Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602064416Author J L E DreyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 549g

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A classic of Australian literature, The Education of Young Donald Trilogy combines Donald Horne's three autobiographies - The Education of Young Donald (1967), Confessions of a New Boy (1985) and Portrait of an Optimist (1988) - in one volume. Describing...

This book covers the long history, from its origins through to the present day, of the historic Italian manufacturer Beta Motorcycles, active in the two-wheeled world for over 100 years, presenting previously unpublished material. A particularly...

Why has “car society” proven so durable, even in the face of mounting environmental and economic crises? In this follow-up to his magisterial Atlantic Automobilism, Gijs Mom traces the global spread of the automobile in the postwar era and investigates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944013Author Henry ConnFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Cities around the globe struggle to create better and more equitable access to important destinations and services, all the while reducing the energy consumption and environmental impacts of mobility. An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation...

More than 250 classic American locomotives."Let the country but make the railroads, and the railroads will make the country."- Edward PeaseDuring the mid-1800s, American railroads became the lifeblood of new communities in the West and brought new ways...

'Autogiro Pioneer' is a vivid account of the varied life and adventures of Jack Richardson (1899-1987). The book is based on his memoirs, which have been edited by his son. In the 1930s he worked for Juan de la Cierva, the inventor of the Autogiro (the...

This book may forever change the way you look at Formula One Grand Prix racing. Who were truly the all-time 'greats'? Which drivers have been grossly overrated? The Quality Point Rating System (QPRS) is a mathematical formula-based method that looks at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620922606Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 710g

Can you imagine a world where people drive beautiful and unusual cars, created by designers prodigiously endowed with talent and imagination? Names like Preston Tucker, Carl Borgward and John DeLorean are hardly known today. Nevertheless, today's cars...

R. E. L. Maunsell's engineering career started in Ireland, where he graduated to the post of Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GSWR. He crossed to England just before the outbreak of the First World War to take up the same post on the SECR, where his...

Maritime navigation has rapidly developed since the publication of the last edition of the title with methods of global position fixing for shipping becoming standardized. As in the previous two editions, this edition will provide a sound basis for the...

No-one could have imagined what a revolutionary change the dawning of the railway age would have on the British countryside and its inhabitants. Somerset was no exception: the Great Western Railway, the London and South Western Railway, and the Somerset...

Reeds Marine Distance Tables are the perfect ready-reckoner for captains, navigators and owners of merchant and cruise ships large and small wanting a quick and accurate distance reference between all the regularly used commercial ports around the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989906722Author Micah TollFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Toll PublishingPublisher Toll PublishingWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

From the earliest "velocipedes" through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle racing traces its role in the development of bicycle technology between 1868 and 1903. ...

The steam locomotive was a British invention and even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. Steam's first significant contribution to British industry was through powering pumping engines for mines. When...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338249Author Alan BrotchieFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 273mm * 210mm * 5mm

Although truck efficiency and performance are priorities for operators and drivers, their pride in their vehicles shows itself in the way that so many are customised and decorated. Ferdy De Martin & Xavier Stefaniak have selected 29 examples of currently...

Competition in air transport has been transformed by industry liberalization initiatives, resulting in the emergence of a wide array of new airline start-ups. Restrictions on low fares have been removed, uniform control requirements have been...

This book provides an in-depth exploration of trains and train travel. Letherby and Reynolds have conducted extensive research with all those concerned with trains, from leisure travelers and enthusiasts to railway workers and commuters. Overturning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858953007Author John HuntFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Past & Present Publishing LtdPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 238mm * 172mm *...

The steamers of P&A Campbell were a memorable sight for hundreds of thousands who lived in the Bristol Channel area, Brighton and the South Coast and Southampton. For many, a trip down the water on a White Funnel paddler was their solitary holiday each...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933272504Author Robert CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Thunder Bay Press MichiganPublisher Thunder Bay Press MichiganWeight(grams)...

Once an icon of American industry, railroads fell into a long decline beginning around the turn of the twentieth century. Overburdened with regulation and often displaced by barge traffic on government-maintained waterways, trucking on interstate...

Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857336583Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint J H Haynes & Co LtdPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 628g

The Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques is the latest work from the well-respected marine author, D J House. It contains all the information needed for command posts at sea.* All aspects of shipboard management are discussed, with special emphasis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692328910Author Allan T DuffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Duffin CreativePublisher Duffin CreativeWeight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901703597Author Graham AtkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Ships in Focus PublicationsPublisher Ships in Focus PublicationsWeight(grams) 710g

The Shannon Navigation traces the history of the River Shannon as a navigation up to the present day from the 1750s when the early works were commenced under the Commissioners of Inland Navigation and subsequently under the Directors General of Inland...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738551005Author Greg BorzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

All wooden ships leak, a stark fact that has terrified sailors since the earliest days of ocean travel. Maritime historical literature is filled with horrific descriptions of being aboard a slowly sinking ship. Starting from this human perspective, then,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780801988448Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm)...

To many, the narrow gauge belongs entirely to the past; to others it runs a poor second to the glamour and action of main line standard gauge steam. To such critics - and main gauge enthusiasts alike - this book is dedicated. The narrow gauge has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945146497Author Allen BallardFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint First Steps PublishingPublisher First Steps PublishingWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892871964Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908347213Author Peter WallerFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Nostalgia Road Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing