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At one time, Liverpool's landing stage was so busy that ships would be literally queuing in the Mersey to discharge and embark passengers. However, the period from the late 1940s saw both the golden age of Liverpool shipping as well as the decline of its...

Hill's Tramroad was established in about 1817 by the Blaenavon ironmaster Thomas Hill to connect his ironworks with Llanfoist Wharf on the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal. Trams loaded with pig iron were hauled by horses through a long tunnel to Pwlldu on...

International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide explains the international context and application of the law as it applies to commercial and recreational aviation, and to the broader aviation environment. It provides a comprehensive introduction to all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143860Author Michael RussellFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

This book is a companion to the hugely popular Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC, published in 2015. The first book made tribute to ERF's world-class long-hauler, focussing in particular on the Middle-East examples, and to those who drove them. It was acclaimed...

Hawker Siddeley's history can be traced back to 1912 and the formation of the Sopwith Aviation Company by Tom Sopwith which metamorphosed into Hawker Aircraft after World War One. In 1934-35, Gloster, Avro, Armstrong Siddeley, Armstrong Whitworth and...

The major company in the short-sea passenger and freight business in 2020 is the Swedish Stena Line, who operate services to Europe, Scandinavia and Ireland from United Kingdom ports. The company was founded in 1962 by Sten A. Olsson in Gothenburg,...

This long-awaited book tells the remarkable story of the second Mauretania (1938-65): her construction, her naming, her maiden voyage and her distinguished Second World War service, told through extracts from a rare diary of a soldier. Also recalled are...

In the 1950s and 1960s south Lancashire and Cheshire was criss-crossed by a web of railway lines, servicing the various needs of local industries. The region was a haven for railway enthusiasts who pursued the hundreds of steam workhorses based at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658115Author Chris Sandham-BaileyFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906520260Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton PressDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356340Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The late 1970s and 1980s will be remembered as a time of turmoil in Britain. But against a background of economic and cultural instability, the railways saw revived demand and started to rise from the ashes of the contraction of the 1960s. A legion of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858953021Author John HuntFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909328716Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

The great passenger liners of the twentieth century make for iconic images of maritime history and design. Ships of Splendour presents the development of passenger ships across the twentieth century, from the 1920s, through the 1940s, and the heyday of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335552Author Neil BurgessFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 172mm * 242mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038387Author Colin J. MarsdenFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431393Author David HaydockFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

This remarkable book pictures the growth of British civil air transport from its inception in 1910 through to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and then the beginnings of British Overseas Airways Corporation. The author shows the impetus given to...

Wooden-bodied shooting brakes, station wagons and estate cars, collectively known as Woodies, were the original SUVs (sports utility vehicles). While they were initially created for a specific purpose, their versatility, adaptability and load-carrying...

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)...

Palm oil is the quintessence of West Africa - it is complex, an acquired taste and reckoned to be rather unhealthy. Small chop is the addition of ingredients that make it palatable for European taste. From the unique perspective of working aboard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932494976Author Matt JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech IncDimensions(mm) 275mm * 215mm * 10mm

Hidden Harbours of Southwest Scotland is a lively tour of small and infrequently visited harbours on the stunning Scottish coast and its nearby islands, starting from Port Logan in the south and meandering northwards to Lerags on Loch Feochan in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952703Author Terry GoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The North of England has long been an area of immense interest to bus enthusiasts. In Urban Buses in Northern England: A Second View, Peter Tucker presents another fine selection of photographs representing the area's urban bus scene between the 1990s...

The 1930s still conjure painful images: the great want of the Depression, and overseas, the exuberant crowds motivated by self-appointed national saviors dressing up old hatreds as new ideas. But there was another story that embodied mankind in that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMartin Thaddeus was born in Crawley, England, in 1959, one of nine children. After leaving Art College, Martin worked as a graphic artist but surgery to his right...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854142610Author Michael WelchFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Andrew Cole takes us on a journey looking at West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, or WMPTE, buses, and those used by its successors. WMPTE came into being in 1969 and combined the bus fleets of Birmingham, West Bromwich, Walsall and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899238392Author Peter WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Porter Publishing LtdPublisher Porter Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 735gDimensions(mm)...

SS Terra Nova was most famous for being the vessel to carry the ill-fated 1910 polar expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott, but the story of this memorable ship, built in wood to enable flexibility in the ice, continued until 1943, when she sank off...

Whether already a Volvo 1800 owner, a prospective owner or simply an admirer, you'll find many useful nuggets of information here. Especially important if you are contemplating the purchase of one of the best looking classic sports cars ever produced,...

British traditional working boats are famous - Morecambe Bay prawners, Manx luggers, Scots fifies and zulus, Lowestoft and Yarmouth drifters, Yorkshire cobles, Colchester smacks, Hastings beach boats, Brixham trawlers, and many others. Over a...

This new book is a very much improved and updated edition of the successful previous edition, "Shipwrecks of the Forth", and benefits hugely from the vast amount of vital new information gleaned by the author during 15 years of painstaking research. Each...

The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation. With images and vivid recollections, we journey back to post-war Wales and the Western Region of British Railways. We explore favourite routes and railway places, many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802583465Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613253878Author D Brian SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338980Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing