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Aviation (newly released, available now):| Corsairfly started operations on 17 May 1981. The airline provides international services to more than 60 destinations around the world on a regular basis using a fleet of Airbus A330s and Boeing 747s. This program takes you on the airline's latest aircraft in its fleet, the Boeing 747-400 on a ... | |
| Corsairfly started operations on 17 May 1981. The airline provides domestic and international services to more than 60 destinations around the world on a regular basis using a fleet of Airbus A330s, Boeing 737s and Boeing 747s. The 1st part of the program features the latest addition to the ... | |
| We are delighted to welcome Cyprus Airways as our 200th airline in the World Air Routes series! Cyprus operates a modern fleet of Airbus A319, A320 and A330 aircraft to more than 30 destinations from its main base at Larnaca. On this DVD we fly all 3 types starting with a roundtrip to Paris CDG ... | |
| This 2 hour DVD offers you a very unique opportunity to join 6 pilots on a day of training, something otherwise only experienced by the pilots! The program starts in the briefing room at London's Gatwick Airport where the training Captain and his crew go over the plans of the day including a ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| Radical Wings and Wind Tunnels discuss some of the more extreme aircraft concepts that have been studied at NASA's Langley Research Center and provides a record of the research efforts and conclusions that resulted from the studies. All of the aircraft concepts discussed were prototypes or concepts ... | |
| 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' ... | |
| The extraordinary Junkers Ju 287, the first truly swept-winged, jet-powered aircraft, took to the sky in August 1944, at a time when Germany was suffering sustained round-the-clock bombing by the Allied air forces. Despite such adverse development conditions, this large and futuristic aircraft ... | |
| Computer flight simulation is one of the fastest growing modern hobbies, with thousands of 'pilots' or 'simmers' going online everyday to pit their flying skills against their computers or opponents from all over the world, in many different scenarios, both current and historical. This is the ... | |
| Computer flight simulation is one of the fastest growing modern hobbies, with thousands of 'pilots' or 'simmers' going online everyday to pit their flying skills against their computers or opponents from all over the world, in many different scenarios, both current and historical. This is the ... | |
| X-Plane Crashes - Exploring Experimental Rocket Plane and Spy craft Incidents, Accidents and Crash Sites” is a hard cover glossy publication printed in A4 format by Speciality Press of the USA. The book is written by Peter W. Merlin who worked is an archivist and historian at NASA Dryden Flight ... | |
| 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 ... | Request notification when available |
| In 1940 the world was at war and America was serving as the world's arsenal. During this chaotic time, a series of radical fighter designs were taken from the drawing board to the prototype stage. These innovative aircraft were the Vultee XP-54 'Swoose Goose', Curtis Wright XP-55 'Ascender, and ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
| One of the greatest names in the history of the British bus industry, the Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Co - Midland Red - was formed in 1904. The company grew to become one of the most important regional operators of buses, dominating rural services through much of the West and East Midlands ... | |
| The fascinating and complex story of a famous Glasgow independent company's growth, innovations, problems and changes in direction over its' eventful 37 years is told, together with the impact they had in the coach industry at the time. From its' early activities hiring in vehicles for military ... From the series Super Prestige | |
| Peter Cardno looks at the myriad of independent operators providing services in this part of West Yorkshire. 96 pages including 8 pages of colour. | |
| The first Barton Bus Company service from Long Eaton to Nottingham ran in 1908 and this publication celebrates the one hundred years since this historic event. A concise history of the company is included followed by a collection of photographs featuring the distinctive Barton buses that have seen ... | |
| The 2008 Go-Ahead Bus Handbook is the Fifth edition of this volume dedicated the bus operations of the group. The Bus Handbook series is published by British Bus Publishing, an independent publisher of quality books for the industry and bus enthusiasts. From the series Bus Handbooks | Request notification when available |
| In the first book in this series, Midlands Bus Memories in Colour (Irwell Press, 2007) the author mentioned that he was brought up in Doncaster in the West Riding of Yorkshire, before moving to the West Midlands. Just over twenty bus companies operated stage carriage services into the town where ... | |
Buses (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| 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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| This important title looks at the design of buses over the past half-century, describing the various influences on bus design – legislation, advances in technology, modern materials and operators demanding more distinctive buses – against the background of social change. Included are historical ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| For over a century British shipping lines have used their vessels for cruising. This publication is a complete history of the British cruise ship, from the dawn of cruising through the glamorous thirties to the current fleets of luxury liners. It takes a nostalgic look back at legendary ships such ... | |
