Steam Locomotion in the 21st Century The Recent History of Steam Locomotive Development

Steam Locomotive Book Resources

updated 4 February 2022

Used and New Book Sources

Many books about steam locomotives are out of print, but the following sources are suggested for finding copies. (Note- I receive no money or other compensation from any of these sources.)

Chegg mainly deals in college text books, but there are quite a few steam books available as well.  They rent as well as sell books.

http://www.chegg.com/

The following links are for sites which allow you to search the inventories of numerous used book stores simultaneously:

http://www.sellbackyourbook.com (added 16 May 2022)

http://www.amazon.com

http://www.abebooks.com

http://www.alibris.com

http://www.antiqbook.com (Europe)

http://www.booksprice.com claims to be a free service of finding the best price on a purchase of several books together. This service is more useful than the standard services which perform one book comparison at a time, and can save more money when buying several books together.

http://used.addall.com (used, rare and out-of-print books)

http://www.ebay.com - The major on-line auction site, they often have Locomotive Cyclopedias and other antique technical railroad books listed.

New Books

Camden Miniature Steam Services http://www.camdenmin.co.uk/ - Book store with an excellent selection of a wide variety of books on steam locomotives, engineering and other technical subjects. Write them for a free catalog.

The Advanced Steam Traction Trust in the UK offers several books and collections of technical papers for sale: Advanced Steam Traction Trust Books

If you know of other books or good sources for out-of-print railway books, please e-mail me at:

whodom2001[at]yahoo[dot]com