Books
Below is a fine selection of some of the Books available from our Shop which are available to you now for purchase online.
Many of these are of general interest to the casual visitor while others would make ideal gifts for the enthusiast.
If there’s something you have seen in our shop at Havenstreet Station, but is not listed below, please telephone the Shop Manager on 01983 885930 and he will be pleased to assist with your enquiry.
This is a new edition of the "Fishbourne Car Ferry", first published in 2004. It has been thoroughly revised to bring the story up to date and includes many new photographs. the six mile car ferry service from Portsmouth to fishbourne, on the Isle of wigh
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£15.99
From the earliest days of powered flight at the beginning of the 20th century, right up to the present, Wings over the Island is a comprehensive account of the Isle of Wight's substantial contribution to the development of commercial and military aircraft
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£14.99
Gay baldwin's book brings you more brand new, true chilling tales and eerie encounters from the world famous Ghost-Island. In this biggest-ever book you can read for the first time ever, of royal ghosts at Osborne House, phantom Roman soldiers at Brading
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£8.95
Writer Helen Butler has been working voluntarily for red squirrels on the Isle of Wight since 1991, running an independent red squirrel charity. A large part of the work is giving advice, monitoring and raising public awareness of the red squirrels plight
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£4.50
The 16 follies in this book include whimsical decorations, ruinous or absurd failures and simple curiosities. each has a story to tell, some tantalisingly incomplete. Some of the follies no longer exist, except in illustrations or photographs; others can
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£7.95
If you enjoy a tasty morsel rather than heavy meal or prefer to skim through a magazine than wade through a novel, then this is abook for you. It is designed for flickers and dippers, browsers who want to be taken by surprise. it is a book to begin not at
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£4.99
The definitive history of the military aircraft crashes and disasters in and around the island from the pioneer days to the present day.
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£17.99
The story of PLUTO is much more than a "local interest" book. The pipe-line project has a firm place in the national and international context of history. The book is intended as an overdue tribute to the people who devised it, and those who found ways of
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£7.99
Island Line is the story of the Isle of Wight's electric railway from Ryde to Shanklin. Starting with its opening in 1864, through its fight for survival, and the transition to electric traction in 1967. The reasons for using ex-London Underground trains
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£9.95
All 35 Island stations that were open in the steam era are illustrated herein, along with typical trains of that period. also featured are the changes that have occurred on the electric line during 30 years. The remarkable story of the recreation of a ste
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£14.95
Newport was the Clapham Junction of the Island railways for generations. its bustle is contrasted with the many peaceful country stations , such as remote Merstone, junction for the spectacularly beautiful Ventnor West branch. memories of the steam era wi
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£14.95
As one of the last havens of steam on British Railways, this line became a Mecca for dteam enthusiasts. This is only one aspect of its fascinating history which was mainly involved with the development of local tourism. All facets of its past are fully il
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£14.95
A concise history in words and pictures tracing the 40 years of railway preservation on the Isle of Wight. From its shaky start back in the 1960s, through trials and tribulations along the way, the dedicated volunteers have created a railway to be proud o
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£9.95
Bruce Oliver discovered the Island railway system right at the very end of steam. Even though the men and the network were about to change, none could ever have imagined he would be able to obtain free access to the staions and lineside on almost the whol
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£14.95
This book tells the story of the Island's largest pre-Grouping company.The Isle of Wight Central Railway was formed when three companies amalgamated in 1887.
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£22.95
The history of the company is described in detail. Maps and the few surviving drawings have been reproduced accompanied by a series of the railway prior to 1923.
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£14.95
The second edition of this popular full colour guide now expanded. Complete with plans of route and details of locos.
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£2.50
To Islanders, visitors and railway enthusiasts, the Isle of Wight railways during the pre-1967 steam era held a deep nostalgic fascination. In latter days the railway system was centred on Ryde with two lines diverging at Smallbrook Junction to Ventnor an
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£16.99
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