of Volume Two
Groves, NGreat Northern Locomotive History Volume 1 1847-66RCTS1986901115614HB242 x 187123
Groves, NGreat Northern Locomotive History Volume 2 1867-95RCTS1987901115622HB242 x 187311
Groves, NGreat Northern Locomotive History Volume 3a 1896-1911RCTS1990090111569XHB242 x 187235
Groves, NGreat Northern Locomotive History Volume 3b 1911-1922RCTS1992901115703HB242 x 187134
Weight, R A HGreat Northern Locomotives 1847-1947Author1947–SB224 x 14278
Weight, R A HGreat Northern Locomotives 1847-1947Gresley Society1970–SB224 x 14278Reprint of the 1947 edition
Thrower, W RaynerGreat Northern Main Line (The)Oakwood Press1984857612878SB215 x 14646
Rapacz, Jan, and Whitaker, AlanGreat Northern Outpost Volume 1 – The Bradford & Thornton RailwayWillowherb Publishing20169780993567803HB110 colour photographs
Rapacz, Jan, and Whitaker, AlanGreat Northern Outpost Volume 2 – The Halifax, Thornton & Keighley RailwayWillowherb Publishing20179780993567810HB112 colour photographs
Nock, O SGreat Northern Railway (The)Ian Allan1958–HB233 x 163192
Taylor, BillGreat Northern Railway: The Leen Valley Extension, Kirkby-In-Ashfield to ShirebrookBook Law Publications20179781909625679?297x 21080
Wrottesley, JohnGreat Northern Railway (The) Volume I Origins and DevelopmentBatsford1979713415908HB224 x 145256
Wrottesley, JohnGreat Northern Railway (The) Volume II Expansion and CompetitionBatsford1979173415924HB224 x 145201
Wrottesley, JohnGreat Northern Railway (The) Volume III Twentieth Century to GroupingBatsford1981713421835HB224 X 145220
Harris, MichaelGreat Northern Railway and East Coast Joint Stock Carriages from 1905Oakwood1995853614776SB210 x 148160
Griffiths, Roger and Hooper, JohnGreat Northern Railway Engine Sheds Volume 1 Southern AreaIrwell Press19891871608074HB283 x 223130
Griffiths, Roger and Hooper, JohnGreat Northern Railway Engine Sheds Volume 2 The Lincolnshire Loop, Nottinghamshire & DerbyshireChallenger Publications for Book Law / Railbus19961899624228HB280 x 223122
Griffiths, Roger and Hooper, JohnGreat Northern Railway Engine Sheds Volume 3 Yorkshire & LancashireBook Law / Railbus in association with Challenger20001899624260HB280 x 223114
Crawley, JohnGreat Northern Railway in Focus (The)W D Wharton20011899597115HB304 x 222176
Henshaw, AlfredGreat Northern Railway In The East Midlands (The) No.1. The Rise and Fall of Colwick Yards, Nottingham London Road-Gedling-BasfordRCTS1999901115843SB278 x 216108
Henshaw, AlfredGreat Northern Railway In The East Midlands (The) No.2. Nottingham Victoria and the GC Line, The Leen Valley Network and ExtensionsRCTS2000090111588XSB278 x 216131
Henshaw, AlfredGreat Northern Railway In The East Midlands (The) No.3. The Erewash Valley Lines, Pinxton Branch, Awsworth-Ilkeston, Heanor & Stanton BranchesRCTS2000901115886SB278 x 216155
Henshaw, AlfredGreat Northern Railway In The East Midlands (The) No.4. Nottingham-Grantham, Bottesford-Newark, Melton Mowbray, The Leicester Line and Ironstone BranchesRCTS2003901115924SB278 x 216176
Bairstow, MartinGreat Northern Railway in the West Riding (The)Martin Bairstow19991871944198SB240 x 17896Photographs and text – line histories.
