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Aviation (newly released, available now):| NOW EASIER TO USE, with intersecting airways shown on route together with Radio Frequency normally in use. Now with this new improved edition, with NEW AIRWAYS and NEW WAYPOINTS,you can find exactly where the airways start & finish, identify way points along the way without referring to a crowded ... | |
| The ever popular annual guide has once again been updated to reflect all the changes over the past year. Fully comprehensive the book also includes microlights, balloons, radio frequencies, airline flight codes and much much more. Last year saw considerable change in the aviation industry. ... | |
| The 2009 edition of this perennially popular guide reflects a significant period of change for the RAF and more generally, for Britain's military aviation scene over the past year. Continuing commitments remain, most notably in the South Atlantic and in the on-going war against terrorism and in ... From the series abc … | |
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| Anchorage Airport filmed these last couple of years during summer and winter to bring you spectacular runway action as you can see on the You Tube trailer. In addition the DVD will take a look back at the airport in 1995 and 2000. You will also get special views of the airport from its ... | |
| The complete and definitive history of the famous Mikoyan Design Bureau from its establishment in 1939 to the present day. Every type developed by the Mikoyan OKB is dealt with in detail, with descriptions of all known versions and a wealth of recently declassified data. For each major type ... | |
| A new and detailed examination of how imported American aircraft, engines and aviation equipment were used in pre-revolutionary Russia, the Soviet Union, and today's Russia, influencing the development of aircraft industry, civil and military aviation over all these years. US aviation first ‘set ... | |
| This comprehensive new book describes the current state of Russia's military air assets – the Air Force/Air Defence Force, the Naval Aviation, the air arms of the Border Guards, the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Interior (the police). The book details the Russian Air Force's current ... | |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| 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 He177 was a formidable warplane with the potential to have been a lethal weapon for the Nazis. Unfortunately, it was ill-fated and suffered from serious problems such as an inherently poor engine design and ‘knee-jerk' role diversification by the commanders in charge. Nevertheless, the He177 ... | |
| 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 a companion to the successful Luftwaffe Colours ‘Sea Eagles' titles, this bright new book offers the reader a more detailed and varied study of the maritime aircraft and operations conducted by the Luftwaffe against the Allies in World War 2. The Luftwaffe committed a wide range of aircraft to ... | |
| The Handley-Page Victor was third and final aircraft in Britain's V-bomber fleet, built to carry the nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Built during the 1950s and 1960s, the bomber was designed to fly higher and faster than contemporary fighter aircraft so that it could penetrate Soviet ... | |
| This is a lavishly illustrated and highly detailed account of one of the most elegant and deadly aircraft to see service during World War 2. Designed and built in the late 1930s, originally as a civilian airliner to compete with the American DC-2 and DC-3, the Fw 200 grabbed the international stage ... | |
| Princes of Darkness is a unique illustrated account of the careers of Heinrich Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Egmont Prince zur Lippe-Weissenfeld - two aristocrats who served with the Luftwaffe's night fighter force and whose lives were often inter-connected. The book is the result of many years ... | |
| 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of Virgin Atlantic's maiden flight from Gatwick to Newark in the USA, although the origins of the company are slightly older, dating back to the formation of British Atlantic Airways in 1982. BAA was originally conceived as a an airline flying between Britain and the ... | |
| The He 162 represented an unprecedented aeronautical and engineering achievement. Embracing revolutionary jet engine technology, the aircraft went from drawing board to prototype flight in just three months, at a time when Nazi Germany was on the brink of defeat. For the first time, this book will ... | |
| In 1940 the Luftwaffe fitted bombs to their Messerschmitt 109s and Messerschmitt 110s, thus creating the Jagdbomber or Jabo. Jabos played a key role in the Battle of Britain, but then appeared to be forgotten until early 1942 when two fighter Staffeln were formed on the Western Front and carried ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):| This is a departure from Andrew Wiltshire's, as well as Coastal Shipping's, usual nautical theme - to that of road transport. In this book Wiltshire looks at the many municipal buses of South Wales in their varied liveries. | |
Buses (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| As a result of changes in the provision of funding for new bus acquisitions in the late 1960s, the production of traditional half-cab double-deckers ceased in 1970. By the late 1970s these buses were becoming increasingly rare, with the exception of the long-lived Routemaster in the Greater London ... | |
