Transportation

Coaches have long been a part of life in Britain, from the days of eighteenth-century stage coaches galloping along muddied tracks to air-conditioned fleets cruising the motorways of the modern day. As we moved past the horse-driven coaches of the past,...

Any who think that the end of the long coastal excursions by paddle steamers of yesteryear brought a halt to a trip on the briny may be surprised to learn that there are still more than eighty vessels with Maritime and Coastguard Agency passenger...

Looking Back at Stanier Locomotives is a photographic album depicting the designs of Sir William Arthur Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from the 1930s. With an extensive selection of colour photographs taken...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943696Author Nigel AdamsFormat 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 9780486426129Author V. R. GrimwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935828761Author Jeff ZielinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wolfgang PublicationsPublisher Wolfgang Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619540224Author Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Format PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Aviation Supplies & Academics IncPublisher Aviation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780785837473Author Larry EdsallFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Crestline BooksPublisher Crestline Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983060642Author A Nicholas VeronicoFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint The Sturge-Weber FoundationPublisher The Sturge-Weber FoundationWeight(grams)...

Marcia Pirie's account of her travels across the Pacific Ocean.Book InformationISBN 9780850364712Author Marcia PirieFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Seafarer BooksPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613252888Author John BaechtelFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 426g

"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...

From the Celtic sea-farers to the Cutty Sark and the Royal Yacht Britannia - Osborne and Armstrong champion great ships. Combining the ships' histories with their involvement and significance in Scottish life and imagination, this is a unique study of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398452749Author Adrian RycroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008239Author John OrganFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

In the latter half of World War Two, the War Cabinet sanctioned the formation of a committee to consider a post-war world of air transport. Appointed to chair the group, which included politicians, engineers, businessmen and aircraft builders, was John...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642340808Author Wayne G. BroehlFormat HardbackPage Count 500Imprint Octane PressPublisher Octane Press

Throughout their existence from 1904 until 1981, the Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co. was an idiosyncratic operator whose operational area ranged from the Welsh Marches and Shropshire in the west to Northamptonshire and Rutland in the east; and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859790321Format PaperbackImprint Air Data PublicationsPublisher Crecy Publishing

Our time at the wheel is done. Driving will become illegal, as human drivers will be demonstrably more dangerous than cars that pilot themselves. Is this an impossible future, or a revolution just around the corner?Sam Schwartz, America's most celebrated...

The story of the first European fighter jetBook InformationISBN 9780752450858Author Christopher JohnFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 270g

A history of Birmingham transportBook InformationISBN 9780752415543Author Keith TurnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm

Features the tugs and towing barges that have moved cargoes on the Humber's inland waterways from early in the twentieth century to contemporary times.Book InformationISBN 9780752438047Author Mike TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History...

The B-29 Superfortress was for many years a cornerstone of American military aviation. Best known as a bomber, it also served in reconnaissance, as a tanker, and as a rescue plane. It was a crucial tool for American and Allied forces during World War...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425190012Author Tom ClancyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Whether youre new to motorcycling, contemplating your first Harley or just coming back to Americas iconic motorcycle, this book is the only one youll need. From figuring out which Harley suits you to finding like-minded riders and rallies, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626541054Author Gordon Eliot WhiteFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906294543Author Alan KittridgeFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Twelveheads PressPublisher Twelveheads Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909796072Author David ButcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Poppyland PublishingPublisher Poppyland PublishingWeight(grams) 271gDimensions(mm)...

Plans: Approaches to Porto Capraia Approaches to Portoferraio Bastia Talamone Approaches to Porto S. StefanoAbout the AuthorImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London...

This is the story of lightkeepers' contributions to the natural history of lighthouses in conjunction with the history and maintenance of the manned navigation beacons - their primary function of course - 'for the safety of all'. Since keepers were first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635617337Author William L CrothersFormat PaperbackPage Count 562Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company constructed the most thrilling, innovative and graceful boats ever built in the United States. Here the finest of the Herreshoff designs afloat today are presented with insightful commentary on design evolution in...

Kent is strategically located, lying on the approach to London and being the shortest route to and from continental Europe. As a result the evolution of its means of transport has left its mark. Roads were turnpiked in the eighteenth century, creating...

The world of automotive design knows the name of Paolo Martin, who is, no doubt, one of Italy's design greats. Not only has he designed some of the most important milestone cars from the 1960s and the 1970s, such as the Fiat 130 Coupe, the Lancia Beta...

Chassis Design: Principles and Analysis is based on Olley's technical writings, and is the first complete presentation of his life and work. This new book provides insight into the development of chassis technology and its practical application by a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434818843Author Air MinistryFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 535gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793534Author Dave JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788879116077Author Various AuthorsFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Giorgio Nada EditorePublisher Giorgio Nada EditoreWeight(grams) 1674gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563923739Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 421gDimensions(mm)...