Bairstow, MartinGreat Northern Railway in West Yorkshire (The)Wyvern Publications1982907941036SB245 x 17864Photographs and text – line histories.
Nock, O SGreat Northern Railway Pre-Grouping Railway Scene No.2Ian Allan1979711009163HB242 x 18396
Tuplin, W AGreat Northern SteamIan Allan1971711001790*HB236 x 144208
Young, John NGreat Northern SuburbanDavid & Charles1977071537477XHB223 x 146168Subject is specifically the London suburban lines
Great Northern, North Eastern, and North British Railway Companies – Plans of East Coast Joint Stock – January 1909North Eastern Railway Association199918735136SB297 x 21544Copy of 1909 Diagram Book – Comb-bound, A4
Wright, TonyGreen/Blue Transition on the ECMLIrwell Press20159781906919818SB60
Haresnape, BrianGresley LocomotivesIan Allan1981711008922HB235 x 175176
Harris, MichaelGresley’s CoachesDavid & Charles1973715359355HB251 x 197160Includes GN and ECJS vehicles
Ludlam, A JGrimsby – A Lincolnshire Railway CentreLincolnshire Wolds Railway Society20169780992676285SB210 x 14748
Digby, Nigel J LGuide to the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (A)Ian Allan1993711021871HB215 x 291160
Taylor, Roger D and Anderson, BrianHatfield and St Albans Branch of the Great Northern Railway (The)Oakwood1988853613737SB210 x 15064
Woodward, Geoff and SueHatfield, Luton & Dunstable Railway (The)Oakwood1977SB215 x 14072
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KeithHertford LoopMiddleton Press20109781906008710HB240 x 17596
Jones, RobinHistory of the East Coast Main Line (A)Crowood Press20179781785002861SB245 x 190240Superficial history, lacking in factual content
Grinling, Charles HHistory of the Great Northern Railway (The) [1845-1895]Methuen & Co1898HB228 x 152430
Grinling, Charles H, Borley, H V and Ellis, C HamiltonHistory of the Great Northern Railway (The) [1845-1922]George Allen & Unwin1966HB228 x 152490With additional chapters
Mitchell, Vic and Mott, AllanHitchin to PeterboroughMiddleton Press20031904474071HB240 x 17596
Clarke, J NHorncastle and Tattershall Canal (The)Oakwood1990853613982SB210 x 14796
Ludlam, A JHorncastle and Woodhall Junction Railway (The)Oakwood1986085361 3265SB205 x 14756
Hoole, KenIllustrated History of East Coast Joint Stock (The)Oxford Publishing Co1993860934306HB306 x 220144
Vanns, Michael AIllustrated History of Great Northern Railway Signalling (An)Oxford Publishing Co2000860935450HB298 x 222128
Tonks, EricIronstone Quarries of the Midlands Part 8 South Lincolnshire (The)Book Law Publications19919781907094071SB210 x 135256
Aston, Mark, and Marshall, LesleyKing’s Cross a tour in timeCamden Local Studies and Archive Centre20061800846187SB210 x 15060
Thrower, W RaynerKing’s Cross in the TwentiesOakwood1978–SB213 x 14052Locomotion Papers No.110
Christopher, JohnKing’s Cross Station Through TimeAmberley Publishing20129781445605302SB234 x 16696
Connor, Charlie and JimKing’s Cross to Potters BarMiddleton Press20099781906008628HB240 x 17596
Brown, LeoLeo’s World 1911-1996Leo Publishing2005095163571 9SB250 x 20572Railway career included ex-GN stations
Squires, StewartLincoln to Grantham Line via Honington (The)Oakwood1996853614997SB210 x 150176
Ludlam, A JLincoln: A Lincolnshire Railway CentreLincolnshire Wolds Railway Society20179780995461017SB210 X 14748
Jelley, GrahamLincolnshire After BeechingBook Law Publications20149781909625204SB200 x 220100
Ludlam, A JLincolnshire Loop Line (GNR) and the River WithamOakwood1995853614644SB210 x 147160
Squires, StewartLincolnshire Potato Railways (The) (Rev ised edition)Oakwood2005853616469SB210 x147160
Squires, StewartLincolnshire RailwaysLincolnshire Books19981872375065SB210 x 14746
Stennett, AlanLincolnshire RailwaysCrowood Press20169781785000829SB246 x 189160
Herbert, W B and Robinson, D NLincolnshire Railways in CameraQuotes Ltd of Buckingham1986860233065HB210 x 14780Photos with brief captions
Herbert, W B and Robinson, D NLincolnshire Railways in Camera 2Quotes Ltd of Buckingham1988860233294HB210 x 14780
Burgess, NeilLincolnshire’s Lost RailwaysStenlake Publishing20079781840334074SB240 x 17548
Gammell, C JLNER Branch Lines 1945-65Oxford Publishing1979860930076*HB280 x 22095
Brodribb, JohnLNER Country StationsIan Allan1988071101714XHB240 x 170144Has a chapter about GN stations
Sharpe, BrianLNER Steam RevivalMortons Media20149781909128637SB130Features preserved ex GNR locos
Scott, RonLoco Profile 30 GN Large AtlanticsProfileNo Date–SB251 x 18724pp 125-148 incl.
Ahrons, E LLocomotive & Train Working in the Latter Part of the Nineteenth Century Volume OneW. Heffer and SonsNo DateHB230 x 160152PP1-19 cover GNR
Harris, MichaelLocomotives Illustrated 14 GNR Ivatt AtlanticsIan Allan19783071804SB209 X 28638
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 14 GNR Ivatt AtlanticsIan Allan197803071804 ^SB297 x 21038
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 53 Gresley three cylinder 2-6-0sIan Allan198703071804 ^SB297 x 21038
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 67 Gresley two cylinder 2-6-0sIan Allan198903071804 ^SB297 x 21038
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 79 British Express 4-2-2sIan Allan199103071804 ^SB297 x 21038Includes GNR classes A1-A5
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 87 Gresley Passenger TanksRAS199303071804 ^SB297 x 21038
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 92 GWR and LNER Group 2-4-0sRAS199303071804 ^SB297 x 21046includes GNR 2-4-0s that became LNER locos
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 106 Gresley A1 pacificsRAS199603071804 ^SB297 x 21046
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 111 The British 0-4-2RAS199703071804 ^SB297 x 21046includes GNR 0-4-2s
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 126 Ivatt Great Northern Railway 4-4-0sRAS199903071804 ^SB297 x 21044
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 139 Great Northern Railway Eight Coupled locosRAS200103071804^SB297 x 21048
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 153 Great Northern Railway 0-6-0sRAS200403071804^SB298 x 21045Including LNER Classes J1 to J7
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 164 The Four-Coupled Tank Engines and Steam Railmotors of the Great Northern RailwayRAS200703071804^SB299 x 21046
Stephenson, Brian (Editor)Locomotives Illustrated 166 Great Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway 0-6-0TsRAS200703071804^DB300 X 21047Includes LNER classes J50 to J58
Bird, Geo FredkLocomotives of the Great Northern Railway (The)Locomotive Publishing Co1903–HB203 x 140203
Bird, Geo FredkLocomotives of the Great Northern Railway (The)Locomotive Publishing Co1910HB205 x 140228New and Revised Edition
Bird, G F (edited by Christopher, J)Locomotives of the Great Northern Railway (The)Amberley Publishing20139781445634159SB234 x 166160Edited reprint of the original work
