Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914489372Author Bob WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint SunRise Publishing LtdPublisher SunRise Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 700gDimensions(mm)...

Covering all the motor bus and trolleybus products of Guy Motors, this book recounts the history of an iconic British coachbuilder. It begins with the early origins of Sydney Guy's eponymous company, followed by the ubiquitous Arab bus and the eventual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257005Author Matt StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

George Errington was a well-known and popular test pilot from 1935 to 1955. His name appeared frequently in aviation magazines of the time and he ranks with the likes of Cunningham, Duke, Falk and Lithgow. He joined the Airspeed company at Portsmouth in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419776Author John DedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

One of America's most famous aircraft, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress continues to form the backbone of the US nuclear deterrent, and it has also become the nation's principle heavy tactical bomber. It has filled this role since the the early years of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062741974Author Matthew B CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

Possibly the most complete book written to date on helicopters and helicopter flying. Covers subjects not covered by other manuals such as turbine engines, performance, flight manuals, automatic flight controls, legal aspects, introductory stability and...

Transporter Bridges are a legacy of the closing years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, and served a brief but important need. The huge increase in road transport, however, quickly rendered them obsolete, and although many were...

Following World War 2, private car manufacturers were in ruins and austerity reigned. Invention follows necessity and an era of ingenuity and rebirth blossomed. With car ownership still an unreachable dream for many, the notion of buying your own sports...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911639206Author Frank MellingFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 432gDimensions(mm) 196mm...

Understanding fuel injection and engine management systems is the key to extracting higher performance from today's automobiles in a safe, reliable, and driveable fashion.Turbochargers, superchargers, nitrous oxide, high compression ratios, radical...

In 1968 British Rail introduced a prototype train that would revolutionise rail travel, and form the backbone not only of BR services, but those of the companies that took over after the privatisation of the railways in 1994. This, of course, was the...

Since its first world championship in 1950, Formula 1 has held racing fans enthralled around the globe. In this book, motorsport historian, photographer, and collector Peter Nygaard opens his exclusive archives for the first time to tell the stories of...

Available again after a long absence, this book tells the story of the most radical of Citroen's idiosyncratic offerings, the DS. The car was sensational when it was introduced in 1955; twenty years and 1.45 million cars later it was still technically...

Don't buy a car without this book! Expert advice from a marque expert Unique points scoring system to evaluate cars after inspection Walk away or stay? - quick initial evaluation of a car How to check the car's authenticity Which models are best ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144485Author Malcolm Keeley Roger TorodeFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Scania's first venture into the British double-decker bus market came in 1973, when with partner MCW, based in Birmingham, they produced the 'Metropolitan' double-decker. In 1980, after a brief hiatus, Scania re-entered the British double-decker market...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328891Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

The Kinver Light Railway once linked the Black Country to Kinver, an inland resort to which local people flocked on high days and holidays. On some occasions over 20,000 people were carried by tramcar in one day! Part conventional street tramway, part...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706321Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627004558Author Jeff WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Kalmbach Publishing CompanyPublisher Kalmbach Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599694153Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

ferroequinologist (noun) Someone who studies the 'Iron Horse' (i.e. trains and locomotives). From the Latin ferrus 'iron' and equine 'horse' + -logist As the British steam era drew to a close, a young Keith Widdowson set out to travel on as many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419646Author Mike JacobsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615611839Author Robert GandtFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Black Star ProductionsPublisher Black Star ProductionsWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174475Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressWeight(grams) 480gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 168mm *...

This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd and Swedish America Line, who formed a British company called 'Hoverlloyd', galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419813Author Jeffery GrayerFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Fully revised and updated to consider recent developments in the industry, the sixth edition of Managing Airports: An International Perspective provides comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into the processes behind running a successful airport...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743255363Author James TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 133mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853616962Author Brian L. JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The Standard Motor Company grew to be one of the biggest companies in Coventry and employed some 11,000 people at its height. Based at its huge factory at Canley, Coventry, it produced cars for sixty years. The purchase of the Triumph marque in 1945...

After the 1969 nationalisation, bus and coach companies had generally continued with their traditional liveries and, in 1971, it was decided the time had come to apply a corporate image to state-owned bus operations. The livery scheme would be a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911137Author Mike RousselFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Imagine a bus system that is fast, frequent, and reliable, what would that change about where you live? Buses can and should be the cornerstone of urban transportation. They offer affordable mobility and can connect citizens with every aspect of...

This handy guide will help you find, evaluate and purchase a Triumph TR4/4A or TR5/250. With detailed information from running costs to the pitfalls of problem areas, this book will help you make to make an informed decision. Featuring a comprehensive...

The BSA unit singles - 250, 350, 441 and finally 500cc - may not have been the most glamorous product of the British motorcycle industry, but they were the 'first bikes' for thousands of learner riders and had a great track record in scrambling and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356722Author Adrian HartlessFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

With its roots dating back to the late 1940s and the de Havilland Comet airliner, the Nimrod already had pedigree when it first appeared in the late 1960s in place of the Avro Shackleton in the Maritime Reconnaissance role. Fewer than fifty were built...