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Aviation (newly released, available now):| Experimental and Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters examines the development of fighter airframes and engines since the end of World War II. The book covers each design that reached the hardware development stage and received an 'XF' or 'YF' designation from the Air Force. Sometimes the ... | |
| Written by a leading expert in World War 2 air operations on the Eastern Front, this is the last in a quartet of books that together gives total coverage of air battles in this theatre of war from 1941 to 1945. It details the final phase of air operations in the East from late 1943, and then ... | |
| Aircraft carrier operations were a dangerous business, especially in wartime. When air operations are confined to a flight deck of 50,000 square feet (escort carrier size), it was one of the most hectic and hazardous places on earth. Accidents were bound to happen. In wartime, the stakes were even ... | |
| This is a companion volume to Farnborough: 100 Years of British Aviation by Peter Cooper, which was published in the summer of 2006. This book, however, concentrates on the activities of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Aircraft/Aerospace Establishment at Farnborough. This department was perhaps the ... | |
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Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The Wimpey, as the Wellington was known, was a bomber designed by the legendary Barnes Wallace before the war. In the early years of World War Two it was the mainstay of Bomber command – taking the Blitz back to Germany. It was still in service after the war, having served all over the world. The ... | |
| As distinct from previous books on the Soviet Air Force in the Second World War, which dwell largely on individual aircraft types, this book takes a closer look at the Soviet Air Force's structure and aircraft fleet. The order of battle is analysed from the top (Air Armies) down to regiment and ... | |
| Following the success of his first 'faction' book, Battle of Britain fighter Ace Tom Neil presents three more fictionalised stories based on real events that could not be told in his biographical works. Questions of Guilt tells the story of an emotionally exhausted fighter pilot being pushed to ... | |
| The legend of the squadron is so well known that most are fooled into believing that they already know the full story. This is far from the truth. German researcher Andreas Wachtel has lead investigations at the scenes of the many Lancaster crash sites, not only of the dams raid itself, but also ... | |
| The phenomenon of aviation archaeology has long captured the public's imagination and millions have watched the TV documentaries as legendary machines have been lifted from their muddy graves. Popular history shows such as Channel 4's Time Team, BBC2's Time Watch and Meet the Ancestors have ... | |
| America's military aircraft industry was forced to grow at an incredible pace during World War II. At the beginning of the conflict, the nation's air arms were out-matched by betterperforming Axis aircraft. It was the development, often in secret, and subsequent employment of America's fighter ... | |
| The result of over twenty years of meticulous research, this first volume in an exemplary set will transform our knowledge of the Luftwaffe's battle to defend the cities of the Reich from night attack. It has previously been assumed that no detailed history of the night battles could ever be ... | Request notification when available  |
| The concluding volume in this mammoth work sets new standards of diligence and will rank among the all-time greats of aviation reference. The result of over twenty years of research, this work will transform our knowledge of the Luftwaffe's night fighter units. Including a foreword and endorsement ... | |
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| This is the first time that a detailed study has been produced in one volume on the prolific developmental output of British post-war civil aviation design. This book is the result of many years dedicated research by the author who has drawn upon hitherto largely unknown and untapped manufacturers' ... | |
| Contents include the story of the Marshall's company charted by photographs from the 1920s and 30s, aerodrome histories and the units based there, Luftwaffe night fighter attacks on airfields such as Brassington and Oakington and eye-witness accounts of all major incidents and aircraft crashes. | |
| Nineteen years before Space Shuttle, the small, black, rocket-powered, bullet-shaped X-15 showed it was possible to fly into space. With a million-horsepower engine it could fly twice as fast as a rifle bullet, and this spectacular airplane set records that stood for years. This new softbound ... | |
| The Convair B-36 'Peacemaker' was the ultimate statement of American air power at the beginning of the Cold War. An intriguing mix of proven World War II concepts and 1950s high-tech innovations, the aircraft would spark more controversy than any weapon system ever built until the ill-fated Star ... | |
| The Valkyrie is an icon of modern aviation, which is curious considering that only two were built and they flew just 164 times. Like the maiden of Norse mythology that it was named after, the Valkyrie awed those around it. Beautiful in form and unbelievable in function, the B-70 would have been the ... | |
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Buses (newly released, available now):| The Yorkshire Traction Company Limited, universally known as 'Tracky', was formed in 1902 as The Barnsley and District Electric Traction Company Limited. It operated trams around the Barnsley locality until around 1930. In 1928, prior to the trams being withdrawn, the company title changed from the ... | |
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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 … | |
| One of the great names of the British bus and coach industry was Royal Blue, whose vehicles were a familiar sight on the express routes between London and the West Country. For many years, Royal Blue was the name adopted by the Southern National and Western National companies for their express ... | |
| Buses Yearbook' is the annual publication linked to the monthly magazine ‘Buses'; it has been published annually in various guises since the early 1960s and has become one of the most eagerly awaited fixtures in the bus enthusiast calendar. Every year the book includes a varied mix of articles and ... | |
