Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144423Author Peter AvesFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Founded in the early years of the 19th century, the Wilson Line became the largest privately-owned steamship fleet in the world. Based in Hull, its main trade was to and from Scandinavia and the Baltic States, although the Wilson Line also carried...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644253021Author Michael D HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Aviation Supplies & AcademicsPublisher Aviation Supplies & AcademicsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981815725Author Raymond a Bawal JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Inland ExpressionsPublisher Inland ExpressionsWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328327Author Jeffery GrayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

The creative and technological genius of the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, led to the first powered and controlled flight. Born in Ohio, USA, the brothers' fascination with flight began at an early age. Their first powered aeroplane, 'The Wright...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419479Author Kevin RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Greater Manchester covers an area of 493 square miles and is a diverse part of North West England, it is home to 2.8 million people. At its heart is the vibrant and ever-changing City of Manchester, the large conurbation having borders with Lancashire,...

The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) claimed to be the largest private enterprise concern in the British Empire. It was Britain's largest steam railway and the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as...

Like most European countries, Belgium's main towns and cities developed their own tramway networks. Those that survive today include Brussels, Gent, Antwerpen and Charleroi. In the 1960s both French-speaking Liege and Verviers lost their tramways, though...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085338Author Philip PorterFormat HardbackPage Count 672Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press InternationalWeight(grams)...

The undisputed "Queen of Crime," Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the bestselling novelist of all time. As the creator of immortal detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, she continues to enthrall readers around the world and is drawing...

This is a collection of fascinating and diverse British railway facts and stories to read in any spare moment. Travel back to the age of steam and discover the world's oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films, such...

When first introduced in the 1997 Corvette, GM's LS1 engine shook the performance world. Its combination of massive power, light weight and impressive fuel economy set new precedents for performance engines--and continues to do so generation after...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692719022Author Joey MonroeFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Amazon.comPublisher Amazon.comWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Great War Railwaymen details the incredible achievement of the railways & railway workers during the first world war, exploring not only the vast infrastructure, but also those who operated it.Book InformationISBN 9781910500002Author Jeremy...

The Manningtree to Harwich railway branch linked the Great Eastern Main line to the ports of Harwich and, later, Harwich Parkeston Quay. From the early days of the railways the management encouraged boat train services to the continent. These peaked in...

The East Coast Main Line is known as the gateway to the North. It runs from London King's Cross to Edinburgh, passing through multiple counties on its high-speed run, taking roughly four hours. In this second volume looking at the famous railway, Adam...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085321Author Stephen ArcherFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. But while many people support transit in the abstract, it's often hard to channel that...

Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry. Numerous globe-trotting trips in the latter part of...

Located on the north bank of the River Thames opposite Gravesend, with which there has been a ferry link for centuries, Tilbury Landing Stage is a fine vantage point for viewing shipping passing to and from upriver berths. Ever since it opened in 1930...

This volume starts with London Transport's green Country bus routes, radiating eastwards from Rainham, Epping and Romford. The author lived in Romford at this time and a favourite ride was on the 370 Romford-Tilbury Ferry route end-to-end, which started...

`The Last Years of Steam Around the East Midlands' covers most of the railways across the county and the locomotives that worked over them. In the main, the time period covers the ten years or so from the late 1950s up to the end of steam working in the...

The 190 (W 201) was a landmark car for Mercedes-Benz: the predecessor to today's C-Class models, it was the company's first compact saloon (sedan) and combined advanced engineering with a new direction in body styling, later followed by the W124 and R129...

There are lots of books about the classic BMW Boxers; their history, performance, lineage, and the minutiae of its specification. But none of them concentrate entirely on telling you what to look for when buying one secondhand. That's what this book is...

'Like so many other boys of my generation, I wanted to be an engine driver; my dreams, however, were dashed in 1956 when I went for a medical at Derby. So much depended upon having perfect eyesight ...' So wrote the author in his introduction in Last...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913555153Author Paul SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Unique BooksPublisher Unique Publishing Services Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945089Author Alan PriceFormat PaperbackImprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 169mm * 238mm * 5mm

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

Wales to the East Coast of Ireland Plans included: Cardigan (1:40 000) New Quay (1:20 000) Aberystwyth (1:20 000) Aberdovey (1:50 000) Barmouth (1:30 000) Porthmadog (1:75 000) Tremadog Bay (1:75 000) Menai Strait (1:80 000) Menai Strait -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474753Author Roger R. DarsleyFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressWeight(grams) 450g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328808Author Terry ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (South-East Nonfiction) 2012.Book InformationISBN 9781400049479Author Les StandifordFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint...

Although there had been experiments with the use of a new form of transport - the 'trackless tram' (better known as the trolleybus) - during the first decade of the 20th century, it was in June 1911 that Bradford and Leeds became the country's pioneering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943641Author Tom IngallFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780965760706Author Lauran Paine JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Cascade PublishingPublisher Cascade PublishingWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

East Lancashire Coachbuilders was first registered in October 1934 when two former Massey Bros of Wigan employees decided to set up their own company in Blackburn. Their names were George Danson and Alfred Alcock. Over the next seven decades they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316565516Author Chaya M MilchteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Little, Brown SparkPublisher Little, Brown Spark

By the early years of the twentieth century, the development of rail transport in South Wales had produced an intricate network that owed its origins to several factors that came into play in the previous century, such as the demand for iron ore,...