[470] | | OCTOBER 2009 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| A rare insight into the training all Luftwaffe aircrew and specialists had to pass through before participating in active service. All levels of the Luftwaffe training system before and during the war are covered including elementary and advanced training schools, fighter, bomber, dive-bomber and ... | |
| This program features Comair of South Africa. The airline operates service of British Airways within South Africa and to surrounding countries in Africa as well as the low cost operate of Kulula Air. This 4 hour program not only presents the 737 in details but it takes a close look at aviation in ... | |
| Glasgow airport began life at Abbotsinch as an overspill airport for RAF Renfrew. The Navy took over in 1943 Royal Auxiliary Air Force 602 was based there. It was officially opened as Glasgow Airport in 1966 and by the end of year one there were a million passengers recorded. BAA bought the airport ... | |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Three squadrons of Mosquito's streak over snow covered France at tree-top height; their target a prison full of Resistance Fighters and British Agents, their purpose to free them - or kill them. Desperate calls to London from the French Resistance told of 100 men and women due to be shot at dawn, ... | Expected: 31st December 2010 |
| Imperial Airways is a name redolent of the excitement and glamour of the pioneering years of flight. This is a lively and entertaining history of this famous commercial aviation company, packed full of tales of daring and danger and larger than life characters who were the pioneers of aviation as ... | |
| A long-awaited new edition of a best-selling pocket guide specifically designed for the aviation enthusiast who wants to listen in to aircraft air band activity.First published in 1992 abc Air Band Radio Guide is an indispensable guide to the complexities of air traffic control communications. For ... From the series abc … | |
| Scarcity of information over the years has meant that secret Japanese planes of World War 2 remain an area of aviation history that is largely undiscovered. Despite this, they have a large base of interest as unlike the majority of secret Luftwaffe programs that were resigned to the drawing board, ... | Request notification when available  |
Buses (newly released, available now):| This Fourth edition of the London Bus Handbook is dedicated to That are Contracted to Transport for London (TfL) for the provision of normal passenger services, rail replacement duties and other minor contracts. Also included are the providers of major sightseeing tours. From the series Bus Handbooks | |
| The book covers the history of municipal transport in Luton from the first horse-drawn buses and the town's electric trams, through to the sale of the undertaking in 1970 to United Counties, the bus company which dominated services in the rest of Bedfordshire. The book includes comprehensive ... | |
| BYGONE KENT (Book) by Glyn Kraemer-Johnson and John Bishop |
| A full colour pictorial journey through the streets and landscapes of Kent revealing nostalgic and long-lost scenes on road, rail and sea. Over the past 60 years the urban landscape of Britain's towns and counties have changed almost beyond recognition. Large-scale redevelopment has transformed the ... From the series Bygone … | |
Buses (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Originally established in late 1969 and combining the municipal fleets of Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton, West Midlands PTE was extended in 1974 to include the neighbouring fleet of Coventry Corporation. Further integration saw the PTE absorb some of the local operations of other local NBC ... | |
| Most bus enthusiasts will tell you that their interest really started when they travelled by bus to school. In the days when parents were quite happy to bundle their offspring on to a bus to get to school or other activities, the trip on the bus was an exciting experience.Many adults now reminisce ... | |
| Crosville Motor Services was one of the most important regional bus operators that ultimately became part of the NBC. Its services dominated all of North Wales, from Holyhead eastwards as far south as a line from Aberystwyth to Oswestry. It also served other areas such as Cheshire, the Wirral ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| n 1909 the SS Waratah embarked on her second voyage, from Sydney to the UK via South Africa. Filled up with families anticipating a new life on the other side of the world, what started out as a journey full of hope ended abruptly when the ship vanished between Durban and Cape Town. Ironically, the ... | |
Maritime (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Did the Titanic really sink? Or was it the sister ship Olympic? Was it a massive cover-up? Was it an insurance scam? Controversial and engaging, this is a fascinating and thought-provoking examination of what the author thinks really happened to Titanic, and is now released in B-format paperback ... | |
| Unlike the majority of popular and academic books on war movies, this unique volume is an examination of all aspects of the war cinema genre. As well as examining movies focussing upon specific conflicts, it also places each work within a wider social context, exploring related themes and issues of ... | |
| We all know the word ‘bedlam' as a term of madness and confusion, but few of us really know the story of how this term was coined, or the real history of the notorious Bethlem Hospital in London. The oldest mental health institution in the world, Bethlem Hospital is famous to many only as ‘Bedlam', ... | |
| Remember Brylcreem? Dusty Springfield? Ford Cortinas? The Twist? They're all here, in this happy-go-lucky tale of some likely lads in the mid sixties as they have a riotous time following girls, music, fashion and football with equal zest! The book is seen through the eyes of the well-known ... | |
Miscellaneous (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Over the years the global conflict of World War 1 has been subject to much examination in all aspects save one — a detailed campaign study of the air war and its tactical doctrines over the Western Front from 1916 to the Armistice. Most published works to date have been either personal accounts or ... | |
