[443] | | MID-DECEMBER 2007 NEW TITLES/RELEASES: | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):
| This book provides a detailed survey of the history and operations of the Tu-154 airliner, one of the most successful and long-lived of Soviet/Russian jets. The need for a state-of-the-art medium-haul jet airliner that would succeed the twin-engined Tu-104, led the Tupolev bureau to start work on ... | |
| Virgin Blue, the fastest growing airline down under, started service on August 31, 2000, with a fleet of Boeing 737-400s. The company was the most successful startup airline in aviation history with a load factor of 78% after just 100 days of operations! Today the airline has 20 Boeing 737-700s and ... | |
| Atlas Air, founded in April 1992 is the world's largest air cargo carrier that specializes in the long-term contract outsourcing of Boeing 747-400 Freighter and Boeing 747-200 Freighter aircraft. This 2 hour program takes you to some of the largest airports in the US including Atlanta Hartsfield, ... | |
| A photographic record of 617 Squadron from its formation in 1943 to its last wartime mission against Hitler's Eagle's Nest in May 1945. | |
| Jetairfly is the Belgian airline in the TUIfly group which operates the largest vacation fleet with more than 120 aircraft. On the Boeing 767-300 we follow a flight from Brussels to Jamaica and Mexico before returning to Belgium with a lot of pilot information about the aircraft, the transatantic ... | |
| In 2007 Alaska Airlines celebrates its 75th anniversary and the retirement of the B737-200 which has had more than 25 years of successful service in the company. . During more than 4 hours you will discover what the Boeing 737-200 has done for travel in the state of Alaska as you climb on board ... | |
| VLM becomes the 8th Belgian airline to join the World Air Routes which now counts 187 airlines! After a presentation by the airline's Director of Flight Operations you're off on the airline's first route from Antwerp to London City Airport starting with a roundtrip in the cockpit and followed by a ... | |
| This 3 hour dvd shows the latest activity at one of the most interesting International airports around the world. Filmed from 2005 through 2007 you will see the latest airlines flying into JFK Airport including more than 10 airlines that operate the 777. The program was filmed from a variety of ... From the series International Airports | |
| The 1st half hour of this dvd shows the traffic that visits Hobby Airport with mainly low cost airlines AirTran, ATA, Jetblue and Southwest. The next hour and a half is spent at Intercontinental, hub to Continental, with a variety of nearly 40 airlines. From the series International Airports | |
| If action is what you like in an Airport DVD then this 3 hour Las Vegas program is for you! A total of 340 takeoffs & landings are part of our 1st McCarran DVD which features nearly 50 airlines from the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. In addition the program is packed with special ... From the series International Airports | |
| When the Battle of Britain began in July 1940, the residents of southern England found themselves living underneath and witnessing one of the greatest air battles in history. This book chronicles that momentous period of Surrey's history with the air of wartime photos, eye-witness accounts and ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):
| South Wales Commercial Motors, first established in 1920, adopted its more familiar Western Welsh name in 1927 when the Great Western Railway acquired a shareholding in the business. In 1931, the operator's parent company was acquired by British Electric Traction, which controlled the business ... From the series Glory Days … | |
| In the mid 1960s English bus enthusiast Richard Newman made a number of visits to Ireland both north and south and captured the then prevailing bus scene on film. Richard delves into his archive to present a selection of vehicles from CIE, thr Lough Swilly, Belfast Corporation, the UTA and ... | |
| This highly unusual book portrays aspects of life in Northern Ireland in the immediate post-war years. The themes are transport related and include street scenes in Belfast, the UTA stand at the Balmoral Show, passengers travelling by train and bus, air services from Nutts Corner, heavy haulage by ... | |
| The East Kent Road Car Co Ltd, formed in 1916, and based in Canterbury, was to dominate the public transport scene in and around Dover and Folkestone. A subsidiary of British Electric Traction, East Kent was a pioneer of continental coach tours, these commenced in 1919. It was also involved in ... From the series Heyday of … | |
Maritime & Waterways (newly released, available now):
| The heart of this book is formed by 30 pages, each containing a two-colour map. covering the whole waterway from Bristol and the River Avon, along the Kennet & Avon Canal, and onto the Kennet Navigation, as far as its junction with the Thames. Each map page has a general introduction, points of ... | |
Roads & Other (newly released, available now):
| Today's model railways layouts often replicate not just the railway itself, but the broader environment in which it was based. This involves recreating the whole townscape or countryside through which the railway operated. An essential ingredient in this is the correct range of road vehicles, ... From the series Aspects of Modelling | |
| The tractor working field at the Onslow Park Steam Engine Rally is, in our opinion, without equal in the UK. Each year we leave convinced that 'they won't be able to improve on that next year' - but they always do. The theme for 2007 was 'A Century of Farm Progress' and the working field tractors ... | |
| Around sixty vehicles gathered at Shrewsbury for the ninth Heart of Wales Run. The first day's route was Shrewsbury to Llanberis via Newtown, Tywyn, Tal-y-llyn, Portmadog and Caernarfon. Day two was Llanberis to Oswestry via the Pass of Llanberis, Betwys-y-Coed, Blaenau Festiniog, Bala, Corwen, ... | |
| Starting from Low Green, Ayr this two-day run around South Ayrshire and parts of Dumfries and Galloway just gets better and better. Whilst the start, overnight stop and finish are the same each year the route is varied from year to year. Ayr's proximity to the ferry port of Stranraer enables a ... | |
| Such is the reputation of the Sherwood Forest Vintage Ploughing Match that it attracts ploughmen from as far afield as Rochester in Kent and Dumfries in Scotland. The event is held on light free-draining land, so entrants can be sure that the match will take place whatever the weather. There was ... | |
Railways & Tramways (expected very soon, may be ordered now):
| In this new book, we offer you a superb collection of colour illustrations to highlight the locomotives and workings, which makes 2007 an interesting year. | |
| A witty and nostalgic look at the history of railways, first published in 1964, now available again, for the ideal Christmas gift. For conventional historians, the classic 1066 and All That provided an entertaining alternative account of British history; however, its authors committed the cardinal ... | |
| This innovative special Modern Railways annual publication details all parties involved in the operation, maintenance, manufacture, supply and management of the UK rail industry and gives an overview of developments in Europe. Edited by Modern Railways' Ken Cordner with contributions from Roger ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):
| The Third, and again physically large, volume whose title is self descriptive. Please see the table of contents and sample page for additional information. | |
| 30 years have elapsed since the demise of the famous ‘Western' class diesels in service with British Rail, and we commemorate this anniversary with a very special programme looking at their final four years in traffic. The programme looks at each of the four years from 1974-1977, and with 50 ... | |
| The Bakerloo Line is one of London Underground's main arteries, connecting four of the capital's main line railway stations with the heart of London's West End. The southern terminus at Elephant and Castle consists of just two platforms requiring fast turnarounds to provide the 3 minute service ... | |
| It is hard to imagine today that many of the large hospitals built between1850 and 1950 were virtually towns.They would have their own farm,bakery,brewery,laundry,tailors,kitchen etc and would produce their own gas and electricity.Usually built in a rural area,the need to bring in vast amounts of ... | |
| Few railroads are as deeply associated with the regions they serve as the Southern Railway. This illustrated account of the venerable Southern is both the story of the railroads 88-year tenure as the transportation force in the region and a fascinating chapter of Southern history. The Southern ... | |
| In 1923 the Baltimore & Ohio's Capitol Limited started its travels between Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Two years later the B&O's National Limited linked the nations capital to St. Louis. Almost at once the two lines became household names, famous for the outstanding service and ... | |
| These diagrams cover the lines of British Rail's former Scottish Region, together with a number of private railways and industrial layouts. It is, in general, up to date to 15th April 1996. From the series Railway Track Diagrams | |
| This volume, the result of many years diligent research by the author, details the many railway carriage and wagon building firms for which Great Britain was once noted. Not only are the big players, such as Charles Roberts, the Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon, the Birmingham Railway Carriage & ... | |
| In the 1960s, Terry Gough realized that the traditional goods wagon was rapidly disappearing from British Railways, so he set out to measure, photograph, draw and eventually model as many wagons as he could find.To augment these early observations, Terry continued to gather information from the ... | |
| Operation Norfolk describes the majority of the M&GN Services, with the formation of each train being shown together with details of what each coach did before and after being used in each service. Also covered are the summer Saturday trains from the Midlands and full details of these with their ... | |
| The third episode in the series features industrial railways in the North West & North East of England during the 1970s. Wonderful, previously-unpublished film footage, location maps and an in-depth script reveal the fascinating story of steam in this forgotten decade. Locations Featured NCB Bold ... | |
| This book introduces you to all the underground, light rail and tram systems in the Netherlands, including the new RandstadRail, a hybrid suburban and light railway serving the Rotterdam/The Hague area. | |
| The first of the Brush-designed Type 4s, later Class 47s, appeared in 1962. Between then and 1968, some 512 examples were built at Loughborough by Brush and by British Railways itself at Crewe Works. Designed for both passenger and freight services, the class operated nationwide, from ... | |
| Although best-known as a photographer of steam, the late W. J. V. Anderson was also interested in diesel traction. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he continued to record the railway scene after the demise of steam. In 2005, Ian Allan Publishing produced Scottish Steam, compiled by Anderson's ... | |
| The final and most successful batch of Type 1 locomotives ordered under the Modernisation Plan of 1955 was the future Class 20 designed by English Electric. Built at the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows and Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns at Darlington, by |
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