Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787111417Author Jeff ClewFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint VelocePublisher David & Charles

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909540217Author Nicholas LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Foxglove Publishing LtdPublisher Foxglove Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781391693Author Lawrence BeesleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 196gDimensions(mm)...

200 colour illustrations and a system mapAbout the AuthorJustin Bailey was born in Woolwich South East London, having grown up with a lifelong passion for trains, transport and history related subjects. He has worked in the book industry since the age...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999647032Author Matt FalcusFormat PaperbackImprint Destinworld Publishing LtdPublisher Destinworld Publishing Ltd

ATTEMPTING 300KPH on an untested experimental motorcycle could be considered a perfect way to kill yourself, but Paul Carter is still, well, PAUL CARTER and danger at high speed is his second name. Whether discovering that being dyslexic means delivering...

This book on the Porsche 911 (997) is the fifth of six planned in The Essential Companion series, and the fourth with Veloce Publishing. It carries on the tradition established with Adrian Streather's first Porsche 911 book on the 964 series, and...

This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to the ten most spectacular lighthouses in Wales in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857943009Author Brian GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorJohn C. Payne is a cruising sailor and professional marine electrical engineer and surveyor with a 28-year career in merchant shipping and the offshore oil...

In this fascinating book, Rover expert James Taylor explores the special relationship between the royal family and their Land Rovers. Focusing on the Royal Review Land Rovers which travelled around the Commonwealth, the book reveals the details of the...

For British Rail, the 1970s was a time of contrasts, when bad jokes about sandwiches and pork pies often belied real achievements, like increasing computerisation and the arrival of the high-speed Inter-City 125s. But while television advertisements told...

There were 20,000 miles of railways in 1865 and about a million by 2020. Scale has always been a key theme in railway history. In the First World War, the London and North West Railway transported 325,000 miles of barbed wire and over twelve million...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255285Author Tony ThackerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

During the 1960s, British Railways withdrew its thousands of steam locomotives from the national network. The process started gradually at the start of the 1960s but accelerated towards the end of the decade so that by 1968 the last steam-operated trains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144492Author Michael WelchFormat HardbackImprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780872885141Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

In the heroic days of rail travel, you could dine on kippers and champagne aboard the Brighton Belle; smoke a post-prandial cigar as the Golden Arrow closed in on Paris, or be shaved by the Flying Scotsman's on-board barber. Everyone from schoolboys to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994460547Author Melati LumFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Melby Rose PublishingPublisher Melby Rose Publishing

The book traces the history of the various craft that have been used for transport on Britain's rivers and canals from the earliest times to the present day. The first section deals with the long history of the development of river craft, from...

In this book John Whiteley provides a photographic survey of the last years of steam on British Railways in the North of England. The photographs cover the period from c. 1959/60 to the end of steam in the area in 1968. By the early 1960s British Rail...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780872885905Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

There has been plenty said and written about scooters over the years, but until now there has been no definitive look at the culture surrounding our chosen way of life. Many authors have written about mods and the infamous and often over-hyped beach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338591Author Stuart EmmettFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 176mm * 235mm * 4mm

The accomplishments, and initiatives, both social and economic, of Edward Watkin are almost too many to relate. Though generally known for his large-scale railway projects, becoming chairman of nine different British railway companies as well as...

The Series III Land Rover further developed the successive refinements of the Series I, II and IIA models, yet remained true to its original design as a utility vehicle for farmers; one that could be repaired and maintained with the minimum of specialist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143111771Author Peter WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

In the quest for ultimate speed, Formula One combines human drama, cutting-edge technological innovation and high-stakes finance in a thrilling global circus watched by half a billion avid fans. THE FASTEST SHOW ON EARTH brings the FIA Formula One World...

The Liverpool & Manchester Railway was Britain's first mainline, inter-city railway; opened in 1830 it was at the cutting edge of railway technology. Engineered by George Stephenson and his team - John Dixon, William Allcard, Joseph Locke - the...

From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain's historical railways in All Aboard. The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking...

As the modernisation of the former British Railways moved forward into Railtrack and then Network Rail, various schemes to bring the West Country railway network up to date came... and went! Consequently, the far west of the network from Plymouth to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356753Author Paul CrookFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912050673Author Tom FerrisFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

This book gives a glimpse into the trials and tribulations of inventing, developing and perfecting the art of pedal-powered transport over the years from the the original 'hobby-horse' velocipede to the the notorious bone-shaker, and from the grand but...

This best-selling book, with nearly 1,400 illustrations, outlines the history of Britain’s favourite sports car, tells the prospective buyer how to find a good example of an MGB, MGC or MGB V8, then gets down to the restoration, detailing how to renovate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809921Author Peter TatlowFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Oxford Publishing CoPublisher Crecy Publishing

Many readers will be familiar with Nigel Welbourn's long running series of books, covering lost railways in Britain and Ireland. This new book Lost Railways of the World is the latest by this author on the subject of disused railways. The material for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793640Author 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 9781838408084Author John PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint European Rail Timetable LimitedPublisher European Rail Timetable LimitedWeight(grams)...

As electricity became more widely used to power and light Britain's towns and cities a number of municipal boroughs built their own power stations. In the early years these were inevitably fed by coal, of which the UK had a plentiful supply. In the...