| Although largely superseded by the Leyland National as the primary single-deck chassis for NBC operators, the Bristol RE was the most successful of the first generation of rear-engined single-deckers. Built for 20 years between 1962 and 1982 and kept in production until the 1980s primarily for ... | |
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| The 1980s were a decade of change for London Transport. London witnessed a revolution with the 1984 London Regional Transport Act. This separated London Transport from direct responsibility for running services and allowed for the process of franchising and privatisation that was to result in ... | |
| The Little Red Book has long been regarded as Britain's leading directory to the road passenger transport industry with a new edition being published every Autumn. As always it has been fully updated to provide detailed information on bus and coach operators throughout Britain. It also includes ... (Next Edition) |
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Miscellaneous (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Halfway up Commercial Street, one block away from Spitalfields Market, lies an anonymous service road. The average pedestrian wouldn't even notice it existed. But unlikely though it may seem, this characterless, 400ft strip of tarmac was once Dorset Street – the most notorious thoroughfare in the ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| The complete and official history of the Seaton and District Tramway and the Modern Electric Tramways Company. Second revised and enlarged edition. | |
| The Fourth, and again physically large, volume whose title is self descriptive. Please see the table of contents and sample page for additional information. | |
| SECTOR 56 features the fascinating Class 56 fleet during the decade of change that was the 1990s, and shows how the locos' work and appearance evolved as they moved from the sectorisation period, through the Trainload freight era, and into the private sector. A huge variety of fascinating footage, ... | |
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| This new title in the ever popular 'Power of' series looks in detail at Bulleid's Light Pacifics, which were designed by Oliver Bulleid as a lighter weight alternative to the 'Merchant Navy' class which, although popular, proved too heavy for the Southern Railway's secondary and branch routes. The ... | |
| This Sentimental journey is based on one undertaken by Dr.Gaius Sutton in 1957, when he visited many attractive locations. We journey mostly by steam, but a horse and some antique buses on rails are also involved. | |
| This Long Forgotten rural route had few passenger trains, but carried much local produce. This survey examines the buildings, structures, and signalling in detail and creates a comprehensive record of a past era in local transport. | |
| 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 | |
| Keith Pirt's Colour Portfolio:- Eastern & North Eastern Region Volume Two --By K Pirt This second helping of Eastern and North Eastern Region photographs contains some of Keith Pirt's more dramatic work. There are the usual locomotive portraits of all out favourites from the Pacifics of the A1, A2, ... | |
| With a quarter of a century behind it, Norfolk Southern is one of the oldest Class 1 railroads operating in North America. This illustrated history tells how Norfolk Southern came to be what it is today, from the merger of two of American railroadings most legendary roads-- Southern Railway and ... | |
| Along These Lines, explores disused rail tracks and stations re-connecting people, places and moments in time. In the process, we uncover one of Britain's greatest natural heritages. Presenter, Hannah Shellswell walks, cycles and rides disused rail tracks, sometimes alone, sometimes in conversation. | |
| The Atlas shows all currently operated common carrier, tourist and major industrial railroads along with abandoned routes. From the series Railroad Atlas Of North America | |
| The economic centre of Niedersachsen is Hanover: VW, the harbour and various aluminium processing plants. We spend time at Lehrte and at its eastern end we un-pick the knot of this busy five -way junction. On the passenger side Hanover is at the end of the north south spine NBS and the west end of ... From the series Ticket To Ride | |
| This series of programmes will take us to classic stations, depots and other railway locations around Britain, where the locomotives, liveries and rolling stock are from an era that is now long gone. Loco-hauled passenger and freight trains are in abundance, but we will see shunters and multiple ... | |
| This is the story of the thirteen ex-Great Western Railway ‘57XX' pannier tanks that passed into the ownership of London Transport. Based at both Neasden and Lillie Bridge Depots between 1957 and 1971, they handled much of the engineering traffic over surface and sub-surface lines and are ... | |
| Tony Cooke began publication of this renowned series of track layout diagrams of the old Great Western Railway and British Railways (Western Region) over 30 years ago. When the final nine parts which will complete the series are eventually issued, the series will cover every yard of trackage ever ... From the series Track Layout Diagrams | Request notification when available |
| For most enthusiasts the Midland Region in the London area at the end of the steam era probably conjures up images of passenger services operating on the former London & North Western Railway line into and out of Euston. Hauled by glamorous express locomotives designed for the London, Midland and ... | |
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| Each volume in the 'Railways of Britain' series is based on the hugely successful and innovative two-volume atlas of the Railways of Great Britain by Colonel Michael Cobb. The individual regional titles include over 40 maps updated and revised from Cobb's original work. The maps show the railway ... | |
| The origins of the Shropshire & Montgomery Light Railway date back to the 1860s and an impecunious line called the Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway that initially opened its main line in 1866. The route stretched from a separate station in Shrewsbury as far as Llanymynech on the Cambrian ... From the series Illustrated History of … | |