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 1RCTS1963–SB204 x 151120Preliminary Survey
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 2ARCTS1973901115258SB204 x 151231Includes GNR class A1
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 3ARCTS1979901115452SB204 x 151148Includes GNR class C1 [251] and C1 [990]
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 3BRCTS1980901115460SB204 x 151108Includes GNR classes D1, D2 and D3
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 5RCTS1984901115126SB204 x 151231Includes GNR classes J4, J5, J21 and J22
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 6ARCTS1982901115533SB204 x 151170Includes GNR classes H2, H3 and H4
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 6BRCTS1983901115541SB204 x 151196Includes GNR classes O1 and O2
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 6CRCTS1984090111555XSB204 x 151168Includes GNR classes K1 and K2
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 8ARCTS1983901115053SB204 x 151102Includes GNR classes J13, J14, J15, J16, J17, J18 and J23
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 9ARCTS1977901115401SB204 x 151170Includes GNR classes N1 and N2
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 9BRCTS1977090111541XSB204 x 151116Includes GNR class L1
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 10ARCTS1988901115657SB204 x 151140Includes GNR 0-4-4CT, 0-6-0T and 0-4-0T departmental locos
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 10BRCTS1990901115665SB204 x 151150Includes GNR steam rail motors
Fry, E V (series editor)Locomotives of the LNER Part 11RCTS1994901115090SB204 x 15198Supplementary information
Hornby, FrankLondon Commuter Lines Volume 1Silver Link20021857941152SB237 x 173144GNR London commuter lines form chapter 6 (pages 78-96)
Fellows, Reginald BLondon to Cambridge By Train -1845-1938Oleander Press, Cambridge1976902675656SB210 x 12840Originally published in 1939
Jackson, Alan ALondon’s Local RailwaysCapital Transport19781854142097HB185 x 25046434 pages devoted to the Northern Heights and Cuffley lines
Pearson, R E and Ruddock, J GLord Willoughby’s Railway, The Edenham BranchWilloughby Memorial Trust1986951165607SB225 x 147120
Squires, StewartLost Railway In LincolnshireCastlemead19880948555`49HB270 x 212144
Stennett, AlanLost Railways of LincolnshireCountryside Books20079781846740404SB216 x 150160
Ludlam, A JLouth, Mablethorpe & Willoughby Loop (The)Oakwood1987853613540SB210 x 14764
Johnson, E MManchester’s Central Station and the Great Northern Railway Goods WarehouseFoxline20051870119797SB273 x 21578
Bourne, SusanMemories of Friargate StationBreedon Books19981859831168SB212 x 296100
Rhodes, JohnMidland & Great Northern Joint Railway (The)Ian Allan1982711011451HB175 x 235178
Wrottesley, A JMidland & Great Northern Joint Railway (The)David & Charles1981715381733HB224 x 1452211st edition (no ISBN) 1970
Walker, StephenNew Line, Kirkstead to Little Steeping (The)KMS Books1985948017023SB210 x 14748
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinNewark to DoncasterMiddleton Press20159781908174789HB240 x 17596
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinNottingham to BostonMiddleton Press20159781908174703HB240 x 17596
Huntriss, DerekOn Great Northern LinesIan Allan1994711022860HB190 x 21480Colour photo album, various photographers, BR period.
Rolt, L T CPatrick Stirling’s LocomotivesHamish Hamilton1964–HB207 x 22263
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinPeterborough to LincolnMiddleton Press20169781908174895HB240 x 17596
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinPeterborough to NewarkMiddleton Press20159781908174727HB240 x 17596
Maclean, A APictorial Record of LNER Constituent Signalling (A)Oxford Publishing Co1983860931463HB280 x 220220
Mitchell, Vic and Mott, AllanPotters Bar to CambridgeMiddleton Press20061904474705HB240 x 17296120 photographs, pages un-numbered
Arkell, JohnPrivate Owner Wagons of the South East (SE&CR / SR (Eastern Divn.))Lightmoor Press20169781911038061HB283 x 219192
Body, GeofferyPSL Field Guide Railways of the Eastern Region: Southern Operating AreaPatrick Stephens1989852602988HB234 x 155232
Ludlam, A JRAF Cranwell Railway (The)Oakwood1988853613796SB210 x 14764
Batty, Stephen RRail Centres: DoncasterIan Allan1991711020043HB240 x 175144
Waszak, PeterRail Centres: PeterboroughIan Allan1984711013896HB240 x 185128
Davies, RegRails to the People’s PalaceHornsey Historical Society2006905794117SB210 x 14836
Ruddock, J G and Pearson, R ERailway History of Lincoln (The)J.G. Ruddock & Partners1974SB230 x 155272
Wilmot, GeorgeRailway In Finchley (The)Library and Arts Committee of the Barnet London Borough Council1973SB213 x 165702nd revised edition
Harper, DouglasRailway, River and Ravine (Foot Suspension Bridges for Empire)History Press20179780750962131HB230 x 250164Includes three suspension bridges on GNR
Minnis, JohnRailway Signal Boxes – A ReviewHistoric England20129781848023437SB297 x 21055Includes a section on GNR boxes
King, P K and Hewins, D RRailways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham & NE LincolnshireFoxline198818701119045SB280 x 21588Mostly GC but Grimsby and ELR interest
Weight, R A HRailways Before The Grouping Number Two The Great NorthernIan AllanNo Date–SB224 x 14233
Railways in Lincolnshire on Old Picture PostcardsReflections of a Bygone Age20101905408221SB48
Bates, Chris and Bairstow, MartinRailways in North LincolnshireMartin Bairstow20051871944309SB240 x 190112
Wright, Neil RRailways of Boston (The), Their Origins and DevelopmentRichard K Publications1971902662538SB210 x 16055
Cockman, F GRailways of Hertfordshire (The)Hertfordshire Library Services1978901354112SB295 x 21080
Vanns, Michael ARailways of Newark-on-Trent (The)Oakwood1999853615322HB210 x 148256Includes Midland Railway
Waite, Peter BarryRailways of Nottingham A History of The Great Northern Colwick Motive Power Depot & Marshalling YardBook Law20041901945316HB221 x 27996
Barnett, A LRailways of the South Yorkshire Coalfield from 1880 (The)RCTS1984901115584HB245 x 185132
Ludlam, A JRailways to SkegnessOakwood1997853615187SB210 x 147160
Joy, DavidRegional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 8 West & South Yorkshire (A)David & Charles1984946537119HB220 x 140317Second Revised Edition. Includes many other railways but has maps which help explain the GNR’s position in a ccmplex layout
Smith, JackReturn to Bawtry. A Busy Country Station in the Golden Age of SteamWaterdale Press199286976332SB200 x 20056Author was stationmaster at Bawtry 1930-45
Gammell, C JRural Railway (The)G R Q Publications1983946863008HB266 x 20496Includes GN, M&GN and GN&GE
Dorricott, EdwardSamuel Telford Dutton, Railway Signal EngineerSignalling Record Society20169781873228265HB273 x 215256
Clark, Ronald HShort History of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (A)Goose & Son, Norwich1967–HB254 x 195210
Jackson, AllenSignalling and Signal Boxes – GNR RoutesAmberley Publishing2017978144566746SB210 x 14796
Mitchell, Vic and Smith, KevinSpalding to GrimsbyMiddleton Press20149781908174659HB240 x 17596
Semmens, PeterSpeed on the East Coast Main LinePatrick Stephens1990085059930XHB252 x 195248History of services over140 years
Ludlam, A JSpilsby to Firsby Railway (The)Oakwood1985853613109SB210 x 14752
Baker, Allan C, and Fell, Mike GStafford & Uttoxeter Railway (The)Lightmoor Press20149781899889907HB
Jones, PStafford & Uttoxeter Railway (The)Oakwoodc. 1981–SB213 x 13840
Franks, D LStamford & Essendine Railway (The)Turntable Enterprises1971902844024*SB213 x 14040
Jordan, Arthur and ElisabethStamford All ChangeAmphion Press1996095165631 7SB240 x 18580Mostly Midland, but some GN
Digby, Nigel J LStations and Structures of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Vol. 1 – Lowestoft to Melton ConstableLightmoor Press20159781819889822HB275 x 215288
Digby, Nigel J LStations and Structures of the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Vol. 2 – Norwich to Peterborough and Little BythamLightmoor Press20159781911038016HB275 x 215330
Goslin, GeoffSteam on the Widened Lines. Volume 1`: The Great Northern and Midland Railways and Their SuccessorsConnor & Butler1997947699252SB210 x 14861Volume 2 covers the Great Western and southern cos.
