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This revised and expanded third edition updates the story across six generations of the VW Bus and includes additional information and pictures, including more conversions, as well new information about the very early years and the latest models. Using...

Robert Ellis James-Robertson (but always known as Ellis) lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway archive. In the early 1960s a few of Ellis's photographs were published in books and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474142Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

From floating ice to snowstorms - meet the adrenalin junkie and death-defying star of the History Channel and Five USA's hit show ICE ROAD TRUCKERS.Every year a fleet of men travel to the Arctic Circle, a region heavily endowed with natural resources...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838132903Author Matthew BishopFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Sidecar PressPublisher Sidecar Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913089344Author Richard HeseltineFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

In 1970 two unlikely characters were part of Flying Scotsman's tour of America and Canada. Describing their adventure of a lifetime are Richard Hinchcliffe, who was the thirteen-year-old son of tour manager George Hinchcliffe, and Bill Wagner, at that...

Since J W Norie published the first edition of his Complete Set of Nautical Tables and Epitome of Practical Navigation in 1803, many changes to the tables have been necessary in both content and presentation. New tables have been included, obsolete ones...

Over the last few years the UK rail network has been going through a transformative period, changing rail travel for many different people. New train operators and new trains have revolutionised the way we travel. In this book Adam Head utilises a...

Until production ceased in 1986, Bedford buses and coaches were a familiar sight on roads across the world. From the ubiquitous Bedford OB and the distinctive six-wheeled Bedford VAL right up to the final model, the air-suspended turbocharged Venturer,...

Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life. Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786883158Author Rinker BuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 367g

For over 80 years these legendary Bentleys, the creation of the celebrated engineer W.O. Bentley, have remained the object of fascination and desire of all motoring enthusiasts. This full colour book covers the 3-Litre of 1921, the 4 1/2-Litre and the 4...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476773506Author Levi TillemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

The Western Region has been going through a period of great transition, and this book aims to document these changes, such as the rebranding of First Great Western as Great Western Railway and the replacement of the High Speed Train (HST) fleet with the...

Of all the products of the Industrial Revolution, none left its mark on the landscape of Britain, or changed the lives of the British people, more than the railway. The encyclopedic Oxford Companion to British Railway History reveals, for the first time,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144805Author Stewaet Brown Kevin McCormackFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780912134Author Mick WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995530768Author Matt FalcusFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Destinworld Publishing LtdPublisher Destinworld Publishing Ltd

What happens to old buses at the end of their career, when they are replaced by newer vehicles? Some inevitably go to scrap, especially if they have been cannibalised for spares. Some see further service with other bus companies. A few lucky ones pass...

The design of buses and coaches is constantly changing as new technology is developed and environmentally friendly and emission-related legislation evolves. In addition to more traditional vehicles, there are now choices between hydrogen-powered...

Two Summers offers a fresh, revealing and highly personal look at the culture of Grand Prix racing as it was during the 1954 and 1955 championships, with individual portraits of the twelve races in which the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R participated. This book...

RAF and East German Fast-Jet Pilots in the Cold War is the result of ten years of research, involving many visits to the former German Democratic Republic by a small Anglo/German team of military specialists. Their purpose was to explore the lives of RAF...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914079528Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 5mm

This is the second volume of previously unpublished photographs from the camera of David Reed, focusing on the electric and diesel traction of the late 1960s and 1970s. The photographs of locomotives and multiple units, none of which remain in regular...

To the early railway traveller, the prospect of travelling to places in hours rather than days hitherto was an inviting prospect, however a journey was not without its fears as well as excitement. To some, the prospect of travelling through a tunnel...

A revolutionary commercial propeller transport, the Lockheed Constellation burst on the aviation scene in the early 1940s. Unheralded for the most part, due to wartime secrecy, it finally entered commercial service in 1946, and promptly set new standards...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711038325Author Ian Allan Publishing LtdFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history. As seafarers attempted longer and longer voyages from the sixteenth century onwards in search of...

A world without cars would be unrecognizable. They have altered the shape of our cities, transformed our nations and landscapes, revolutionised the way we make and buy things, and profoundly influenced our relationship with speed itself. From the Ford...

A recovery vehicle, or breakdown wagon, is the type of truck you hope you will never need. Unfortunately, they are an integral part of everyday life and are to be seen in various forms attending breakdowns and road traffic accidents. From the...

Reichsmarschall G ring told Hitler that it would take less than a month for his much-vaunted Luftwaffe to conquer the RAF and pave the way for the German invasion of Great Britain. His prediction was to prove disastrously wrong, but for four long months...

Get an inside look at the real beginning of outlaw biker culture with this raucous and heartfelt recounting of the early days of biker clubs (Roadbike). The story starts one weekend in 1947, at a motorcycle race in Hollister, California. A few members of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993136801Author James McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint flightsofpassion.comPublisher flightsofpassion.com

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061845635Author Bill VlasicFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams) 295g

Since their introduction in the 1950s, the Class 08, the most common type of British Rail shunter, has been found in almost every area of the UK. These machines carried out the shuntings and movements around stations and yards, with most depots carrying...

Motor Boating Basics is the ultimate collection of visually clear and straightforward 'how-to' guides on all aspects of motor boat handling and ownership, designed to make motor boating as accessible as possible for even the newest enthusiasts. Each...

With the coming of the naval arms race with Germany, in 1903 the Admiralty decided to establish a naval base and dockyard at Rosyth, taking advantage of deep tidal water there. Construction work started in 1909 and the dockyard was finished in 1916, when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857946086Author Roger RounceFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group