[231] | | MID-JANUARY 2009 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| Following AeBal, Air Baltic, Braathens, Spanair and Wideroe, Blue 1 becomes the 6th airline in the SAS Group to be featured in the World Air Routes series. Blue 1 operates Avro RJs and MD90s from its base at Helsinkin Airport on domestic and international routes. This 3hr program is spends just ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):| This is a comprehensive book about the buses of the Lough Swilly company, which is the major bus operator in North Donegal. The Lough Swilly evolved from the road services of the old Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway and, with a continuous history going back to 1863, is currently the oldest ... | |
Railways & Tramways (new to the shop, available now):| The Fifth, and again physically large, volume whose title is self descriptive. Please see the table of contents and sample page for additional information. | |
| The first in a series of Southern Region scenes which will eventually cover the whole of the Region with archive film from 1959 to 1967. Most classes of Southern steam will be seen from T9s to Bulleid Pacifics. This first volume covers Alton, Tonbridge and Allhallows followed by Waterloo to Clapham ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| Designed by Bulleid for the Southern Railway, the 'Leader' class was revolutionary. With two power steam bogies, sleeve valves, chain drive and a streamlined body, looking more like a diesel than a steam engine, five were to be constructed but only one, No 36001, was completed. This was ... | |
| 'The Southern Way' is a regular volume for the Southern devotee. Intended for inclusion in this issue are Sam Fay on the LSWR, Basingstoke Part 2, The Selsey Tramway, ARP Time on the Southern, Romsey, Southern Water Troughs, Victoria and lots more. Plus of course our regular features on Permanent ... | |
| From the mid-1980s onwards the previously monolithic structure of BR's freight operation was split up, with several new businesses created as a prelude to privatisation, such as Loadhaul, Transrail and Mainline, each with a separate identity. EWS was to take control of the bulk of the rail freight ... | |
| From the author of the acclaimed AC Electrics, DC Electrics, and Traction Recognition comes this informative new work exploring every modern DMU design. Covering a huge range of classes, Colin Marsden delves deep into the changing world of DMUs, their origins, history and their impact on the ... | |
| In this colourful new book accomplished author Robert Hendry takes a company-based approach to the vast and complex subject of railway signalling. Although all companies were faced by the same essential need to ensure the safe passage of trains and the same basic regulatory framework, they each ... | |
| This is the final volume in Kevin McCormack's brilliant series of books featuring steam operation in and around London from the early 1950s through to the final demise of steam in 1968. In this book, he takes readers on a vivid, pictographic journey through the golden age of steam on the Eastern ... | |
| This DVD collects together all the Northern Ireland Railways Coverage from the first four editions of Irish Railway Review series. It sets out to provide in one affordable video scenes taken on NIR from the 1970s to 2004. From the series Irish Rail Review | |
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