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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

What was it really like to take the LNER's Art Deco Coronation streamliner from King's Cross to Edinburgh, to cross the Atlantic by the SS Normandie, to fly with Imperial Airways from Southampton to Singapore, to steam from Manhattan to Chicago on board...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906133597Author Graham RobsonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Herridge & Sons LtdPublisher Herridge & Sons LtdWeight(grams) 1488gDimensions(mm) 260mm...

Southampton is one of the most important maritime centres in the UK - 'the Gateway to the World', as it is often described. The docks is the cornerstone of the city, both past and present. Here Andrew Britton explores this rich history. From...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857040541Author Paul StratfordFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Under a Yellow Sky paints a canvas of life aboard a Merchant Navy ship in the early 1970s. Simon, a dreamer who steps into this different world, uncovers much of the magic of the sea, although also encounters brutality, dizzying hard work and frightening...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257005Author Matt StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history. This is a compelling read.' From the anti-roads protests of the 1990s to HS2 and Extinction Rebellion, conflict and protest have shaped the politics of transport. In...

This book takes readers on a spectacular journey across North and Mid-Wales in the thirty-year period from the mid-1950s onwards. In full colour, it features scenic railway main lines and branches; ports, canals and shipping including the Liverpool &...

At a time when transport is high on the political agenda and government decision-making is being vigorously scrutinised, there is a need for an incisive and accessible analysis of the key policy issues. This book is a highly readable introduction to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654420Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906133573Author Bill PiggottFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Herridge & Sons LtdPublisher Herridge & Sons LtdWeight(grams) 1043gDimensions(mm) 257mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654864Author Roger NorfolkFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Transport systems are the lifeblood of all great cities and this is certainly true of London. As far back as Roman times, their city Londinium was the hub of a network of roads leading out to all the major centres of the time. It was the Romans who gave...

Alec Forshaw's latest volume covers the troubled decade of 1980s London, the Thatcher years, a time of political and civil unrest and protest, deregulation and privatisation, a period when London underwent changes that would shape its development through...

What was it really like to take the LNER's Art Deco Coronation streamliner from King's Cross to Edinburgh, to cross the Atlantic by the SS Normandie, to fly with Imperial Airways from Southampton to Singapore, to steam from Manhattan to Chicago on board...

Thomas Telford's life was extraordinary: born in the Lowlands of Scotland, where his father worked as a shepherd, he ended his days as the most revered engineer in the world, known punningly as The Colossus of Roads. He was responsible for some of the...

Few cars have achieved the iconic status of Volkswagen's classic and much-loved Beetle - yet its origins are intertwined with the dark days of Nazism. This book looks at those origins, at the marque's initial post-war rescue by the British and the effect...

The Underground network in London has always held a fascination for historians and transport enthusiasts, from the early days of the steam operated system in the 1860s. Todays London Underground covers the network as it is today, with features on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654413Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942620Author David HarveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854142368Author Ken GlazierFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908347114Author David GladwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Nostalgia Road Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615767Author John E. ChackesfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and...

The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255605Author John F. KershawFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Dockers' Stories from the Second World War is a collection of several true stories, drawn from Henry Bradford's time as a Registered Docker in the Port of London. Men were often killed and injured during their every-day work on the docks; nonetheless,...

Bristol and Brunel, the two are inseparable. What would the Avon Gorge be without the slender lines of the suspension bridge? The Floating Harbour without the iron-hulled Great Britain back in the dry dock where she was built, or the magnificent Great...

Bristol and Brunel, the two are inseparable. What would the Avon Gorge be without the slender lines of the suspension bridge? The Floating Harbour without the iron-hulled Great Britain back in the dry dock where she was built, or the magnificent Great...

The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. Less than nine hours after the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, the Donaldson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654871Author Roger NorfolkFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable-for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment-yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck's follow up to his bestselling...

Tony Lewery is acknowledged as an authoritative voice on all aspects of the 'roses and castles' folk art tradition of English narrow boat painting. This, a standard work on the subject, shows how the designs, proudly displayed on the narrowboats of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942712Author Brian PattonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854143129Author Antony Badsey-EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654338Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858952666Author Michael H. C. BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257500Author Stephan SzantaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc