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How the Steam Railways came to Surrey    by Rupert Matthews
Price: $2.99 USD. 22970 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on August 29, 2010. .

A fascinating account of how the railways came to Surrey and the impact they had on the people who lived in the county The book the great days of the steam railways in the county. It shows how and why the lines were built, giving an account of the people who laid the lines and built the stations.
Early Railways    by Ciamar Price
Price: Free! 4220 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on January 13, 2011. .

This is a set of short pieces about unusual early railways. The Surrey Iron Railway the first public railway, the South Devon atmospheric railway, and the North Star, the first broad gauge engine which outlived the rails it ran on. It concludes with a selection of other steam engines, as ideas for projects and further research.
An Enlightening Lie About the Lucidity of Bees    by Ian Kraft
Price: $2.50 USD. 60270 words. Published on January 18, 2011. .

Crofton Eer, a member of a militaristic society set in a canyon that knows only war, seeks an escape from the troubled canyon in which he lives, guided by the embodiment of the lone star that is visible from the canyon depths. His escape takes him on a journey in which he discovers that there are a great many more stars (gods) in the sky, which leads to a search for truth in the valley of life.
21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Railway Operating and Safety Rules Field Manual - FM 55-21 (Value-Added Professional Format Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 78620 words. Published on September 13, 2011. .

Part of our value-added professional format series, the Railway Operating and Safety Rules Field Manual (FM 55-21) provides a standard code of operating rules for personnel engaged in the operation of military railways.
21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Rail Transport in a Theater of Operations Field Manual - FM 55-20 (Value-Added Professional Format Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 85070 words. Published on September 13, 2011. .

Part of our value-added professional format series, the Rail Transport in a Theater of Operations Field Manual (FM 55-20) sets forth transportation rail doctrine and organizational structure. Coverage includes facilities, signals, procedures, rolling stock classification, and both steam and diesel locomotives.
The Arctic Flyer    by Jody Studdard
Price: $2.99 USD. 20590 words. Published on December 10, 2011. .

When the evil sorcerer Orin Daman flies out of the evening sky and freezes Santa's reindeer, Christmas appears to be doomed. Without his reindeer, Santa cannot deliver his presents on Christmas Eve. Luckily, Wil Whitley, a young elf who works at Santa's woodworks factory, volunteers to lead a quest to find the long lost Arctic Flyer, a magical train that can be used to deliver Santa's presents.
MORSELS Twisted Tales of Life and Death Vol. 2    by Kelvin Wade
Price: $2.99 USD. 68520 words. Published on December 11, 2011. .

How does a locomotive crash into a house two miles from the nearest train tracks? Could the ever popular Father DeConcini really be a pedophile priest? Did an act of terrorism crater a New York apartment building or was it something no one could've seen coming? Did a tornado level this small Missouri town or was it...a dragon? Thirteen all-new twisted tales by the author of Morsels Vol. 1.
Newbury West Fields Halt - Stations of the Great Western Railway    by Charles Darvelle
Price: $0.99 USD. 3530 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on March 20, 2012. .

A dedicated history of one of the more neglected stations on the Great Western Railway. Newbury West Fields Halt is no more. There is little left on the ground to show where this railway station once stood. Yet it was once a bustling commuter station serving residents of housing estates near Newbury, Berkshire.
Stockcross & Bagnor Station - Stations of the Great Western Railway    by Charles Darvelle
Price: $0.99 USD. 2780 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on March 21, 2012. .

A dedicated history of one of this rural station on the Great Western Railway. Stockcross and Bagnor Station no more. This once bustling rural branch line station closed in the 1960s. Steam engines once chuffed up the long gradient from Newbury, stopped at Stockcross and Bagnor and then pushed on to Lambourn at the end of the line.
East Garston - Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR    by Charles Darvelle
Price: $0.99 USD. 2950 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on March 25, 2012. .

An enjoyable history of one of the long vanished branch line stations on the Great Western Railway. East Garston is no more. The site remains, but there is little to show where this once bustling village railway station and its level crossing once stood. East Garston handled a wide variety of agricultural freight, as well as passengers and parcels.