Buses, Road VehiclesIn Post-war Britain, the face of public transport began to change trams started to disappear, train services shrank, and the days of the small bus operator began to ascend. In the predominantly rural areas most bus companies favoured the Bedford chassis, with huge numbers of OB chassis being bodied ... From the series Fare Stage Series | |
RailwaysThis railway was built at first as a main line for the Midland Railway to Reach London. That was up until 1868 when the Midland built a new London Extension. From that time on the Bedford to Hitchin Line was demoted to providing an alternative connection, but mainly used as a branch line from ... | |
AviationThe Aldergrove complex, which includes RAF base Aldergrove and Belfast International, Northern Ireland's largest airport, has been in existence since 1918. This book charts its full history and describes all the aircraft types to use it both civil and military, from its beginnings during the ... | |
AviationComprehensive review of this answer to the wide performance envelope and multiple task capability demanded in the Joint Services Advanced Vertical Lift Program back in 1982. Set back by fatal accidents and an eighteen-month grounding, the flight testing that commenced with the first flight of the ... From the series Aerofax | |
RailwaysThis book is designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the S-Bahn (Schellbahn – rapid transit railway) system in Berlin, outlining its history, development, setbacks and subsequent renaissance. The political problems, difficulties and divisions which existed for over four decades have ... | |
RailwaysThis book takes you on a pictorial journey through Berlin's S-Bahn system. For the first time you can see all station in Full Colour, whether beautiful or not. Short captions tell you everything you might want to know about the stations' history and design. After reading this book, it is certainly ... | |
RailwaysThis book is designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the U-Bahn (Untergrundbahn – underground railway) system in Berlin, outlining its history, development, setbacks and subsequent renaissance. The political problems, difficulties and divisions which existed for over four decades have ... | |
RailwaysAll the best non-hydraulic features from the 15-issue magazine Classic Diesels and Electrics. Although the magazine is no longer in production, you can get your hands on all the best features here. The booklet includes official archive info detailing how Deltic Class 55, D9019 should have been ... | |
RailwaysFor his latest book, Alan Postlethwaite has brought together almost 200 of his best pictures from the last decade of BR steam. They are outstanding for both artistic merit and historical interest, covering the whole of the Southern from Kent to Cornwall, including the Somerset & Dorset joint line ... | |
RailwaysBeyer, Peacock is a name recognised throughout the world as a builder of railway locomotives. During its 112 year existence, from 1854 to 1966, over 8,000 locomotives were built at its Gorton Foundry in Manchester, ranging from tine 18inch gauge works shunters to the giant Beyer Garratts, some of ... | |
RailwaysOver the years one of Britain's most reliable commentators on the subject of railway safety has been Stanley Hall. His first book Danger Signals was published in the late 1980s and since then he has been continually investigating the causes and effects of railway accidents. His first examination of ... | |
Buses, Road VehiclesDoug Jack recounts the sorry, but fascinating story of the last days of the Leyland empire, the resons behind the closure of their various subsibiaries including AEC Roe and ECW, and the fiasco surrounding the specially built plant at Workington designed to build the Leyland National, which had to ... | |
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