Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857041975Author Roger FoggFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

It is now more than thirty years since two words synonymous with Diesel Multiple Units became part of railway parlance - 'Pacers' and 'Sprinters'. The Class 142 Pacers were introduced in the mid-1980s and, despite almost continuous criticism as to...

The XJ40 had a long development history and underwent sophisticated and thorough testing on several continents. Featuring an array of high-tech features such as a digital dashboard, it drove superbly and won the UK's prestigious 'Car of the Year' award...

Metals have been used in boats for thousands of years, as components of the vessel's construction, as load-bearing parts of the rigging and steering systems, and for a wide variety of domestic and service duties. Due to misunderstandings of the...

Allow Mark Lindemann, Cycle World Magazine's resident expert, share the tips and tricks he has gained from riding over 750 different bikes during the past 30 years. This is the perfect guide for beginners or those looking to get back on two wheels after...

On 21 May 1969 Dr Richard Beeching officially reopened the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in south Devon as the Dart Valley Railway. This former GWR branch line had been closed by British Railways in 1962, although the passenger service had...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993095047Author Matt FalcusFormat PaperbackPage Count 103Imprint Destinworld Publishing LtdPublisher Destinworld Publishing Ltd

A comprehensive guide to original factory specification and equipment of VW Split-screen and Bay-window transporters. 265 photographs of 25 vehicles from Germany, the UK and the USA illustrate not only the people carriers but the many variations panel...

Restoring a fibreglass yacht is not something for the faint-hearted, even if you don't intend to do all the work yourself (you still need to understand the processes to be gone through). But the satisfaction of the job well done, not to mention the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952949Author John Stretton and Tim MaddocksFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The North Eastern Railway underwent extreme change after the outbreak of war in August 1914. Within months, the company raised its own battalion of men and was the only railway company to do so. The NER also set to work adapting to the changes and...

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...

The railway network within Birmingham has long been important for the movement of passengers and freight to serve the centre and its suburbs, and as the road network around Birmingham has become more congested, the railways in the city have, once more,...

The Union had won the Civil War and abolished slavery. However, Lincoln, an early champion of railroads, would not live to see the next great achievment. The governmentpitted the Union Pacific against the Central Pacific in a race that encouraged speed...

Like the railway industry in the nineteenth century, Britain was a major player in supplying the world with buses, particularly double-deckers. The principal contributors in the mid-twentieth century were AEC, Daimler and Leyland Motors. Buses were...

This book is the mechanic in your glovebox, essential for troubleshooting, identifying issues and suggesting roadside fixes for 101 common problems associated with Series Land Rovers - both on and off-road.The user-friendly layout incorporates extensive...

Founded in 1838 in Liverpool, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company was the first to operate steamships in the Pacific and primarily traded from the UK to the Pacific coasts of South America. Its most famous ships included the Reina del Pacifico and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793237Author 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 9781857945645Author John HillierFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772034554Author David Laurence JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Heritage House Publishing Co LtdPublisher Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd

The extraordinary account of how the world's most popular sports car - the Mazda MX-5 Miata Roadster - came into being. The story of how a team of dedicated engineers and designers boldly conceived the idea of a totally new lightweight sports car at a...

This class of AC electric locomotive comprised 100 members, built from 1965 onwards. The first forty locos were built by British Rail at their Doncaster Works, and the other sixty were built by English Electric at their Vulcan Works. They were built...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960981671Author Wolfgang TillmansFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the Severn Railway Bridge disaster. Read about it and other disasters in this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752423838Author Chris WittsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History...

This book is a basic treatise on one of seamanship's key arts - anchoring - the skill that causes skippers of all levels of experience more worry than any other. Approaching anchoring as an art, as opposed to an arcane science, the book replaces...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943474Author Paul ShannonFormat 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 9781644251881Author William K. KershnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Aviation Supplies & Academics IncPublisher Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc

With its size, France is home to a huge number of locomotives. The country can basically be split in two, with the northern half running on AC traction, and the southern half on DC traction. A vast number of locomotives are dual-powered, and so can run...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892878765Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

The Great Western Railway at Swindon, with its highly skilled craftsmen, is world-famous. It has been written about and filmed countless times, and many of its old steam locomotives have been saved from the scrapyards and lovingly rebuilt to run again on...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894759212Author Betty O'KeefeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Caitlin PressPublisher Caitlin PressWeight(grams) 256g

Brunel's main line from Paddington to Bristol was, and still is, the most important of the Reading railways. For over 125 years steam dominated this great route, its green-liveried engines, adorned with brass and copper trim, each exhibiting the...

Tom Cotter is the best-known barn-find collector-car expert working today. Tom Cotter's Best Barn-Find Collector Car Tales pulls together his best barn find stories from America and around the globe. Tom Cotter bought his first barn find some 50 years...

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,...

The story returns, with new chapters and prospects about to unfold. The agreement between Sauber and Alfa Romeo brings back to the World Championship stage a name that for so long was an integral part of Formula 1 series. Going back to the 1950 and 1951...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785213748Author John MeadFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint J H Haynes & Co LtdPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 391gDimensions(mm) 271mm...

The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron, steel and steam, literally, gathered pace. At the head of the race up was the iconic Great...

Offers a look at the ever changing Leeds railway scene over a span of 50 years from the late 1940s to the 1990s. In 217 top quality photographs, this book features not only many steam trains of the past but diesels, electrics, stations, locomotive depots...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997432220Author Christin ChapmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Bunch PublishingPublisher Bunch PublishingWeight(grams) 240g