[472] | | JANUARY 2010 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| World Air Routes has a long standing cooperation with the TUI Group. Having already filmed the group's airlines in Germany, France, Belgium and Scandinavia ; Holland is the 5th country in the group to join the series. You will fly the Arkefly B737-800 on a medium haul route to Portugal and Spain. ... | |
| This detailed history examines the development of the airship, from the pre-First World War dirigibles up to date. Covering the airship in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the US, author John Richards has delved into every aspect of the airship. The book ranges from the first fully controlled ... | |
| The Fairey Rotodyne was a large British compound helicopter designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company and intended for commercial and military applications. It was considered to be one of the iconic aviation projects of the 1950/60s and a bright future was planned for the aircraft. Widely ... | |
| An A5 Version of the THE POCKET UK & IRELAND AIRBAND FREQUENCY GUIDE | |
| The 14th Edition of this popular “POCKET FREQUENCY GUIDE” is now available, the contents of which are listed below and represent the most comprehensive and up to date frequency listing currently available | |
| This program takes you in the cockpit of Dubrovnik Airline MD80s for flights from 3 Destinations in Croatia to 7 Destinations in Europe | |
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 ... | |
| OKB SUKHOI (Book) by Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov |
| This book is the complete and definitive history of the famous Sukhoi Design Bureau, from its establishment in 1940 to the present day. Continuing the series of books exploring in detail the major Russian aviation companies, this is the most comprehensive study of Sukhoi ever undertaken with every ... | |
| The Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik is perhaps the most famous aircraft in the history of Russian and Soviet aviation. During World War 2 this rugged ground attack aircraft was arguably the Soviets most effective weapon. Protected by its heavy armour, the low-flying aircraft was incredibly difficult to ... | |
Buses (newly released, available now):| The Bus Handbook series is published by British Bus Publishing, an independent publisher of quality books for the industry and Bus Enthusiasts. Although this book has been produced with the encouragement of, and in co-operation with, Arriva plc management, it is not an official group fleet list and ... From the series Bus Handbooks | |
| Montgomeryshire is now one of the three components of the County of Powys created in 1974 from the three central Welsh counties of Brecknockshire, Radnorshire and Montgomeryshire. It is the very low density of population throughout this upland area that has always caused and continues to pose, ... From the series Series X | |
| Mick Webber has spent many years gathering London trolleybus photographs from press agencies, photo libraries and manufacturers, photographs taken on professional equipment and often with full plate glass negatives for best definition. Many of these photos, covering the period from 1931 to 1950, ... | |
| Lytham St. Annes Corporation Transport was somewhat overshadowed by its larger neighbour Blackpool but maintained a character of its own. The book commences with the infamous gas trams and moves into the electric tramway era. The trams were joined by the distinctive blue and white buses, an unusual ... From the series Super Prestige | |
| The humble omnibus has been seen on the UK's highways and byways for many decades, not least the era before car ownership reached its zenith. These motorised workhouses clocked up thousands of miles and carried tens of thousands of people, but what happens when an operator decides his vehicles have ... | |
| This illustrated history charts the development of the open-top bus, from the early 1900s when buses were built with no roofs to the bustling sightseeing operations so popular around the world today. Following the trends around the UK, from London and the south coast to the north and Scotland, ... | |
| Sunderland Transport takes the reader on a ride back in time on the trams and buses that once plied the city's streets. Put together by local transport enthusiast John Carlson, this book is packed with photos, illustrations and diagrams that depict the growth and change in public transport when ... | |
| The archetypal Routemaster is arguably the most recognised vehicle in the world, as witnessed at the recent Beijing Olympic handover ceremony. Buses have been operating on London's streets since 1829, originally with horse-drawn omnibuses, and the London Omnibus Company was founded in 1855 to ... | |
| This fascinating collection of archive photographs takes the reader on a nostalgic Bus and Tram ride through the north-west of Birmingham, from the city centre along the A41 to Hockley, taking in the famous Jewellery Quarter and the many Victorian housing developments around Handsworth Travelling ... | |
| This is the story of Walsall's trolleybus system, from its opening in 1931 through to its eventual closure in October 1970, presented in a fascinating collection of photographs. David Harvey takes us through the geography of the area, social change, development, expansion and the effects of demands ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| QE2 STORY (Book) by Chris Frame & Rachelle Cross |
| There is no more famous ship in recent history than Queen Elizabeth 2. The flagship of the Cunard Line for most of her life, this legendary vessel wandered the world's oceans for almost forty years. The QE2 Story offers a concise history of this, the greatest ocean liner of our time, from her ... | |
Military & Miscellaneous (newly released, available 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 ... | |
| The County Press has been reporting the highs and lows of Island life for nearly 125 years and during that time well over 6,000 weekly editions have been produced. Happily, a copy of every issue has been preserved for posterity and now sit, bound in large volumes, in a strong room in the County ... From the series Series X | |
