Maritime'POSH' – 'Port Out, Starboard Home' – was an affectionate acronym for the Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the greatest names in Britain's long and magnificent maritime history and a name redolent of the days of Empire, when great and luxurious vessels criss-crossed the globe ... | |
Aviation, MilitaryThis classic title traces the history of the Lightning from the earliest Lockheed 'Model 22', through the severe compressability problems of the prototype YP-38, to the P-38L-5, the fighter-bomber-recce aircraft of the USAF in Italy and the Pacific. Graphically illustrated with over 200 action ... | |
RailwaysPaddington, Brunel's London terminus, has been a building of wonder since 1854. With its three arches and majestic roof, the current station replaced the Great Western Railway's first London terminus, used since 1838. Currently with 14 platforms and the Heathrow Express link, the station is used by ... | |
RailwaysThe first six miles of the Great Western Railway's main line became on of the busiest and most complex sections of the system. It is illustrated in detail and many maps help in understanding its evolution. From the series Western Main Lines | |
RailwaysForming part of the last main line into London, the route also carried a variety of suburban services, including those of the Great Central Railway. Thus Train to Marleybone are included herein, along with a great diversity of “Western” services, both passenger and freight. Many steam specials also ... From the series Western Main Lines | |
MaritimeFantastic memories recapturing the glamour and magic of Britain's much loved paddle-steamers. Some film nearly 100 years old. Wonderful on-board sequences. Captains and crew members. Totally unique compilation featuring everything from cruises to busy river crossings. Concentrated action ... | |
AviationParis CDG has become one of the busiest Airports in Europe. Not only by the number of takeoffs and landings the airport experiences but by the number of Airlines and Types of Aircraft each airline brings in making this one of the most interesting Airports! This program was filmed during an entire ... | |
RailwaysThis third edition of the Paris Metro Handbook incorporates the changes that have happened in the six years since the second edition and includes details of the new trains now in service, an extension of line 13 to Saint-Denis – Université, and the opening of the first stage of the new météor line ... | |
BusesFrom the author of international best-seller “Metro maps of the world” comes a work so thorough, it is both a gripping read and a thing of beauty. With lush photos and hundreds of beautiful, rare and unusual maps, some seen for the first time since their original publication, this book is a ... | |
RailwaysThe book aims to deal in detail with the history, rolling stock and operations, of those lines which make up the network of the Réseau Express Régional (RER) and in a rather briefer form with those aspects of other suburban lines within the region of Ile-de-France which share common facilities with ... | |
RailwaysWithin the Compass of these nineteen books an attempt has been made to describe in Detail the History of the 10,000 or so Locomotives owned at one time or another by L.N.E.R. and the work they have done. The articles on individual locomotive classes are on a uniform basis covering the full history ... From the series Locomotives of the LNER | |
RailwaysWithin the Compass of these nineteen books an attempt has been made to describe in Detail the History of the 10,000 or so Locomotives owned at one time or another by L.N.E.R. and the work they have done. The articles on individual locomotive classes are on a uniform basis covering the full history ... From the series Locomotives of the LNER | |
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