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Alfred Mylne the First designed exciting, beautiful yachts, which have won many races over the past 120 years - some are still collecting prizes. They have also cruised far and wide. Many still traverse the oceans, braving the blasting breeze with the...

In the sixty years since the birth of the bus and coach preservation movement, the number of vehicles saved for present and future generations to admire has grown from a tiny handful to more than 3,000. From a small acorn has grown a massive oak, and...

The last 15 years have seen many changes in Scotland's rail network, including the replacement of old rolling stock, an explosion of colourful liveries, the opening of routes, the demise of coal trains and a boom in container freight traffic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944938Author Henry ConnFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 169mm * 238mm * 2mm

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984005Author Ian BeardsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

The transport scene in Northampton was dominated for many decades by Corporation-owned Northampton Transport. In August 1993 privatisation took place and the largely standardised fleet of red and cream buses began to change. By the end of the 1990s, the...

'Functionality is never an excuse for poor design' said the naval architect Nicolo Costanzi, a man whose synthesis of engineering and artistry created practical ships of sublime beauty. This book tells the story of the four large passenger ships...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorDes Hammill is a professional engineer with huge experience of building successful and reliable racing engines and solving the problems associated with all...

Lancia's V6-engined Aurelia series of the 1950s remain among the most beautiful cars ever made. Quintessentially Italian, they were technically advanced and fast, with taut handling. This work examines all the variants, with descriptions of design and...

In the early 1990s, the Waterloo to Exeter route was suffering many delays and problems due to the increasingly unreliable diesel locos being used at the time. It was therefore decided that new trains were the best option. At the time, there was an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613250297Author David VizardFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech IncWeight(grams) 325gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 7mm

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 9780859791847Author Ken EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Relive an era when the streets of south east London and north Kent were served by electric trams and trolleybuses.Book InformationISBN 9781854144515Author Robert HarleyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Heathfield PublishingPublisher Capital Transport...

Prior to the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, Britain's rail network was operated almost exclusively by four private companies. The 'Big Four' as they were called - the Great Western, the Southern, the London Midland & Scottish and the London &...

This is the complete story of the Peugeot 205's rallying history, told in all its glory by expert motoring historian Graham Robson, as part of the `Rally Giants' series. Four-wheel-drive had been authorised in rallying from 1979, but for a time no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941064474Author William LongyardFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang PublicationsWeight(grams) 848gDimensions(mm)...

Hugh Llewelyn has travelled throughout Britain to gather this collection of his photographs of the diesel shunters. In addition to the main classes deployed by British Railways from the 1940s up to the present time, he also covers many of the rarer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944754Author Graham SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is one of the most popular heritage railways in Britain. Since 1973 it has transported hundreds of thousands of visitors in preserved steam and diesel-hauled trains between Pickering and Grosmont through an...

Porsche Carrera follows the development and design of the Carrrera car dynasty, from the origins of the Carrera line in the 550 and 356 models through the highly tuned race cars of the 1960s to the largely hand-crafted, air-cooled cars of the 1970s and...

For thousand of years the River Forth has been utilised by man. from the stone age shell middens at Kinneil to the Roman port at Cramond, there is evidence of man's early use of the river and its estuary. From medieval times onwards, fishing villages...

A thorough photographic history of the US Navy Blue Angels flying-demonstration team. Since 1946, the world-famous US Navy Blue Angels flying-demonstration team has performed in airshows in the United States and around the world. This book details...

The Datsun Z Sports car is the best selling sports coupe in the world. Most people have been touched by one at some point in their lives. You may have owned one when they were new and regretted selling it. Maybe you remember your friends' Zs, and always...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905505326Author Brian J DicksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Kestrel Railway BooksPublisher Kestrel Railway Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613250266Author Walt ThurnFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech IncWeight(grams) 361gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994476036Author James C NixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint CrammondmediaPublisher CrammondmediaWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943078Author 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 9781908174413Author John OrganFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934709740Author Harold BettesFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 210mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339369Author Stuart EmmettFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

This volume contains detailed, step-by-step instructions for converting a VW Transporter van or bus to a Camper. It gives advice on how to choose the best van for your needs and prepare it - how to plan the layout and choose fittings, how to fit an...

Hobbs of Henley is not only one of the best-known businesses in Henley-on-Thames, it also boasts one of the most exclusive and recognisable fleets of boats plying the river today. Simon Wenham's illustrated history, written to mark the firm's 150th...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943900Author Richard JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Ron Buckley's evocative photographs reveal the changing scene of the Southern Railway, illustrating from the 1930s onwards those pre-grouping classes that were still working. These included the work of such well-known designers as Dugald Drummond and...

Following on from Class 47s: Inverness to Penzance: 1982-85, this volume picks up the story and runs to the end of the summer 1986 timetable. It was a period of change, as the first 47s to be withdrawn started to fall by the wayside in the spring of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144393Author 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 9781613250693Author Aaron BonkFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 7mm