| Buses Restored 2009 is the authoritative annual guide to the many road transport museums throughout the British Isles. Compiled by the National Association of Road Transport Museums, the umbrella organisation for museums involved in the field of bus and coach preservation, the new 2009 edition is ... | |
| Southdown, based in Brighton, was one of the most important bus operators in southern England. Formed in 1915 from an amalgamation of three earlier operators, the company became a subsidiary of BET and survived as a separate operator until all of BET's subsidiaries were nationalised as part of the ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| In series with the previous eight volumes of this popular set of coaster annuals, this volume sees a wide variety of coastal vessels throughout the world during the year 2008. All photographs have a detailed caption describing the ship featured and the location. These locations range from the ... | |
| Published on 13 February 2009, this book traces the development of these fascinating ships since 1948. The story is put in the historical, geographical and economic context of Russia and the former Soviet Union. The book is fully illustrated with 153 colour photographs which were taken in Europe, ... | |
Maritime (new to the shop, available now):| Ellerman, Clan, Blue Funnel, Palm Line – shipping companies whose ships were a common sight in British ports in the 1960s and 1970s. This hardback book features vessels from these companies and more in a nostalgic look at shipping in the Bristol Channel during those glory years before the ... | |
| In series with 'Bristol Channel Shipping Memories', this all-colour album is in the ever-popular 'Jane's' format and looks at Mersey shipping over the last 40 years. Passenger liners, coasters, tugs and tankers are featured but most attention is devoted to the magnificent classic cargo ships of ... | |
| In series with Bristol Channel Shipping Memories and Mersey Shipping Memories, newly published on 20 February 2008, this latest all-colour album looks at Solent shipping over the last 50 years. Cargo ships, ferries, coasters, tugs, and tankers are all featured but most attention in this volume is ... | |
| Coasters of Cornwall is the sixth in the popular 'Coasters of ..... ' series. This hardback book looks at a selection of coasters which have visited the ports of Fowey, Par, Charlestown, Truro, Penryn, Falmouth, Gweek, Porthoustock, Dean Quarry, Penzance, Newlyn, Hayle and Padstow during the last ... | |
| Looking Back at Classic Tankers is the second in the popular 'Looking Back at ....' series. In its 80 pages, the book has 93 colour photographs of tankers, ranging from the classic bridge-amidships designs to first-generation very large crude carriers (VLCCs), and also including tankers carrying ... | |
| In its 80 pages, this book has 86 colour photographs of coasters built during the 1950s, thus introducing a historical theme into this series. The photographs date from the 1960s up to the present day, and we see some ships in their original guise and others after being sold and/or modernised. A ... | |
Maritime (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The White Star Line was one of the most illustrious and controversial names in the history of passenger shipping. Its origins lay in Liverpool in the early 19th century, chartering sailing ships to Australia, but financial difficulties led to its takeover by Thomas Ismay in the 1860s. He was the ... | |
| First published over 40 years ago, ‘Ocean Ships' has become the bible to maritime enthusiasts, providing authoritative and detailed information on all the world's ocean-going passenger and cargo ships. The total number of ships in the last edition, published 2006 was some 5,000, and such has been ... | |
Miscellaneous (newly released, available now):| To celebrate it's 60th anniversary Martin Wainwright gives us a quirky and fasciniating history of this quintessentially British car. | |
| The industrial history of West Durham has been long, varied and dynamic. The famous ‘lead dales' of Teesdale, Weardale and Derwentdale were major components of an orefield that dominated lead production during the Georgian and Victorian eras. The numerous remains of sites associated with ore mining ... | |
Miscellaneous (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The 1920s were a decade of considerable change in London and in particular for transport in the Capital. It was an age when the bus started to grow in importance as vast number of army surplus vehicles became available. These were easily converted and with people moving to the suburbs bus transport ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| This is the first in a new series entitled ‘Transport and Industrial Heritage' that will provide readers with unique and well-researched histories exploring the true historical heritage of the country on a region by region basis. Cornwall is the first county under the spotlight and is an obvious ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| Welcome to Cologne with Ticket to Ride. Today we undertake a journey from Cologne, the capital city of the state of Nordrhein Westfalen to Hanover the capital of the state of Niedersachsen. TTR109 takes us as far as Hamm, a small city at the eastern extremity of the Ruhr. Our train is ICE 857 the ... From the series Ticket To Ride | |
| At Hamm ICE 857 is joined by sister ICE2 unit 847. This train ran from Cologne Deutz through Düsseldorf, Duisberg, Bochum and Dortmund. The two ICE2 sets are now joined and are ready to depart. We travel to Hanover through: Gütersloh, Bielefeld, Herford, Minden, Wunstorf and Seelze. While not a ... From the series Ticket To Ride | |