| This book – the sixth in the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam series – Recalls the stirring tales of men and machines engaged in the construction of the dams and reservoirs for the growing communities of South Wales. Many were sited in some of the more remote areas of the Brecon Beacons and Black ... | |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR at just 27, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Co., taking the railways across South Wales. This illustrated history focuses on Brunel's contribution to the maritime world, from his work on dry ... | |
Road Vehicles (newly released, available now):| This programme is compiled exclusively from 16mm film taken by Wynns' staff during the 1940s and 1950s. John Wynn had been searching for these 'lost' films for around 25 years and they were eventually located by his son Peter in 2006. This programme starts with Wynn's first Diamond T, still in ... | |
| Over sixty vehicles gathered at Shrewsbury for the 2009 Heart of Wales Run. Once again there was a surprising number of 'new' entrants the most noticeable of which was Lewis Weaver's former Norwegian Army petrol engined six wheel drive GMC fitted with a lime spreader body. A major route change ... | |
| The Ayrshire Road Run originated in 1993 as part of a local vintage rally and became a long distance run in 2001. The one day run was so successful that the following year it became a two day run with an overnight stop in Portpatrick. Once again there were over 100 vintage and classic commercial ... | |
| It was code-named X100 and it was to be Jaguar's latest sports cars, featuring both coupe and convertible coachwork. It was to have an all-new V8 engine and it was to replace the XJS. It would also ultimately have the most powerful forced-induction engine of any production Jaguar road card and it ... | |
| Dormobile, a name inescapably linked with camper vans, grew out of a Folkestone coachbuilding company called Martin Walter's. In 1957, the first really affordable camper van , the Dormobile, was introduced. It was a great success and within a couple of years, over 10,000 had been sold. The factory ... | |
| Morgan, Malvern & Motoring tells the story of Harry Morgan and his first forays into motoring and car manufacture. Impeccably researched over twenty years, it is illustrated by a wealth of rare and superb photographs. Few large companies have survived a century in family ownership but one, Morgan, ... | |
| In his new book, well-known London cabbie Alf Townsend tells us the complete story of the black cab, from its origins at the time of Oliver Cromwell to the brand new taxis which now grace the capital's streets. This light-hearted romp through the world of 'the knowledge', the vehicles, the streets ... | |
| This richly-illustrated book tells the story of the FX4 over five decades and also features many of the special versions ordered by the rich and famous, details of many versions sold abroad, other bodies built on its chassis and technical specifications of every major model. | |
Modelling (newly released, available now):| During the twenty years in which Britain's nationalized railway operated mainline steam locomotives, a vast array of individual designs complemented the British Railways 'Standard' machines, built up to 1960. Such was the variety of motive power to be seen on the network that this 'early' period of ... | |
| Author Nicolas Trudgian's professional artistic skills, his acquired expertise in garden scale civil engineering, his love of landscape and innate feel for things mechanical, has driven the construction of this expansive garden railway tour de force over a number of years. The Southern Cross ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| 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 photographic diary of a teenage railway enthusiast, 1966-68. This is one enthusiast's record of the eleventh hour of British Railways steam. Keenly nostalgic in content and presentation, it is a publication providing a complete listing of locomotive numbers that no serious steam railway ... | |
| Following the expansion of the Great Western, Midland and South Western Junction and the London and South Western railway companies, Wiltshire Railways begins with photographs of the South Western line commencing from Salisbury. We then proceed around some of the LSWR routes, along the main GWR ... | |
| During the great age of steam, most railways in Dorset were operated by the Southern Railway and the Great Western Railway. These Dorset railway companies and daily life on the branch lines during this era and beyond are recorded here amid a wealth of informatively captioned photographs collected ... | |
| The series Yeadon's Register Of LNER Locomotives lists, in chronological order, details such as building and shopping dates, major and minor events, modifications, alterations, boiler and tender numbers, allocations and dates, renumberings, namings and finally the disposal of each locomotive. ... From the series Yeadon`s Register of LNER Locomotives | |
| Following last years succesful fund-raising HARBOUR LIGHTS programme which we produced in association with GB Railfreight, we have again teamed up with the freight company to produce another Class 73 cab ride DVD. ‘Arcs & Sparks' will feature the ‘Caterham Corps' charity charter train which ... | |
| The programme, which is presented and narrated by David Maxey, was filmed during the summer of 1998 when the depot was busy maintaining and overhauling the older classes of locomotives - including Virgin and Freightliner Class 47s. With 66 001 only having just arrived in the country, it was ... | |
| This is a fascinating and useful reference to the history of the London Underground that reveals new insights into the history of the iconic transport system - the perfect gift for commuters, tourists and railway enthusiasts alike. For anyone who has lived, worked, visited or even passed through ... | |