| Aquitania entered service two months before the start of World War One and was scrapped six years after World War Two ended. For two wars she spent much time transporting troops but for the rest of her career she travelled the North Atlantic as one of the most famous liners afloat. Holding many ... | |
| Fast and graceful, reefer ships have always stood out from the other cargo ships plying the world's sea lanes. This magnificently illustrated book looks at the evolution of pure refrigerated ships and fruit ships, and at the histories and fleets of the major owners involved in the reefer trades, ... | |
Maritime (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| In two World Wars, nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers, and seaplane-carriers, while others carried on normal sailings in a world suddenly more dangerous than before. Railway ships took part in such actions as the Gallipoli ... | |
| This fantastic new book provides a comprehensive overview of the tremendous variety of ferries that have graced the waters around Britain over the years. Thanks to its geography – a combination of numerous inhabited offshore islands and long river estuaries – the United Kingdom has an extensive ... | |
Miscellaneous (newly released, available now):| Ferrari is the quintessential bearer of Rosso Corsa, Italian Racing Red, in the 21st Century. Rightly so, because Ferrari Grand Prix cars have represented Italy in Formula 1 racing since the World Championship was established in 1950. But as Karl Ludvigsen explains in this stunning new book, there ... | |
| In this dramatic first volume, leading experts of British motor racing reveal the amazing stories behind their successes and failures, the great classic endurance races and Grand Prix contests in which they dominated – or faced disaster. It took Britain a few years to get to grips with first-rank ... | |
| The County Press archive is and always will be one of the best sources of Island history. It is only newspapers that can afford the luxury of reporting life in all its day-to-day detail and the back issues of the County Press are full of the facts, events and miscellany of everyday life that goes ... | |
Railway Modelling (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| A valuable addition to the successful 'Aspects of Modelling' series, this new book covers perhaps the most basic but most important aspect of the railway modeller's hobby after the construction of the baseboards, the layout itself. Included in the book are an examination of a number of simple ... | |
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| They were scruffy, typified a dying era and were about to close when most of the photographs in this book were taken, but the sheds at Tyne Dock, Blyth, West Hartlepool and Sunderland had a definite charm about them, of not-too genteel decay. They housed the remaining BR steam locomotives employed ... | |
| Don Hale tells the full story of how the World Land Speed Record came to be broken, tracing the quest for speed back to the nineteenth century, when the rival railway companies began to vie to be fastest between London and Scotland. He charts the evolution of the steam engine through the early ... | |
| The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 71˝-mile journey from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, then a dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. ... | |
| The Somerset & Dorset Railway was a wonderfully charismatic and highly photogenic line, the 71˝-mile journey from Bath to Bournemouth involving a slog over the rugged Mendip Hills on gradients of up to 1 in 50, then a dash along the beautiful Stour Valley through picture-book-perfect North Dorset. ... | |
| This seventh volume of the series continues to add to the knowledge of Private Owner Wagon operations and of their owners and operators. Over seventy more businesses are identified and the text is profusely illustrated as usual with the wagons and their places of work. Each of the businesses is ... | |
| Norman Lockett began taking black & white photographs in the 1930s, using glass plate negatives, a medium he preferred until the end of steam. A modest man, the vast majority of his output has never been published, despite its superb quality. Here, in the first volume of a series which will ... | |
| Twenty-Second 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 | |
| Recently revitalized with new investment, the central and Southern railways had their beginnings in Henry Meigg's time in the late 1860's. These two systems along with a number of lesser known public and private lines, many of them now closed, form the basis for Volume 2 | |
| John Ramsbottom lived from 1814 to 1897 and built up an international reputation for Crewe Works, and himself, in his own lifetime, yet this is the first biography of him to be published. Based on many years of research, this well-illustrated book is much more than a catalogue of machinery, giving ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| The National Railway Museum in York is one of the country's most successful and popular Museums and is home to one of the world's greatest national collections of railway locomotives, covering the full history of traction from the earliest days of steam through to the most modern high speed trains. ... | |
