[493] | | JANUARY 2008 NEW TITLES/RELEASES: | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):
| This title completes the Eddie Doylerush's coverage of the high ground aircraft crashes in Wales, following on his previous successful books No Landing Place (1985), Fallen Eagles (1990) and No Landing Place 2 (1999). The area covered by this volume is roughly that south of the latitude of Brecon, ... | |
| GOL Transportes Aereos, launched in January 2001 as the first low-fare airline in Brazil, is the fastest growing airline in South America. GOL is also the largest operator of the Next Generation Boeing 737 in Latin America. The airline operates both the 700 and 800 version of the aircraft on routes ... | |
| After bringing you the B737-300, B737-700, B767-200, B767-300 and MD11, Varig returns to the World Air Routes series with the B777-200! You will sit in the cockpit for a Transatlantic flight from Sao Paulo to Madrid and back followed by a domestic flight from Sao Paulo to Manaus and back. See 4 ... | |
| Orient Thai, operates a fleet of Boeing 747s on flights across Asia. Routes include Bangkok to Seoul as well as service into Hong Kong from various cities in Thailand. This program takes you on a roundtrip from Bangkok to Seoul's Incheon Airport in South Korean followed by 2 roundtrips from ... | |
| The airline, founded as Braathens SAFE in 1946, slowly grew to become Norway's largest airline. The aircraft featured in this program, which was released on VHS in 2000, made up the fleet since the 90s with the B737-400 joining in 1989, the B737-500 in 1990 and B737-700 in 1998. The dvd shows ... | |
| Our 150th World Air Routes DVD features the 15th US Airline in the series, Everts Air, and its fleet of DC-6s. This program follows Everts Air Cargo DC6 flights to half a dozen destinations across Alaska with its amazing scenery. Pilots talk about the routes, Fligh Engineer presentations include ... | |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):
TSR.2 (Book) by Joe Cherrie |
| Two prototype TSR.2 (Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance) aircraft were completed and the first test flight was made on 27 September 1964. This was to be a Mach 2 replacement for the Canberra and became one of the most controversial British aircraft designs of all time. As is often the case then ... | Request notification when available  |
| Air France is one of the world's great airlines. It is a French institution with its own unique style, part of the fabric of the country and well as being the national flag carrier. This history of Air France, published in the year of the 75th anniversary of its foundation, is as much a slice of ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):
| The Bus Handbook series is published by British Bus Publishing, an independent publisher of quality books for the industry and Bus Enthusiasts. Although this book has been produced with the encouragement of, and in co-operation with, Arriva plc management, it is not an official group fleet list and ... From the series Bus Handbooks | |
| 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 ... | |
Buses (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):
| The latest addition to our successful ‘Glory Days' series covers the history of North Western, for which, more than three decades after it disappeared as a major operator, there is still considerable nostalgia amongst both enthusiasts and those who used its services. Many remember the familiar ... From the series Glory Days … | Expected: 15th July 2008 |
| By the early 1930s, the tide had turned against tramways in Britain, Manchester's being one of the systems under threat. Although its manager felt that the future of the city's public transport lay with the motor bus, the Council owned the power station, which provided the electricity for the ... | |
Maritime (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):
| This is a fascinating portrayal of long-lost vessels recorded in harbours, most of which have changed out of all recognition. For many decades, small coasters and freighters had an essential role in the trade and commerce conducted in the coastal waters around the British Isles. The book is an ... | |
Other (newly released, available now):
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Road Vehicles (newly released, available now):
| 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 ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):
| The snailbeach line was built to serve the lead mines of the striperstones, but, when all the mines were closed, survived under the management of Colonel Stephens to deal with other minerals. It had some characteristics in common with the Welsh narrow gauge railways, but in other ways particularly ... | |
| The hobby of railway modelling has, in recent years, undergone an exciting period of development that has opened up new possibilities and dramatically raised standards of quality and realism. Spearheaded by the internationally recognised British ‘Finescale' movement and made possible by new ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| The series Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives lists, in chronological order, details such as building and shopping dates, major and minor events, modifications, alterations, boiler and tender numbers, allocations and dates, renumberings, namings and finally the disposal of each locomotive. ... From the series Yeadon`s Register of LNER Locomotives | |
| A Special, LMS 85th Anniversary edition of the magazine, LMS Journal, containing drawings enabling accurate models to be built and articles about how the railway was operated. An all-embracing journal that will appeal to the historian, modeller and reader with a general interest in steam railways. From the series LMS Journal | |
| This diagram has been designed to show how London's Underground system has developed, and also to show all station name changes. All dates refer to public passenger services provided by companies which eventually came under the control of the London Passenger Transport Board, and those of the ... | |
| 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. | |
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| Although the origins of the railways lay with the need to transport goods, it was not long before the early companies realised that there was considerable additional revenue to be had in passengers traffic. The station and the facilities it provided, became an important part of the individual ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| The Third, and again physically large, volume whose title is self descriptive. Please see the table of contents and sample page for additional information. | |
| 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 ... | |
| The Third, and again physically large, volume whose title is self descriptive. Please see the table of contents and sample page for additional information. | |
| If we could turn the clock back and revisit Ulster's railways in the early 1960s we would see a very different railway from that of today. Much of the infrastructure in that period dated back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras and, conscious that much of it was about to be swept away, amateur ... From the series Irish Railway Photographs | |
| Aimed at Railway Enthusiasts, Historians & Modellers, the purpose of this book is to list every steam locomotive acquired and built by British Railways. The book contains the building and withdrawal dates, numbers, and names of every steam locomotive ever owned by British Railways, plus brief notes ... | |
| The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called ‘the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that ‘the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form ... | |
| Swindon Works, set amongst the rolling Downs of Wiltshire, supplied the equipment required to run the world-famous Great Western Railway. In the past a Nation's progress could be best measured by the transportation it produced. Designing and building efficient steam locomotives required a lifetime ... | |
| This is our first Wired for Sound programm |
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