Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853616627Author Colin StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

When London first applied as a contender to stage the 2012 Olympic Games, there was cynical speculation as to whether the transport infrastructure could cope should it win. During the bidding process for 2012, Transport for London, the capital's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143495Author Michael WelchFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853616030Author Robert WesternFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 147mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615521Author Andrew HajduckiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 209mm * 147mm * 15mm

Applied Naval Architecture is intended for undergraduate students of many of the disciplines in maritime affairs, including marine engineering, marine transportation, nautical science, shipbuilding or ship production (shipyard apprentice schools), marine...

The Dundee & District Tramways Company began operating a service using a horse tram on 30 August 1877. In 1885, steam traction was introduced, and between 1900 and 1902 the system was electrified, reaching as far as Broughty Ferry and Monifeith at its...

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...

As home of the oldest motor bus company in the world, Eastbourne forms an excellent basis for a detailed analysis of bus transport. The history of that company, latterly Eastbourne Buses Ltd, is charted here from its beginnings in the early twentieth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929133062Author Timothy RemusFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang PublicationsWeight(grams) 486gDimensions(mm)...

Produced annually by the team from Modern Railways - the leading monthly rail magazine, The Modern Railway 2021 offers a comprehensive review of the UK rail industry, together with an overview of events in Europe. With contributions from Roger Ford, Tony...

The Triumph TR2 and TR3 were the heralds of a long-running line of Triumph Sports Cars, culminating in the futuristic TR7 of the 1970s. They were truly sporting cars, suitable for competition and enjoyable fast road motoring. The quintessential British...

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...

This is the eighth title in the now well-established "In Detail" series. Its subject, the Jaguar XK120, has become one of the immortals of sports car history and remains one of the most beautiful cars ever built. It took the London Motor Show by storm in...

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...

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,...

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

From 1907 to 1953, Birmingham Corporation's trams provided an efficient and praiseworthy public transport service throughout the city, carrying millions of passengers during that time. Based on the twenty-eight tram routes in operation during 1937 (a...

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

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

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

George Stephenson is among the most famous engineers of all time. His rise from 'rags to riches' is a stirring story of its kind. But much of the work of innovative engineers for his period lay not in the work itself but in persuading people that such...

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...

A dynamically written visual history of the world's largest transit system in all its intriguing, colorful, and even seedy glory packed with compelling information, as well as fascinating graphics and illustrations.New York wouldn't be New York without...

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...

The era of the steam locomotive at work in the city of Plymouth evokes many memories. This was Great Western territory, but the Southern played a part as well. Besides sharing a common station, each company had its own terminus and locomotive sheds...

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 9780956358585Author L. P. LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint TGR Renascent BooksPublisher TGR Renascent BooksWeight(grams) 489gDimensions(mm) 255mm *...

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...

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...