[449] | | DECEMBER 2009 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| BARCELONA For the 1st time in its 20 years of Airport Programs Just Planes brings you Barcelona Airport! This airport has been growing rapidly over the last years and now has a very nice variety of airlines including many low cost operators. MADRID Also for the 1st time at Just Planes is Spain's ... | |
| 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  |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The phenomenon of aviation archaeology has long captured the public's imagination and millions have watched the TV documentaries as legendary machines have been lifted from their muddy graves. Popular history shows such as Channel 4's Time Team, BBC2's Time Watch and Meet the Ancestors have ... | |
| This is the first part in an exhaustive two volume reference set on all the Luftwaffe's dive-bomber and ground attack units, including information on all their operations throughout the war. All 16 Stuka Geschwader, 17 ground-attack and 20 night-harassment units are covered, along with their ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| This brilliant new book offers a unique and highly detailed insight into the workings of one of Nazi Germany's main wartime aircraft production centres – the famous Messerschmitt works at Regensburg. The Regensburg factory was responsible for the output of some of Germany's most important military ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):| This full colour production has been compiled by Scott Hellewell, formerly Chief Planning Officer with GMPTE and later Operations Director at Metrolink. It covers the establishment of the PTE and the transition from municipal to PTE operation. It contains an overview of the operation of both the ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| A periodical offering a broad coverage of shipping history built around well-produced photographs. Contains excellent data on shipping fleets, their operation and vessels. From the series Ships in Focus Record | |
| The sinking of the Princess Victoria on 31 January 1953, with the loss of 135 lives, was the worst maritime disaster in the waters off the British Isles. In this detailed and sensitive account, Stephen Cameron painstakingly recounts how the tragedy unfolded, from the construction of the vessel to ... | |
| This valuable book covers the losses of ships around the world larger than 500 gross tons. Beginning in the 1840s during the birth of the steam age, and continuing up to the present day all passenger losses during both wartime and peacetime are recorded. Also included is a useful dictionary section ... | |
Miscellaneous (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
| Alan McEwen's latest book records over 30 terrifying and horrific boiler explosions occurring in 19th and early 20th century Cotton Mills, Collieries, Ironworks, Bleachworks and several other Industries. This well-researched book, the only one of its kind published in Great Britain for many decades ... | |
Miscellaneous (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| 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 ... | |
Modelling (newly released, available now):| 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 | |
Modelling (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Building on the huge success and popularity of the Aspects of Modelling series designed primarily for railway modellers, Ian Allan Publishing is now extending the coverage of the series to encompass some of the other most popular hobby modelling areas. The first of these titles looks in detail at ... From the series Aspects of Modelling | |
Road Vehicles (newly released, available now):| As the 1990s began, competition from rivals was threatening the Mercedes-Benz marque's position at the top of the automotive tree. Through a combination of audacious diversification and sometimes less-than-successful cost-cutting, Mercedes began a turnaround that would not achieve final sucess ... | |
| The V W Golf was planned to be a worthy successor to the venerable Beetle, a move that required dynamic thinking and a clean drawing board if Volkswagen was to continue to hold its position at the nucleus of top motor manufacturers. Where the Golf differed from the crowd was in the out-sourced ... | |
| Development of Aston Martin's V8 engine began in 1963 as a replacement for the six cylinder engines which had powered every model of Aston Martin since the 1950 DB2. In 1966 design work began on a new GT model and both car and engine were to be unleashed on the public in October 1967. With barely ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| Although railway privatisation is only just over a decade old, there have been a great variety of liveries that have been introduced since then that have, for a variety of reasons, disappeared. This has resulted, for example, in the disappearance most recently of Central Trains, Midland Main Line ... | |
| This book gives a good overview of some of the very many different narrow gauge railways that have served British industry over the last century or so. The narrow gauge railway was born within the mining and quarrying industry but despite the huge interest in such railways worldwide the number of ... | |
| Join us at the Land Hauptstadt Wiesbaden on a pleasant autumn morning in 2009 for a gentle amble over Germany's best known scenic route. While the left hand bank of the Rhine is famous for thundering express trains, life on the right bank is conducted at a gentler pace. If anything the scenery is ... From the series Ticket To Ride | |
| A third volume for those who like their entertainment loud, dirty and steamy. A superb selection of shots shows everything from humble tank locos on private railways to the brand-new Tornado charging along Britain's main lines. Some 60 different types feature in a stunning array of steamy fun. ... | |
| An icon of the railway world, Kings Cross is examined in detail through the ages, as are the trains which have used it. The evolution of the route northwards is explained with detailed maps, plus photographs of all periods. From the series Eastern Main Lines | |
