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A bibliography for the Great Central Railway

This list was started by David Arnold, who asked for suggestions on the Great Central Railway Society forum on Yahoo.

The list starts with books followed by magazine articles.
Books are listed in categories but in some cases this can be rather arbitrary.

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Books

The History of the Great Central Railway and its Progenitors.
The Great Central Railway Time Tables - July, August & September 1903 (facsimile), West Side Designs & Print Ltd. no date.
Travels at Home, A.E.Johnson, The Great Central Railway 1905. excerpt: 'Astride the Iron Horse'.
Per Rail, Great Central Railway 1913. Copy on line.
Our Home Railways Part 10: L&YR, GCR, & Underground Electric, W.J. Gordon, Frederick Warne & Co. 1914?
Great Central Vol.1 : The Progenitors 1813-1863, George Dow, Locomotive Publishing Company 1959 (rpt Ian Allan 1966, 1985), ISBN 071101468X. Review by C.Hamilton Ellis in 'Trains Illustrated' (April 1960)
Great Central Vol.2 : Dominion of Watkin 1864-1899, George Dow, Locomotive Publishing Company 1962 (rpt Ian Allan 1967, 1985), ISBN 0711003033.
Great Central Vol.3 : Fay Sets The Pace 1900-1922, George Dow, Ian Allan 1965 (rpt 1971, 1985), ISBN 0711002630.
Great Central Album, George Dow, Ian Allan 1969 (rpt 1978, 1982), ISBN 0711000700.
Great Central Recalled, George Dow, Bradford Barton 1978, ISBN 0851533361.
Pre-Grouping Trains on British Railways : The LNER Companies, Peter Hay, Oxford Publishing Company 1984 (rpt 1988). ISBN 0860933156.
Great Central Remembered, D.L. Franks, Ian Allan 1985, ISBN 0711014213.
Henderson, David Wainwright, Quiller Press 1985, ISBN 0907621368.
Manchester to Marylebone: a short history of the Great Central Railway, Robert F. Hartley, Leicestershire Museums 1986, ISBN 0850222036.
The Oxford Companion to British Railway History: entry for Great Central Railway, Jack Simmonds & Gordon Biddle, Oxford University Press 1997, ISBN 0192116975.
The Great Central Railway on old picture postcards, Bill Taylor, Reflections of a Bygone Age 2007. ISBN 9781905408078.
Sir Sam Fay, John Neville Greaves, The Book Guild Ltd 2018, ISBN 9781911320937.
The Great Central Railway: What Really Happened, John Palmer, Pen and Sword Books 2020, ISBN 9781526777898.
Victoria's Railway King, Geoff Scargill, Frontline Books/Pen and Sword Books 2021, ISBN 9781526792778.

The Great Central Railway's London Extension and the Chiltern lines.
Famous Trains, Cecil J.Allen, Meccano Limited 1928. Excerpt: 'Chapter 8: The 8.20 Down Manchester'.
The Last Main Line (Photographs by S.W.A.Newton), R.D. Abbott, Leicester Museums 1961 (rpt 1973).
Contractors Locomotives G.C.R., N. Cossons, Leicester Museums 1963.
The Making of a Railway, L.T.C. Rolt, Hugh Evelyn 1971 (rpt 1979), ISBN 238790104; Alan Sutton Publishing 1990 (rpt 1997), ISBN 0862995825 (hbk), ISBN 0750913541 (sbk); Wren's Park Publishing 1999, ISBN 0905778286.
Main Line Lament, Colin Walker, Oxford Publishing Company 1973 (rpt 1974), ISBN 0902888358; Pendyke Publications 1985 (rpt 1999), ISBN 0904318117.
Great Central Twilight, Colin Walker, Pendyke Publications 1986 (rpt 1987), ISBN 0904318125.
The Last Years of the Great Central Main Line, Robert Robotham, Ian Allan 1986 (rpt 1988, 1997), ISBN 0711016135.
Echoes of the Great Central, John M.C. Healy, Haynes/Oxford Publishing Company 1987, ISBN 086093411X. Greenwich Editions 1996, ISBN 0862880769.
Great Central Memories, John M.C. Healy, Baton Transport 1987, ISBN 0859361934. Bloomsbury 1987 (rpt 1988), ISBN 1870630327.
The Great Central Railtour, John M.C. Healy, Unicorn Books 1988 (rpt 1989), ISBN 1852410051.
The Great Central Then and Now, Mac Hawkins, David & Charles 1991 (rpt 1994), ISBN 071539326X; Book Club Associates 1992; Grange Books 1999 (rpt 2002), ISBN 1840133236.
British Railways Layout Plans of the 1950s Volume 3 : Ex-GCR London Extension Nottingham to Marylebone, Signalling Record Society 1991 (rpt 2003), ISBN 1873228023.
Chiltern Line Rail Tour, John M.C.Healey, Silver Star Books 1992, ISBN 187202405X.
Great Central Twilight Finale, Colin Walker, Pendyke Publications 1993, ISBN 090431815X.
On Great Central Lines, Robert Robotham, Ian Allan 1994, ISBN 0711022445.
History of the Chiltern Line, John M.C.Healey, Ramboro Books 1995, Greenwich Editions 1996,ISBN 0862880815.
Celebration of Steam - The Chilterns, Laurence Waters, Ian Allan 1995, ISBN 0711023778.
Great Central Railway's London Extension, Robert Robotham, Ian Allan 1999, ISBN 0711026181.
Arrivals Departures (A history of the railway at Lutterworth), , Lutterworth Museum, ISBN .
The New Line to London of the Great Central Railway, Michael J. Soar, Rook Books 1999, ISBN 0953652602.
Marylebone Station Centenary, Anthony J. Lambert, Chiltern Railways/Metro Publications 1999, ISBN 09528941X. book scan
District Controller's View : No.3 Marylebone Rugby, P. Stears, Xpress Publishing 2000, ISBN 1901045174.
Lost Railways of the Chilterns, Leslie Oppitz, Countryside Books 2000, ISBN 1853066435.
Great Central The Twilight Years, Anthony E. Newman, self published 2007, ISBN 978 0969440765.
Aylesbury to Rugby, Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Middleton Press 2006, ISBN 1904474918.
An outline history of Braunston & Willoughby Station 1899-1958, Bert & Celia Wortley and Iain Mackenzie, Willoughby Society 2006. book scan
Railways and Rural Life - S.W.A.Newton and the Great Central Railway, Gary Boyde-Hope & Andrew Sargent, English Heritage/Leicestershire County Council 2007, ISBN 1850749592.
The Great Central Railway: Marylebone to Rugby, Bill Simpson, Lamplight Publications 2007, ISBN 978 1899246175.
Through Great Central England, Dave Ablitt, Silver Link Publishing 2008, ISBN 978 1857943177.
Rabbits & Runners (Annesley-Woodford 1960-1965), Mike Kinder, HMRS 2010, ISBN 978 0902835283.
Rugby to Loughborough, David Pearce, Middleton Press 2012, ISBN 9781908174123.
Great Central from Nationalisation to Rationalisation, Peter Waller, Unique Books 2019, ISBN 978 0995749368.
The Great Central Railway - What Really Happened, John Palmer, Pen & Sword Transport 2020, ISBN 978 1526777898.
Belgrave and Birstall Remembered, John Powdrill, The 4 Buffers 2020, ISBN 978 1527267602.
Nottingham towards Kirkby-in-Ashfield, David Pearce, Middleton Press 2020, ISBN 9781910356388.
The Engineers and Contractors of the GCR: Contract No.1, Jeffrey A.Sheard, self published 2021, ISBN 9781838536923.
Great Central in the Midlands, Peter Sikes, The Transport Treasury 2022, ISBN 9781913251369.

The Woodhead route
British Railways in Action, O.S.Nock, Thomas Nelson & Sons 1956. Excerpt: 'Freight over the Pennines'.
The First Railway Between Manchester and Sheffield, George Dow, LNER 1945.
The Third Woodhead Tunnel, George Dow, BR (London Midland Region) 1954.
This was the Woodhead Route, S.R. Batty, Ian Allan 1981, ISBN 0911011400.
Main Line Across the Pennines: Woodhead in the Shadows, C.M. Corroy & A.R. Kay, Lowlander Publications 1981(?), ISBN 0946930031.
Railroaded! Battle for Woodhead Pass, Simon Bain, Faber & Faber 1986.
The Sheffield, Ashton under Lyne and Manchester Railway - The Woodhead Line, Martin Bairstow, Martin Bairstow 1986, ISBN 0951030248.
Railway World Special: The Woodhead Route, Stephen R. Batty, Ian Allan 1986, ISBN 0711016194.
Scenes from the Past: 29 (Part One) - Woodhead (Manchester to Woodhead), E.M. Johnson, Foxline Publishing 1996 (rpt 2006), ISBN 1870119436.
Scenes from the Past: 29 (Part Two) - Woodhead (Woodhead to Sheffield), E.M. Johnson, Foxline Publishing 1998, ISBN 1870119525.
Woodhead: The Lost Railway, Stephen Gay, Hallamshire Press 1999, ISBN 1874718431.
On the Woodhead Route, Alan Whitehouse, Ian Allan 2001, ISBN 9780711027848.
Scenes from the Past: 29 (Part Three) - Woodhead The Electric Railway, E.M. Johnson, Foxline Publishing 2001, ISBN 870119819/827.
Wartime Woodhead, Kenneth Oldham, Irwell Press 2004, ISBN 1903266440.
An Illustrated History of the Woodhead Route, Alan Whitehouse, Oxford Publishing Company 2010. ISBN 9780860936350
Woodhead: Countdown to Closure, Graham R. Jelly, Booklaw Publications 2013, ISBN 9781907095156.
Scenes from the Past: 29 (Part Four) - Steam Over Woodhead Part One, E.M. Johnson, Book Law Publications 2013, ISBN 9 781909 625129.
EM1 and EM2: An Illustrated Historical Review of the M-S-W Electric Locomotives, John Hooper, Booklaw Publications 2014, ISBN 9781909625198.
Manchester London Road (GC) - Summer 1957, Xpress Publishing 2014, ISBN 978 1 901056 48 8.
The Woodhead Route, Alan Whitehouse, Ian Allan 2014, ISBN 9780711037670.
The Woodhead Route, Anthony Dawson, Amberley Publishing 2017, ISBN 9781445663944.
The End of the Woodhead Route, Stephen Heginbotham, Amberley Publishing 2020, ISBN 9781445690421.
Woodhead Lament 1948-1981, Kevin Derrick, Strathwood Publishing 2021, ISBN 9781913390082.
The Woodhead Line: Electric Pioneer, Alan Whitehouse & S.R.Batty, Lightmoor Press 2022, ISBN 9781911038986.
The Final Years of the Woodhead Route 1977-82, Michael Rhodes, Platform 5 2024, ISBN 9781915984296.

The Cheshire Lines Committee and Lancashire
The Cheshire Lines Railway, R.P. Griffiths, The Oakwood Press 1947 (rpt 1958, 1978), ISBN 0853610851.
The Cheshire Lines Committee: Then and Now, Nigel Dyckhoff, Ian Allan 1984, ISBN 0711014108.
Memories around Steam Sheds, Raymond Keeley, Ian Allan 1985, ISBN 0711014221. excerpt: 'Cheshire Lines Twins'.
Railway Rambles on the Cheshire Lines, C.T.Goode, self published 1987, ISBN 1 870313 01 1.
Portrait of the Cheshire Lines Committee, Nigel Dyckhoff, Ian Allan 1999, ISBN 9780711025215.
Liverpool and Manchester 2: Cheshire Lines, Bob Pixton, Kestrel Railway Books 2007, ISBN 1905505036.
The Cheshire Lines Railway between Glazebrook and Godley, Bob Pixton, Kestrel Railway Books 2011, ISBN 9781905505210
The Wigan Junction Railways, Dennis Sweeney, Triangle Publishing 2014, ISBN 7980955003059.
The Wigan Sheds vol.3 - Lower Ince, Chris Coates, Steam Image 2022, ISBN 9780954312886.
Manchester to Liverpool via the Cheshire Lines, Adrian Hartless, Middleton Press 2024, ISBN 9781910356883.