| Terrorism – the imposition of, or opposition to, government with the threat or fear of force – is mostly regarded as a modern horror, implemented by bombs, hijackings and assassinations. But the origins of terrorism occur far back in the Middle Ages, when the forefathers of the modern world's most ... | |
| SAUCY JACK (Book) by Gavin Baddeley and Paul Woods |
| Enduringly fascinating and never identified, this is an exposé of the fact and fiction behind the legend of Jack the Ripper, perhaps Britain's first serial killer. This gripping new book examines the heinous case from every angle, exploring theories both plausible and eccentric which have captured ... | |
| With a foreword by Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe, this is a thought-provoking analysis of the history, ethics, and methods of capital punishment in Britain. Capital punishment has played its part as the ultimate judicial penalty in the UK for centuries. Often a graphic exercise in physical mutilation, it ... | |
Model Railways (newly released, available now):| Following the great success of A Train is For Life, Pete Waterman's new book gives tips on how to model railways to the very highest standard - a subject very close to his heart. Over the years Pete has brought together some of the finest railway modellers in the business and his models and ... | Request notification when available |
| A new addition to Ian Allan Publishing's highly popular practical modelling series, this title introduces the concepts and practice of wiring model railway layouts from start to finish. Beginning with the basics the book will cover cab control, point control, signalling, train detection and ... From the series Aspects of Modelling | |
| This new book is aimed at all those who have started the hobby by buying a basic model railway kit and want to move from just laying a few pieces of track on the lounge floor to starting to build a model railway themselves or through joining a model railway club. Little has been written to help ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| For enthusiasts of Irish railways this book will be the ultimate reference guide. It summarises the purpose and principal features of each locomotive design ever to run on the railways since 1949, and illustrates all the significant differences between locomotives within a class. Each section of ... | |
| Carry on Clagging 4 features 110-plus locos from 21 different classes, hard at work on Britain's private lines. Once again we visit a number of railways and locations previously unseen in the Clagging series as well as the old favourites. Sit back and enjoy Britain's heritage in spectacular action! ... | |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the various classes on British Railways that enjoyed English Electric power. Inside we cover Class 37, 50, 40, 20, Deltics, Baby Deltics, 31, various prototypes including DP2 and assorted shunters and electric classes. Coverage is from their ... From the series Looking Back At … | |
| The editorial team of the new magazine Modern Locomotives Illustated has launched the first Modern Locomotives Illustrated Annual, with in-depth features on a diverse selection of UK and worldwide rail topics. Illustrated with high quality pictures, it will inspire rail enthusiasts to enjoy and ... | |
| This book, covering the final years of steam on Britain's railways, presents a wonderful array of over 200 colour photographs, many of them previously unpublished. All the imagery is reproduced from original transparencies that have remained carefully preserved away from daylight since the day they ... | |
| Drawing on material which has remained unavailable until just a few years ago, the author unveils several new facets of information about the famous Blue Pullman trains. With an introduction to the initial concept, information about the trial running, and details about the first entry into service, ... | |
| The area around Gosport is criss-crossed with both railways and waterways, and indeed anyone attempting to find their way around will often find curving roads and bridges remain as evidence of a former age. At its peak there were a remarkable seven public stations within a three mile radius, as ... | |
| The book extends to 80 pages (including covers) and contains 124 illustrations and 17 tables. It comprises 12 chapters, each covering a chronological period in the station's history. | |
| Michael Harvey's book brings to its readers the excitement of trainspotting in the 1950s and '60s, the hobby's heyday. It was the advent of the famous Ian Allan ABC Locospotters books that really gave the hobby its impetus, as they gave trainspotters all the information they required. Forget the ... | |
| At long last, after years of research, we announce the publication of the first substantial survey and history of the narrow gauge railways of Cuba. It is a comprehensive analysis of the rich narrow gauge heritage of this fascinating Caribbean island from the first initiatives in the 1860s up to ... | Request notification when available |
| The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway came into being in 1893, when the Eastern & Midlands Railway, having over extended itself financially, was jointly taken over by the Midland and Great Northern railways. The E&MR main line linked the Midlands and the North of England with the popular ... | |
| On a humid August day in 2007 I searched for any tell-tale signs of a pit once existing at Bickershaw. Alighting at the swing bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal where the singularly appropriately named Plank Lane, Slag Lane and Crankwood Road meet up, the scene was set by the derelict pub on ... From the series Industrial Railways In Colour | |
| The complexities of the junctions in the industrial areas are unravelled and the unbelievable maze of lines around Llanelli is explained with the aid of detailed maps and historic photographs. The scenic joys of the Towy Valley and the curiosities of ancient mineral branches add to the diverse ... From the series Narrow Gauge Branch Lines | |
| This book has a common thread in reminiscing about the fascinating railway that once ran through Devon into Cornwall, terminating at the Shangri-La of fish cuisine, Padstow. That common thread is the letter W. Think about it – West, Withered Arm, Wadebridge, Wenford, Well Tanks, Woolworths, er – ... From the series Steaming Sixties | |
| The sound of a steam locomotive hauling a regular passenger or freight train was once commonplace but alas, is now only a fond memory. We all have, I suspect, some favourite memory from that by-gone age, and mine of course are of the Great Western, when express passenger trains were blessed with ... | |