Railways & Tramways (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| In this lavishly illustrated book, No. 1 in a series, here for the first time is the full record of the luxury British 12 Wheel Pullman cars (built between 1908-1923) which graced such celebrated pre-war trains as the 'Southern Belle' 'Harrogate Pullman' and 'Eastern Belle', and post-war the ... | |
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| The name tortillard has been widely applied to narrow gauge steam railways and trains in France. The derivation is probably from the verb tortiller, to twist or twirl. The word has been used since the early 20th century. Probably a comment on the twisting or tortuous nature of many narrow gauge ... | |
| More London Midland Region Steam power over the Manchester to Crewe route via Stockport, Cheadle Hulme and Wilmslow. Lots of film at Manchester Victoria and Miles Platting with an ending at Crewe with a visit to Crewe South Shed. From the series Along LMS Lines | |
| The journey begins in rural environs and runs through peaceful pastures and woodland. Some of the beauty of Wenlock Edge could be enjoyed, but it was also home for several limeworks. The once heavily industrialised area of the East Shropshire Coalfield was traversed at the end of the trip. Thus ... From the series Country Railway Routes | |
| After spending more than four decades in the entertainment business, Pete Waterman's depth of knowledge and his breadth of experience is unsurpassed. His passion, drive and talent have helped ensure that he, along with his world-famous company, PWL, remains a musical force to be reckoned with. But ... | |
| The last ten years on the railway network has seen many changes and developments in every part of the country to both freight and passenger services. This large format landscape book presents a superlative colour portrait of the railways of Great Britain, from the South West of England to the North ... | |
| The second book in a new colour series featuring the evolution of the railway scene on a regional basis covering the Western Region for the period from 1948 to 1986, when steam locomotives were finally phased out on everyday workings and the implications of the 1955 modernisation plan were felt ... | |
| 'The Southern Way' is a regular volume for the Southern devotee. 'The Southern Way: Issue No.4' is the third of the regular issues planned for 2008 and will feature the conclusion of the Brighton Signalling article as well as more on Basingstoke and the first of what will be an occasional series on ... | |
| Today the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is the most popular of Britain's preserved railways, carrying over 300,000 passengers a year. The line can trace its roots back to the earliest days of railways when, in 1835, the horse drawn Whitby & Pickering Railway first started operations. Despite many ... From the series Illustrated History of … | |
| This impressive new volume brings together for the first time information about all the broad gauge locomotives ever operated, from the first Vulcan to the latest Fire Fly replica. Included are details of not simply the Great Western Railway and the ‘Associated Companies', but also those of ... | |
| Although located within an area dominated by the Great Western Railway, the majority of the line was under the control of the London & North Western Railway and its successor the London, Midland & Scottish. As a consequence, the motive power requirements were always to be provided by the ... From the series Country Railway Routes | |
| For nearly 46 years, apart from a few gaps in the early stages, the Mexborough and Swinton trolleybuses served the South Yorkshire industrial towns of Rawmarsh, Swinton, Mexborough and Conisbrough plus access into Rotherham. This publication provides a photographic record of these silent fume free ... From the series Trolleybus Classics | |
| These diagrams cover the lines of British Rail's former Southern Region together with a number of private railways and industrial layouts. From the series Railway Track Diagrams | |
| This ‘Book Of' varies somewhat from others in that it omits the usual works histories. A lot of the information survives of course through not from the engines' days abroad. But the plain fact of the matter is lack of space. We hope readers will be content with the allocations and that this will be ... | |
| The years now leave few memories of the 'North Cornwall', a meandering railway from Halwill Junction in West Devon to the River Camel Estuary at Padstow on the Cornish Coast. Some may recall a West Country Pacific edging its way round Slaughterbridge, by Brown Willy, with two or three coaches from ... | |
| A brilliantly revised and extended edition of a legendary book on the Welsh railway system which captured the imagination of enthusiasts around the country, The Railways of Pembrokeshire was originally published in 1981 and was the work of the late John Morris, a professional railwayman. His ... | |
| Following on from the huge success of his earlier book BR Blue No 1 Southampton and the New Forest, eminent railway author John Dedman now turns his attention to the former Western Region, and in particular the area from Paddington through to Bristol, South Wales and the West Country. Covering the ... | |
| First opened in 1898, and having an operational life of just over sixty years, the 12 mile branch line between Newbury and Lambourn was an early casualty of a nationalised network keen to rid itself of the less profitable aspects of its operation. In 2007, nearly half a century after these events ... | |
| Ian Allan have previously published three highly successful London nostalgia titles, Streets of London, Bygone London and London Memories, the first two of these by acclaimed road transport writer Kevin McCormack. Such has been the success and the continuing interest in this subject that the author ... | |
| 1948 London played host to the first post-World War 2 Olympics; in an era of rationing and austerity, the miracle was not only that the Games took place but that they were remarkably successful and attracted many visitors to London. The opening ceremony was held at Wembley stadium and a number of ... | |
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| Blackpool's trams are a national treasure. This book commemorates 75 years since the entry into service of the first of a fleet of streamlined trams, a type that has long been so enduring and the most of the tram fleet in Blackpool today is derived from these 1930s designs. Through these pages, ... From the series Tramway Classics | |
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