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The Mallaig Extension was approved in 1894 to provide a continuation of the West Highland route for the benefit of the fishing industry on Scotland's west coast. It revived, more ambitiously, the Fort William to Roshven line lost in 1889. With...

In this updated edition of the definitive pinstripe how-to, acclaimed veteran striper Alan Johnson shows you how to get started, further your mastery of the form, and create solid designs. Even before the heyday of Von Dutch and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911639671Author George ReevesFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 276gDimensions(mm) 295mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008185Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Bournemouth Airport was first opened as RAF Hurn on 1 August 1941, one of the bases established by the RAF to counter the Luftwaffe presence across the Channel in northern France. RAF Hurn would go on to serve as a base for the development of radar in...

Throughout history, man has been performing rituals at the launch of a new ship to seek supernatural or divine protection for his ship and those who will sail in her. The form of the ritual varies according to local custom and religion: from the breaking...

Plans included:Kinsale Harbour (1:20 000)Cork Lower Harbour (1:35 000)Crosshaven (1:15 000)Youghal Harbour (1:25 000)Dungarvan Harbour (1:32 500)Waterford Harbour (1:55 000)Dunmore East Harbour (1:6000)Kilmore (1:25 000)Cork continuation to East Ferry...

This is a new edition of Dr EM Patterson's first volume on the history of the narrow-gauge railways of North-West Ireland, originally published in 1962. The County Donegal Railways had a route of 124 miles, five termini and three junction stations. For...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008376Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The British Motor Corporation's 1100 and 1300 model range was amongst the most successful in the Corporation's history, selling more than 2.1 million of all types between its introduction in 1962 and its demise in 1974. World-wide, it was sold under...

Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain's engineers effectively exported the Industrial...

Nuneaton, the largest town in Warwickshire, sits on an important railway crossroads in the Midlands. At its Trent Valley station, the busy West Coast Main Line heads broadly north to south with the important link between Birmingham and Leicester crossing...

Strathclyde Buses can trace its roots back to the tram services provided by Glasgow Corporation, which started running buses in 1924 as a more cost-effective way of reaching the new, large council housing schemes on the outskirts of the city. Operating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995662414Author Yaron HollanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Ctthink!Publisher Ctthink!Weight(grams) 572g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627008822Author Jeff WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Kalmbach MediaPublisher Kalmbach MediaWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 269mm * 208mm *...

American Motors was the little company that made a big impact. Makers of the Rambler family car, Kenosha offered an antidote to the excess of Detroit's Big 3. But when America decided it wanted sporty, rather than econocars, AMC got groovy with the...

The Hawker Hurricane has rightly earned its place in military aviation annals. Although only preceding the Spitfire by four months in its prototypic launch, the Hawker machine was available in measurably greater numbers by the Battle of Britain, a very...

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 9781614122012Author Paul SchilperoordFormat HardbackPage Count 406Imprint RVP Publishers Inc.Publisher RVP Publishers Inc.Weight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm)...

Like many of the conurbations across Britain, the Greater Manchester region in the 1990s offered a fascinating mixture of buses from operators both large and small, new and established. The deregulation of the bus industry that began in October 1986...

The hovercraft was first created in 1959, when Sir Christopher Cockerell came up with a prototype that crossed the English Channel. The SRN1, the first ever hovercraft, is now proudly housed by the Science Museum and this very British invention enjoys an...

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

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...

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...

The Honourable Mrs Victor Bruce: record-breaking racing motorist; speedboat racer; pioneering aviator and businesswoman - remarkable achievements for a woman of the 1920s and '30s. Mildred Bruce enjoyed a privileged background that allowed her to search...

The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first 40 years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce. Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859790338Format PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Air Data PublicationsPublisher Crecy Publishing

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...

The Series Land Rover was conceived as a utility vehicle for farmers; one that could be repaired and maintained with the minimum of specialist tools. The early models rapidly built up a worldwide reputation for rugged cross country capability that led to...

Transport systems are the lifeblood of all great cities and this is certainly true of London. As far back as Roman times, their city Londinium was the hub of a network of roads leading out to all the major centres of the time. It was the Romans who gave...

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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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617280Author A. SimpsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake 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