| The Delivering The Goods series takes an in-depth look at the operations of Britain's rail freight companies in the 21st Century. Volume 2 focusses on Direct Rail Services, a company set up initially to run the nuclear flask traffic, but which later moved into the wider commercial market. The ... | |
| Number three in the Dying Embers series, looking back at the decline of main line steam across Europe, focuses on West Germany in the period 1972-1975. Working its way from the South East to the North West, the programme features numerous locations, including Hof, the legendary 1 in 40 Schiefe ... | |
| This series of programmes will take us to classic stations, depots and other railway locations around Britain, where the locomotives, liveries and rolling stock are from an era that is now long gone. Loco-hauled passenger and freight trains are in abundance, but we will see shunters and multiple ... | |
| Passengers arriving by the Great Eastern Railway for the first time at the fenland port of Wisbech in the years before the Great War, and intending to travel to the canal side villages to the south-east of the town, could be forgiven for initially disbelieving the sight which greeted them. They ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway History | |
| The turbulent history of the South Wales borderlands produced a romantic and picturesque landscape of castles and villages. In Victorian times, this attractive, Anglo-Celtic district contained a network of local branch lines, which opened-up the area to tourists and visitors from England and ... From the series Locomotion Papers | |
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| The Story so Far The story of the building of a new A1 brought up to date including a review of its main line runs. The Spring of 2009 The locomotive in action on the North York Moors Railway and the 1 in 49 grade from Grosmont to Goathland. Plus main line runs and an appearance at the Barrow Hill ... | |
| The Eastern Region was almost ignored by the railway enthusiasts, it's diesels and electric trains were worthy of more attention. Gricer William Riddihough set forth to rectify this. Trains seen are classes: 302, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 315, 108, 110, 115, 117 Locomotives seen are ... | |
| This beautiful new book showcases the work of one of the country's foremost railway photographers, R.C. ‘Dick' Riley. Published to honour his memory by his close friend Rodney Lissenden, this album features a striking selection of photographs of the railways between 1950 and 1968. Working in the ... | |
| News stories, factual information, an astonishing assortment of strange working and locomotive classes – all mixed with plenty of thrash – make this programme the most comprehensive and authoritative video record of the first six months of 2009. Just when you thought the Traction series might be ... From the series The Tape Of The Year | |
| With over 250 splendid photographs, Rex Conway's GWR Album delves into the history of the GWR before 1948 - the year that British Railways came into existence following the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' railway companies. Every corner of the GWR can be seen through a fascinating selection of ... From the series Rex Conway`s … | |
| From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning the whole of that history, from the mid-nineteenth century to present, noted rail author Brian Solomon explores the railroads and hardware that ... | |
| Long-awaited companion to Scottish Tramway & Transport Society's 1993 publication 'The Glasgow Tramcar,' this 304-page volume charts in chronological form the development of all Glasgow's tram services and how they waxed and waned over 65 years. Lavishly illustrated and printed throught in colour, ... | Request notification when available |
Railways & Tramways (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| A series of revealing images documents the incredible story of the so-called ‘standard' Pullman car from the 1920s, through the depressive 30s, their revival and popularity in the early post-war period and subsequent withdrawal from main line service in the 1960s. An extensive sequence of ... | |
| The last of the four regular Southern Way issues for 2009 features an exciting illustrated article on the chalk-falls between Folkestone and Dover in November 1939. Other pieces include more on the tragedy of Lewisham in 1957, and the much anticipated Part 2 of Richard Simmons' recollections of ... From the series Southern Way | |
| This detailed new volume concentrates on the development of the train ferry wagon from the mid 1970s through to the present day. The author carefully explains the method of operation at the ports, and broad division of traffic, including useful details of the freight services used to feed the ... | |
| This new book examines the changing railway network in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, as well as north Essex, and parts of Hertfordshire. Each line is covered in detail, with an outline of its history, as well as detailed information on its services, both passenger and goods, on local and ... | |
| When the first section of the London Underground network opened, it represented the first serious attempt to use railways as a means of improving public transport access into the heart of a pre-existing urban environment. Steam, however, was not an ideal means of propulsion in long tunnel sections ... | |
| While not being one of the major main lines in the country and never gaining a foothold in the capital, the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway led the way with many developments in the design and construction of locomotives. Indeed, its final CME went on to occupy the same position in the LMS and the ... | |
| For 65 years Bowater's paper mills in Kent were served by an extensive 2ft 6in gauge railway system. This connected the original mill at Sittingbourne with the large mill at Kemsley and a private dock at Ridham. Thousands of tons of coal, china clay, recycled paper, wood pulp, logs and finished ... | |
| Hornby Magazine Yearbook No. 1, published in November 2008, was a huge success, and was instantly in high demand selling out within weeks of publication. No. 2 follows on with this successful blend of practical features for a wide range of modelling skills. The illustrations are vital to the ... | |
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