Transportation

The Nottingham Canal ran from Trent Bridge to join the Cromford and Erewash canals at Langley Mill. The canal itself was abandoned in the 1930s and much has been built on it since then but this detailed book provides a lasting record of its journey from...

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...

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

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 9780853616207Author Colin Gerald MaggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 151mm * 213mm * 7mm

The narrow gauge railways of Britain have seemingly had the gift of choosing some of the country's most beautiful scenery through which to run. The Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway was no exception, running for eight winding miles through the valleys...

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

Building a custom motorcycle has never been more popular, with even the major manufacturers keen to capitalize on the growing trend. A custom motorbike is the product of an owner using their own skills to produce an individual machine, and with the right...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909431539Author Brian GarvinFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

The construction of British Dreadnought warships between 1905 and 1920 was an enormous financial and industrial undertaking which involved all the major ship builders in Great Britain and two Royal Naval Dockyards. The speed at which these warships could...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853613916Author Jeffrey N. FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 5mm

The high-quality rock strata of the Peak District area of England is a major source of limestone products that have long been transported away in railway wagons. Over the years, many different designs of hoppers, open boxes, covered hoppers and powder...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144447Author Maxwell RobertsFormat HardbackImprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174345Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621062400Author Elly BlueFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

CrossCountry Trains Ltd won the right to operate the CrossCountry franchise from 11 November 2007 when the Strategic Rail Authority determined that its bid for the franchise was the best value for money and the most sustainable. CrossCountry operates the...

Since the dawn of aviation at the start of the twentieth century, men and aircraft have been falling out of the sky, sometimes with comical results and sometimes with tragic endings. In Wight Air Wrecks Andrew Gilliam tells the story of every crash on...

Buying a classic and iconic E30 BMW 3 Series can be just the start of a wonderful adventure. This book explains how these fantastic cars can be modified to suit a vast range of applications, from simple upgrades to make everyday driving easier, through...

First introduced in the late 1980s, the Class 442s were like nothing that had been seen before in terms of Southern Region electric multiple units. These stylish and sleek trains were the first electric multiple units capable of reaching 100mph, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999585372Author David StarkieFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Riverside Publishing Solutions LtdPublisher Riverside Publishing Solutions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085536Author Serge VanbockryckFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Belfast has a long and proud shipbuilding heritage, this industry holding a strong place in Belfast's identity and popular culture. There were three main shipbuilders, Harland & Wolff, Workman Clark and the little-known McIllwain & Co., all of whom had...

The city of Derby has a long association with the country's railway heritage, not just as a focal point for the county's railway passengers but also its long tradition of manufacture. Today, Derby enjoys passenger services to destinations as far apart as...

The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbusch points out in this fascinating study, our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858950549Author Alan R. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 403g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840337037Author Richard BuckleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The RAF's first and last jet-powered delta-winged fighter, the Javelin was also the very last aircraft to be built by the Gloster Aircraft Company. The twin-engine Javelin was a complex aircraft and development began as early as 1946, the intention being...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144577Author 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 9781907558962Author Lee WoolastonFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint How2become LtdPublisher How2become LtdDimensions(mm) 242mm * 170mm * 8mm

The regulation of modern civil aviation can be traced back to the later years of the Second World War. An intense debate about the future regulatory regime resulted in a compromise which to this day essentially dictates the structure of the global...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706857Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858950778Author Geoff DowlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 408g

During the final quarter of the last century a small railway company had the temerity to set up its headquarters at Swindon, right in the GWR heartland, and to drive a standard gauge line north-south through Brunel's broad gauge empire. The interloper...

Passengers cancelling their tickets for Titanic's maiden voyage out of apprehension; a famous social reformer who died on Titanic, warned in 1911 that he would be in danger from water in April 1912; inhabitants of the remote islands of Fiji aware of the...

In Folk Tales on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, join the driver and fireman on the footplate of a locomotive. Stand behind a range of levers in a signal box or be one of a gang working on the permanent way, sweating in the summer heat or shivering after a...