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Trams, Road VehiclesUntil fairly recently any talk of trams in London, and indeed the rest of the country, has been in the past tense. Between 193335 and 1952 the capitals vast tram system was systematically closed down in favour of the trolleybus, now itself extinct in Britain. This book traces the history of the ...Keywords: tense, tram, trolleybus, tram, mid-twentieth, fossil, animal, horse, tram, council, municipal, tram, omnibus, peace, tram | |
RailwaysMalcolm White was born in Lowestoft at a former farm cottage in Kirkley Street, not far from Kirkley Goods Depot and has lived all his life in the town. He has always taken a great interest in the railway infrastructure in and around Lowestoft and well remembers, whilst living near the joint ...Keywords: lowestoft, lowestoft, norwich, ipswich, yarmouth, lowestoft, farm, cottage, kirkley, kirkley, lowestoft, yarmouth, woken, school, anglia, norwich, maritime, heritage, suffolk, maritime, lowestoft, malcom, lowestoft, norwich, ipswich, yarmouth, lner, killby, lowestoft | |
RailwaysThe Isle of Man Year of Railways in 1993 re-established the island's rail transport systems in the eyes of enthusiasts World-wide. A plethora of events greeted visitors. But 1993 was just the beginning; inspired by the opening of the first section of what became the Manx Electric Railway, between ... From the series Video Library SpecialKeywords: manx, manx, douglas, groudle, extra-vaganza, manx, snaefell, douglas, erin, groudle, groudle, laxey, snaefell, groudle, douglas, tramway, loch, laxey, dhoon, quarry, tram, maria, wickham, minorca, wickham, boiler, maria, loch, hutchinson, maitland, wood, caledonia, tram, horse, groudle, jack, polar, bear, rishra, chaloner, caledonia, laxey, douglas, snow, gale, bungalow, caledonia | |
RailwaysFollow the development, decline and revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old and new maps, commentaries and photographs. The story is traced from early ‘waggonways' through the steam era to today's diesel and electric railways. Over a hundred railway maps: Railways appear ...Keywords: barthomolew, cruchley, bradshaw, gazed, twenty-four, milepost, lorry, bite, tunnel, heritage, julian, holland | |
MaritimePeter Newall has written definitive books on the Union-Castle Line and the Orient Line. To these standard works he has now added, probably, his most accessible book, this time on a single liner, the Mauretania. His approach to the subject is a novel one, for his book is divided into two parts. The ...Keywords: mauretania, triumph, newall, orient, liner, mauretania, novel, liner, four-page, fold-out, cut-away, cunard, mauretania, glass, dome, first-class, pubs, pinewood, liner, non-liner, newall, triumph, maretania, harold, peto, mauretania, mauretania, walter, martin, hotel, guernsey, poole, mauretania, bristol, pinewood, iver, oast, hildenborough, church, kensington, poole, southampton, grammar, school, marquis, granby, bamford, nont, sarah, scammonden, mauretania, mauretania, heritage, trail | |
RailwaysLewis Cozens began his series of booklets on minor railways in the 1940s and 1950s, and had become assiduous in searching local and county records. In 1972 Oakwood published an edition of his three Cambrian booklets in one volume. Some 30 years later Roger Kidner revised and updated the text. The ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway HistoryKeywords: mawddwy, kerry, lewis, oakwood, cambrian, poole, mawddwy, kerry, timber, kerry, sheep, mawddwy, kerry, expire, lewis, poole, mawddwy, limbo, mawddwy, mawddwy, farmer, terminus, dinas, mawddwy, hotel, keeper, farm, worker, fireman, mawddwy, hendre-ddu, tramway, aberangell, slab, quarry, moat, caersws, carnedd, trewythen, pwllglas, cerist, aldridge, kerry, kerry, shunter, fireman, abermule, grandchildren, mill, fronfraith, mill, fronfraith, mill, kerry, jimmy, goitre, goetre, brick, pipe, kerry, kerry, sheep, kerry, horse, kerry, guard, kerry, kerry, tramway, kerry, tramway, llwyn-y-rhwd | |
Road VehiclesOne of the most innovative advances in commercial transport between the two world wars, was the humble mechanical horse. Conceived by the London, Midland & Scottish Railway to meet the needs of its town cartage service, the mechanical Horse soon revolutionized coal delivery and collection work as ... From the series Nostalgia RoadKeywords: humble, horse, scottish, cartage, horse, horse-drawn, dray, huddersfield, scammell, scarab, bedford, thornycroft, ford, tractor, horse, logistics, aldridge, horse, club, enthrall, aldridge, scamell, horse, egyptian, beetle | |
RailwaysIn essence there are few pieces of technology simpler than the steam locomotive, but, as with all technology, steam locomotive design did not stand still and many innovations and developments - such as compounding - were brought forward over the years to make more complex a machine which was ...Keywords: simpler, quirky, layman, heritage | |
Road VehiclesPolice vehicles are one of the most visible aspects of policing work. They are among those peculiar things, like memorable songs, that can bring instantly to mind another time or place. Many will remember the black Wolseley patrol car which roars out on to London's Embankment from what was then New ...Keywords: metropolitan, police, visible, wolseley, patrol, scotland, clip, covert, horse, prison, bomb, arden, fletcher, taylor, weird | |
Road Vehicles, MilitaryThe name Harley-Davidson is synonymous with the US motor-cycle industry. It is now, after more than a century of operation, one of only two US-based manufacturers to survive. Although the company's origins are older, 1903 is generally regarded as the year when the company's first motorcycle was ...Keywords: harley-davidson, harley-davidson, motor-cycle, motorcycle, harley-davidson, conflict, motorcycle, manufacturer, harley-davidson, canadian, soviet, lend-lease, harley-davidson, ware, harley-davidson, motorcycle, harley-davidson, postwar, harley-davidson, fan-base, hardware, harley-davidson, cycle, ware, milwaukee, inter-war | |
RailwaysAlthough well-known and loved today as one of the UK's premier heritage railways, the story of the Minehead Branch begins in the mid 19th century and this is the first time the lines colourful history has been told in detail. The First section, from Norton Fitzwarren to Watchet, was opened by the ...Keywords: minehead, well-known, heritage, minehead, norton, fitzwarren, watchet, somerset, minehead, minehead, bristol, exeter, minehead, somerset, coleby, somerset, watchet, harbour, minehead, minehead, camp, somerset, watchet, watchet, norton, fitzwarren, norton, bishop, lydeard, crowcombe, leigh, wood, roebuck, leigh, loop, stogumber, williton, watchet, minehead, watchet, minehead, kentsford, loop, washford, anchor, dunster, minehead | |
RailwaysThe magazine Modern Locomotives Illustrated was first published in May 2008 and this is the second MLI annual. In depth features on a number of UK and worldwide railway topics are included along with top quality photographs of modern diesel and electric traction as well as heritage motive power ...Keywords: heritage, marsden, christopher, settle, carlisle, metro, canadian, turbotrain, highland, galas, euro, waterloo, fenland, cornish, china, clay | |
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