Lincolnshire
The Railways of England, W.M.Acworth, John Murray 1889. excerpt: 'Grimsby and Cleethorpes'.
Great Central Lines in Lincolnshire, Stephen Walker, KMS Books 1985, ISBN 0948017015.
The Railways of North Lincolnshire, C.T. Goode, C.T.Goode 1985 (revised 2000), ISBN 095082397X.
Scenes from the Past: 5 - The Railways Around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-East Lincolnshire, P.K.King & D.R.Hewins, Foxline Publishing 1988 (rpt 1998), ISBN 1870119045.
British & Irish Tramways since 1945, Michael H.Waller and Peter Waller, Ian Allan 1992. ISBN 0711019894. excerpt: 'Grimsby & Immingham'.
Steam and Steel : An Illustrated History of Scunthorpe's Railways, Bryan Longbone, Irwell Press 1996, ISBN 1871608511.
Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries, A.J.Ludlam, Oakwood Press 1996. ISBN 9780853614944.
Immingham and the Great Central Legacy, Brian Mummery & Ian Butler, Tempus Publishing (Images of England Series) 1999, rpt 2000, ISBN 0752417142.
Through Kirton Tunnel, Stephen Gay, Pickard Communication 2004, ISBN 0954726405.
Railways in North Lincolnshire, Chris Bates & Martin Bairstow, Martin Bairstow 2005, ISBN 1871944309.
Lost Railways of Lincolnshire, Alan Stennet, Countryside Books 2007, ISBN 846740404.
Lincolnshire after Beeching, Graham R. Jelly, Booklaw Publications 2014, ISBN 9781909625204.
Lincolnshire Signal Boxes, Dafydd Whyles, Amberley 2015, ISBN 978 1 4456 4812 5.
Lincolnshire Railways, Alan Stennet, Crowood Press 2016, ISBN 978 1 78500 082 9.
Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre, A.J. Ludlam, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society 2016, ISBN 9780995461000.
Lincoln - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre, A.J. Ludlam, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society 2017, ISBN 9780995461017.
Branch Lines North of Grimsby including Immingham, Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Middleton Press 2017, ISBN 9781910356098.
The Railways of North East Lincolnshire Part One: The Engine Sheds, Paul King, Pyewipe Publications 2018, ISBN 9781916460300.
The Railways of North East Lincolnshire Part Two: Stations, Paul King, Pyewipe Publications 2019, ISBN 9781916460317.
The Railways of North East Lincolnshire Part Three: More than Railways, Paul King, Pyewipe Publications 2020, ISBN 9781916460324.
The Creation of Railway Towns Grimsby-Cleethorpes-Immingham : Book 1 1800-1910, Malcolm Hayles, self published 2020, no ISBN.
The Railways of North East Lincolnshire Part Four: Comforts and Fish, Paul King, Pyewipe Publications 2021, ISBN 9781916460348.
The Railways of North East Lincolnshire Part Five: The World beyond Wrawby, Paul King, Pyewipe Publications 2022, ISBN 9781916460355.
The Creation of Railway Towns Grimsby-Cleethorpes-Immingham : Book 2 1910-2021, Malcolm Hayles, self published 2022, no ISBN.

Constituents and Joint Lines
The Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway, J.M. Dunn, The Oakwood Press 1957
The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, J. Cupit & W. Taylor, The Oakwood Press 1966 (rpt 1984, 1988), ISBN 0853613028.
The South Yorkshire Joint Railway, B.J. Elliott, The Oakwood Press 1971.
The South Yorkshire Railway, D.L. Franks, Turntable Publications 1971, ISBN 0902844040.
The Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway, Frank Dixon, The Oakwood Press 1973 (2nd edn 1994), ISBN 0853614547.
The Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway, Stanley C. Jenkins, The Oakwood Press 1978 (rpt 2006), ISBN 0853616531.
The Final Link (GW & GC Joint), Dennis Edwards & Ron Pigram, Midas Books 1982, ISBN 0859362809.
The Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway(GC & NS Joint), Basil Jeuda, Cheshire County Council 1983, ISBN 0904532046.
An Illustrated History of The Cheshire Lines Committee, Paul Bolger, Heyday Publishing 1984, ISBN 0947562001.
The Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway, James I.C. Boyd, The Oakwood Press 1991, ISBN 0853614172.
The Railways of Macclesfield and the Line to Bollington, Poynton & Marple Railway (Rose Hill)(GC & NS Joint), Basil Jeuda, Foxline 1995, ISBN 9781870119443.
The South Yorkshire Joint Railway and the Coalfield, B.J. Elliott, The Oakwood Press 2002, ISBN 0853615950.
The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway: Vol.1, Chris Booth, Fonthill Media 2017, ISBN 9781781556283.
Chesterfield to Lincoln including the Mansfield Railway (LD&ECR), Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Middleton Press 2018, ISBN 9781910356210.
The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway: Vol.2, Chris Booth, Fonthill Media 2018, ISBN 9781781556603.
The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway: Vol.3, Chris Booth, Fonthill Media 2018, ISBN 9781781556603.

The Metropolitan Railway
The Met & GC Joint Line: An Observer's Notes 1948-68, Albin J. Reed, Avon Books 1997, ISBN 1860338143.
The Story of the Met and GC Joint Line, Clive Foxell, self published 2000, ISBN 0952918420.
Memories of the Met and GC Joint Line, Clive Foxell, self published 2002, ISBN 0952918439.
Chesham Branch Album, Clive Foxell, self published 2003, ISBN 0952918439.
Memories of the Met & GC Joint Line, Clive Foxell, Pickard Communication 2004, ISBN 0954726405.
Rails to Metro-Land, Clive Foxell, self published 2005, ISBN 0952918455.
The Metropolitan Line, Clive Foxell, The History Press 2010. ISBN 9780752453965
Echoes of the Met Line, Clive Foxell, self published 2014, ISBN 9780956418931.
A History of the Metropolitan Railway and Metro-Land, Irene Hawkes, OPC 2017 (sbk), Crecy Publishing 2018 (hbk), ISBN 9780860936749.

Other Regional Studies
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain (in 15 volumes), various authors, David & Charles 1960 onwards with rpts.

Vol. 3 - Greater London, H.P. White, Pheonix House 1963, David & Charles 1971 (rpt 1987), Atlantic Transport Publishing 1987, ISBN 0946537399.
Vol. 8 - South and West Yorkshire, David Joy, David & Charles 1975 (rpt 1984), ISBN 0946537119.
Vol. 9 - The East Midlands, Robin Leleux, David & Charles 1976 (rpt 1984), ISBN 0946537062.

The Railways of Nottingham, V. Forster, RCTS 1969.
Forgotten Railways (in 11 volumes), various authors, David & Charles 1973 onwards with rpts.

Vol. 1 - North East England, K. Hoole, David & Charles 1973 (rpt 1984), ISBN 0946537100.
Vol. 2 - East Midlands, P. Howard Anderson, David & Charles 1973 (rpt 1985), ISBN 0946537208.
Vol. 3 - Chilterns & Cotswolds, R. Davies & M.D. Grant, David & Charles 1973 (rpt 1984), ISBN 0715367013.

Railways in South Yorkshire, C.T. Goode, Dalesman 1975, ISBN 0852063075. C.T. Goode 1990, ISBN 0870313070.
Trails of Steam: vol.3 - Trails through Rugby, Colin Walker, Oxford Publishing Co. 1976, ISBN 090288896X.
Railways through the Chilterns, C.R.L. Coles, Ian Allan 1980, ISBN 0711010676.
Great Central the Remains of a Railway, Univ. of Nottingham Dept. of Adult Education 1980. (Digitised copies available.)
Railway Rambles on the Notts & Derbyshire Border, C.T. Goode, C.T. Goode 1983, ISBN 0950823929.
Rail Centres: Sheffield, Stephen R. Batty, Ian Allan 1984 (rpt 1989), ISBN 0711013667. Booklaw 2004, ISBN 1901945219
The Railways of the South Yorkshire Coalfield from 1880, A.L. Barnett, RCTS 1984, ISBN 0901115584.
The Leeds Huddersfield & Manchester Railway, Martin Bairstow 1984, ISBN 0902438301.
excerpt 'The Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge Railway'.
Steam Around Doncaster, C.T. Goode, Dalesman 1985, ISBN 0852067844.
Lines to Doncaster, Philip Scowcroft, Doncaster Library Services 1986, ISBN 0906976197.
Railway Rambles Around Doncaster, C.T. Goode, C.T. Goode 1987, ISBN 187031302X.
Scenes from the Past: 3 - Manchester Railway Termini, E.M. Johnson, Foxline 1987 (rpt 1993), ISBN 1870119029.
Great Central Main Line North of Nottingham, A.R. Kaye, Lowlander Publications 1988, ISBN 0946930074.
The East Coast Main Line - Retford, Keith R. Pirt, Atlantic Transport Publishers 1989, ISBN 0906899346.
Rails Through Barnsley, Alan Whitehouse, Wharncliffe Publishing 1988, ISBN 0950789259.
Rails Through Barnsley, Alan Whitehouse and Peter Rodgers, Leo Cooper Ltd 1993, ISBN 978 0950789255.
Rails Through Barnsley, Alan Whitehouse, Pen & Sword Transport 2017, ISBN 9781526706454.
Scenes from the Past: 8 - Railways in and around the Manchester Suburbs, E.M. Johnson, Foxline 1989 (rpt 1995), ISBN 187011907X.
The Great Central East of Sheffield - Volume 1, Geoffrey Hurst, Milepost 1989, ISBN 0947796002.
Rail Centres: Doncaster, Stephen R. Batty, Ian Allan 1991, ISBN 0711020043; Book Law Publications 2007, ISBN 190194526X.
Scenes from the Past: 11 - Railways in and around Nottingham, V. Forster & W. Taylor, Foxline 1991, ISBN 1870119134.
Great Central Rly North of Nottingham - Vol. 2, A.R.Kaye, Terminus Publications 1991, ISBN 0946930120.
The Railways of Nottingham, C.T.Goode, C.T.Goode 1991, ISBN 1870313097
Railways in and around Manchester - The Changing Scene, E.M.Johnson, Foxline 1994, ISBN 1870119363.
Langwith Junction, Lawson Little, Vesper Publications 1995, ISBN 0952617102.
Manchester London Road, John Hooper, Challenger Publications 1995, Book Law 2006, ISBN 1899624058.
L.N.E.R. Lines in the Yorkshire Ridings, Peter Cookson & John E.Farline, Challenger Publications 1995, ISBN 1899624066. Book Law/Railbus Publications unknown date & 2006, ISBN 1899624333.
The Leen Valley at Work 1785-1985, Martin R.Weiss, Wharncliffe Publishing Co. 1996.
Mexborough & Wath Locomotive Depots, Ray Newbould, self published 1996, ISBN 0853614946.
Doncaster and its Railway, Peter Tuffrey, Tempus Publishing (Images of England Series) 1996, ISBN 0752406353.
Doncaster Railway Memories, Stephen J.Chapman, Bellcode Books 1997, ISBN 1871233097.
Mansfield's Railways, Paul Anderson & Jack Cupit, Irwell Press 2000, ISBN 1903266157.
Scenes from the Past: 40 (Part 1) - Railways Memories of Manchester and Stockport, Raymond Keeley, Foxline 2000, ISBN 1870119658.
William Bradshaw: Leicester Railway Cameraman 1909-1923, John Hurst & Mike Kinder, HMRS 2002, ISBN 0902835211.
Scenes from the Past: 43 - Sheffield Victoria to Chesterfield Central - The 'Derbyshire Lines' of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Part One, Ken Grainger, Foxline Publishing 2002, ISBN 1870119835.
Lost Railways of Cheshire, Leslie Oppitz, Countryside Books 2003, ISBN 1853068284.
Railways North from Nottingham - part 1, Malcolm Castledine, Book Law Publications 2004, ISBN 1899624902.
Railways North from Nottingham - part 2, Malcolm Castledine, Book Law Publications 2004, ISBN 1901945332.
Doncaster and its Railway - The Second Selection, Peter Tuffrey, Tempus Publishing 2004, ISBN 0752428764.
Lost Railways of Merseyside & Greater Manchester, Gordon Suggitt, Countryside Books 2004, ISBN 1853068691.
Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Geoffrey Kingscott, Countryside Books 2004, ISBN 1853068845.
The Rise and Fall of Nottingham's Railway Network Vol.1: Lines in the City, Hayden J. Reed, Book Law Publications 2006. ISBN 1901945707.
The Rise and Fall of Nottingham's Railway Network Vol.2: Beyond the City Limits, Hayden J. Reed, Book Law Publications 2007. ISBN 1901945715.
Lost Railways of South & West Yorkshire, Gordon Suggitt, Countryside Books 2007, ISBN 1846740435.
Railways around Kiveton and Wales, Alan Rowles, Kiveton and Wales Historical Society 2007.
The Buckley Railway Album and Associated Industries, Paul G.Davies, Christopher J.Dawson and John R.Thomas, The Buckley Society, 2007 & 2013.
Mexborough: A Railway Junction to Anywhere and its Steam Locomotive Depot, Michael Brearley, self published 2008, ISBN 9781904706250.
Steam Memories 1950s & 1960s No.7: Great Central Lines, D.H.Beecroft, Book Law Publications 2008, ISBN 9781901945645
Steam Memories 1950s & 1960s No.31: Around Nottingham and its Environs, J.Cowlishaw, Book Law Publications 2008. ISBN 9781901945652
Rotherham, Mexborough & Wath, Adrian Booth & Stephen Chapman, Bellcode Books 2009, ISBN 978 1857943177
The Rise and Fall of Nottingham's Railway Network Vol.3: Off the Beaten Track, Hayden J. Reed, Book Law Publications 2009. ISBN 1907094083.
An Outline History of the Railways of Nottinghamshire, Michael Vanns, Nottinghamshire County Council Libraries and Archives 2010. ISBN 9780902751675
Railways Through Summer Wine Country: Huddersfield - Penistone - Barnsley - Sheffield., Alan Haigh, Xpress Publications 2011, ISBN 978 1 901056 41 9.
Scenes from the Past 11A: Railways in and around Nottingham, Bill Taylor, Book Law Publications 2011, ISBN 9781907094682
Railway Memories No.27 Sheffield, Stephen Chapman, Bellcode Books 2013, ISBN 9781871233285
Scenes from the Past 43: South from Chesterfield Central - The 'Derbyshire Lines' of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Part Two A, Ken Grainger, Book Law Publications 2013. ISBN 9781909625105
Scenes from the Past 43: Forward to Nottingham Victoria - The 'Derbyshire Lines' of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Part Two B, Ken Grainger, Book Law Publications 2013. ISBN 9781909625112
The Leen Valley Extension (GNR), Bill Taylor, Book Law Publications 2016, ISBN 9781909625938.
Mansfield to Doncaster, Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Middleton Press 2018, ISBN 9781910356234.
Gainsborough to Sheffield, Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Middleton Press 2018, ISBN 9781910356173.
Chesterfield to Lincoln, Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Middleton Press 2018, ISBN 9781910356210.
Lines into Nottingham Victoria, Bill Taylor, Book Law Publications 2018, ISBN 9781909625938.
The Back Line (GNR Derbyshire Extension), Hayden J. Reed, Book Law Publications 2019, ISBN 9781913049065.
Chesterfield, Staveley and the Hope Valley, Stephen Chapman, Bellcode Books 2019, ISBN 9781871233339.
Tinsley and the Modernisation of Sheffield's Railways, Chris Booth and Alex Fisher, Platform 5 Publications 2019, ISBN 9781909431249.
The Mansfield Railway, Robert Western, Oakwood Press 2019, ISBN 9780853616030.
GCR: Main Line Operations Around Manchester, Bob Pixton, Pen & Sword Books 2020, ISBN 9781526735911.
GCR: Sheffield Main Line Services, Bob Pixton, Pen & Sword Books 2020, ISBN 9781526735997.
GCR: Joint Line Operations around Manchester and in South Yorkshire, Bob Pixton, Pen & Sword Books 2021, ISBN 9781526735959.
Railways around Worksop Vol.1 - Great Central Lines, Chris Booth, Platform 5 2024, ISBN 9781915984074.

Locomotives and their Operation
The Robinson Locomotives of the Great Central Railway 1900-1923, C. Langley Aldrich, E.V.Aldrich 1946 (rpt 1948).
Locomotive and Train Working in the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century Volume 1, E.L.Ahrons (ed. by L.L. Asher), W. Heffer & Sons 1951.
RCTS Series: Locomotives of the LNER (10 part work in 17 volumes), edited by E.V.Fry, RCTS 1963-88.
Great Central Steam, W.A.Tuplin, George Allen & Unwin 1967 (rpt 1982). ISBN 0043850391.
The L.N.E.R. Era, Colin Judge, Oxford Publishing Company 1971 (ltd edn 1000).
The LNER 4-6-0 Classes, John F.Clay & J.Cliffe, Ian Allan 1975, ISBN 0711006229
Heavy Goods Engines of the War Department Vol.1: The ROD 2-8-0, J.W.P.Rowledge, Springmead Railway Books 1977, ISBN ?
Thompson and Peppercorn - Locomotive Engineers, H.C.B.Rogers, Ian Allan 1979, ISBN 0711009104; Book Law 1997, ISBN 1901945022.
Robinson Locomotives, Brian Haresnape & Peter Rowledge, Ian Allan 1982, ISBN 0711011516.
Great Locomotives of the LNER, O.S.Nock, Patrick Stephens 1988, ISBN 0850598567. Guild Publishing 1988.
LNER 4-6-0s, R.P. Bradley, David & Charles 1988, ISBN 0715388959.
LNER 4-6-0s at Work, Geoffrey Hughes, Ian Allan 1988, ISBN 0711017123; Book Law Publications 1989, ISBN 1901945065. excerpt 'The Great Central 4-6-0s'.
LNER Locomotive Allocations : The Last day 1947, W.B.Yeadon, Irwell Press 1989, ISBN 1871608066.
Locomotives of the GCR - Volume 1 1897-1914, E.M.Johnson, Irwell Press 1989, ISBN 1871608058.
Locomotives of the GCR - Volume 2 1912-British Railways, E.M. Johnson, Irwell Press 1992, ISBN 0871608279.
Harry Pollitt, Geoffrey Hughes & David Jackson, Geoffrey Hughes & David Jackson 1995. ISBN 0952639203.
The Harmonious Blacksmith Robinson (The Charles Reddy drawings), A.C. Hancox, Stephenson Locomotive Society 1995, ISBN 0903881039.
LNER Locomotive Allocations : 1st January 1923 (The First Day), W.B.Yeadon, Challenger Publications 1996, ISBN 1899624198.
J.G.Robinson - A Lifetime's Work, David Jackson, The Oakwood Press 1996, ISBN 0853614970.
Mexborough & Wath Locomotive Depots, Joseph Raybould, Cheswick Printers 1996, ISBN N/A.
Locomotive Classes, Origins and Meanings of Names (Part 20: Great Central Railway), Mike Williams, mr.williams@virgin.net 2007, ISBN N/A.
J.G.Robinson's Later 4-6-0 Locomotives - A Reassessment, Ian Thompson, Bluestone Books 2015.
Great Central Reborn, Mark Beckett, Stuchbury Editions 2015. ISBN 9780955529542.
An A to Z Guide to Great Central Railway Locomotives inherited by the LNER, Bob Gellatly, Great Central Railway Society 2020.
Gorton Tank - a pictorial review, David Gosling, Lightmoor Press 2021, ISBN 9781911038870.
Robinson Eight-Coupled Locomotives, Jeremy Clements, Crecy Publishing 2022, ISBN 9781910809686.

Yeadon's Register
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 13 - The Atlantic Tender Engines, Willie Yeadon, Challenger 1998, ISBN 1899624309.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 21 - includes Classes A5 and L1(L3), Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger 2001, ISBN 189962449X.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 22 - The Great Central 4-6-0s, Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger 2001, ISBN 1899624546.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 24A - The O4/1 to O4/5 2-8-0s, Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger 2002, ISBN 1899624562.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 24B - The O4/6 to O4/8 and O5 2-8-0s, Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger 2002, ISBN 1899624570.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 28 - includes Class S1, Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger date?, ISBN 1899624627.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 29 - The Great Central 4-4-0s, Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger 2003, ISBN 1899624635.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Appendix 1 - Locomotive Names, Willie Yeadon, Book Law 2003, ISBN 1899624597.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 33 - The 4-4-2 Tank Engines, Willie Yeadon, Book Law/Challenger 2004, ISBN 1899624708.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Appendix 2 - Locomotive Tenders, Willie Yeadon, Book Law 2005, ISBN 1899624376.
Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives: Volume 45 - The Great Central 0-6-0s, Willie Yeadon, Booklaw/Challenger 2008, ISBN 1899624874.

Locomotive liveries
Britain's Railway Liveries 1825-1948, Ernest F. Carter, Burke 1952 (1st), Harold Starke 1963 (2nd), 1979 (3rd), ISBN 0287669890.
Robinson's Locomotive Liveries on the Great Central Railway, John Quick, Lightmoor Press 2013, ISBN 9781899889754.

The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER)
The London & North Eastern Railway, Cecil J. Allen, Ian Allan 1966 (rpt 1971), ISBN 0711002509.
LNER Album Volume 1, Brian Stephenson, Ian Allan 1970 (rpt 1971, 1974), ISBN 0711001553.
LNER Album Volume 2, Brian Stephenson, Ian Allan 1970 (rpt 1971, 1974), ISBN 0711001944.
The LNER Era, Colin Judge, The Oxford Publishing Company 1971.
A Pictorial Record of LNER Wagons, Peter Tatlow, Oxford Publishing Co. 1976, ISBN 092888927.
LNER Album Volume 3, Brian Stephenson, Ian Allan 1976, ISBN 0711006695.
Memories of LNER Steam, Raymond Keeley, Ian Allan 1980, ISBN 978 0711010383.
A History of the LNER - Part 1 : The Early Years 1923-33, Michael R. Bonavia, George Allen & Unwin 1982; Guild Publishing 1985; Studio Editions 1990, ISBN 004385088X.
A History of the LNER - Part 2 : The Age of the Streamliners 1934-39, Michael R. Bonavia, George Allen & Unwin 1982; Guild Publishing 1985; Studio Editions 1990, ISBN 0043850944.
The Great Central in LNER Days Volume 1, David Jackson & Owen Russell, Ian Allan 1983. ISBN 0711012717.
LNER Sheds in Camera, John Hooper, Oxford Publishing Company 1984 (rpt 1989), ISBN 0860933245; Guild Publishing 1986.
A History of the LNER - Part 3 : The Last Years 1939-48, Michael R. Bonavia, George Allen & Unwin 1984; Guild Publishing 1985; Studio Editions 1990, ISBN 0043850960.
The Great Central in LNER Days Volume 2, David Jackson & Owen Russell, Ian Allan 1986, ISBN 0711016127.
The LMS & LNER in Manchester, R.E. Rose, Ian Allan 1987, ISBN 0711017085.
LNER, Geoffrey Hughes, Ian Allan (Malagar Books) 1986 (rpt 1989, 1996), ISBN 0711014280; Guild Publishing/BCA 1987.
LNER Lines in the Yorkshire Ridings, Peter Cookson & John E. Farline, Challenger Publications 1995, ISBN 1899624066; Book Law/Railbus date(?), ISBN 1899624333.
The Golden Years of British Steam Trains - LNER, Colin Garratt, Milepost Publications 1995, ISBN 1900193302.
LNER Wagons Volume 1: LNER Southern Area ex-GN, GC and GE., Peter Tatlow, Wild Swan Publications 2005, ISBN 1905184034.

Signalling
A Pictorial Record of LNER Constituent Signalling, A.A. Maclean, Oxford Publishing Company 1983, ISBN 0861931463.
Great Central Signalman, Iain Mackenzie compiled by P.J. Wortley, Silver Link 2005, ISBN 1857942345.
Lincolnshire Signal Boxes, Dafydd Whyles, Amberley Publishing 2015, ISBN 978 1 4456 4812 5.
Signalling and Signal Boxes along the GCR Routes, Allen Jackson, Amberley Publishing 2017, ISBN 9781445667560.

Railwaymen's Reminiscences
Station Master's Reflections, David Holmes, Silver Link Publishing 1992 (rpt BCA 1993), ISBN 978 0947971861. New format 2001, ISBN 978 1857941586.
excerpt 'East Leake 1962-1963'.
Bankers and Pilots (Working on the Worsborough Incline), G.C. Potts, Bradford Barton 1980(?), ISBN 085153499X.
Yesterday's Railwayman, D.A. Newbould, Oxford Publishing Company 1985, ISBN 0860933318.
The Great Central from the Footplate, Robert Robotham & Frank Stratford, Ian Allan 1988 (rpt 1990, 1997), ISBN 071101759X; Heathfield Railway Publications 2009, ISBN 978 1906974053.
Footplate Memoirs, Michael Smith & John M.C.Healy, Silver Star Books 1989, ISBN 1872024017.
It's in the Tin! (Working at the Retford sheds 1947-1959), Norman Cave, Silsford Books 1995.
Geoff: 44 Years a Railwayman (Ordinary Lives Series No.4), L. Geoffrey Raynor, Plowright Press 2000, ISBN 0951696068.

