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Steam Lorries by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61Steam power led the transport revolution in England throughout the nineteenth century, but was crippled on the road network by punitive legislation. As the century turned, the laws were altered in... -
The Slate Industry by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61Slate from British quarries roofed the world. For a period in the nineteenth century, ships exported thousands of tons of roofing slate from the UK to an international market. The development of... -
Traction Engines by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61The first traction engines were built around the middle of the nineteenth century. Their great pulling power and ability to provide power for other equipment revolutionised road haulage and... -
Industrial Railways by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.24Since the dawn of the railways, away from the glamour of the main line express, thousands of miles of industrial railway moved raw materials and finished products. From sewage works to sugar... -
Road Rollers by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61In the nineteenth century, it became obvious that the UK's road system needed to be improved. Smoother roads were required to allow people to travel faster and more safely, and the engineers went to... -
Stationary Steam Engines by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61Stationary steam engines were the quiet powerhouses of the Industrial Revolution. They provided the driving force behind every manufacturing process for well over a century, as well as drainage of... -
Narrow Gauge Locomotives by Anthony Coulls
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.61Narrow gauge railways have long been a source of fascination for many. From famous public lines such as the Ffestiniog Railway and Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, to peat extraction lines in Cumbria and... -
Lonely Planet Kids How Trains Work Lonely Planet Kids 9781788683272
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.58All aboard! From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the newest, through tunnels, across bridges and up mountainsides, take a fascinating ride through the world of trains in this brilliant new...