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As in many countries in the 1970s, South Africa's railways were making the change over from steam to diesel and electric traction at an ever-increasing pace. As a member of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain the author was able to join a tour organised...

Steam on the Southern and Western is a personal record of railway views that were captured on black and white film in the late 1950s and 1960s, until the demise of steam on British Railways. The style of the book is the well-tried and- tested picture...

Rolls-Royce and Bentley relied upon standardised body designs after 1945, but for the next two decades both marques also supplied chassis frames separately, and it was possible to have these clothed with coachwork by bespoke coachbuilders like, for...

MODERN DIESEL TECHNOLOGY: HEAVY EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS, Third Edition, focuses on off-highway mobile equipment systems, giving you in-depth coverage of service and repair essentials for heavy equipment, agricultural equipment, and powered lift truck...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336566Author Neil BurgessFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 167gDimensions(mm) 173mm *...

Located close to the Ellesmere Colliery, the Walkden Yard ultimately became the NCB Central Workshops for Lancashire. From here the workshops served the Bridgewater Trustees' collieries, providing engineering support as well as maintaining the numerous...

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs. From the TR2, its first modern sports car, Triumph went on to produce a host of classic sports designs such as the Spitfire, GT, and Stag, as well as more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706130Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

In 1968, the Jaguar XJ6 set new standards for luxury cars and spawned more than a dozen variants over the next 20 years, including the iconic 12 cylinder cars. This book guides you systematically though 3 different series of production, 4 engines and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658511Author Peter KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 197gDimensions(mm) 170mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711034723Author Gavin MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945973Author John Legg Ian PeatyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Every manual is written from hands-on experience gained from stripping down and rebuilding each vehicle in the Haynes Project Workshop. The practical step-by-step instructions and clear photos are easy to follow and provide information on maintenance,...

First on the scene was the London & Southampton, soon to change its name to the London & South Western. The branch on to Salisbury was the start of the LSW's drive to reach Exeter. Other routes followed including the Portsmouth Direct, intended to outdo...

It was Tuesday, 15 July 1919 and for the residents of Clifden on Ireland's west coast this was not to be a normal day. Just before 08.40 hours, descending out of the gloom, came a large, twin-engine aeroplane lining up for final approach. One or two...

In the 1960s, as steam locomotives were being hurriedly removed from Britain's railways, a band of enthusiasts formed to save what they could. In the process, they laid the tracks for the thriving network that is the British heritage railway scene today...

Set against the contrasting rural and industrial scenery of northern Lincolnshire, this book illustrates the area's fascinating passenger and freight trains, railway infrastructure, stations and signalling over a 40-year period. Taking the reader on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143280Author James WhitingFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

This is the first book to cover the little-known car production of the famous Birmingham Small Arms company (BSA). BSA had its roots in gun manufacture in Birmingham and then expanded to include bicycles, cars and motorcycles and the take-over of Daimler...

The books in the Everyday Modifications series are designed to guide classic van and car owners through the workshop skills needed to make their vehicles easier to use and enjoy. This book is concerned with improving the 4-cylinder Spitfire and Herald,...

In The Last Ten Years, author Brian J. Dickson presents stunning colour photographs from the collections of three enthusiasts of the Seafield Railway Club in north London.Meeting regularly at New Southgate station to record the steam-handled traffic,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356241Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The book is the fruit of hands-on experience gained in the workshop as well as knowledge gleaned over years of consulting books, manufacturers' manuals and specialist magazines by one of the leading technical journalists in the sector, Massimo Clarke. ...

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...

The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury...

Dave Baranek (callsign "Bio") was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. Four years later, seasoned by intense training and deployments in the tense confrontations of the cold war, he became the only one of...

London Transport was created in 1933 to coordinate the shambolic, overlapping transport systems of the capital, and for decades has striven to meet the challenges of organising London travel. Now operating as Transport for London (TfL), it continues this...

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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...

This is the story of VW's timeless classic, the Type 2 Transporter, universally known as the "Bus". It is sixty years since the idea of VW's Transporter was conceived by Dutchman Ben Pon after seeing motorized trollies conveying components around the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615651Author G.A. PryerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

This book analyses the technology of spark ignition two-stroke engines. The presentation is simple and comprehensive. The description of the operating cycle, the fluid dynamics, the lubrication and the cooling systems is followed by painstaking analysis...

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

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

Gordon D. Webster's latest title examines the renewal - and revival - of railways in the north of England. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic changed the role of train travel in Britain forever. Gone were the swarms of rush-hour commuters to the city and the...

International aviation is a massive and complex industry that is crucial to our global economy and way of life. Designed for the next generation of aviation professionals, Fundamentals of International Aviation, second edition, flips the traditional...

The railways changed the world. They initiated a revolution in communications which continues to this day, ever more profoundly influencing our lives. They had an enormous economic and social impact in Britain, not least with its demography. Before 1914...

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