| Throughout this fascinating railway's history the Burry Port & Gwendreath Valley Railway has had a long tradition of doing things a little differently. The railway was originally built as a canal (covered in Volume One). This second volume picks up the story with the conversion to a railway. A ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway History | |
| Much of the former Rhymney Railway is included, along with the remnant of the Cardiff Railway. The docks and the numerous complex junctions are illustrated, along with many long lost stations. Coal trains and passenger services of all ages are shown in action, from the sea to the hills. | |
| One hot summer in the 1980s David Ablitt decided to retrace the course of the old Great Central Railway's 1899 main line from Annesley in Nottinghamshire to Marylebone station in London, most of which had closed some years earlier. It was a line he had frequently travelled as a child, and one for ... | Request notification when available  |
| Rex Conway's first book, Rex Conway's Steam Album, was a wonderful miscellany of images that introduced a remarkable archive of railway photographs. This book takes the reader on a steam-hauled journey on the Midland Region from Crewe, to Manchester and the industrial heartland of Lancashire, and ... | |
| Using many fascinating historic and contemporary photographs, as well as maps, personal reminiscences and anecdotes, the author recounts the story of the railways of the Fylde past and present. As well as the main lines, the miniature railways and the Knott End branch is also included. First ... | |
| Once again using many fascinating historic and contemporary photographs, as well as maps, ephemera and personal memories and anecdotes, Barry McLoughlin discusses not only the main lines and their services and excursions, but also the area's miniature railways (For those who missed the first ... | |
| This is the story of a now-disused branch of the Underground between Holborn and Aldwych. Although just a quarter of a mile long, it was a hopeless enterprise from the early 20th century beginnings and never covered its costs. For such a small stretch of railway, it has a surprisingly colourful ... | |
| Following on from the success of Volume 1, we take a look at recent developments on French Tramways. We not only feature new systems which have been built since our first production, but also revisit some of the previous towns whose systems have grown beyond recognition. | |
| Trams had all but disappeared from French cities, with the exception of the lines linking Lille with the adjacent towns of Roubaix and Tourcoing, and single routes remaining in Marseille and ST Etienne. This DVD starts by looking at these systems as they were in 1987. It goes on to tell the ... | |
| A complete listing of all books, periodical articles and other papers published since 1861 to 2009 with tramways and light rail schemes in Britain and Ireland as their subject forms the content of this publication. Publications concerning all aspects of tramways, including legislation and ... | |
| Join Rex Conway on a remarkable steam-hauled journy on the Midland Region during the golden age of steam, with many diversions along the way. There are really three journeys in this book. Travelling first from Bristol Temple Meads we take in scenes as diverse as Gloucester, the Lickey Bank, ... | |
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| Towards Lancashire-The Midland Railways Skipton-Colne Extension Also-the Barnoldswick Branch, The Kelbrook, Cordite Store, Thornton Quarry | |
| This history is the result of extensive collaboration. John Richardson, a Vice-President of the North Eastern Raiway association, made significant contribution at the beginning of the project, helping to co-ordinate the work of editor and co-authors. The Co-Authors went on to help each other, ... | |
| The Southern Main Line to the West between Basingstoke, Salisbury and Yeovil has previously been described in Parts One and Two. Part Three continues the story on to Exeter. The characteristic feature of this main line is illustrated by station and signal box names - Yeovil Junction, Chard ... | |
| Shot on High Quality 16mm Colour film with authentic sound, starts with Garratts being exported from England in the 1950's. Then a look at Abandoned loco's in Spain. Feautring S.A. Locos', 16D.25 condensing, NGGs and many other classes. In the then Rhodesia - the massive Garratts dwarf all the ... | |
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| Fred Dibnah first came to our TV screens in 1979 and still proves to be a hugely popular presenter. With brand new programming produced from the footage filmed over the years Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection brings to you previously unseen footage of fascinating railways | |
| Julia gets her backpack and walking boots on again in Railway Walks to explore the great outdoors following the old tracks, overgrown cuttings and ancient viaducts of Britain's lost rail empire, visiting disused lines across England, Scotland and Wales. Through stunning landscapes and urban ... | |
| From the foot of the Matterhorn, to the shores of Lake Geneva and the Blonay to Chamby Railway. From the high pass across the Furka from Gletsch to Realp, to the gentle slopes of Mount Rigi high above Luzern. From the main line from Interlaken over the Brunig Pass to the dramatic peak of the ... | |
| Journey along some of the highest and the most scenic mountain railways in the world, from Scotland to South America . . . The Jungfraujoch and the highest railway in Europe. The Highland Main Line and Druimuachdar Summit with steam traction. Crossing the mountains of the Middle East in Syria ... | |