| This is a photographic record of the railways of Gloucestershire during a revolutionary period, between 1959 and 1966, In 1959, steam power was still pre-eminent, branch lines were still operating and stations and halts were legion. By 1966, diesel power had usurped the steam locomotive, most ... | |
| Swindon and Cheltenham are only 27 miles apart, but the railway connecting these two towns running via Gloucester is 44 miles in length in order to avoid impossible steep gradients and lengthy tunnels. Author Colin Maggs tells the full story of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway and ... | |
| For most of the 19th and much of the 20th centuries, railroads dominated American transportation. They transformed life and captured the imagination. Yet by 1907 railroads had also become the largest cause of violent death in the country, that year claiming the lives of nearly twelve thousand ... | |
| The first of two programmes in which Mike Arlett explores in some detail the former Southern Railway network of lines west of Exeter mostly in the last years of working steam. Exeter to Barnstaple. Exeter Central and St Davids Stations are visited before a trip along the picturesque line to ... | |
| In October 2009 the Oldham Loop closed in preparation for conversion to a tramway. In this programme we take a trip around the loop in the cab of a unit. On the way we explore the line past & present using archive film of steam from the 1960s, plus diesel operations in the 1970s and 1980s. The ... | |
| With the completion of the circular line in spring 2009, Brussels' metro network has been re-arranged. Besides the metro, however, Brussels also boasts an extensive and partly underground tram system. Underground tram sections, in Belgium called the ‘premetro', can been found in Antwerp and ... From the series Metros In … | |
| The generously illustrated book covers the story of the Pöstlingbergbahn in Linz (Austria), the steepest adhesion railway in Europe, which started operating between Urfahr and the Pöstlingberg in 1898. After a period of modernisation, the Pöstlingbergbahn is now linked to the Linz tram network, ... | |
| This book includes a detailed colour map featuring stops, single-track sections, turning loops, other railway lines, etc. for each of the numerous German tram systems. Basic data like route length, track gauge, vehicle types, city population, operator, etc. is provided in a box. Besides the more ... | |
| In this new book, we offer you a superb collection of colour illustrations to highlight the locomotives and workings, which makes 2007 an interesting year. | |
| In this first major history of Southern Electric for over fifty years, David Brown presents a definitive survey that is the fruit of thirty years of research. It includes the first ever detailed history of the Southern Railway's suburban rolling stock as well as dealing with the development of the ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| John Young and David Tyreman the coauthors have produced a book covering all the 285 locomotives that comprised these classes of engines based on their personal involvement and research. One co-author worked in the CME's office on technical matters and was therefore in direct contact with Stanier ... | |
| In this final volume of his ‘Memories' trilogy, Mike Esau once again evokes that increasingly remote era, the steam age, with a further selection of wonderfully nostalgic photographs of everyday passenger and freight trains on main lines, secondary lines and branch lines, together with views of ... | |
| Railways were one of Great Britain's Gifts to the world. No one and no place in this island made a greater contribution than the people and City of Glasgow. At St Rollox, the Caledonian Railway had its principal locomotive and carriage works which it established in 1856; so the year 2006 saw its ... | |
| An all new 96 page colour photograph album depicting the various classes on British Railways that were attributed to Sir William Stanier F.R.S. Inside we cover Duchesses, Lizzies, Rebuilt Royal Scots, Jubilees, Black Fives, 8Fs and the variety of tank designs. Coverage is from the 1950s and 1960s ... From the series Looking Back At … | |
| Our Photographic review of the railways around Retford covers the period when British Railways steam reached its zenith before its rapid decline into the diesel era. Keith Pirt had lineside passes for both the former Great Central route and the Great Northern route, besides umpteen other locations ... From the series Steam Memories | |
| Keith Pirt visited South Africa five times, in the winter months of 1980-1984. This was rather late on in steam days in the Republic, because compared with only a year or two before, traction modernisation had considerably limited the locations where steam could be seen in any quantity and also, ... From the series Steam Memories | |
| Like many British enthusiasts in the mid- 1970s, Keith Pirt was attracted to the railways of Portugal by stories of immaculately kept, ancient locomotives, running on 5'-6” and Metre gauges, hauling generally aged stock, mainly by then, through the marvellous scenery of Northern Portugal. This was ... From the series Steam Memories | |
| The success of the six systems is emphasised using 20 colour photographs in each case. The album illustrates the remarkable compatibility of trams within the communities and is intended as, an important historical record, as well as a stimulus to other towns and cities. | |
| The Corris started as a tramroad, mostly adjacent to the highway and mainly for the conveyance of slate. It evolved into an unusual passenger railway with great charm and part of it is being lovingly restored. The Vale of Rheidol route to Devil's Bridge has equally attractive environs and survived ... From the series Narrow Gauge Branch Lines | |
| An all new 160 page colour photographic album depicting the British railway's Steam era with coverage of many classes of steam locomotives from that great period of change on our railways. This is a limited edition of only 1000 copies. The selection includes many of the regular performers on the ... | |