Preservation Scene
Great Central Railway, Matt Allen, Halsgrove 2009, ISBN 978 1841148984.
Great Central Railway Recollections, Tom Ingall, Silver Link Publishing 2011, ISBN 978 1857943641.
Great Central Railway: Past and Present, John Stretton, Silver Link Publishing 2014, ISBN 978 1858952654.
Great Central: Past, Present and Future, Robin Jones, Mortons Media Group 2015, ISBN 978 1909128422.

Articles from magazines and annuals

BackTrack
Great Central Genesis (photo feature), John Healy, introductory issue (Aug 1986).
Gunhouse and the Banker, Bryan Longbone, vol.3 no.5 (Feb 1994).
Steam Finale at Marylebone (photo feature), various, vol.3 no.2 (April-June 1989).
The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway, Alan Earnshaw, vol.4 no2 (March-April 1990).
Steam in Metroland, W.S.Becket, vol.4 no.5 (Sept-Oct 1990).
Woodhead Part 1, Alan Earnshaw, vol.5 no.2 (March-April 1991).
Woodhead Part 2, Alan Earnshaw , vol.5 no.3 (May-June 1991).
Steam in Metroland, W.S.Becket, vol.4 no.5 (Sept-Oct 1990).
Manchester Central Station, Robert Emblin, vol.6 no.2 (March-April 1992).
Annesley's 'Scots', M.C.Thompson, vol.6 no.2 (March-April 1992).
The Origins of Robinson's 'Sam Fays' and 'Director' Engines, Owen Russell, vol.6 no.6 (Nov-Dec 1992).
GC Expresses in BR Days, D.W.Winkworth, vol.7 no.1 (Jan-Feb 1993).
The Life and Times of Nottingham Victoria Station, Robert Emblin, vol.8 no.4 (July-Aug 1994).
The Gorton Complex, Jeffrey Wells, vol.9 no.1 (Jan 1995).
Money Sunk and Lost, Robert Emblin, Bryan Longbone & David Jackson, vol.9 no.3 (March 1995).
Passenger Services on the NLLR, David Jackson, vol.9 no.9 (Sept 1995).
The Great Central in East Anglia, Steve Banks, vol.9 no.12 (Jan 1995).
MSLR Signal Box Safari (photo feature), Philip A. Millard, vol.10 no.1 (Jan 1996).
On the Cheshire Lines (photo feature), Nigel Dyckhoff, vol.10 no.2 (Feb 1996).
Harry Ellerby: Fifty Years on the Railway, A.J.Ludlam, vol.10 no.3 (March 1996).
Great Central -The Real Problem, Martin Bloxsom & Robert Hendry, vol.10 no.5 (May 1996).
The Manchester South District Railway Remembered, Oliver Carter, vol.10 no.7 (July 1996).
The Woodhead Electrics (photo feature), Alan Earnshaw, vol.10 no.9 (Sept 1996).
Frodingham Shed (photo feature), photos by Len Green and captions by Bryan Longbone, vol.10 no.9 (Sept 1996).
A Second MSLR Signal Box Safari (photo feature), Philip A. Millard, vol.11 no.1 (Jan 1997).
The Quest for Alternative Fuels - Part Two (features GCR locomotives), Jeffrey Wells, vol.11 no.2 (Feb 1997).
The GCR Joint Lines, Robert Emblin & Bryan Longbone, vol.11 no.4 (April 1997).
The Manchester, Sheffield and Wath Electrification Part One, Roy G.Chapman, vol.12 no.4 (April 1998).
Alexander Henderson and the Great Central, Martin Bloxsom, vol.12 no.5 (May 1998).
The Manchester, Sheffield and Wath Electrification - Part Two, Roy G. Chapman, vol.12 no.5 (May 1998).
Woodhead - The Abandoned Railway, Alan Earnshaw, vol.12 no.7 (July 1998).
Annesley to East Leake - Part One, Robert Emblin, vol.12 no.8 (Aug 1998).
Woodhead Tunnels Today, Geoff Brown, vol.12 no.9 (Sept 1998).
Annesley to East Leake - Part Two, Robert Emblin, vol.12 no.11 (Nov 1998).
Edward Watkin, S.A.Griffin, vol.12 no.12 (Dec 1998).
Annesley to East Leake - Part Three, Robert Emblin, vol.13 no.4 (April 1999).
Brymbo, Bruce R.Oliver, vol.13 no.11 (Nov 1999).
Landscape with Railway (Railways in the Dukeries), Tim Warner, vol.13 no.11 (Nov 1999).
Great Central Centenary (photo feature), M.Mitchell, vol.13 no.11 (Nov 1999).
The Evolution of Train Communication in the 19th Century - Part Three, Jeffrey Wells, vol.14 no.1 (Jan 2000).
Off to the Races (Specials to Aintree in the 1930s), Martin Bloxsom, vol.14 no.4 (April 2000).
The Development of Wembley Park, J. Graeme Bruce, vol.14 no.9 (Sept 2000).
Stalybridge in the 1950s, Jeffrey Wells, vol.14 no.10 (Oct 2000).
Wider Still and Wider (The Metropolitan Railway widening schemes), Michael J. Smith, vol.15 no.1 (Jan 2001).
The Hexthorpe Disaster, Louella Chesterman, vol.15 no.4 (April 2001).
Grimsby Fish Trains, A.J.Ludlam, vol.15 no.6 (June 2001).
Counsels of Perfection? - a new look at Robinson Great Central Railway Locomotives, Philip Atkins, vol.15 no.8 (August 2001).
An Edwardian Ozymandias (An appreciation of Sir Alexander Henderson), Robert Emblin, vol.15 no.12 (Dec 2001).
J.G.Robinson's Great Central Survivors (Photos by Derek Penney), vol.16 no.1 (Jan 2002).
Quids Pro Quo? (Logan & Hemingway and the MS&L), Robert Emblin, vol.17 no.2 (Feb 2003).
Woodhead Recalled (photo feature on the Woodhead electrics), Brian Magilton, vol.17 no.9 (Sept 2003).
Great Central Classics (photo feature), vol.18 no.1 (Jan 2004).
J.C.T.Oates - A career railwayman on the Great Central Railway, Peter Rose, vol.18 no.10 (Oct 2004).
Reddish Revisited (photo feature), Andy Sparks, vol.18 no.11 (Nov 2004).
New Holland Pier and Ferry (photo feature), Andy Sparks, vol.19 no.4 (April 2005).
Grimsby to Hull by Train, Tram and Ferry, A.J.Ludlam, vol.19 no.10 (Oct 2005).
The Yorkshire Engine Company, Tony Vernon, vol.20 no.1 (Jan 2006).
To this company's advantage...(Transfer of Met steam locos to the LNER in 1937), Michael J. Smith, vol.20 no.3 (March 2006).
Logan and Hemingway - Part 1: Origins and the Logans, Robert Emblin, vol.20 no.5 (May 2006).
ROD 2-8-0s in Australia, Graham Black, vol.20 no.6 (June 2006).
Logan and Hemingway - Part 2: The Hemingways, Robert Emblin, vol.20 no.6 (June 2006).
Sharp's of Manchester - Part One, Michael Rutherford, vol.20 no.10 (Oct 2006).
Railways and the British Empire Exhibition 1924-1925, Jeffrey Wells, vol.21 no.1 (Jan 2007).
Logan & Hemingway (Work methods, equipment and administration), Robert Emblin, vol.21 no.5 (May 2007).
Great Central Glimpses (colour photo feature on the London Extension in the 1960s), Tommy Tomalin, vol.21 no.5 (May 2007).
The Great Central Railway War Memorial, Ken Grainger, vol.21 no.10 (Oct 2007).
Lost behind the Rooftops - Part One (The building of the GCR main line between Nottingham Victoria and the River Trent), Robert Emblin, vol.21 no.12 (Dec 2007).
Around Woodford Halse(colour photo feature), Tommy Tomalin, vol.21 no.12 (Dec 2007).
A Cheshire Set (a photo feature), no credits, vol.22 no.2 (Feb 2008).
Lost behind the Rooftops - Part Two (The building of the GCR main line between Nottingham Victoria and the River Trent), Robert Emblin, vol.21 no.12 (Dec 2007).
Through the Chilterns (a photo feature), no credits, vol.22 no.4 (April 2008).
A Day at Charwelton (a photo feature), Tommy Tomalin, vol.22 no.6 (June 2008).
Chorlton Junction: Part 1, E.M. Johnson, vol.22 no.7 (July 2008).
Chorlton Junction: Part 2, E.M. Johnson, vol.22 no.8 (August 2008).
Sheffield Victoria in 1957, Ken Grainger, vol.22 no.9 (Sept 2008).
Anne: A Railway Clerk's Career, Peter Rose, vol.22 no.9 (Sept 2008).
High Wycombe South Signal Box in 1987, Allan Patterson, vol.22 no.10 (Sept 2008).
The Great Central Position - A Final Examination, Robert Emblin, vol.22 no.11 (Nov 2008).
All Roads Lead to Sheffield, Ken Grainger, vol.22 no.11 (Nov 2008).
Manchester's South Junction Railway 1845-1949, Jeffrey Wells, vol.23 no.8 (Aug 2009).
Herbert Ashton, Great Central Railwayman (last stationmaster at Chesterfield Central), Ken Grainger, vol.23 no.10 (Oct 2009).
The Great Central Railway's Southern Division - Part One: Rugby to Woodford Halse (An account of its construction), Robert Emblin, vol.24 no.6 (June 2010).
Robinson GC Locos - A Postscript, Philip Atkins, vol.24 no.10 (Oct 2010).
The Great Central Railway's Southern Division: Part Two - Woodford Halse to Quainton Road (An account of its construction) , Robert Emblin, vol.24 no.12 (Dec 2010).

The End of the Line: The GCR's Entry into the Capital - Part One, Robert Emblin, vol.25 no.6 (June 2011).
The End of the Line: The GCR's Entry into the Capital - Part Two, Robert Emblin, vol.25 no.9 (Sept 2011).
Colwick Fireman, Gordon Warrington, vol.25 no.9 (Sept 2011).
Robinson's GCR Class 9J 0-6-0, A.J.Ludlam, vol.26 no.5 (May 2012).
Lincoln's Tunnel That Never Was (LD&ECR), Neil Burgess, vol.26 no.5 (May 2012).
The Evolution of Gresley's Garratt, Philip Atkins, vol.26 no.5 (May 2012).
Slip Coach Accidents (extract: Woodford & Hinton 1935), Alistair F. Nisbet, vol.26 no.5 (May 2012).
Putting on the Style (The station facades at Nottingham Victoria, Leicester Central and London Marylebone), Robert Emblin, vol.26 no.9 (Sept 2012).
Under the Woodhead Wires (photo feature), vol.26 no.9 (Sept 2012).
Mouldsworth and the Helsby Branch of the Cheshire Lines Committee, Tony Robinson, vol.26 no.9 (Sept 2012).
Immingham 100: The Port and its Technology - Part 1, Mike G.Fell & R.A.S.Hennessy, vol.26 no.12 (Dec 2012).
Immingham 100: The Port and its Technology - Part 2, Mike G.Fell & R.A.S.Hennessy, vol.27 no.1 (Jan 2013).
Tuxford Works and the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway Locomotives, Philip Atkins, vol.27 no.4 (April 2013).
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Workings in North Lincolnshire in 1889, A.J.Ludlam, vol.27 no.5 (May 2013).
The Southport Extension of the CLC 1884-1952, Ian Travers, vol.27 no.6 (June 2013).
Changing Times on the Chesham Branch (Steam to Electric), Michael J.Smith, vol.27 no.8 (August 2013).
Cheshire Lines (a photo feature), Pendragon Archive, vol.27 no.8 (August 2013).
The Humber Ferries, Grimsby and Associated Railways, Jeffrey Wells, vol.27 no.10 (Oct 2013).
The Aylesbury Disaster 1904, Michael J.Smith, vol.27 no.11 (Nov 2013).
For meritorious conduct,,,(The MS&L staff awards fund), Malcolm Timperley, vol.29 no.1 (Jan 2015).
Marylebone and its Suburban Services - Part 1, Geoffrey Skelsey, vol.30 no.3 (March 2016).
Kirton Lime Siding Signal Box, Richard Foster, vol.30 no.3 (March 2016).
Reform and Rehabilitation (Editorial on Marylebone), Michael Blakemore, vol.30 no.4 (April 2016).
For Heavy Duty on the Great Central (Photos by Derek Penney at Thrumpton shed), Derek Penney, vol.30 no.10 (Oct 2016).
Les Beet: Extracts from a Colwick Driver's Log Book - Part Two, Bruce Laws, vol.32 no.2 (Feb 2018).
Engine Problems on the LD&ECR, Bill Taylor, vol.32 no.4 (April 2018).
The Opening of Tinsley Marshalling Yard in 1965, Edward Gibbins, vol.34 no.5 (May 2020).
Colwick where Coal was King: Part Two - Decades of Decline, Bruce Laws, vol.34 no.5 (May 2020).
Bidston Locomotive Shed, Stan Yates, vol.36 no.8 (Aug 2022).
Great Central - Part One: Genesis to Maturity 1836-1957, Stephen G.Abbott, vol.37 no.12 (Dec 2023).
Great Central - Part Two: A Chronology of Decline 1958-1970, Stephen G.Abbott, vol.38 no.1 (Jan 2024).
The GCR Directors in Colour (photo feature), , vol.38 no.6 (June 2024).

British Railway Journal
The South Yorkshireman, Alan Earnshaw, vol.45 (Winter 1993).
Charwelton Ironstone, Mike Christensen, vol.47 (Summer 1993).

British Railway Modelling
Locomotives of Langwith Depot, Lawson Little, vol.5 no.1 (April 1997).
Building the Gladiator Models C13, John Cockcroft, vol.10 no.3 (June 2002).
Charwelton - Part 2, Rob Kinsey, vol.11 no.10 (January 2004).
WM&QC Livery, Nigel Digby, vol.12 no.4 (July 2004).
Gerrards Cross, Andrew Comben & Phillip Hutchings, vol.21 no.3 (June 2013).

British Railways Illustrated
Station Survey: Stalybridge, John Hooper, vol.1 no.4 (April-May 1992).
Gunhouse and the Banker, Bryan Longbone, vol.3 no.5 (Feb 1994).
The Answer is Transport (Wembley and its Loop), anattributed, vol.3 no.8 (May 1994).
Deepest Rickmansworth, Colin Stracher-Trelawney, vol.4 no.4 (Jan 1995).
Wath - An Adjustable Shed, Ron Fareham, vol.4 no.6 (March 1995).
Teatime Fish, Roger Hockney & Paul Anderson, vol.4 no.9 (June 1995).
Round the Handle (Bagthorpe Jnct - Bulwell North - Bulwell South Jnct), M.S.Castledine, vol.4 no.10 (July 1995).
The Busiest Branch? (The Worsborough branch), R.Fareham, vol.5 no.1 (Oct 1995).
The New Stubbin Branch (Rotherham), Adrian Booth, vol.5 no.2 (Nov 1995).
Mansfield 1950 (N5 derailment at Forest Town), W.Taylor, vol.5 no.2 (Nov 1995).
Disaster at Frog Island (Leicester 1949), Paul Anderson, vol.5 no.5 (Feb 1996).
What a Way to Go - Steam's Demise at Frodingham, Bryan Longbone, vol.5 no.8 (May 1996).
Opening Out the Hattersley Tunnels, Chris Hawkins, vol.5 no.10 (July 1996).
Annesley Shed and Yard, Ron Fareham, vol.5 no.11 (Aug 1996). map
The Cauldron Nottingham Victoria on a hot day in August 1964), Paul Anderson & Roger Hockney, vol.6 no.2 (Nov 1996).
An L1 at Marylebone photo feature, vol.6 no.3 (Dec 1996).
To the Seaside: A Visit to Immingham and Grimsby 1961, Peter Rose, vol.6 no.5 (Feb 1997).
A Shed Called Thrumpton, Ian Sixsmith, vol.6 no.6 (March 1997).
Leicester Central 1935, Paul Anderson, vol.6 no.9 (June 1997). map
Moving the Coal to Manchester (Wath and Mottram yards), Ron Fareham, vol.7 no.8 (May 1998).
Annesley at the End (photo feature), Mike Kinder, vol.7 no.8 (May 1998).
Station Survey : Marylebone, Colin Spurle, vol.7 no.9 (June 1998).
Langwith Junction, Malcolm Castledine, vol.7 no.12 (Sept 1998).
Stranger in Town (A B16 at Marylebone), photos by Alec Swain, vol.9 no.2 (Nov 1999).
And Quiet Flows the Don - Mexborough's Three Engine Sheds, Ron Fareham, vol.10 no.4 (Jan 2001).
Chesterfield Central, Paul Anderson, vol.11 no.3 (Dec 2001).
Station Survey : Sheffield Victoria, Paul Anderson, vol.11 no.6 (March 2002).
Bridge 333 at Loughborogh GC, Paul Anderson, vol.11 no.11 (Aug 2002).
Wayside Woodford on 1 August 1961 (Photo feature with notes by Richard Hardy), vol.12 no.2 (Nov 2002).
Sheffield Victoria Memories, J.Richard Morton, vol.12 no.6 (March 2003).
The Nottinghamshire Oil Bonanza , Bryan Wilson, vol.14 no.2 (Nov 2004).
Passing Trains at Woodhouse, Roger Hockney, vol.15 no.10 (July 2006).
Britain's New Railway - 1: London Road, Manchester, E.M.Johnson, vol.18 no.12 (Sept 2009).
Britain's New Railway - 2: Ardwick and Ashburys , E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.1 (Oct 2009).
Britain's New Railway - 3: , E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.2 (Nov 2009).
Britain's New Railway - 4: , E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.4 (Jan 2010).
Britain's New Railway - 5: , E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.5 (Feb 2010).
Britain's New Railway - 6: Traffc Patterns at Guide Bridge , E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.6 (March 2010).
A Little Known Episode (A5 tanks at Liverpool Street), anon., vol.19 no.8 (May 2010).
Six Months on the Central, Brian Elliott, vol.19 no.9 (June 2010).
A Metropolitan and GC Joint Line Negative Strip 1957, Stephen Gradidge, vol.19 no.10 (July 2010).
Britain's New Railway - 7: Dewsnap Sidings, E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.11 (Aug 2010).
Britain's New Railway - 8: Hyde to Newton, E.M.Johnson, vol.19 no.12 (Sept 2010).
Brunswick, Paul Anderson, vol.20 no.3 (Dec 2010).
Neasden Shed 1948 to Demolition, Brian Bailey, vol.20 no.3 (Dec 2010).
Britain's New Railway - 10: Hattersley Cutting and Broadbottom, E.M.Johnson, vol.20 no.4 (Jan 2011).
Britain's New Railway - 11: Mottram Yard and Dinting, E.M.Johnson, vol.20 no.5 (Feb 2011).
Britain's New Railway - 12: Glossop and Hadfield for Hollingworth, E.M.Johnson, vol.20 no.7 (April 2011).
Britain's New Railway - 13: Valehouse and Torside Crossing, E.M.Johnson, vol.20 no.8 (May 2011).
Britain's New Railway - 14: ?, E.M.Johnson, vol.20 no.9 (June 2011).
Quietly Humming - Godley Junction 17 August 1955 (photo feature), vol.20 no.12 (Sept 2011).
Not The Master Cutler (photo feature), vol.21 no.1 (Oct 2011).
Memories of the GW&GC Joint Line - 1, Brian Bailey, vol.22 no.3 (Dec 2012).
Busy times at Nottingham Victoria (Photo feature with notes by Paul Anderson), vol.23 no.11 (Aug 2014).
A Long Job - Twenty Years Too Long! (Tinsley bridge widening 1931), Leslie Tibble, vol.24 no.10 (July 2015).
Nottingham - Saturated with Steam:1, John B.Hall, vol.29 no.11 (Aug 2020).

British Steam Railways
The GCR Directors, , no.52.

Classic Railways
The Last Chapters of the Great Central Railway, Henry Graham, (Oct-Nov 1998).

Gazette
David Andrews models of GCR 8M and 8N, John Cockcroft, vol.20 no.11 (May 2019).
MS&L class 14 2-2-2 Model, Bill Davis, vol.20 no.12 (Aug 2019).

Great Central Railway Journal
Opening of Immingham Dock, vol.8 no.2 (Aug 1912).

Great Eastern News
Hamburg Shipping, George Swiszkowski, no.170 (Spring 2017).

Great Eastern Magazine
The London & North Eastern Railway at Wembley, "Voyageur" (Cecil J.Allen), (June 1924).

Great Northern News
Plaque unveiled to commemorate 50th annivesrary of closure of Nottingham Victoria, David Ingleby, no.216 (Nov/Dec 2017).
Retford (GN) station - proposed conservation area, Allan Sibley et al, no.225 (July/Aug 2019).
Retford Revisited, Allan Sibley, no.228 (Nov/Dec 2019).

Great Western Railway Journal
The 'Ports to Ports' Service, John Copley, no.45 (Winter 2003).

Journal (Merseyside Railway Society?)
Walton-on-the-Hill's Crowning Glories, Brian Roberts, no.302, Spring 2021.

Lincoln Railway Society Journal
John G Robinson, Ralph Jarvis, no.429.

LNER
See Vintage LNER

LNER Society Journal
See The LNER Society Journal

Loco Profile
R.O.D. 2-8-0s, Brian Reed, no.21.

Locomotives Illustrated
The Robinson 4-6-0s, Michael Harris, no.49 (Sept-Oct 1986).
British Express 4-2-2s (includes GCR), author ?, no.79 (Sept-Oct 1991).
The Robinson 4-4-0s, Martin Smith, no.90 (July-Aug 1993).
GWR & LNER groups 2-4-0s (includes GCR), J.W.P.Rowledge, no.92 (Nov-Dec 1993).
LNER 4-6-2 Tank Locomotives, Patrick Russell, no.98 (Nov-Dec 1994).
Robinson GCR Eight-Coupled Locomotives, , no.112 (March-April 1997).
GCR 2-4-2T 4-4-2T 0-62T, Brian Stephenson, no.130 (March-April 2000).
Robinson GCR Atlantics, W.A.T.Aves, no.145 (Sept-Oct 2002).
GCR 0-6-0 & 0-6-0T, W.A.F.Aves, no.156 (July-Aug 2004).

Locospotters' Annual
The Great Central Railway - the last main line to London, Locospotters' Annual 1964.
Robinson's 2-8-0s of the GCR, Locospotters' Annual 1964, Ian Allan 1963.

MainLine
'Pilgramage to Woodhead', Mark Fowler, no.94 (Autumn 1996).
'John G. Robinson - The Missing Nameplate', Bob Gellatly, no.131 (Summer 2007).
'The GCR 4-4-0s', Dennis Wilcock, no.134 (Spring 2008).
'Morning Mayhem at Leicester Central on 19 Feb 1957', Alan Godber, no.146 (Spring 2011).
'63601 reaches 100', Dennis Wilcock, no.149A (Winter 2011).
'63601 on Canvas', Dennis Wilcock, no.149A (Winter 2011).
'Life at Frodingham Shed', Pete Farrow, no.149A (Winter 2011).
'John G. Robinson', Dennis Wilcock, no.149A (Winter 2011).
'The Decline of the GCR's Country Stations', Dennis Wilcock, no.155 (Summer 2013).
'Goods Traffic on the London Extension - Part 1', Dennis Wilcock, no.158 (Spring 2014).
'Goods Traffic on the London Extension - Part 2', Dennis Wilcock, no.160 (Autumn 2014).
'The Quintinshill Disaster', John Quick, no.162 (Spring 2015).
'Beyer Peacock Locomotives for the GCR', Dennis Wilcock, no.162 (Spring 2015).
'Woodford Halse Shed', Dennis Wilcock, no.163 (Summer 2015).
The GCR's Woodford 50 Gala, Martyn Ashworth, no.164 (Autumn 2015).
Missing Shoes, Janet and Stephen Shaw, no.164 (Autumn 2015).
Rothley Station, Colin Dean, no.164 (Autumn 2015).
When the Great Central came to Leicester, Dennis Wilcock, no.166 (Spring 2016).
A Last Look at the GCR Main Line, Peter Skinns and Dennis Wilcock, no.168 (Autumn 2016).
'Six Eff' (Bidston shed), Mike Priestley, no.168 (Autumn 2016).
'The Last Day', John Hildred, no.168 (Autumn 2016).
'Beyer Peacock - A Miscellany', Dennis Wilcock, no.168 (Autumn 2016).
The Gorton Tank - Part 1, Dennis Wilcock, no.174 (Spring 2018).
The Cheshire Lines and the MS&LR Locomotives, Dennis Wilcock, no.179 (Summer 2019).
Leicester Central Station Restored, David Rae, no.183 (Summer 2020).
Railway Ferries on The Humber, Kirk Martin, no.183 (Summer 2020).
The end of GC Local Services in the East Midlands, Tony Cooke, no.186 (Spring 2021) and no.187 (Summer 2021).
Dogs, Distants and Duties (The mystery of the distant signal at Belgrave & Birstall), John Powdrill, no.190 (Spring 2022).
Sir Edward Watkin, the Channel Tunnel and those Loading Gauges, Dennis Wilcock, no.194 (Spring 2023).
Book of Marylebone Opening Day Memories 1899, Mike Priestley, no.198 (Spring 2024).
Fred Woodcock's teapot, Mike Priestley, no.200 (Autumn 2024).

Memories of Barnsley
Gresley's Garratt, Peter Grafton, (Winter 2015).

Midland Railway Society Journal
Passenger Services between Mansfield and Chesterfield, Glynn Waite, no.37 (Summer 2008).

Model Railway Journal
Southwell Central (a fictional GCR branch terminus in 3mm), John Sutton, no.8 (1986).
West Leake - GCR (a 4mm/P4 layout based on the Gotham branch), John Quick, no.12 (1987).
Whetstone GCR (a 4mm/P4 layout), Andy Gibbs, compendium no.1 (1988).
Operating Buckingham (the historic layout based on the GCR), Peter Denny, no.46 (1991).
Charwelton (a 4mm layout), Tony Wright, no.161 (2005).
Tickhill & Wadworth (a 4mm/EM layout of the SYJnt station in 1913), Tony Gee, no.193 (2009).
Class 76 in 2mm, Alan Whitehouse, no.193 (2009).
LNER J11 'Pom Pom' 0-6-0 in P4 (construction of the Alan Gibson kit), John Sherratt, no.194 (2009).

Model Railways
Great Central - Goods and Mineral Traffic Working 1, M.Waters, no.677 (June 1981).

Modeller's BackTrack
The Great Central 'Immingham' 4-6-0s, Nick Campling & Ken Woodhead, vol.2 no.1 (April-May 1992).
Southport (Lord Street) in 1886, Bob Miller & David Goodwin, vol.2 no.3 (Aug-Sept 1992).
The Sacre Singles, Bob Miller, vol.2 no.3 (Aug-Sept 1992).
Passenger Trains and Formations on the LNER, Steve Banks, vol.2 no.6 (Feb-March 1993).

Modern Railways
The Great Central Closure Scheme, , vol.20 no.195 (Dec 1964).
The Great Central Rump (The future of the lines out of Marylebone), James Abbott, (Jan 1983).

North Eastern Express
The MS&LR at Hull, Graham Teal, vol.54 no.220 (Nov 2015).
ROD No 1748 at North Road Works, John Kearney, vol.57 no.231 (Aug 2018).

Rail Enthusiast
Farewell to 'Tommy' (The end of the Woodhead Bo+Bos), Peter Kelly, (April/May 1981).
Game to the Finish (the last day of the Woodhead line), Alan Whitehouse, (Oct/Nov 1981).
Tommy and the EM2s (in Holland), David Ward, (Oct/Nov 1981).
Coasting into History (The Hadfield 506 emus), Kathy & Mike Sanderson, (Dec 1984).

Rail Express
High Noon for High Marnham, John Millar, no.85 (June 2003).

Railway Archive
Railway Postcards of Lincolnshire Part 2: Great Central, Joint and Minor Lines, John Alsop, (June 2012).

Railway Bylines
Grimsby Dock Shunters, A.J.Ludlam, vol.8 no.2 (Jan 2003).
Nottingham Coal, John Bonser, vol.8 no.12 (Nov 2003).
The Stocksbridge Railway - Part 2, Martin Connop Price, vol.12 no.7 (June 2007).

Railway Herald
Barnetby and its Semaphores - Part 1, Richard Tuplin, no.485 (23 Dec 2015).
Barnetby and its Semaphores - Part 2, Richard Tuplin, no.486 (13 Jan 2016).
Keadby canal bridge repair - Feb.2024, editor, no.851 (22 Feb 2024).

(The) Railway Magazine
Marylebone Goods Depot, H.Schloesser & W.E.Napper, vol.8 no.43 (Jan 1901).
How the Railways deal with Special Classes of Traffic. No.9: Grimsby Fish Traffic, A.E.Johnson, vol.9 no.63 (Sept 1902).
The Opening of the Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway, Alfred W.Arthurton, vol.18 no.106 (April 1906).
Great Central Railway War memorial (report), , vol.67 no.303 (Sept 1922).
Great Central Railway War memorial (note), , vol.67 no.303 (Sept 1922).
How Grand National Traffic is Handled at Aintree, E.S.P.Rawstron, vol.76 no.453 (March 1935).
The South Yorkshire Joint Railway, John D.Hewitt, vol.83 no.497 (Nov 1938).
Locomotives of the Great Central Railway, ? , vol.84 no.501 (March 1939).
A Veteren of the MS&LR (Fred Lancashire of Leicester), L.H.Leedham , vol.105 no.696 (April 1959).
A Farewell to the Marylebone-Manchester Expresses, Colin P.Walker, vol.106 no.707 (March 1960).
The Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Line - 1, R.M.G.Baker, vol.106 no.710 (June 1960).
The Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Line - 2, R.M.G.Baker, vol.106 no.711 (July 1960).
End of a Veteran (GCR) Saloon, George Dow, vol.114 no.811 (Nov 1968).
End of the Great Central?(Short history of LE and formation of preservation group), John C.Kirby, vol.115 no.818 (June 1969).
Diversions over Woodhead, K.D.Long, vol.117 no.846 (Oct 1971).
Collision at Wentworth Junction, Peter Hogarth, vol.117 no.847 (Nov 1971).
Boat Train to the Humber, H.I.Quayle, vol.127 no.966 (Oct 1981).
All Change in the East Midlands (Coal traffic in Nottinghamshire), Paul Shannon, vol.152 no.1266 (Oct 2006).
Woodford Halse - Where on earth is that? (A spotter's visits in 1964), Michael J.Collins, vol.156 no.1314 (Oct 2010).
The ones we loved and the ones we hated (Memories of GC locos by Harry Grieve), Pete Kelly, vol.158 no.1336 (Aug 2012).
Semaphore Farewell: Parts 1 & 2 (Resignalling in North East Lincolnshire), Michael Rhodes, vol.161 no.1377 (Dec 2015) and vol.162 no.1378 (Jan 2016).
Tuxford: Parts 1 and 2, Robin Stewart-Smith, vol.162 no.1387 and 1388 (Oct and Nov 2016).
George Dow, Robert Humm, vol.163 no.1391 (Feb 2017).
Nottingham Victoria - Part One, Robin Stewart-Smith, vol.163 no.1396 (July 2017).
Nottingham Victoria - Part Two, Robin Stewart-Smith, vol.163 no.1397 (Aug 2017).
Woodhead Remembered, Graeme Pickering, vol.167 no.1444 (July 2021).
Britain's last Victorian main line, Graeme Pickering, vol.168 no.1456 (July 2022).
Marylebone Milestone (125th anniversary celebration), Paul Bickerdyke, vol.170 no.1477 (April 2024).
A Baker's dozen (A photo feature on the GCR London Extension), John Baker, vol.170 no.1477 (April 2024).

The Railway Magazine Guide to Modelling
An East Coast Leviathan (model of Immingham shed), Sarah Palmer, (Dec 2016).
Tunnel Vision (Woodhead), Ian Lamb, (March 2018).

Railway Modeller
Rapid Travel in Luxury - 1 (GC First Class Corridor), Eddie Davis, vol.32 no.361 (363?) (Jan 1981).
Rapid Travel in Luxury - 2 (GC Buffet Carriage), Eddie Davis, vol.32 no.368 (June 1981).
Rapid Travel in Luxury - 3 (GC Van Composite and Brake Third), Eddie Davis, vol.33 no.382 (Aug 1982).
The 'Jersey Lillies', Ian Beattie, vol.40 no.464 (June 1989).
Modelling LNER 6166 'Earl Haig', John Pepper, vol.45 no.530 (Dec 1994).
The GCR class 9K & 9L 4-4-2T, Ian Beattie, vol.47 no.554 (Dec 1996).
Gibson 'Pom-Pom', review, vol.49 no.574 (Aug 1998).
GCR Class 9J/LNER Class J11 0-6-0, Ian Beattie, vol.49 no.574 (Aug 1998).
A GCR Loco Stud, Ian Clark, vol.49 no.578 (Dec 1998).
A GC Girder Bridge, Paul A. Lunn, vol.52 no.603 (Jan 2001).
A GCR Loco Stud - 2, Ian Clark, vol.52 no.611 (Sep 2001).
Great Central 1B 2-6-4T, Jonathan Joseph, vol.59 no.697 (Nov 2008).
Aldam Junction: a GCR signal box drawn and described, Tim Raynor, vol.61 no.711 (Jan 2010).
Scale Drawings: Robinson O4 2-8-0, Tim Raynor, vol.61 no.717 (July 2010).
Scale Drawings: Woodhead's workhorses - The BR EM1 Bo-Bo electrics, Tim Raynor, vol.61 no.720 (Oct 2010).
Building a fleet of EM1s in 7mm - Part 1, Graham Clark, vol.61 no.722 (Dec 2010).
Building a fleet of EM1s in 7mm - Part 2, Graham Clark, vol.62 no.723 (Jan 2011).
Building a fleet of EM1s in 7mm - Part 3, Graham Clark, vol.62 no.724 (Feb 2011).
Building a fleet of EM1s in 7mm - Part 4, Graham Clark, vol.62 no.725 (March 2011). Corrected diagrams on p572 vol.62 no.729 (July 2011).
Building a fleet of EM1s in 7mm - Part 5, Graham Clark, vol.62 no.726 (April 2011).
Buckingham Relocated, Tony Gee, vol.62 no.734 (Dec 2011).
Great Central Railway spotlight, Alan Whitehouse, vol.63 no.741 (July 2012).
Modelling Barnsley's Railways - 3 (Collieries around Aldam Jn) , Alan Whitehouse, vol.71 no.832 (Feb 2020).

Railway Reflections
Leicester GC (photo feature), no.13 (Nov-Dec 1982).

Railway World
Chasing A5s, R.Keeley, vol.20 no.228 (May 1959).
92164, C.P.Walker, vol.20 no.228 (May 1959).
Decline on the Great Central, E.J.S.Gadsden, vol.25 no.292 (Sept 1964).
Memories of a G.C. station in the Pennines Hazlehead, C.B.Harley, vol.25 no.292 (Sept 1964).
Tribute to the Great Central (photo feature), vol.27 no.316 (Sept 1966).
Last Rites of the Great Central, E.J.S.Gadsden, vol.27 no.318 (Nov 1966).
Murder in the Pennines (building of the Woodhead tunnels), Josephine Rhodes, vol.31 no.356 (Jan 1970).
The Marple, Bollington and Macclesfield line, Ian R. Smith, vol.32 no.369 (Feb 1971).
Locomotive Portraits - GCR 8F, LNER Class B4, Immingham, John A. Lines, vol.33 no.380 (Jan 1972).
Latter-day Great Central (photo feature), , vol.33 no.384 (May 1972).
CLC and beyond (photo feature), , vol.33 no.389 (Oct 1972).
Through the Heart of England (GC passenger services), B.K.Cooper, vol.35 no.407 (March 1974).
Great Central - the latter days, R.Powell Hendry, vol.35 no.408 (April 1974).
Vintage Electrics of the Pennines, B.K.Cooper, vol.35 no.413 (Sept 1974).
The Worsborough Branch in Retrospect, L.A.Nixon, vol.35 no.416 (Dec 1974).
A Blue Pullman for the Great Central?, J.V.Gough, vol.36 no.420 (April 1975).
The Mansfield Railway Company, R.G.Western, vol.37 no.436 (Aug 1976).
The Manchester Flyers, David R. Webb, vol.38 no.445 (May 1977).
The Cheshire Lines Committee - past and present, David N.Clough, vol.42 no.497 (Sept 1981).
Victorian Engineman: Joshua Slowen (South Yorkshire Railway), D.L.Franks, vol.44 no.519 (July 1983).
Robinson's Elegant Atlantics, David Jackson, vol.48 no.565 (May 1987).
The Wath Daisies, vol.51 no.602 (June 1990).

Railways Illustrated
Working the Woodhead, Stephen Cornish, (May 2010).

Steam Classic
The Stocksbridge Railway Company, M.E.J.Deane, no.3 (June 1990).
Steam on the GC/Met, John Jarvis, no.40 (July 1993).