| Few travelled the entire length of this charming rural route, owing to the sparseness of the service and the rarity of through trains. Here is the opportunity to savour the scenic setting of many of the country stations and to enjoy the classic GWR trains, exclusively steam. From the series Country Railway Routes | |
| From their conception in the early 1970s to the preservation scene of today, the Mighty Grids have captured the imagination and devotion of enthusiasts nationwide. This is the complete story of their varied and unusual lives - starting with the reasons why they were called into existence, how they ... | |
| In warm autumn sunshine we continue our journey north with a new train- a double deck RE from Koblenz Hbf. The first few kilometres are over the left bank line, busy with IC passenger trains as we cross the Mosel. The double track line crosses the direct line to Bonn and then the Rhine . At Neuwied ... From the series Ticket To Ride | |
| 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 ... | |
| The LNER, along with the LMS, GW and SR companies came into existence on 1st January 1923. This came about as a result of the Railways Act of 1921, which grouped 27 of the larger companies, generally by geographical location, as constituents of the four new groups and into which numerous smaller ... From the series LNER Wagons | |
| Reputedly Lt. Col. Holman F. Stephens' favourite line, the ‘Kent and East Sussex', simply charmed everyone who came to know this highly-characterful railway with its remote stations, appealing rolling stock and unorthodox methods of operation. Commencing with numerous 19th century efforts to bring ... | |
| With the scenically beautiful Midland main line through the Peak District on one side, and the more workmanlike Erewash Valley line on the other, Ripley was surrounded by coal mines, potteries and agricultural land. Hard by Ripley, the Butterley Company sat like a spider in a web of industrial ... | |
| This DVD features coverage of:- The liner and timber traffic between Waterford and Mayo. This route has become Ireland's principle freight artery. Farewell to the NIR 80 class as they go for refurbishment, but fail along the way, Nenagh's new commuter service to Limerick is not without its ... From the series Irish Rail Review | |
| The stories in this book have been collected by Bryan King from the close-knit community of West Glamorgan railwaymen. They tell of life on the railway in another era, primarily working from the two Neath engine sheds - Court Sart and N&B - but also included are stories from Swansea and Margam. ... From the series Reminiscences | |
| Twenty-Seventh edition of the magazine, LMS Journal, containing drawings enabling accurate models to be built and articles about how the railway was operated. An all-embracing journal that will appeal to the historian, modeller and reader with a general interest in steam railway From the series LMS Journal | |
| This series of locomotive monographs is the result of a joint venture with the National Railway Museum, and covers LMS standard locos not of Midland parentage, with an account of their origins, rebuilding, subsequent modifications and liveries carried, together with official drawings and a variety ... From the series LMS Loco Profiles | |
| This series of locomotive monographs is the result of a joint venture with the National Railway Museum, and covers LMS standard locos not of Midland parentage, with an account of their origins, rebuilding, subsequent modifications and liveries carried, together with official drawings and a variety ... From the series LMS Loco Profiles | |
| Second Edition - Revised and Expanded This is the result of over twenty years research into the methods of working within a Welsh slate quarry. Originally Gordon and Ann Hatherill went to Aberllefenni Quarry near Corris but, in the 1970s they concentrated on Llechwedd and Maenofferen quarries at ... | |
| Southern Rails on the Isle of Wight is an innovative illustrated history of one of the most loved parts of the British Railway system. Over the course of two volumes Southern Rails on the Isle of Wight traces the history of the railways on the Island from their birth right up until the present day. ... | |
| This eighth volume of the series continues toexpand the knowledge of British Private Owner wagons, their owners and their operation. Indeed, within these covers is much new material which has recentlycome into the public domain and which adds greatlyto the understanding of the subject. As usual a ... From the series Private Owner Wagons | |
| The Great North of Scotland Railway was a compact system which served the north east corner of Scotland from its headquarters in Aberdeen. Its coaching stock reflected the Company's chequered development and the perpetual need to keep expenditure to a minimum. Progress in coach design lagged behind ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| Blu-Ray HD Disc also available as standard DVD Video ). 1080 line HIGH DEFINITION* This is the very first specialist railway production to be published on Blu-ray disc in high definition, This is Driver's eye view from a class 373 Eurostar, the 0929 Brussels Midi to London St Pancras ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| From hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history. It has travelled across the USA ... | |
| Fifty years ago, on 18 August 1959, Burton-upon-Trent schoolboys Richard Inwood and Mike Smith met on a train. Subsequently, as members of the school's Locospotters' Club, they and their enthusiast colleagues, then in their late teens and early twenties, attempted to see, record and ride behind as ... | |
| This book tells for the first time the definitive history of this innovative 15-inch-gauge railway on the Blakesley estate in rural Northamptonshire and the Victorian transport engineering family that created it. The Bartholomew family, although almost unknown today, represented a waterway and ... | |
| Few counties in Britain could claim to pay host to the locomotives of the GWR, the LNER and the LMS, but engines from all these companies not only regularly worked in Cheshire, but were also based in the county. This continued right up until the end of the steam era. Cheshire's railway history goes ... | |
