Softcover, illustrated card covers, in very good condition. With colour and b&w illustrations and bibliography. The story of the railway from Kintore to Alford, one of Aberdeenshire's many branch lines. -S84 View More...
A completely revised edition of an old favourite which describes this outpost of the Great North which later came to be known for the whisky traffic it handled. As well as a comprehensive description of the history of the line, more detail has been included about the line and what can be seen today.
Illustrated card covers, New. First edition, pp 54, colour and b&w illustrations, bibliography.
Many Railways were promoted in the nineteenth century to serve rural areas but not all were actually built. Aberdeenshire was a rich rural area which needed better transport but the scattered nature of the population made it difficult to serve the whole area. View More...
Three mischievous pandas plan a day out at the big gallery in Glasgow to see Dippy the dinosaur. What exciting adventures will they have when they get there? View More...
The Dee and Don Passes is the third volume of the author's works on the old roads in the north-east region of Scotland. Signed by Author. The second book in the trilogy, The Mounth Passes, describes the history and development of the old roads, tracks and pathways that were used as the means of communication and trade to the south and west of the old Deeside road. This third and current book covers the history of the routes that joined the old Deeside road from the north and shows how they helped to form a continuous network of links throughout the country. All of these minor routes ran in a p... View More...
Illustrated card covers, New. First edition, colour illustrations throughout.The Formartine and Buchan Way is the long distance footpath following the disused railway line linking the fishing ports of Fraserburgh and Peterhead with Aberdeen.It traverses the heartlands of rural Aberdeenshire, a land of prehistoric monuments, medieval castles, ruined churches and abbeys, scenes of ferocious religious conflicts, Jacobite strongholds, abandoned mills, the planned villages and elegant mansions of the improving lairds and the only hill carvings in Scotland.A valuable wild life corridor, the Formarti... View More...
Illustrated card covers, New. First edition, pp128, b&w and colour illustrations, appendices. In this book, new for 2016, the author, Mike Mitchell takes a look back at the history of the 'Great North of Scotland Railway' road services. This book covers railway buses in the North East of Scotland from 1854 up until 1930. This fully illustrated history covers all the bus services and the buses that operated them. This publication also surveys the connections provided to the railway right from its opening in the very beginning. This A4, soft back book has been produced by the Great North of Scot... View More...
New 2022 Reset Edition, pp vi, 148 with numerous B&W illustrations and pages of music
The author has skilfully woven into his text local stories, legend and folklore, and has done a great deal to preserve these for future generations. View More...
Paperback in Mint condition. Large format; pages vi, 145 with numerous B&W and colour illustrations; signed copy. History and folklore from the source of the Dee and its tributary streams and glens. Shop Shelf. View More...
Illustrated card covers, New. First edition, Signed by the Author, pp 88, b&w and colour illustrations throughout. The Scottish Highland Lairds, with a few exceptions, welcomed the prospect of the railway passing through their estates as the Highlands were falling behind with developments that happening in other parts of Britain. In return for their cooperation they were able to ask for favours such as a private waiting room in their local station or even in a few cases a private station or platform. This book explores these facilities provided by the Highland Railway. Following a brief histor... View More...