Steam Days
Leicester Central to Fairford, Paul Lefevre, no.5 (April-June 1987).
From Banbury to Bournemouth, John H.Bird, no.9 (April-June 1988).
Working the Leicester Central Diagrams - Part 1 : The Fish, Frank Stratford, no.16 (Jan-March 1990).
Working the Leicester Central Diagrams - Part 2 : The Colwick Goods, Frank Stratford, no.17 (April-May 1990).
Working the Leicester Central Diagrams - Part 3 : The Cutler, Frank Stratford, no.18 (June-July 1990).
Working the Leicester Central Diagrams - Part 4 : The Sheffield Road, Frank Stratford, no.25 (Aug-Sept 1991).
Working the Leicester Central Diagrams - Part 5 : Sleepers & Car Sleepers, Frank Stratford, no.26 (Oct 1991).
Working the Leicester Central Diagrams - Part 6 : Varied Motive Power, Frank Stratford, no.29 (Jan 1992).
'Blue Spot' Fish Vans (Fish traffic in BR era), Paul W.Bartlett, no.36 (Aug 1992).
Woodford Memories, Clive Boardman, no.38 (Oct 1992).
Decline and Fall of the Marylebone to Nottingham semi-fasts, Michael Harris, no.46 (June 1993).
Great Central Signal Boxes, Stanford Jacobs, no.78 (Feb 1996).
GW & GC Joint LIneside at Gerrards Cross (Photo feature), no.78 (Feb 1996).
Steam days at Lincoln, A.J.Ludlam, no.84 (Aug 1996).
The Annesley Running Board 14 March 1962, Mike Thompson & Steve Clark, no.85 (Sept 1996).
Met & GC Memories, Basil Cooper, no.89 (Jan 1997).
GCR to the South Coast, Mchael Harris, no.94 (June 1997).
GW & GC Joint Railway, Michael Harris, no.101 (Jan 1998).
The GC Line Expresses, Arthur Beaumont, no.105 (May 1998).
CLC Routes (Photo feature), Michael Harris, no.112 (Dec 1998).
The Robinson Atlantics of the GCR, W.A.T.Aves, no.113 (Jan 1999).
Life Before Preservation - The Great Central, Martin Bloxsom, no.117 (May 1999).
Glimpses of the Woodhead Route, Stanley Jenkins, no.122 (Oct 1999).
Great Central Engines in Scotland, W.A.T.Aves, no.124 (Dec 1999).
A Few Lines from Cleethorpes, A.Ludlam, no.131 (July 2000).
Walton Memories, Clive Boardman, no.135 (Nov 2000).
Special Trains to the FA Cup at Wembley, Michael Harris, no.142 (June 2001).
Steam Days at Grimsby, A.Ludlam, no.154 (June 2002).
By Starlight to London, A.A.Maclean, no.164 (April 2003).
The Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway, Stanley Jenkins, no.165 (May 2003).
Manchester London Road, E.M.Johnson, no.170 (Oct 2003).
Railways in the Leen Valley, Gerald Siviour, no.178 (June 2004).
Lines from Sheffield Victoria, E.M.Johnson, no.179 (July 2004).
Travels over the London Extension, Keith Widdowson, no.180 (Aug 2004).
Steam Days at Retford, Alf Ludlam, no.181 (Sept 2004).
Manchester Central, Eddie Johnson, no.186 (Feb 2005).
Steam Days in Leicester, Stanley Jenkins, no.202 (June 2006).
Neasden : The GCR's London Engine Shed, Andrew Wilson, no.204 (Aug 2006).
The Gresley B17 4-6-0s, W.A.T.Aves, no.214 (June 2007).
Brunswick Engine Shed, Barry Allen, no.216 (Aug 2007).
Steam Days in Colour - ex-LNER steam around Sheffield (photo feature), Keith Pirt, no.220 (Dec 2007).
Sheffield's Engine Sheds, Andrew Wilson, no.223 (March 2008).
Robinson's GCR 9N (LNER A5) class 4-6-2Ts, A.J.Ludlam, no.223 (March 2008).
By Train to Hayfield, Eddie Johnson & Herbert Fletcher, no.224 (April 2008).
The South Yorkshireman, Roger Haigh, no.227 (July 2008).
The Fallowfield Loop, Eddie Johnson, no.234 (Feb 2009).
The GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 Locomotives, A.J.Ludlam, no.238 (June 2009).
The Scottish Directors of the LNER (Names and their origins), Andrew Wilson, no.240 (Aug 2009).
Chester - CLC and GC Routes, Chris Andrews, no.242 (Oct 2009).
Nottingham (Great Central), Wallace Hill, no.243 (Nov 2009).
The Barton and New Holland Railway, A.J.Ludlam, no.245 (Jan 2010).
LNER Class 'D9' 4-4-0s, Bill Aves, no.246 (Feb 2010).
Out and About on the 'Met & GC', Neil Sprinks, no.253 (Sept 2010).
Thompson B1s on Lincolnshire Duties, A.J.Ludlam, no.256 (Dec 2010).
Colwick (GNR) and its Locomotives, Wallace Hill, no.260 (April 2011).
Woodford Halse Engine Shed, Wallace Hill, no.270 (Feb 2012).
The Barnetby Gap, A.J.Ludlam, no.272 (April 2012).
A Peek at the Peak, Ray Hollis, no.292 (Dec 2013).
The LNER N5 0-6-2Ts in Lincolnshire, A.J.Ludlam, no.294 (Feb 2014).
Great Central Survivors, Philip Atkins, no.322 (June 2016).
Gorton works and its locomotives: The pre-Grouping era, Andrew Wilson, no.328 (Dec 2016).
Gorton works and its locomotives: The LNER era, Andrew Wilson, no.333 (May 2017).
Gorton works and its locomotives: The British Railways era, Andrew Wilson, no.338 (Oct 2017).
Staveley Central engine shed, Roger Griffiths & John Hooper, no.361 (Sept 2019).
Staveley Central engine shed: Allocations and observations, Roger Griffiths & John Hooper, no.363 (Nov 2019).
Tuxford engine shed and its locomotives, Roger Griffiths & John Hooper, no.370 (June 2020).
Inter-regional trains to and from Hampshire (photo feature), , no.377 (Jan 2021).
Marylebone Station and the Great Central's London Extension, Andrew Britton, no.415 (March 2024).

Steam Railway
Memories of the Great Central-2: To Woodford and Reality, Richard Hardy, no.78 (Oct 1986).
Memories of the Great Central-3: Footplate Rebellion, Richard Hardy, no.79 (Nov 1986).
Robinson Crusade!, Nick Pigott, no.123 (July 1990).
Where Great Central 'Pom-Poms' live on (The North Western Railway of India), Hugh Ballantyne, no.139 (Nov 1991).
'An O4 at Neepsend', a painting by Eric Leslie, no.209 (Sept 1997).
The Beast of Worsborough, Les Nixon, no.343 (Dec 2007).
1 in 40 for two miles - then a tunnel (Worsborough branch), Les Nixon, no.347 (20 March 2008).
The GC in 1966: Sabotaged & Defeated (photo feature), no.457 (12 Aug 2016).
'Obsessed with Steam George Hinchcliffe, Richard Hinchcliffe, no.548 (18 Aug 2023).
Chester Northgate - 6D, no.548 (18 Aug 2023).

Steam World
Steam Days on the Woodhead Route, Frank Mayes, no.6 (Sept 1981).
Great Central Revival, Nick Pigott, no.34 (April 1990).
The Eleventh Hour at Charwelton (photo feature), Bryan Hicks, no.38 (Aug 1990).
The Spirit of the GC, David Holmes, no.38 (Aug 1990).
Echoes of Edward Watkin, George Dow, no.38 (Aug 1990).
K3 Saturday (on the LD&ECR), David Holmes, no.45 (March 1991).
Halcyon days at Leicester, Eric Woods, no.50 (Aug 1991).
The Improved Directors (photo feature), Keith Pirt, no.56 (Feb 1992).
Chasing Colwick's Last O4s, D.V.Page, no.61 (July 1992).
Recalling the CLC - Part 1, Peter Hay, no.62 (Aug 1992).
Recalling the CLC - Part 2, Peter Hay, no.63 (62 on cover) (Sept 1992).
Great Central Travels - Part 1, Chris Gammell, no.66 (Dec 1992).
Great Central Travels - part 2, Chris Gammell, no.67 (Jan 1993).
The Art and Practice of Rostoring Enginemen (at Woodford Halse), R.H.N.Hardy, no.70 (April 1993).
Robinson O4/8 class 2-8-0 No.63688 (photo feature), Keith Pirt, no.70 (April 1993).
To School by Train (Shirebrook to Chesterfield Market Place), Lawson Little, no.79 (Jan 1994).
Pages from a Portrait gallery (Photos of enginemen in the West Riding), R.H.N.Hardy, no.82 (April 1994).
The 'Chiltern Line' Forty Years Ago - Part 1, Neil Sprinks, no.84 (June 1994).
The 'Chiltern Line' Forty Years Ago - Part 2, Neil Sprinks, no.85 (July 1994).
The 'Chiltern Line' Forty Years Ago - Part 3 (photo feature), Neil Sprinks, no.86 (Aug 1994).
Neasden and its Pacifics (Part 1), Michael Harris, no.93 (March 1995).
Neasden and its Pacifics (Part 2), Michael Harris, no.94 (April 1995).
Remembering the 'A5s', J.R.Walker, no.100 (Oct 1995).
Return to Chester - Part 1 (The LNER routes), E.Roberts, no.105 (March 1996).
Great Central Nostalgia (Memories of the GC near Lutterworth in the 50s and 60s), Mike Kinder, no.121 (July 1997).
A Journey to Remember Liverpool to Sheffield over Woodhead, Andrew Dow, no.122 (August 1997).
Discovering the Real Great Central - Part 1 (Doncaster and Sheffield), John Clarke, no.126 (Dec 1997).
Discovering the Real Great Central - Part 2 (Woodhead), John Clarke, no.127 (Jan 1998).
A Day Trip to Staveley (Midland and GC locations), Ralph Nuttall, no.132 (June 1998).
Retford - A Personal Recollection (Memories of trainspotting in the 1950s), J.B.Hall, no.132 (June 1998).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 1 (Robinson N5 & B4 classes), R.N.H.Hardy, no.137 (Nov 1998).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 2 (Robinson B4 class cont.), R.N.H.Hardy, no.138 (Dec 1998).
Langwith: Britain's Busiest Backwater?, Lawson Little, no.139 (Jan 1999).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 3 (Robinson C13 & C14 classes), R.N.H.Hardy, no.139 (Jan 1999).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 4 (Robinson B6 class), R.N.H.Hardy, no.140 (Feb 1999).
London's Most Cosmopolitan MPD (Neasden GC), Malcolm Millichip, no.140 (Feb 1999).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 5 (Robinson B7 class), R.N.H.Hardy, no.141 (March 1999).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 6 (Robinson 4-6-0 classes), R.N.H.Hardy, no.142 (April 1999).
The 'Poggy' Log - Part 7 (Questions Answered), R.N.H.Hardy, no.143 (May 1999).
Steam in D.H.Lawrence Country (GN lines north of Nottingham), John Clarke, no.145 (July 1999).
The Shedmaster's Tale (Northwich CLC), A.J.Somers, no.146 (Aug 1999).
Great Days at Nottingham Vic - Part 1, David Page, no.146 (Aug 1999).
Great Days at Nottingham Vic - Part 2, David Page, no.147 (Sept 1999).
The Delights of Joint Action (GW&GC Jnt), Brian W.Leslie, no.147 (Sept 1999).
Great Days at Nottingham Vic - Part 3, David Page, no.148 (Oct 1999).
George Dow : A Doughty Railwayman - Part 2, Andrew Dow, no.165 (March 2001).
Gresley's Giant: First of a Fleet? (class U1), Peter Baxter, no.170 (August 2001).
Colwick: Never the Mundane!, John Meredith, no.196 (Oct 2003).
A Rescue Plan with a Difference (The Great Central Association), no accreditation, no.213 (March 2005).
'Did Valour hang on for preservation' (letter), Neville Stead, no.223 (Jan 2006).
GCR B7 4-6-0s in BR Days, Neville Stead, no.224 (Feb 2006).
A Plan for the GCR? (Proposed connection at Rugby), John Skinner, no.224 (Feb 2006).
Pounding the GC, William Allcock, no.239 (May 2007).
Great Central - The Last Main Line (Memories of a Leicester engineman), J.Soden, no.286 (April 2011).
The Last Sheffield Local (to Nottingham Victoria), D.V.Page, no.293 (Nov 2011).
Starting on the Railway (Woodhouse Mill) - Part 1, Tony Ward, no.293 (Nov 2011).
Starting on the Railway (Darnall mpd) - Part 2, Tony Ward, no.294 (Dec 2011).
Great Stations which have Vanished - No.1 Nottingham Victoria (photo feature), no.295 (Jan 2012).
The Banbury Link (Fish trains on the GC), Alan Mitchell, no.297 (March 2012).
The Life and Times of a Footplateman (Frank Newham on the LD&ECR), Lawson Little, no.304 (Oct 2012).
Tales of the Nottingham Division 1965, Stanley Hall, no.322 (April 2014).
Improbable Warriors (The Robinson ROD 2-8-0), Richard Foster, no.329 (Nov 2014).
Growing up on the Great Central (Memories of New Basford), Andy Williamson, no.331 (Jan 2015).
Manchester Magic (Trainspotting at Gorton), Michael Franklin, no.333 (March 2015).
From MS&L to GC (The Derbyshire Lines), John Clarke, no.335 (May 2015).
Did the GCR really have to close?, Mark Tittley, no.363 (Sept 2017).
Steam Memories of 1960s Nottingham Victoria, Stuart Grimwade, no.371 (May 2018).
The Life and Times of Nottingham Victoria, Bruce Laws, no.387 (September 2019).
Britain's Most Powerful Locomotive, David P. Williams, no.407 (May 2021).