| The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George ... | |
| The original Great Western Way (published in 1978) soon gained a reputation as the standard reference work on the way the Great Western and its constituent companies created their impression on the travel market through their house livery style. In light of new research the opportunity has been ... | |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the various classes on British Railways that enjoyed Hydrualic transmission. Inside we cover classes 14, 22, 35, 41, 42, 43 and Westerns. Coverage is from their earliest days up to the scrap yard. Additional chapters show various hydraulic types ... From the series Looking Back At … | |
| The objective of this book is to give the reader the clearest possible impression of how the post-war M&GN operated on a typical 1950s day, using the medium of illustrative narrative together with the various operating components – engine diagrams, working timetables, carriage workings. Etc – with ... From the series B.R. Steam Operating | |
| Official railway publications tended to use the term ‘Wells Branch' to refer to the GWR route between Yatton and Witham. In fact, the line originated as two entirely separate branches, both terminating at Wells and ultimately joined by a short length of Somerset & Dorset Railway metals. At one ... | |
Railways & Tramways (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| D600s and D800s versions; over 70 locos. Successor to The Book of the Deltics; the full story of the concept and development, rivalries, internal struggles, politics, Germany and Der Englishe; demise, defeat, industrial last throws of the dice, recriminations. Unprecedented detail of every Warship ... From the series Book Of The | |
| Usual ‘Book Of' format, with comprehensive history, photographs, every detail variation and change, works histories. The nation's favourite 4-4-0, a splendid Victorian design modernised by the Southern and best remembered for a protracted final fling on the ‘Withered Arm' west of Exeter, out across ... From the series Book Of The | |
| A secondary line wandering through rolling countryside bordered by brooding hills; obscure to modern minds but a substantial double track railway nonetheless, curving and twisting through the pleasant, rural, Alyn and Wheeler valleys, linking the Welsh county towns of Flintshire and Denbighshire ... | |
| A complex story that begins before the Battle of Trafalgar; the canals, industries, railways, political and commercial struggles and rivalries of this little known but fascinating corner of a little known but fascinating county, Staffordshire. | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| The fourth volume in this well-received series based on the original cartography from Colonel Cobb's famous two volume atlas examines the complex railway history of London north of the Thames. With brilliant new maps cleverly combining the current road network to show the inter-relationship of road ... From the series Railways of Britain | |
| The Complete Guide to all Diesel & Electric Locomotives which operate on the Railtrack and Eurotunnel Networks. From the series British Railways Pocket Books | |
| The Complete Guide to all Electric Multiple Units which operate on the Railtrack & Eurotunnel Networks. From the series British Railways Pocket Books | |
| This new volume in the Platform 5 European Handbook series is the complete guide to all locomotives, multiple units & trams operating in Switzerland. It has been completely revised and updated since the second edition was published in 1997. It includes: A General overview of the Swiss railway ... From the series European Handbooks | |
| This book is divided into several main categories namely steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, petrol locomotives, eletric locomotives, battery electric locomotives, gas turbine vehicles, multiple unit stock and overseas steam locomotives in Great Britian. This is the fully updated Thirteenth ... | |
| The Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway was built to consolidate the L&SWR's domination of Hampshire and south Dorset, in an effort to keep the GWR away from Bournemouth. It also gave Salisbury businessmen a more direct route to Poole and Weymouth. This brilliant new book provides a complete ... | |
| The Trackatlas of Mainland Britain is based on industry sources and puts today's national rail network into its geographic context. 131 detailed diagrams describe a National Network Map showing the extent of the operating network and its infrastructure. The maps show track level detail in a ... | |
| Along UTA Lines is a picture album which gives a detailed portrait of the infrastructure of the railway network in Northern Ireland a few years before the creation of NIR. The book features many of the buildings, bridges and signalling systems which were swept away in the modernisation of the 1980s ... | |
| This is the indispensable, hands-on annual review and directory of the UK rail industry.This special Modern Railways annual publication details all parties involved in the operation, maintenance, manufacture, supply and management of the UK rail industry and gives an overview of developments in ... | |
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| 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 ... | |
| In 1995, Brian Golding produced what quickly came to be regarded as the definitive book on Diesel Multiple Unit drawings and plans. In this new volume, he turns his attention to the Electric Multiple Units of the Southern, following a similar format with an outline history, photographs and plans of ... | |
| Not another DVD on the Great Western! Well yes but we think that this two disc offer is one which you cannot ignore. Disc 1 contains many archive scenes on old film which captures the special value and integrity of Gods Wonderful Railway. From Paddington in the 1930s through Swindon, Dawlish and ... | |
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