[303] | | MID-FEBRUARY 2009 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| Our 6th program on Air Atlanta features a lot of firsts in the World Air Routes! This is the 1st time an Airbus is presented at Air Atlanta, 1st time we've featured the A300-600F and 1st time we've flown to Ghana and Mali taking the total number of featured countries from 153 to 155 and 1st time ... | |
| Air Iceland operates a fleet of regional aircraft from its Reykjavik hub to desinations in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Icelandair operates a fleet of Boeing 757s from its hub at Keflavik Airport to destinations across Europe and the United States. | |
Buses (newly released, available now):| The Lodekka was a double-deck bus chassis produced by Bristol Commercial Vehicles and bodied by Eastern Coach Works (ECW) of Lowestoft. Destined to be Bristol's final half-cab design, it represented the first successful attempt to produce a viable low-height double-decker without resorting to the ... | |
Other (newly released, available now):| The concluding volume of this trilogy concentrates on two main aspects of the history of Cardiff Docks. The first is the ill-fated Cardiff Railway, built under considerable difficulty to tap the South Wales coalfield but blocked by its rival the Taff Vale Railway. The second main focus is a vivid ... | |
| This beautifully illustrated book uses hitherto classified photographs of outstanding quality to present a view of the 'secret' goings-on around Wavertree and Edge Hill. Here, in bombed-out factories and on waste ground around Smithdown Lane, Overbury Street, Crown Street, Queensland Road and ... | |
Railways & Tramways (new to the shop, available now):| With the first of the future Class 31 design emerging over half a century ago in 1957, these adaptable locomotives have proved themselves to be among the most successful and long-lived of all Modernisation Plan diesels. Between 1957 and 1962 more than 250 locomotives were constructed, and despite ... | |
| Ever since the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened in 1825 the north-east of England has been at the heart of the railway system. Charlie Emett, ex-railwayman, author and historian, has collected a fascinating selection of over 250 photographs, all informatively captioned. His compilation takes ... | |
| The opening of Locomotion - the NRM at Shildon has created a revival of interest in railways in the North East. This updated edition of the popular book covering the area surrounding the museum is most opportune and welcome. Ken Appleby's first book is a timely review of the early history of east ... | |
| As trams and other light rapid transit systems make a comeback in many British cities this volume, the second of three, looks at all the tramways that have operated in the towns and cities of central England, Wales and Ireland, with lines as far apart as Skegness and Galway. From the 1870s to the ... | |
| The definitive work on these vehicles, gives a general description, their numbering and types, and includes photographs and scale drawings. Specialised vehicles and those of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway are also covered. | |
| The true flavour of the glory days of steam is brought to life in this richly illustrated collection of tales and first-hand accounts from passengers and railwaymen across Britain.From the glamorous drivers on the great mainline locomotives to everyday commuters and trainspotting schoolboys, the ... | |
| A survey of many of the RHTT leaf clearing trains across the network during 2008 with a wide range of motive power from EWS, Chiltern Railways & Direct Rail Services. Class 20s, Class 37s, Class 57s, Class 67, Class 66 & Diesel Multiple Units all feature across the network during 2008. Stowmarket ... | |
| In the early 1970s the Midland Main Line had changed little since the days of steam. It retained semaphore signalling and signalboxes and had seen little in the way of modernisation or rationalisation. Join us for the final part of our ride along the Midland and completing the journey to ... | |
| The 4 Car 'Hastings' unit ran with a standard width Buffet car and was fully booked up. At Folkeston it made the usual 'photo' dummy departure. It surprised our London Filmmakes by being 30minutes early! This DVD also features Thumpers on long closed stations like Andover Town. Barcombe Mills and ... | |
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