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Are Trams Socialist?: Why Britain Has No Transport Policy by Christian Wolmar
RRP: $25.33$23.30We all use some form of transport almost every day of our lives. It is one of the most important factors in determining the economic wellbeing of a town or city. And it is also one of the major sources of environmental damage to our planet. Yet, Britain... -
Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives Chris Bruntlett 9781642831658
RRP: $46.78$39.21In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure in Delft in the Netherlands. They had packed up their family in Vancouver, BC, and moved to Delft to experience the cycling city as residents rather than as visitors. A year... -
The Great Railway Revolution: The Epic Story of the American Railroad by Christian Wolmar
RRP: $48.75$34.36In The Great Railway Revolution, Christian Wolmar tells us the extraordinary one-hundred-and-eighty-year story of the rise, fall and ultimate shattering of the greatest of all American endeavours, of technological triumph and human tragedy, of visionary... -
The Metropolitan Line: London's First Underground Railway by Clive Foxell 9780752453965
RRP: $39.00$29.33The Metropolitan Railway can claim to have had an influence on the evolution of our railway system out of all proportion to its tracks reaching just forty-seven miles from London. However it was the world's first underground passenger railway, built in... -
Gresley's Silver Link: The Evolution of the A4 Pacifics 1911-1941 by Tim Hillier-Graves
RRP: $68.25$47.37Gresley's A4 Pacifics are arguably the most famous locomotives ever built, a status cemented by Mallard's record breaking run on the 3rd July 38. And yet only a year later the glamorous streaks' seemed likely to be cast into obscurity by the coming of... -
Rolling Homes: Shelter on Wheels by Lloyd Kahn
RRP: $46.78$32.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780936070896Author Lloyd KahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S. -
Bullitt: The Cars and People Behind Steve McQueen Matt Stone 9781613255292
RRP: $79.95$52.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255292Author Matt StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc -
Interpreting the NPPF: The new National Planning Policy Framework by Alistair Mills 9781916431522
RRP: $78.00$63.92In July 2018 a revised National Planning Policy Framework was published, coming into effect immediately. First published in 2012, the NPPF is the primary expression of the Government's planning policies for England. The NPPF sets out a framework for... -
Western Class Locomotives: A Tribute by Bernard Mills
RRP: $29.23$13.86Unusually for a large class of locomotives, all Western Class locomotives had the same prefix which gave them a unique identity. Redesignated as Class 52 in the early 1970s, they were essentially designed by and for the Western Region, which saw... -
The Mini Story by Giles Chapman 9780752462820 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$8.23Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism and evergreen style. But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed... -
The Mini Story by Giles Chapman
RRP: $19.48$14.72Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism and evergreen style. But it's also of massive historical importance: the 1959 Mini, designed... -
The Lancaster Story by Peter R. March 9780750947602 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$3.74Here is the unique story of the RAF's Avro Lancaster bomber. Peter R. March covers the Lancaster's genesis, first flight and flight testing; its part in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and how this iconic aircraft lives on in the 21st... -
The Lancaster Story by Peter R. March
RRP: $19.48$14.72Here is the unique story of the RAF's Avro Lancaster bomber. Peter R. March covers the Lancaster's genesis, first flight and flight testing; its part in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and how this iconic aircraft lives on in the 21st... -
De Havilland Comet: The World's First Commercial Jetliner by Colin Higgs 9781526719614
RRP: $31.18$22.64The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War. Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, it could fly... -
Rail Freight: Yorkshire and North East England by Paul Shannon
RRP: $31.18$15.42Forty years ago, large areas of Yorkshire and the North East were criss-crossed by freight-only lines, many of them serving the heavy industries that had brought prosperity to the railways decades earlier. Classes 25 and 40 were enjoying their last few... -
Two-Stroke Performance Tuning: Second edition by A. Graham Bell
RRP: $58.50$41.63The two-stroke engine has been developed to a degree that was not thought possible a few years ago. One of its virtues is that it is mechanically very simple, which is a contributing factor to its widespread use and varied application. Here,... -
Type 5 Heavy Freight Locomotives by David Cable 9781473899728
RRP: $58.50$26.48This photographic album portrays the four classes of locomotives introduced to operate on the British Railways system, prior to Privatisation in 1994. Increasing loads and deteriorating reliability of older classes necessitated the design of new, higher... -
Charging Around: Exploring the Edges of England by Electric Car by Clive Wilkinson 9781785633454
RRP: $19.48$13.86Having crossed a continent by train and sailed around the world by container ship, Clive Wilkinson has always had a penchant for slow travel. As his eightieth birthday approaches, he and his wife Joan set out on a new expedition: to tour the edges of... -
A Photographic Journey Through the London Underground: Look Again by Elke Rollmann
RRP: $48.75$36.31WHAT IS THERE TO SEE? That was the question the authors of this book, Elke and Niko Rollman, heard all the time when explaining their photographic project. The answer is LOOK AGAIN, this book will encourage its readers to see the London Underground in a... -
Early Funny Cars: A History of Tech Evolution from Gas Altereds to Match Race Flip Tops 1963-1975 by Lou Hart 9781613256985
RRP: $76.05$49.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613256985Author Lou HartFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc -
Fairey Rotodyne by David Gibbings 9780752449166
RRP: $33.13$25.23The Fairey Rotodyne was a large British compound helicopter designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company and intended for commercial and military applications. It was considered to be one of the iconic aviation projects of the 1950s/60s and a bright... -
Revolution: How the Bicycle Reinvented Modern Britain by William Manners
RRP: $19.48$13.16It is easy to see bicycles as commonplace machines, but at the end of the nineteenth-century there was no other piece of technology which attracted the same level of excitement, discussion or controversy. Significant societal shifts followed the... -
Lost Railways of the World by Nigel Welbourn
RRP: $78.00$55.36Many 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... -
The Red Arrows Story by Peter R March 9780750944465 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$3.74Acclaimed as the RAF's most famous formation aerobatic display team, the 'Reds' - as they are affectionately known - have attracted a truly international following. Here is the story of the Red Arrows, from their tentative beginnings as the Yellowjacks... -
The River Welland, Shipping & Mariners of Spalding by Keith Seaton 9780752494494
RRP: $33.13$25.23In its heyday Spalding was a busy commercial port, with a shipping industry that affected a large majority of the local population. But today that rich history is almost forgotten and the town is known mainly for its agricultural produce. Keith Seaton... -
The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway by Rosa Matheson 9780752444192
RRP: $29.23$22.52The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering... -
The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins Daniel Tatarsky 9781910232569
RRP: $39.00$26.79A sumptuous, wide-ranging guide to cycling, full of practical information but with a huge sense of fun, packed with evocative images from the history of cycling. Cycling is hugely popular nowadays. Since 2003 more than 100 million bikes have... -
Titanic Captain: The Life of Edward John Smith by Gary Cooper 9780752460727
RRP: $31.18$23.89Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked Staffordshire Potteries, he went to sea at the age of 17 and rose... -
British Railways Diesel Electric Classes 44 to 46: The Mighty Peaks of the Midland Main Line by Fred Kerr
RRP: $48.75$34.36Derby Works introduced the first mainline Diesel to UK service with the production of LMS 10000 in 1947, although mainline diesels had previously been tested on post-Grouping main lines prior to being exported. When British Railways' Modernisation Plan... -
The London LS: The Leyland National Bus in London Service by Matthew Wharmby
RRP: $48.75$27.20Dissatisfied with the reliability of its AEC Merlin and Swift single-deck buses, London Transport in 1973 purchased six Leyland Nationals for evaluation. Liking what it saw of this ultimate standard product, where even the paint swatch was of Leyland s... -
Rubber Powered Model Airplanes: Comprehensive Building and Flying Basics Plus Advanced Design-Your-Own Instructions by Don Ross 9780938716198
RRP: $29.15$24.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780938716198Author Don RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Success PublishingPublisher Markowski International Publishers -
The Central Line: An Illustrated History by J. Graeme Bruce 9781854142979
$12.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854142979Author J. Graeme BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing -
London Taxis at War by Alf Townsend
RRP: $19.48$14.72Alf Townsend is a London cabbie with nearly fifty years' experience. In his new book, he gathers together for the first time the complete history of London's cabs in wartime - not just in the Second World War when cabs were converted for other uses... -
The World's Great Rail Journeys: 50 of the most spectacular, luxurious, unusual and exhilarating routes across the globe by Brian Solomon
RRP: $48.75$34.36The World's Great Rail Journeys describes over 50 of the world's most exciting, unusual and exotic railway journeys, including North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia, updated to include photographs of new trains travelling on the same... -
Forty Years with Ford Tractors by David Pearson
RRP: $19.40$12.64David Pearson spent more than four decades working for Ford's tractor business, starting on the production line at the maker's Dagenham factory before moving to the Basildon tractor plant opened in 1964. He went on to become the maker's UK sales manager,... -
Remarkable Bike Rides by Colin Salter
RRP: $48.75$35.16Remarkable Bicycle Rides includes a wide variety of cycling challenges from the exhilaration of high alpine trails to more gentler touring routes, such as Hadrian's Cycleway, which crosses from Britain's Solway Firth to the North Sea following the line... -
Rail Freight: The Midlands by Paul Shannon
RRP: $31.18$22.64From the busy West Coast and Midland Main Lines to the thriving quarries of Leicestershire and intermodal terminals in and around Birmingham, rail freight is still alive and well in the Midland counties of England. All the established freight operators... -
Spirit of British Trams: A Concise History by Robin Jones 9780857100481
RRP: $9.73$8.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857100481Author Robin JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books -
The Hixon Railway Disaster: The Inside Story by Richard Westwood
RRP: $29.23$21.35This is the shocking true story behind the botched introduction of Automatic Half-Barrier level-crossings into Britain. January 1968 saw the convening of the first Parliamentary Court of Inquiry into a railway accident in Britain since the Tay Bridge... -
On a Cushion of Air: The Story of Hoverlloyd and the Cross-Channel Hovercraft by Robin Paine 9780956897817
$96.00This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd and Swedish America Line, who formed a British company called 'Hoverlloyd', galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport through the...