| With 980 million passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back nearly 150 years, the world's oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but actually, how well do you know it? Do you know, for example, who the Queen sat ... | |
| Join Rex Conway on a remarkable steam-hauled journey on the Eastern Region. Starting at Liverpool Street in the capital during the golden age of steam, we encounter places such as Stratford, Colchester, Ipswich, Cambridge, Norwich and Peterborough, with many diversions along the way. Seen here ... From the series Rex Conway`s … | |
| Presents the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. This title reveals that the global expansion of the railways was key to the spread of modernity and the making of the modern world | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 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 ... | |
| 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 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 ... | |
| The second book in the series is a fully illustrated, full colour, guide to the different Departmental Wagons and On Track Plant vehicles running on the UK rail network. Volume 2 features Carkinds YDA to ZZA Here's what's included for each 'Carkind' ... -a photograph of the wagon, in its current ... From the series Wagon Recognition | |
| The railways of Europe and the Far East played a vital role in periods of war. In the 20th.Century there were two World Wars and this production portrays most of the locomotive types that were built for service in both conflicts, primarily for the Allies. We include the ROD types from WW1 such as ... From the series Along LMS Lines | |
| Twenty-Eighth 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 | |
| Volume 1 traces the history of the Severn & Wye and Severn Bridge Railway, the major independent concern in the Forest of Dean, and illustrates its 'main line' from Lydney, on the South Wales Railway, northwards to the former industrial centre of Parkend. Vol. 2 continues this coverage from ... | |
| 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 | |
| The Wirral peninsula, which forms the top north west corner of Cheshire and sits between the rivers Dee and Mersey, is almost an island and, in many respects, exhibits the characteristics of a region isolated from other influences. This was undoubtedly even more pronounced in times gone past and is ... | |
| The former London Tilbury and Southend Railway is a largely self-contained network. At one end is the easternmost outpost of Shoeburyness in Essex, providing a surprisingly intensive passenger service for such a small community. At the London end, c2c becomes an intensive suburban and commuter line ... | |
| Welcome to the ninth edition of our magazine for European rail enthusiasts. In this issue we : Visit Bratislava -the capital of Slovakia. An interesting city with a well used tram network. It has an unreformed main station – it still looks as if it's 1969 not 2009! There is also a modern ... From the series Between The Lines | |
Railways & Tramways (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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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| Within this exciting new book, Matthew Morgan, a former Worcester Patch signalman, describes in detail his experiences of the last few years of operations. The lively text is supplemented by a superb collection of unpublished photographs and a variety of signal diagrams. The Great Western, and ... | |
| The railway network of Hampshire has diminished to a shadow of its size over the last two generations, and as a result the county now boasts an impressive network of closed lines, most of which are covered within this book, with stunning vistas capturing their final days as moribund railways. With ... | |
| Within this new book, accomplished authors Bruce Murray and Kevin Robertson uncover a whole new dimension to literature published on the Southern Region. With unprecedented access to a previously unpublished collection of SR views and vistas, this lovely book will delight railway enthusiasts with ... | |
| A great new issue of The Southern Way featuring a major article by Gerry Bixley on the 'C2' and 'C2X' locomotive types, Part 2 of the History of Lancing Carriage Works and a lovely photo feature on Dorchester South. Part 3 of the history of the LSWR and SR at Basingstoke will be examined, and ... From the series Southern Way | |
| The routes bequeathed by the Mersey, Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western railways to the Liverpool areas represented one of the crucial transport networks in the country. These early electrified lines transported thousands of commuters, workers and shoppers into central Liverpool, ... | |
| This album illustrates the transition from ten-coach boat trains from London to two-car diesel units from Cardiff. Also revealed are the large number of small intermediate stations, of great charm but long lost. From the series Western Main Lines | |
| Until the final decade of the 20th Century, Portugal boasted one of the most extensive narrow gauge railway networks in Europe. In addition, steam locomotives remained in regular service until the late 1970s, which resulted in the country gaining a reputation as a magnet for enthusiasts over a long ... From the series Narrow Gauge Branch Lines | |
| This new Addition in the Platform 5 European Handbook series is the complete guide to all locomotives, multiple units & trams operating in Czech Republic and SLovakia. It has been compiled and presented in the usual Platform 5 European Handbook style. It includes: A General overview of the Czech & ... | Expected: 15th October 2010 |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 Eastern Region. Starting at Peterborough during the golden age of steam, we head through ... From the series Rex Conway`s … | |
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