| Freight Traffic & Traction: 56311 & 56412 on Immingham-Washwood Heath Steel Trains; BR Blue 86101 & 87002 on Royal Mail trains; 59001 working an Eastleigh-Westbury departmental; 37417 making a rare appearance on the Southampton Docks-Bescot cartics; 66303 deputising for the booked Fastline 56 on ... From the series The Tape Of The Year | |
| An All new 96 page black and white photographic album depicting the years from Nationalisation and those wonderful pre-grouping designs still in service in the early 1950s. through to the arrival of the later Standards and the big four types that would last until the mid 1960s. Over fifty classes ... | |
| A further look at the West Coast Main Line in our series of videos that covers, in detail, the route from London Euston nothwards to Carlisle and Glasgow. The most filmed area of the West Coast Main Line was around Tebay and the climb to the 916 foot high Shap Summit. This video concentrates on the ... From the series Along LMS Lines | |
Railways & Tramways (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Mail was first sorted on a moving train in a converted horse box on the Grand Junction Railway, between Liverpool and Manchester, in January 1838 at the suggestion of Frederick Karstadt, a Post Office surveyor. Karstadt's son was one of two mail clerks who did the sorting. In 1845 the service was ... From the series Illustrated History of … | |
| No other guide on the market ever comes close to matching the annual edition of Railways Restored for coverage, content and clarity and the new 2009 edition is no exception. Completely updated with all the latest changes and additions to the railway preservation scene in the UK and with a stunning ... | |
| The main line from Plymouth and the River Tamar to Truro was first opened in May 1859 and this beautiful new book explores the entire history of the main line from the earliest days of the Cornwall Railway through to the post-Privatisation era, and is published to co-incide with the 150th ... From the series Illustrated History of … | |
| Southampton has long been famous for its docks, but the port also spreads along the banks of the rivers Test and Itchen. Here, lesser wharves have seen their share of rail traffic, and along the whole waterfront, cargoes were moved for over a hundred years by a varied assortment of locomotives ... | |
| The GWR lines serving this rural part of Warwickshire took a long time to arrive. Opening in 1852, was a line from Birmingham to Oxford and the capital, and hard on its heels was a line to serve the small market town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Opening to passengers in 1908 was a third line creating ... | |
| This book is a graphic reminder of the scale of the railway network in the period before Nationalisation. As well as the Big Four, a number of minor railways are mapped - those which had managed to maintain their independence after the Grouping of 1923, but which were to disappear along with their ... | |
| In this practical manual former BR steam engineman Brian Topping reveals the traditional learning path from cleaner to fireman to driver, showing that for all the glamour of the footplate, there is also a great deal of dirty and strenuous work involved! With nearly 300 illustrations, including ... | |
| The sea wall at Dawlish is one of the most picturesque stretches of the railway network and has always been a popular site for railway enthusiasts and photographers for many generations. This new book is designed as a follow-up to The Railways at Dawlish colour album published in May 2007 and will ... | |
| The Carriage Works at Lancing have rarely been recorded in detail in the past and we are delighted that this can now be remedied aided by a number of unseen photographs and first hand accounts from former employees. Also scheduled for inclusion is a photo feature on the Plymouth, Devonport and ... | |
| A chance opportunity in late 2008 provided the opportunity to access several hundred hitherto unseen views of the Southern Railway in the period 1939-45. A collection which taken as a whole reveals damage and destruction on a scale it is hard to imagine. Yet through all this the railway continued ... | |
| Well known railway writer Adrian Vaughan, and author of the very successful title Railway Blunders, now turns his attention to what he considers to be the greatest blunder the railway industry has ever perpetrated, the privatisation of the 1990s. A personal polemic, he first gives a history from ... | |
| Beginning in the mid 1970s, when the TOPS numbering system was first introduced, David Ratcliffe now takes readers on a new journey through the private owner wagon era, bringing the story of this important part of the railways up to date. With an informative introduction which puts the modern ... | |
| The Welsh Highland Railway was the longest of the Welsh narrow gauge railways, running all the way from Dinas Junction to Porthmadog. The line's origins dated back to the 1870s when the first section of the line was opened as the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway. The route's completion throughout ... From the series Illustrated History of … | |
| The West Somerset Railway, from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, is the country's longest standard-gauge preserved railways. Originally a GWR branch line that linked to the main network just to the west of Taunton, the line was closed on 4 January 1971. The line was subsequently acquired for ... | |
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