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PIONEER DIESELS AROUND LONDON | |
RailwaysBorn in Dundee in 1816, by 1840 Sutrrock was involved with Brunel and Gooch in running the Great Western Railway's Locomotive department at Paddington and subsequently in establishing the company's major works and new town at Swindon. Written by his great-great-grandson, Tony Vernon, this intimate ...Keywords: archibald, sturrock, pioneer, dundee, sutrrock, brunel, gooch, paddington, swindon, great-great-grandson, vernon, biography, sturrock, vernon, scottish, paddington, swindon, swindon, doncaster, citizen, adviser, yorkshire, doncaster, sturrock, sturrock | |
RailwaysWithin this volume the late Brian Webb covers Armstrong Whitworths involvement in the development of diesel traction on the banks of the River Tyne from the beginning of the 20th century until 1937 when the company ceased production of diesel railway motive power. This company was well ahead of ...Keywords: armstrong, whitworth, pioneer, webb, armstrong, tyne, pioneer, export, far-away, argentina, brazil, ceylon, india, australia, armstrong, webb, armstrong, whitworth, america, india, armstrong, whitworth | |
AviationIn 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made history with the first hot-air balloon flight, and so began the era of flight and man's love affair with the skies. In this book, LTC Rolt (the pioneer of industrial history) takes us on a journey through the history of ballooning. sprinkled with lively ...Keywords: hot-air, balloon, rolt, pioneer, lunardi, blanchard, samuel, balloon, intrepid, women, wright, heavier-than-air, kittyhawk, float, rolt, cameron, rolt, ardua, astra, hydrogen, peril, showmen, balloon | |
RailwaysWhilst the Southern Railway was the smallest of the ‘Big Four' railway companies at the Grouping in 1923, it was involved in a wide range of diverse operations, from the intensive electrified services in the London suburbs through to the pick-up freights on remote lines in Devon and Cornwall. The ...Keywords: pick-up, devon, cornwall, pioneer, concrete, concrete, signage | |
RailwaysLately known as one of Britain's most picturesque and well-known railways, the GWR's Hemyock branch in Devon was also a pioneer light railway. The appeal of the line always attracted photographers and the work of some of the ablest has been included together with maps and drawings to complement ...Keywords: culm, well-known, hemyock, devon, pioneer, culm, chronology, cvlr, cvlr, cvlr, tiverton, tiverton, coldharbour, coldharbour, uffculme, uffculme, uffculme, culmstock, culmstock, culmstock, whitehall, whitehall, culm, davy, hemyock, hemyock, hemyock, devon | |
RailwaysDiesel & Electric Blue 4 takes another nostalgic trip in the time machine to the days of corporate BR blue livery in the 1970s & '80s. Locomotives from twenty different classes are featured, including a rare North British hydraulic and the virtually unknown Class 74, alongside a supporting cast ...Keywords: dmus, emus, york, stafford, pioneer, railtour, carlisle, emus, mail, stamp, thornaby, vsoe, perth, leicester, pilmoor, colchester, e6021, folkestone, ramp, e6040, twickenham, southampton, southampton, paddy, alycidon, detour, hellifield, crepello, tulyar, rainhill, ballymoss, doncaster, paddington, d140, d1059, bristol, cardiff, canton | |
RailwaysF.W. Webb was one of the great railway engineers of the 19th century. When still in his early thirties, he was appointed head of the locomotives department of the London & North Western Railway and retained the position until he retired over 30years later. It was a time of great expansion, ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway HistoryKeywords: webb, webb, lnwr, pioneer, steel, inventor, crewe, webb, crewe, hindsight, controversy, webb, biography, chacksfield, biographer, energy, lnwr, chasfield, fbis, afaiaa, bolton, crewe, crewe, three-cylinder, politics | |
Aviation, OtherThese days anybody can build his or her own aeroplane in their garage or shed. But back in the 1930s it was a different story. Aircraft were considered too complex for the ordinary man, F J Camm, champion of do-it-yourself thought otherwise and started Practical Mechanics magazine which told the ...Keywords: aeroplane, garage, camm, mechanics, flea, amateur, rose, luton, peace, hume, pioneer, scott, squirrel, capt, needham, corine, versionj | |
Buses, Road VehiclesIn 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the World War 2, Birmingham City Transport was the biggest municipal operator in England, with a fleet that comprised 701 trams, 47motorbuses and 78 trolleybuses. It possessed the largest fleet of 3ft 6in gauge trams in the country and had a been a pioneer in ... From the series Glory Days …Keywords: birmingham, birmingham, municipal, pioneer, trolleybus, tram, trolleybus, birmingham, take-over, birmingham, tramcar, trolleybus, trolleybus, birmingham, tram, outlast, trolleybus, birmingham, birmingham, keeley, birmingham, wmpte, in1969, memorabilia, ephemera, municipal, birmingham, maclolm, keeley, birmingham | |
Buses, Road VehiclesBased in Canterbury, the company covered a wide area of Kent bounded on the sea on three sides and by fellow BET Company Maidstone & District to the west. This area included the Channel ports, and the company was a pioneer of continental coach tours from as early as 1919. It was also heavily ... From the series Glory Days …Keywords: kent, canterbury, kent, maidstone, pioneer, airline, ferry, europabus, kent, leyland, kent, glyn, kraemer-johnson, bishop, kent, twilight, kent | |
Road Vehicles, OtherPresented in an entertaining and informative way by leading tractor expert Allan Condie, whose knowledge of the subject spans over half a century, this new book brings all aspects of agricultural engineering to life. Fascinating colour photographs illuminate the history of the manufacturer, the ... From the series Great Tractor BuildersKeywords: tractor, fordson, tractor, condie, agricultural, manufacturer, farm, condie, henry, ford, tractor, pioneer, irish, dagenham, ferguson | |
Buses, Road VehiclesThis fourth volume in our series of books on Huddersfield area bus services takes as its major theme the passenger transport operations of Hansons, for years the district's premier coaching business. Hansons were equally well known for their buses, remembered crawling up Lockwood Scar or engaging ...Keywords: huddersfield, huddersfield, scar, gear, windswept, scapegoat, blackmoorfoot, holme, omnibus, wilson, haigh, holme, parkhead, honley, village, huddersfield, holmfirth, holme, parish, council, minibus, cardno, blind, wilson, haigh, walter, bower, castle, horse, charabanc, holme, parish, council, minibus, pioneer | |
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