Transportation

The Wilts & Berks Canal was opened in 1810 but promoted from 1793, connecting the Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington to the River Thames at Abingdon. In 1819 the North Wilts Canal was opened from Swindon to Latton on the Thames Severn Canal, providing an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780910970Author Jonathan WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

This is a comprehensive study of the career of one type of rally car - the BMC Mini-Cooper/Mini-Cooper S. In the 1960s the Mini became famous as Britain's most successful rally car. It combined superb handling, a tiny body shell, high-performance engines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857101310Author Rudi NewmanFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809098958Author Jason VuicFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Publisher Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams) 350g

"American Independent Automakers 1945-1960" covers the attempts by major makes such as Kaiser-Frazer, Willys, Packard, Studebaker, Tucker, Nash and Hudson to compete with the 'Big Three' in America. The 'Independents' were the first to introduce all-new...

Londoners, and London-bound commuters, rely heavily on the railways, the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway to get around. This means there is a constant need for maintenance, and sections of lines are often closed at weekends for track work...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617266Author Colin G. MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853616658Author Brian Michael HandleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth. Once at the heart of astronomy and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613251966Author Larry AthertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143631Author Ken BlackerFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

This book describes one of the world's longest serving and most widely used military helicopters. Developed in the 1960s by the Soviet Union as a fire-support helicopter, more than 2,000 have been produced and continue in production today. Given the...

With so many different models and specifications to navigate, this book will help you get the Mini you want at the right price. Featuring over a hundred colour images, plus details of problems to keep an eye out for, it is an essential aid for the...

There are many books about Triumph, but most of them concentrate on the glamorous twin-carburettor Bonneville and three-cylinder Trident. Alongside these headline grabbing bikes, Triumph built a whole series of single-carb machines that had all the style...

In this volume Professor Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a relatively new branch of Archaeology - the study of water transport - how early rafts, boats and ships were built and used. Concepts, such as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and...

Aquila Airways, British South American Airways, Silver City and a host of other airlines tend to be forgotten in the telling of British aviation history as everyone remembers the big names: British Airways, BEA, and BOAC. This informative book, the first...

Do You Dream of Riding a Motorcycle?The Craft and Art of Motorcycling will help make your dream a reality-from your first ride to the road ahead. Hollywood's go-to riding guru, Steve Krugman, has trained thousands of riders including high-profile actors,...

Beginning with the early days of canals in the West Midlands, tracing the work of the Lunar Society, including members Boulton and Watt, and the Earls of Dudley, Robert Davies follows the changing patterns of these waterways over 200 years of history...

A in-depth study of the Ford small block V8 racing engines, covering their development history and use in motorsport. The book explains how rapidly the Ford small block Fairlane V8 engines evolved from passenger car engines to highly successful racing...

Transport systems are the lifeblood of all great cities and this is certainly true of London. As far back as Roman times, their city Londinium was the hub of a network of roads leading out to all the major centres of the time. It was the Romans who gave...

This book provides for the first time a complete look at all of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's contributions to the great age of steamship design. From modelling boats as a child to his youthful dreams of leading a fleet of ships, he was excited by maritime...

Scotland still has hundreds of miles of `dismantled railways', the term used by Ordnance Survey, and the track beds give scope for many walks. Some track beds have been `saved' as Tarmacadam walkway/cycleway routes while others have become well-trodden...

In 1915, the biggest plane yet seen in Britain took flight, a twin-engine monster with a 100-foot wingspan. Handley Page bombers attacked German cities, disrupting the enemy's industry and crippling its war effort. The men that flew in the 'Bloody...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853614616Author Stephen ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 273mm * 210mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356418Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The last rotary-engined car built, Mazda's RX-8 provides a unique driving experience. Until you've tried one, it's hard to imagine how smooth its free-revving engine really is, or how enjoyable its handling. With comfortable space for four, it can be...

Initially designed and built by Hunting Percival, the Jet Provost was a jet-powered development of the piston Provost trainer, which only entered service five years before its more powerful younger sibling. The Jet Provost became the RAF's first ab...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780117093706Author DVMS InstituteFormat PaperbackImprint Stationery Office BooksPublisher TSO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257227Author Steve HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563920073Author Mike StubblefieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 462g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMalcolm Bobbitt has been fascinated by the motor car since buying an Austin 7 before he was old enough to drive! After a career in the electricity industry,...

The Peak District area of England has yielded limestone products since around the time of the Romans and by 1794 the Peak Forest Tramway arrived to help transport products further afield. By the time the Midland Railway arrived in the Buxton area in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943054Author John HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992949228Author Graham StoakesFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Graham StoakesPublisher Graham Stoakes

A collection of entertaining trivia about our favourite mode of transport. Did you know that the Hennessey Venom F5 is the world's fastest road car, with an official top speed of 301mph? That the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car of all time? Or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906419806Author Kevin RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

The building of a vintage Indian Chief motorcycle is more than the restoration of a bike-it's the resurrection of a dream. Rebuilding the Indian chronicles one man's journey through the fearful expanse of midlife in a quest for peace, parts, and a happy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337631Author W. Stewart WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing