[279] | | EARLY MID-DECEMBER 2008 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Buses (newly released, available 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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Various (newly released, available now):| Included in the second volume are the Queen Alexandra Dock, the entrance channel, the Campbell paddle-steamers and the Mount Stewart Dry Docks, their history again told through some 300 comprehensively captioned illustrations. | |
Railways & Tramways (new to the shop, available now):| 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 ... | |
| Drivers leaving the M1 at the Tinsley viaduct can still pass the buildings where the Yorkshire Engine Company constructed and repaired locomotives for a hundred years. Founded in 1865, the company outlived many of its competitors and despatched its last locomotives in 1965. Established by a group ... | |
| A photographic survey of tram cars from around Britain that were used for maintenance and other duties over the years when many towns and cities had their own tramway systems. As well as the archive photographs, an informative text gives the background to these fascinating vehicles and a complete ... | |
| Perhaps the most well-known railroad in transportation history, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway grew from humble beginnings in 1868 to a high-flying icon of the American West known more simply as 'the Santa Fe.' In 1995, it merged with Burlington Northern and today its legacy survives as ... | |
| The names of Motor Rail and Simplex are familiar to all narrow gauge enthusiasts as the names of one of Britain's most successful small petrol and diesel locomotives. Keith Davies first became interested in these locomotives in the 1950s and on visits to the Works was given access to much archive ... | |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the 1970s with coverage of both steam and diesels from that great period of change on our railways. The captions include items of news, culture, music and personalities of the era to bring back the memories of youth. | Request notification when available  |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the 1970s with coverage of both steam and diesels from that great period of change on our railways. The captions include items of news, culture, music and personalities of the era to bring back the memories of youth. | |
| 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 | |
| The complete guide to all Locomotives and Multiple Units of the Railways of France. From the series European Handbooks | |
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| Rescued and restored by volunteers, one of the fastest steam engines the world has ever seen returns to the place she was built for - the mainline. We're on the footplate as the streamlined 1930s classic locomotive SIR NIGEL GRESLEY faces a demanding test run to gain approval to run on the railway ... | |
| This DVD Covers the first two series – 13 Episodes plus extras including the drivers' viewpoint travelling key sections of Northern and Bakerloo lines; plus an LU timeline, picture gallery and episode chapters. | |
| This DVD contains all six episodes from the third and final series of the Tube plus extras including a picture gallery, footage of trains & old stations and the two episodes filmed on the 7th July 2005, ‘the Tube under Attack'. This two part special highlights the quiet heroism and battling ... | |
| The hourly Southern service to Ashford (Kent) nowadays starts at Brighton, running fast to Eastbourne stopping only at Lewes and Polegate. At Eastbourne the 2 –car class 171 diesel multiple unit reverses to continue along the coast to Hastings calling at Bexhill and St Leonards Warrior Square. Our ... | |
| 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 ... | |
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