Transportation

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...

Sixties Spotting Days Around the Scottish Region is a photographic album in full colour, depicting the 1960s with coverage of both steam locomotives and the new traction that was taking over during that great period of change on our railways. These...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892872381Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Modern car braking systems are designed to a very high standard, but the need for the home mechanic to know how to maintain their braking system is as important as ever. Whether upgrading your brakes at home or for the race track, Car Brakes offers...

This is the FAA's official primary pilot resource for instrument flight rules and training, with chapters on flight instruments, navigation, emergency operations, and much more.It covers everything pertinent to operating an aircraft, both in instrument...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906294819Author Alan KittridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Twelveheads PressPublisher Twelveheads Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631172618Author Nelson PohlmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 168g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255322Author John BaechtelFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

As World War II drew to a close, America's premier fire apparatus builder--the American-LaFrance Foamite Corp. of Elmira, N.Y.--bet the company's future on its radical new cab-ahead-of-engine 700 Series fire engines. In a spectacular gamble to capture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855200487Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257135Author Scott KoleckiFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Praised by the Chicago Tribune as "thoroughly and compellingly detailed history," Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969. Now the third and final volume brings the story of the...

During the Second World War, more than 9,000 flying boats were produced by the main protagonists, fulfilling a multitude of roles including maritime reconnaissance, bombing, fleet spotting, search and rescue, long-range transport and communications...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956072382Author Christopher BartlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Openhatch BooksPublisher Openhatch BooksWeight(grams) 152g

Foundations of Airport Economics and Finance analyzes the impact key economic indicators play on an airport's financial performance. As rapidly changing dynamics, including liberalization, commercialization and globalization are changing the nature of...

From the first drawings in the early 1960s to today's uber-popular new Bronco, get the full story of Ford's legendary SUV in this stunningly illustrated volume. When Ford introduced the Bronco for the 1966 model year, its intent was to get a slice of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944655Author Mike HeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 169mm * 238mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841554297Author Colin PittFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint C P PressPublisher C P Press

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 9781644252413Author ASA Test Prep BoardFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Aviation Supplies & AcademicsPublisher Aviation Supplies &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944907Author Barry McLoughlinFormat 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 9781909328211Author Mike JacobsFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Noodle BooksPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909384941Author Lt Col Earl J. McGill USAF (Ret.)Format PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909384385Author Lt Col Earl J. McGill USAF (Ret.)Format PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

This book is not about learning how to draw and paint fashionable, super, tarted-up street or cool cars, but is about drawing and painting cars of all types and ages. The author has endeavoured to distil his many years of automotive and artistic...

What are the best transit cities in the US? The best Bus Rapid Transit lines? The most useless rail transit lines? The missed opportunities? In the US, the 25 largest metropolitan areas and many smaller cities have fixed guideway transit-rail or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935327868Author North American AviationFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint CKE PublicationsPublisher CKE PublicationsWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm)...

Among the many lines that branch all around the East of England, there are some that can be seen diverging from stations that are never used by the train operating companies. These lines head to hidden gems within the East of England known as preserved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257760Author David TempleFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 463g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910415306Author Ken CordnerFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint Key Publishing LtdPublisher Key Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956531216Author Pat LuntFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Roundtrip publishingPublisher Roundtrip publishingWeight(grams) 343g

Authored by a man with extensive experience in salvage operations, this is a comprehensive treatment of ship salvage in all its aspects, but written in plain language. The early chapters introduce the concepts of marine salvage and explain how the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955385643Author Tony BlackmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Blackman AssociatesPublisher Blackman AssociatesWeight(grams) 473g

The Pennine ridge - 'England's backbone' - has provided a dramatic backdrop to the steam locomotive for nearly 180 years. Armies of navvies, commanded by engineers such as George Stephenson, Charles Vignoles and Joseph Locke, battled against...

Hack your ride! In this volume of Make:, you'll find a 21-page special section on connected cars. You'll also see the world's cutest go-kart, DIY electric vehicles, 12 bike mods, and learn about custom dashboard computing. And if you can't wait for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783782212038Author Peter NeumannFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Koehlers VerlagsgsellschaftPublisher Koehlers Verlagsgsellschaft

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613250051Author Bob McClurgFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech IncWeight(grams) 361gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 280mm * 8mm

This is James Waite's second book for Pen & Sword about narrow gauge railways. He has travelled extensively in search of interesting, and often obscure, railways in remote locations. His previous book looked at the narrow gauge scene around the...

The story of the world's most audacious infrastructure project Less than a decade ago, China did not have a single high-speed train in service. Today, it owns a network of 14,000 miles of high-speed rail, far more than the rest of the world combined...

The railways of the USA have a great following, both in the United States where there are large numbers of rail fans and increasingly in Britain/Europe, where there are enthusiasts who visit and model North American railroads. The number and variety of...