The Cuckoo (Magazine of the Chesterfield Canal Trust)
The new M.S.& L. line, Don Cambridge, Winter 2021-22.

The Great Western Echo
The GWR ROD 2-8-0s, Ken Surman, no.125 (Spring 1994).

The Gresley Observer
Gresley's Garratt - Some Recollections, Peter Grafton, no.151 (Spring 2010).
What's in a Name (No.436 'Sir Berkeley Sheffield), David Jackson, no.164 (Autumn 2014).
Some Memories of Nottingham Victoria, Bryan Stone, no.165 (Spring 2015).
The Men Behind the Renamed A4s: Lord Faringdon, Chris Nettleton, no.167 (Autumn 2015).
More Recollections of Gresley's Garratt, David Green, no.167 (Autumn 2015).
A Famous LNER Newspaper Train (2.32am Marylebone - Nottingham Victoria), 'Railway Engineer', no.169 (Autumn 2015).
Nigel Gresley's LNER Inheritance : Robinson's 2-8-0s - Part 2, Rob Adamson, no.171 (Spring 2017).
Barby Sidings accident 1955, , no.176 (Autumn 2018).
Thorpe Marsh Coal Trial, Bryan Stone, no.178 (Summer 2019).
The Robinson GCR 4-4-0 Passenger Locomotives - Part 2, Malcolm Graeme, no.186 (Spring 2022).
GCR class 9N 4-6-2 Tanks- Part 1, Chris Nettleton, no.192 (Spring 2024).

The Hull Gazette
A Ferry Old Story, , no.4 (November 1993).

The Journal of the Historical Model Railway Society
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Vans, R.G.Davidson and P.T.Weston, no.23.6 (November 2019).
Great Central trains near Northwood before WW1, Michael Biggs, no.24.2 (July 2022).

The Journal of the LNER Study Group
Mansfield, Shirebrook and Sheffield Joint Service, David Stones, no.45 (Summer 2011).
Working at Gorton - Part One, Tony Quirke, no.46 (Autumn 2011).

The Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society
Woodhead Wonders, John Huxley, vol.31 no.10 (Nov 1995).
The Eleventh Hour at Charwelton, Brian Hicks, vol.31 no.10 (Nov 1995).
The Origins of a Modern Myth - The Loading Gauge of the GCR London Extension, Graham Boyes, vol.35 no.10 (Dec 2007).


The LNER Society Journal
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part One, R.W.Miller, no.59 (Autumn 2014).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part Three, R.W.Miller, no.61 (Spring 2015).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part Four, R.W.Miller, no.62 (Summer 2015).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part Seven, R.W.Miller, no.66 (Summer 2016).
Special Trains and Excursions, David Woodward, no.66 (Summer 2016).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part Eight, R.W.Miller, no.67 (Autumn 2016).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part Nine, R.W.Miller, no.68 (Winter 2016).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part Ten, R.W.Miller, no.69 (Spring 2017).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Parts Eleven and Twelve, R.W.Miller, no.70 (Summer 2017).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Part 13, R.W.Miller, no.71 (Autumn 2017).
Conisbrough - Part One: Freight Services in 1953, Keith Parkin, no.72 (Winter 2017).
Conisbrough - Part Two: Passenger Services, Keith Parkin, no.73 (Spring 2018).
Cheshire Lines Wagons - Appendices, R.W.Miller, no.73 (Spring 2018).
The LNER's ex-Great Central Carriages (photo feature), no.82 (Summer 2020).
Dunford Bridge Yard, Darryl Tooley, no.82 (Summer 2020).
The Grimsby Fishing Industry, Captain J.Man, no.82 (Summer 2020).
Ex-GCR non-passenger stock (photo feature), no.87 (Autumn 2021).
Marylebone Memories - Part 2, no.91 (Autumn 2022).
LNER Locomotive Coaling Plants - Part 3:Great Central Section, no.94 (Summer 2023).
The 1937 Trains for the CLC Liverpool to Manchester Service, no.94 (Summer 2023).

The Mancunian
Motive Power at Gorton Shed in the BR Era, David Young, no.277 (July 2010).
The Robin Hood Line, Syd Williams, no.282 (May 2011).
Motive Power at Northwich Shed in the latter years, David Young, no.299 (March 2014).
Allan Brown - A Tribute, Eddie Johnson, no.306 (May 2015).
East & West Jn Rly No.1 with GC slip coach, Bob Miller, no.306 (May 2015).
The Grimsby and Immingham Tramway, Syd Williams, no.312 (May 2016).
Skelton Junction in 1955, Tony Martin, no.313 (July 2016).
'A Rare Survivor - a drawing for GCR no.184 reboilering', Eddie Johnson, no.314 (Sept 2016).
Grand National Day on the Cheshire Lines in 1939, David Young, no.314 (Sept 2016).
B is for Brunswick, John Sykes, no.316 (Jan 2017).
Gorton as I remember it, Alan Munday, no.326 (Sept 2018).
The Fallowfield Line - Two Anniversaries, Eddie Johnson, no.326 (Sept 2018).
Coal by Rail to Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Martyn Huk, no.328, (Jan 2019).
Another look at the Cheshire Lines steam railcars, Trevor Booth, no.329 (March 2019).
Bill Marriott's Recollections of Brunswick Shed 1942-61, Barry Allen, no.330, (May 2019).
The Winnington Branch and a little known Cheshire Railway Accident, Trevor Booth, no.331 (July 2019).
The Macclesfield Bollington & Marple Railway, Ian R. Brown, no.331 (July 2019).
Northwich Station Buildings, Trevor Booth, no.344 (Sept 2021).
The Class J11 0-6-0s (photo feature), David Young, no.344 (Sept 2021).
Romiley in the last 55 years, Allan Brackenbury, no.350 (Sept 2022).
Cheshire Line Memories - Knutsford, Bob Avery, no.353 (March 2023).

The Model Engineer and Electrician
Fine Work on the Great Central (on the Sheffield Special), Charles S. Lake, no.241 (7 Dec 1905).

The Railway Observer (The journal of the RCTS)
GC - The Last Day and After, , no.453 (Nov 1966).

The Signalling Record (The journal of the Signalling Record Society)
Accelerating Distants on the LNER, Mike Christensen, no.38.
The Belgrave and Birstall Project, John Powdrill, no.207 (Autumn 2022).

Trains Annual (Ian Allan annual)
The Hazards of Shunting (Mottram Yard), G.Richard Parkes, 1966 (1965).

Trains Illustrated (The magazine)
The Robinson 4-6-0s of the GCR, W.A.Tuplin, vol.IV no.2 (Feb 1951).
Marylebone-Sheffield - Part 1, Cecil J.Allen, vol.IV no.6 (June 1951).
Marylebone-Sheffield - Part 2, Cecil J.Allen, vol.IV no.7 (July 1951).
The Cheshire Lines, H.C.Casserley, vol.IV no.9 (Sept 1951).
On the Footplate of Britain's Most Powerful Locomotive (69999 on Worsborough Bank), P.W.B.Semmens, vol.V no.8 (Aug 1952).
Revival on the Great Central, Cecil J.Allen, vol.VII no.2 (Feb 1954).
The Nottingham - Worksop Line, J.Cupit, vol.VII no.5 (May 1954).
The Junctions at Shirebrook, Roger Brettle, vol.VII no.5 (May 1954).
Grimsby to Hull via Immingham, K.Westcott Jones, vol.VIII no.7 (July 1955).
All Stations to Pinxton, J.Cupit, vol.VIII no.8 (August 1955).
The end of passenger services on The Mansfield Railway, J.Cupit, vol.IX no.2 (Feb 1956).
The Great Central Railway eight-coupled tanks, R.A.Hawley, vol.IX no.6 (June 1956).
The "Trans Pennine Pullman", Cecil J.Allen, vol.IX no.7 (July 1956).
The LD&ECR - Part One, J.Cupit, vol.IX no.9 (Sept 1956).
The LD&ECR - Part Two, J.Cupit, vol.IX no.10 (Oct 1956).
Talking of "Directors", "Toram Beg", vol.IX no.10 (Oct 1956).
The Robinson ROD 2-8-0s and postcript, R.S.McNaught, vol.X no.8 (Aug 1957).
Eclipse of the Great Central, Cecil J. Allen, vol.XI no.3 (March 1958).
BR Regional Boundary Changes (GC sheds transferred to LMR), vol.XI no.3 (March 1958).
Routes to Barnsley, Roger Brettle, vol.XI no.3 (March 1958).
Day-trip to Grimsby - Part One, G.Freeman Allen, vol.XI no.5 (May 1958).
Day-trip to Grimsby - Part Two, G.Freeman Allen, vol.XI no.6 (June 1958).
The Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway, Donald I.Gordon, vol.XI no.12 (Dec 1958).
The Role of the Great Central - present and future, B.Perren, vol.XIII no.12 (Dec 1960).
Echoes of Edward Watkin, George Dow, (Spring 1968).
Colour plates from Dow Vol.2, (Spring 1968).

Trains Illustrated (special series)
The Great Central Railway, Basil Cooper, 'BR Then & Now - 11'.
Express Trains 3 - The Rise and Fall of the Great Central Express, Basil Cooper, no.27.
Express Trains 7 - includes article 'The North Country Continental', Alan Jeffryes, no.31.
Railway Preservation - What's Left of the Great Central?, Michael H.C.Baker, no.47.

Trains Illustrated Annuals
A century of London-Sheffield passenger services, B. Perren, Trains Illustrated Annual 1960.
The Great Central as I knew it, Cecil J.Allen, Summer Annual No.4.

Vintage LNER ('LNER' for issues 1-11)
Manchester Memories, Owen Russell, no.1.
The Road to Wigan Central, Owen Russell, no.7.
The Cenotaph (The coaling plant at Langwith Jn), Lawson Little, no.8.
The Cleethorpes Accident October 1930, Owen Russell, no.14.
W.G.P.Maclure and the LNER, Owen Russell, no.16.
The Great Central Railway Memorial Roll, Owen Russell, no.17.
The Story of the LNER Number Plate, Tony Peart, no.20.
The Best Years of the North Country Continental - Part 1, Owen Russell, no.24.
The Best Years of the North Country Continental - Part 2, Owen Russell, no.25.
The Sam Fay 4-6-0s - A Critical Reappraisal, Owen Russell, no.25.
Marylebone and the Cup Final, Owen Russell, no.26.
Traffic over Woodhead Part 1, Owen Russell, no.31.
King's Cross Shed and the Pullmans, Owen Russell, no.36.
Traffic over Woodhead Part 5, Owen Russell, no.38.
Images of Marylebone, Owen Russell, no.40.
Great Central and LNER Chimneys, Owen Russell, no.41.
Manchester-Marylebone Sunday Expresses, Owen Russell, no.43.
Locomotives and the 2.32am Newspaper, Owen Russell, no.45.
Locomotives and the Manchester-Cleethorpes Expresses, Owen Russell, no.47.
Great Central Engines in North Eastern Territory, Ken Hoole, no.49.
Woodford and the Cross-Country Expresses, Owen Russell, no.53.
The Easons' Specials, Owen Russell, no.64.

Extracts from various publications
A Great Servant to All (Robinson's 2-8-0s), Peter Herring, 'Yesterday's Railways' (David & Charles 2002).
The Superheated Directors, Peter Herring, 'Yesterday's Railways' (David & Charles 2002).
Railway Walk around Woodford, Dianne Kenny, 'What's on in Woodford no.150' (July/Aug 2016).
The Roundwood and Dalton Colliery Railway, Thomas Spain, 'Railway Cultures' (University of Sheffield 2018).

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