Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840331448Author Peter DaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143341Author Jonathan RiddellFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

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

Preston Corporation Tramways was formed in 1904, later becoming Preston Corporation Transport Department. Electric trams, the majority of which were built in Preston, were operated until1935. The first buses entered service in January 1922. The...

With their sleek and powerful looks, the big Austin-Healeys have always made an impression. In this revealing book, the author explores the development of the 'Big' Healeys, as distinct from the smaller Austin-Healey Sprite, to produce a comprehensive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780760328057Author Jeff HartmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Motorbooks InternationalPublisher Motorbooks InternationalWeight(grams) 1020g

The automobile is an icon of modern technology because it includes most aspects of modern engineering, and it offers an exciting approach to engineering education. Of course there are many existing books on introductory fluid/aero dynamics but the...

Learn how to tackle all types of automotive paint and graphics projects with this photo-rich reference by award-winning custom painter JoAnn Bortles.How to Design and Apply Automotive and Motorcycle Paint and Graphics covers the most popular custom...

The North British Locomotive Company came into existence in 1903 as an amalgamation of three established Glasgow locomotive manufacturers: Dubs & Co., Sharp Stewart and Neilson Reid. Each of these companies enjoyed an excellent reputation for its...

Southern California Railways looks at the operations of some of the many railroads that serve the southern half of the Golden State. These include the passenger operations of Amtrak, Metrolink and San Diego Coaster and the freight operations of the Union...

The merchants of Manchester were concerned about the high tariffs charged at Liverpool Docks and the excessive rates for transhipment of goods to Manchester. They decided that the best thing for their trade was to bring seagoing ships up to Manchester...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793985Author 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 9780853617433Author S.A. LeleuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 273mm * 210mm * 17mm

This book gives a detailed account of the types and employment of German armored trains during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780887401985Author Wolfgang SawodnyFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008956Author 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 9781857945270Author Chris HarrisFormat PaperbackImprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The North-West of England is a diverse and fascinating part of the country with a varied landscape. This area was once the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, and was the location for the World's first true 'Intercity' railway, spawning a complex...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980109214Author David H StringerFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Apt CollectiblesPublisher Apt CollectiblesWeight(grams) 404g

'In no other country in the world is there anything to match Britain's love affair with the steam train; nowhere else are there so many preserved railways keeping the magic of steam alive.' In 1896, the Light Railways Act was designed to speed up the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144034Author Andrew EmmersonFormat PaperbackImprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955952975Author James RuppertFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Foresight PublicationsPublisher Foresight PublicationsDimensions(mm) 203mm * 126mm *...

The Grumman F6F Hellcat formed the backbone of America's carrier-based fighter force as the Allies pressed the war toward Japan. Powered by a massive and reliable Pratt & Whitney radial engine, the Hellcat racked up an incredible 19:1 kill ratio against...

Biography of British Train Travel is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a lifelong interest in railways. It spans a wide spectrum over the years, from the early days in Kent in 1960, through the many hours...

This trilogy tells how Ian Nicolson, yachtsman, naval architect and author, joined a Canadian and a Norwegian to sail the 45-foot ketch Maken from England via the Panama Canal to Vancouver, Canada. It goes on to describe how Ian returned home from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943085Author Bob BarnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The first and only monograph entirely devoted to the Lambretta LUI scooter, produced by Innocenti in their tens of thousands, designed by that master of body styling, Nuccio Bertone, creator of outstanding cars like the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and...

When the Wright brothers finally took to the air in the Wright Flyer in 1903, it was the realisation of one of humanity's oldest dreams. From there on in, the sky really was the limit, and the early twentieth century was a time of pioneering technical...

In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 locomotives to replace a variety of freight locomotive types that had been in service with British Rail for many years. However, EWS also required something...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143938Author Martin EadyFormat HardbackImprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Masquerading as a civilian airliner during the mid-1930s, the Heinkel He 111 medium-range bomber saw its first combat in 1936 with Germany's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. The initial stages of World War II confirmed the design's prominent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788879116541Author Lorenzo ArdizioFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Giorgio Nada EditorePublisher Giorgio Nada Editore

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...

The Gas Tram was a short-lived phenomenon which briefly seemed to herald a new way forward in tramcar design, replacing horses and steam locomotives on the streets with quieter and smoother travel. One of the major advantages of the gas tram, according...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945690Author Philip HortonFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 580gDimensions(mm) 169mm *...

This is the story of Kent's Garden Airfield, so called because of its location on an escarpment, overlooking Hythe and Romney Marsh. An airfield born out of necessity during the First World War. Following 1918 many record breaking flights began at...

In his 1914 ode to Chicago, Carl Sandburg referred to the city as the ‘Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation’. What was true over a century ago is still true today – Chicago is...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943986Author Chris HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

'Like so many other boys of my generation, I wanted to be an engine driver; my dreams, however, were dashed in 1956 when I went for a medical at Derby. So much depended upon having perfect eyesight ...' So wrote the author in his introduction in Last...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250061355Author Doug MostFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...