| A selection of high quality photographs showing the variety of motive power and infrastructure to be seen on the Southern, from the independent Southern Railway of the 1920s through to the British Railways Southern Region era. The photographs show a wide range of subjects of interest to enthusiasts ... | |
| In the early years of railway history, many blunders arose from the ignorance of those dealing with new technology. Later, many of the promoters and engineers were tainted by another Victorian trait, that of over-confidence. Pride can lead to a fall and in the case of the first railway bridge over ... | |
| David Larkin continues his comprehensive survey of British Railways goods wagons by looking at the final flowering of vacuum-braked stock, and the development of air-braked stock in the final years of British Railways, such as 'merry-go-round' coal hoppers and Freightliner flat wagons. The batch of ... | |
| Throughout World War 2 Britain's railways were in the frontline and felt the full force of the Luftwaffe's offensive against the homeland. Many railway workers lost their lives, and much of the network was destroyed. However, the railways continued to be an essential part of Britain's war effort ... | |
| This book tells the story of the railways of one particular county in Northern Ireland. It includes the lines of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, the Sligo Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) and the narrow gauge Clogher Valley Railway. It includes coverage of the buses operated by ... | |
| Steve Morris looks at the various diesel locomotive classes which have plyed the North Wales Coast from 1959 to 2008. It includes the diminutive class 01 shunters marooned on the breakwater at Holyhead right up to the latest GM classes 66 and 67. | |
| Many enthusiasts visited Europe after the end of steam on British Railways. This volume visits six countries in search of what was to be found in France, SPain, Portugal, Italy, Austria and Germany. Superb footage of Pacifics, Garrats, Franco Crostis and rack tanks. From the series Along LMS Lines | |
| Over the years Ian Allan Publishing has had considerable success with reprinting the classic Combined Volume ‘abc' titles from the halcyon days of Britain's railways. For 2008, the combined volume for 1954 is being reissued. By this date, Britain's railways had been Nationalised for six years and ... From the series abc … | |
| Diesel & Electric power from the 1960s to the early 1980s in the North & North West. The programme comprises: Diesel & Electric Traction in the North West during the 1960s including Electrics at Crewe and Diesels over Shap. The Calder Valley Line in the 1970s including ‘Peaks', Class 40s, Class ... | |
| Tank Engines B4 0-4-0 Dock Tanks on shunting duties. Beattie 0298 Well Tanks in Cornwall and working specials. Terrier A1X 0-6-0 Tanks on the Hayling Island branch and at Newhaven. 02 4-4-0 Tanks at Wadebridge and on the Isle of Wight. USA 0-6-0 Tanks at Guildford, at Southampton Docks and on ... | |
| The widespread availability of trainspotting books in the aftermath of World War II saw a huge surge of interest in trainspotting. Groups of young spotters were a common sight at many stations throughout the country from the late 1940s onwards. To become an engine driver was the dream of many a ... | |
| 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 | |
| This publication consists of extracts from The Rowsley Association Newsletters. As you will note it covers a wide variety of subjects. However as not all readers will be fully acquainted with Rowsley or railway operations of yesteryear it has been necessary to slightly modify some items, and/or ... | |
| Recently revitalized with new investment, the central and Southern railways had their beginnings in Henry Meigg's time in the late 1860's. These two systems along with a number of lesser known public and private lines, many of them now closed, form the basis for Volume 2 | |
| The Duchesses completes a trilogy of railway books from Aurum, the first two volumes of which have been significant successes. Mallard was the story of the world's fastest steam locomotive. Flying Scotsman was the story of the world's most famous steam locomotive. Now The Duchesses tells the story ... | |
| The Wigan Branch Railway was a relatively short branch line from Parkside, where a connection was made with the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, to Wigan and, was the final link in a system of early standard gauge railways which connected all the major industrial towns of North-West England, ... | |
| The North Eastern Railway came into being a little over 150 years ago on 31st July 1854 by the amalgamation of three railways in the North East of England, namely the York, Newcastle and Berwick, York & North Midland and Leeds Northern Railway. Statistics place the North Eastern as the fourth ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| Carry on Clagging 3 features 130-plus locos from 23 different classes, all of them hard at work on Britain's private railways. This time we visit a number of lines and locations that haven't appeared before in the Clagging series, alongside the established favourites. So sit backand enjoy ... | |
| 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 | |
| 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 ... | |
Railways & Tramways (new to the shop, available now):| Part of the historic London & Birmingham Railway route, the main line has been subjected to many changes, particularly in motive power. Also shown in transition are the closed routes from Rugby and from Weedon to Leamington Spa, plus the link to Coventry through Kenilworth. From the series Midland Main Lines | |
| Considering the terrain with its attendant civil engineering problems, it seems an incredible feat that the Eritrean Railway should exist at all. It is just as unbelievable that the section of this marvellous railway from Massawa to Asmara, rising from sea level to nearly 8,000 feet in just over 73 ... From the series Narrow Gauge Branch Lines | |
| 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 … | |
| A top quality detailed history of the lesser known railways of Kent. Over 250 illustrations including photographs, memorabilia and line drawings reveal the history of lines as diverse at the Canterbury and Whitstable, East Kent, Sheppey Light Railway, Kent & East Sussex, plus the Westerham, ... | |
| Designed as a companion volume to the author's similar work on the AC Electrics, this new and informative book is an illustrated history of all dc electric locomotives and EMUs. It includes the two Woodhead classes (76 and 77), the Southern locomotives types (Classes 70/71/73/74), Class 92 (in dc ... | |
| First published in 1998 and quickly reprinted, this new and fully revised second edition will be warmly welcomed by all enthusiasts. This detailed history of the development of railway signalling from the earliest days through to the introduction of the disc and crossbar signal, to semaphores and ... | |
| The Hornby Magazine, launched last year, instantly filled a much needed gap on accessible information on railway modeling for beginners of all ages. Its appeal lies in its hands-on approach, the inclusion of inspirational features and photographs showing what can be achieved, practical tips on how ... | Request notification when available |
| For all keen amateur railway photographers this book provides a wealth of practical advice and suggestions for producing top quality railway images with a digital camera. As well as detailing all the basic principles and more advanced techniques, the author also provides top tips on useful ... | |
| The construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link providing high speed services to Continental Europe is one of them of the most significant civil engineering projects in Britain and represents the first new main line built for over a century. It is also the first line built in Britain capable of ... | |
| In recent years, there has been growing concern about the safety issues surrounding level crossings as there have been a number of accidents both on the national network and on preserved lines that have led to fatalities. Written by one of the British Railway Board's former Signalling and Safety ... | |
| Long-awaited volume to complete the former Southern Railway ‘big' passenger classes. Bigger and better than ever with over 200 pages of exhaustive detail and of course a sack full of photographs illustrating every phase of their existence and almost every one of the endless detail variations. | |
| In the years immediately after the 1939-45 war the Gresley era was symbolised daily not so much by the memory of his magnificent A3s and flying A4s, now enduring hard times, but by the numbers of unnamed, filthy black and inevitably anonymous large engines seen daily at work in their place on all ... | |
| Sure to be popular, the 'Book Of' locomotive library now roars into the diesel age with the biggest and the best-loved of the Modern Traction. Traditional 'Book Of' style; an exhaustive account of development and construction (the original DELTIC together with the 22 production locomotives) ... | |
| Linking Blisworth, Banbury, Broom and Olney, the lines were known as the Stratford upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway, but for only 13 years. However, the name lives on, as does the fascination for a route which was not noted for passengers, but more for Midland iron ore to South Wales and ... From the series Branch Lines | |
| The coastal route from Yarmouth and the inland line from Beccles had contrasting origins and features. The architectural details and changing rolling stock are fully illustrated. From the series Branch Lines | |
| 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 ... | |
| One of the most successful series of volumes that was published by OPC was the quartet of books covering the wagons operated by the three constituent parts of the Southern Railway and by the Southern Railway itself. The first two volumes, covering the LSWR and LBSCR were published in the early ... | |
| A valuable addition to the successful 'Aspects of Modelling' series, this new book covers perhaps the most basic but most important aspect of the railway modeller's hobby after the construction of the baseboards, the layout itself. Included in the book are an examination of a number of simple ... | |
| 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 | |
| A volume from the Jim Clemens Collection covering steam working in the East Midlands from the Great Central, West Coast Main Line and Midland routes, and their branches such as Newport Pagnell, Dunstable, Banbury to Cambridge and Oxford to Bletchley. Ironstone workings at Nassington, Wellingborough ... | |
| When it was first created under Chris Garnett, GNER was widely regarded as being the finest of the Train Operating Companies established post-Privatisation. Having inherited the newly-electrified East Coast Main Line, with its stock of Class 91 locomotives, GNER's early years were triumphant with ... | |
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