Leech, K H and Boddy, M GStirling Singles (The)David & Charles1965–HB250 x 193160
Howard, PhilTake the Train From HitchinHitchin Historical Society20069780955241100SB223 x 15790
Dawes, Martin CThe End Of The Line – The Story of the Railway Service to the Great Northern London CemeteryBarnet & District Local History Society2003951334255SB153 x 232116
Higginson, MarkThe Friargate Line – Derby and the Great Northern RailwayGolden Pingle1989 (reptd 1992)095138340XHB212 x 305160
Tuffrey, PeterThe Last Years of Yorkshire SteamGreat Northern Books20169780993344749HB160
Minnis, JohnThe Railway Goods Shed and Warehouse in EnglandHistoric England20169781848023284SB210 x 210128Includes a section on GNR buildings
Birch, G DavidThe Story of the Nottingham Suburban Railway Vol.1 – Conception, Construction, CommencementBook Law2010781907094989HB222 x 27292
Birch, G DavidThe Story of the Nottingham Suburban Railway Vol.2 – The Operational YearsBook Law2012781907094361HB215 x 273124
Townend, P NTop ShedIan Allan1977711006482HB240 x 180175Reprint. First published 1975
Ludlam, A JTrains to the Lincolnshire Seaside Volume 2 SkegnessLincolnshire Wolds Railway Society2014992676230SB210 X 14732
Gladwyn, Neville and WhiteWelwyn’s Railways A History of the Great Northern Line from 1850 to 1986Castlemead1986948555041HB218 x 279120
Giles, John et atWheathampstead Railway RecollectionsWheathampstead Local History Group1995952548003SB145 x 19060
Ludlam, A JWoodhall Junction to HorncastleLincolnshire Wolds Railway Society20159780992676261SB210 x 14748
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume EightBook Law Publications19951899624023HB280 x 22294Includes H4 2-6-0
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume EighteenBook Law Publications20001899624465HB280 x 22294Includes H2 and H3 2-6-0
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume NineBook Law Publications19951899614074HB280 x 22294Includes O1 and O2 2-8-0
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume NineteenBook Law Publications20011899624473HB280 x 22294Includes all 4-4-0 inc M&GN
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume OneBook Law Publications20011871608090HB280 x 22290Includes A1 4-6-2
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume ThirteenBook Law Publications20031899624309HB280 x 22294Includes C1/990 and C1/251 4-4-2
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume ThirtyBook Law Publications20041899624643HB280 x 22294Includes E1 2-4-0
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume Thirty Seven Part ABook Law Publications20051901945448HB280 x 2221020-6-0 classes part A
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume Thirty Seven Part BBook Law Publications20061899634740HB280 x 222940-6-0 classes part B plus M&GN
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume Thirty SixBook Law Publications20061899624732HB280 x 22294Includes G1 and G3 0-4-4T
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume Thirty ThreeBook Law Publications20051899624708HB280 x 22294Includes C2 4-4-2T
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume TwentyBook Law Publications20011899624481HB280 x 22294Includes all 0-8-0
Yeadon, W BYeadon’s Register of LNER Locomotives Volume Twenty FiveBook Law Publications20021899624589HB280 x 222110Includes N1 And N2 0-6-2T

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