Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143785Author Wayne AsherFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Wryly humorous and quintessentially British, Three Men and a Bradshaw collects the previously unpublished holiday journals of John Freeman, who travelled Britain with his brothers during the 1870s. Each year the trio would settle upon a destination, buy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328419Author Mike KingFormat PaperbackImprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617662Author Bob YateFormat PaperbackImprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

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...

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...

Detailed purchase advice for Germany's premier classic sports car-the Porsche 911.The Porsche 911 is one of the finest and most important sport cars ever made. These fantastic machines have become top-level collectibles, making it more important than...

The Douglas Dauntless was a Second World War American naval scout plane and dive bomber that saw active service during the course of this conflict and beyond, before being retired in 1959. US Navy and Marine Corps SBD's (Small But Deadly) saw their...

The Isles of Lewis and Harris are unique in that they are made up of a number of small private bus and coach operations tendered for by the local council. During 2019, Western Isles Council devised a number of options to cut costs. There were public...

The essential guide for anyone considering buying a DeLorean, the iconic 1980s car that was featured in the Back to the Future films. Packed with good advice on everything you need to know when purchasing a secondhand DeLorean, from running costs,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617525Author Sydney A. LeleuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The Kyle of Lochalsh Line was opened in 1870 to connect the ferry terminus at Stromeferry on Scotland's west coast with Dingwall and Inverness on the east coast. It had been intended to reach Kyle of Lochalsh but the company ran out of money, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621061267Author Ethan ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

Born in inner-city Birmingham, from an 'impeccable working class pedigree', Graham Satchwell was diagnosed with a serious illness at age 7 - a condition which should have barred his entry to the police force. Forty-two years later, he was Britain's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038677Author Ian C. SimpsonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The Alexander ALX400 was the first low-floor bus body built in the United Kingdom, first appearing in 1997. The first ALX400s were placed on the DAF DB250LF chassis, closely followed by the Dennis Trident. 2000 saw the launch of the Volvo B7TL / ALX400...

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Famous for being the only place where Elvis Presley set foot in the UK, Prestwick Airport is a survivor. Originally developed in the 1930s, Prestwick has been lucky to last till today. Often under-funded and considered too far from Glasgow, Prestwick has...

Within hours of the sinking of RMS Lusitania by a German submarine off the Cork coast in May 1915, a narrative was created which over time became the accepted truth of the incident. Many people today still believe the sinking of the Lusitania was a...

The steam locomotive is a machine that has inspired imagination, innovation and invention from the time of its origination and continues to evoke passion in enthusiasts today. Here Michael R. Bailey, expertly and in fascinating detail, describes the...

When it was launched in 1974, the Volkswagen Golf succeeded in replacing the legendary Beetle and setting new standards for the family hatchback for years to come. It would become one of the top three bestselling cars in the world. With its stunning...

Over four years, four ships were lost under different circumstances and 4,000 lives with them - but one thing linked them all: it was John Charles Bigham, Lord Mersey, who was appointed to head the inquiries into each disaster. Mersey is often referred...

There are few industries that have had a more profound impact on business and society over the last century than aviation. This book is an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the current state of the aviation industry which provides readers with the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945911Author Jim Knight & Wyn HobsonFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780856962394Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm)...

The West Somerset Railway opened in 1862, linking Taunton, Watchet and Minehead. Popular with tourists travelling the Somerset coast, it was nonetheless closed by British Rail in 1971. This book tells the story of the small group of enthusiasts, many of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419967Author Kevin RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935828624Author Chris CallenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang Publications

The end of the Second World War not only brought peace to a war-weary population but also delivered a plethora of surplus transport aircraft, crew and engineers, which could be easily and cheaply repurposed to 'lift' the mood of the British population...

In the 1960s and 1970s, many of the traditional shipping companies trading or based in Liverpool slowly vanished because of containerisation or competition from passenger aircraft. Many of these shipping lines had been in operation since the early years...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837600697Author Mark DonohueFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Bentley (Robert) Inc.,USPublisher Bentley (Robert) Inc.,USWeight(grams)...

Over the past generation the Class 66 has been one of Britain's most successful and reliable diesel locomotives. After being introduced in the late 1990s, the Class has been involved in various new contracts and has taken over from the older generation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255025Author Deve KrehbielFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213122Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Motor trikes have been around since the dawn of motoring, with many starting out as utility vehicles or prototypes of cars. But trikes haven't died out or become mere relics of motoring history - companies all over the world still produce them today, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337839Author David RossFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 280mm * 215mm * 24mm

While not the first aircraft manufacturer in Britain, Bristol had the distinct advantage of being created by a well-established businessman, rather than an enthusiastic aviator, by the name of Sir George White. Bristol grew rapidly, from a few hangars at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419622Author Kevin RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Even in aviation circles, the name Lloyd A reo Boliviano is not a name that quickly comes to mind, but its story is one which deserves to be told. Perhaps its aircraft were not seen as regularly as those of other Sothern American airlines because its...

When British Railways (BR) initiated its Modernisation Plan in 1954 it had little experience of diesel locomotives thus initiated a Pilot Scheme to trial combinations of the three elements comprised within a locomotive the engine, transmission and body. ...