[459] | | FEBRUARY 2010 NEW TITLES/RELEASES | |
Aviation (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
| In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made history with the first hot-air balloon flight, and so began the era of flight and man's love affair with the skies. In this book, LTC Rolt (the pioneer of industrial history) takes us on a journey through the history of ballooning. sprinkled with lively ... | |
| Concorde can surely claim to be the world's favourite aircraft. Its sleek lines and glamorous design made it an icon recognised all over the world. Travelling at twice the speed of sound at 60,000ft, to fly Concorde was the dream of many and the regular pastime of the lucky few. The rich and famous ... | |
| Iberia, one of the Top 10 largest airlines in Europe, becomes the 220th airline to join the World Air Routes series. Fly in the cockpit of the A340-600 from the airline's hub at Madrid. For the 1st time in the series we fly to Peru where you will land and takeoff at Lima. Hosting the flight is ... | |
| 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 ... | |
Aviation (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| This brilliant new volume provides a history of secret/classified flying wings and tailless aircraft projects. Designed and developed since the dawn of aviation these aircraft still hold a great importance today, with many aviation enthusiasts eager to learn more about these remarkable aircraft ... From the series Secret Projects | |
| The air campaigns fought during the Spanish Civil War prompted important technical and tactical developments for all parties – from the actual deployment of air power through to communications. The small and largely obsolescent Spanish Air Force of 1936 grew into an effective fighting arm which by ... | |
| Civil Aircraft Markings continues to be the enthusiast's 'Bible' for its detailed and comprehensive listing of every single British registered aircraft, microlight, balloon and glider, plus overseas airliners that can been seen in British airspace. In 2009, the total number of aircraft on the ... From the series abc … | |
| The second book in this two-volume series will provide aviation historians with an exhaustive reference work on all the Luftwaffe's dive-bomber and ground-attack units, including information on operations. All 16 Stuka Geschwader, 17 ground-attack and 20 night-harassment units are covered along ... | Request notification when available  |
| The 31st annual edition of Military Aircraft Markings lists in alphabetical and numerical order all aircraft which are based, or might be seen, in the UK; it also includes coverage of the Irish Army Air Corps, USAF, US Army and US Navy aircraft based in the UK and Europe, veteran and vintage ... From the series abc … | |
Buses (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| Over the past 60 years the urban landscape of Britain's major towns and cities has changed dramatically. Large-scale redevelopment and a vast increase in street furniture, most notably the colourful array of road signs liberally sprinkled across towns, have transformed the face of high streets up ... From the series Bygone … | |
| This fantastic new guidebook offers a wealth of practical advice and suggestions for producing top quality images of the road transport scene with a digital camera. As well as detailing all the basic principles and more advanced techniques, the author also provides top tips on useful corrective ... | |
Maritime (newly released, available now):| More than 200 photographs in the book trace the developments that occurred during the twentieth century in Richard Dunstan's shipbuilding yards at Thorne, near Doncsater, and Hessle, near Hull. Changes of building material, from wood to steel, from sail or steam power to diesel, from riveted to ... | |
| Kent Ports and Harbours charts the changes that have occurred over the last 400 years to the Kent ports and their associated shipping industries. It covers the development from naval dockyard to commercial port that took place at Chatham and Sheerness, along with the growth of the well-known ... | |
Military & Miscellaneous (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The war in Italy was characterised by a host of special forces actions. The fact that the Italians had formed two governments, one backing the Allies and one a puppet German government, meant that the secret war was vital to the Allies conventional forces and partisans, the SAS, SOE, the US OSS ... | |
Modelling (expected within the next two months, may be ordered now):| The first part of an excellent two-part reference set focussing upon the aircraft and activities of the Luftwaffe specifically from the modeller's point of view. This volume concentrates upon the Luftwaffe's activities in the Battle of Britain. With plentiful mono wartime photographs of featured ... | |
Road Vehicles (newly released, available now):| 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 ... | |
Railways & Tramways (newly released, available now):| Created by an act of Congress in 1862 and surviving intact as one of only seven Class I railroads in North America today, the Union Pacific is rightly considered by many to be the quintessential U.S. railroad. Its history has featured key figures and events in the annals of railroading and affected ... | |
| Like the earlier volumes, Part 5 of Diesel & Electric Blue is crammed with fascinating footage, much of it from the early 1970s. Eighteen different classes are featured, including a rare shot of the prototype Falcon and the slightly less rare but elusive Class 74. Many of the locos and workings no ... | |
| The third volume of excess for those who like their entertainment noisy, varied . . . and mildly bonkers. Footage from 1993 to 2009 showcases more than 155 locos from 18 different classes, providing enthralling diesel action from all over Britain. Many of the locos and workings featured no longer ... | |
| Our train is EC104 Vienna to Warsaw via Breclav and Wroclaw. But we will be using the train for the one hour run to the Czech border station at Breclav. Traction is a dual system class 1014- a modern machine with a wonderful large windscreen! The locomotive will be changed at the border, as it does ... From the series Ticket To Ride | |
| 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 ... | |
| 1940s and 1960s views in King's Cross Station and the 'Top Shed', before leaving London behind 'A3', 60106 'Flying Fox'. Next, Peterborough is featured in the late 1940s and early 1960s, followed by a journey from Grimsby and Spalding to the ECML at Werrington Jct., with 'Britannia' Pacifics hard ... From the series Marsden Rail | |
| During the 1960s the railtour became an integral part of steam operation. As the steam era drew to its close throughout the UK, the interest, extent and scope of the railtour increased steadily and at the same time attracted widespead publicity. Using high quality 16mm colour film taken by Kenneth ... | |
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| The rapid dieselisation of Britain's railways meant that many designs of locomotives were introduced from various manufacturers. Some were highly successful and generated a very enthusiastic following that continues today. British Diesel Locomotives is a superb collection of black-and-white ... | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| We start volume 7 at York in the period 1986 to 1990 to witness the final days ‘Peak' diesels, still handling mainline passenger work right to the end, and then see the transition period leading to sectorisation. Chapter 2 takes us to Stafford in the summer of 1989, and it's not just electric ... | |
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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 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, ... | |
| For the first time ever this new book provides a complete listing of the construction dates, withdrawal dates and renumberings of the constituent locomotives of the Southern Railway. Within this treasure trove of information, enthusiasts will have at their disposal a complete list of locomotives, ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| After more than 15 years, Ian Allan re-enters the market for enthusiast 'platform end' books with a brand new annual title listing all the rolling stock operated by UK rail companies by accomplished railway author Colin Marsden, who is also the editor of the popular Modern Locomotives Illustrated ... From the series abc … | |
| The name Bob Essery will be familiar to nearly all railway enthusiasts and certainly anyone with an interest in either the LMS or rolling stock in general. Amongst the many classic works he has compiled is the popular series on LMS Wagons. First published in the 1980s and unavailable for some time, ... | |
| For the fifth volume in his comprehensive survey of freight wagons, David Larkin turns to the final British Rail era. 1995 has been chosen as an end point since it was in this year that the BR wagon fleet was transferred to the three freight operating companies in readiness for Privatisation, ... From the series Wagons Of The … Era | |
| 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 … | |
| Based upon the original cartography from Colonel Cobb's famous Railway Atlas, this book shows London's railways south of the Thames mapped out to include roads and other features in the landscape together with detailed historical information on the area. With the popularity of London's railways ... From the series Railways of Britain | Request notification when available |
| The 2010 edition of Railways Restored continues the winning formula of providing a wealth of detail in an easily accessible format, which is a perfect guide for all who wish to visit Britain's heritage railways, railway museums and preservation centres. The new edition has been completely updated ... | |
| The seventh volume in this popular series of books on focuses upon those who worked on Britain's favourite branch line. With a foreword by well-known television personality Jools Holland, and a lively text packed with anecdotes of railway pranks and fun, accidents and strange happenings, this book ... | |
| 1066 DC (DVD Video) by Narrator - Fred Dinenage |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). At the Southern end, three stations are separated by two long tunnels (on the south coast line to Eastbourne and Brighton). At Bopeep Junction, our “4-CEP” EMU – in the much lamented “Jaffa cake” colour scheme – turns north through the East Sussex ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). The most spectacular section of the famous Cambrian Coast line is the 25 miles alongside Cardigan Bay to Barmouth via Dovey Junction, Aberdyfi (Aberdovey) and Tywyn. Then our class 150 “Sprinter” encounters the most notorious section on the whole line – ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| CENTRAL (DVD Video) by Narrator - Rob Curling |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). The traditional tube line was filmed in early 1992 just before total route modernisation and the abandonment of the Ongar branch. The 30 year old tube stock was still two person operated and controlled by on-site signal boxes. The tunnel sections to ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). This shows the old Great Central/Great Western Joint line running through High Wycombe and Princes Risborough etc. The joint line actually starts at Northolt Junction in Middlesex and runs to the one time Ashenden Junction in Buckinghamshire. Both the ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| EARLY NEWSREELS: Corris Railway (1926) Old Locos, eg Puffing Billy (1926)Leek and Manifold (1927) Royal Scot in USA (1933) Silver Jubilee (1935) Coronation Scot (1937). WORLD WAR 2 and AFTER: Building “Austerities” (1943) GWR Oil Firing experiment (1946) Reopening of the RHDR (1946) ... From the series Archives | |
| VHS Cassette (also available as DVD Video ). With Cameras placed inside the driver's cab and in helicopters flying overhead, you get a privileged seat on this thrilling journey around the coasts, Along the plains and through the mountains of the Emerald Isle. From the series Classic Train Journeys | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). Take your seat for this English railway spectacular With cameras placed inside the driver's cab and in helicopters flying overhead, you get a privileged seat on the thrilling journey around the coasts, along the plains and through the mountains of ... From the series Classic Train Journeys | |
| Breathtakingly beautiful landscapes unfold before your very eyes with this unique and exhilarating journey over the railways of Scotland With cameras placed inside the driver's cab and in helicopters flying overhead, you get a privileged seat on the thrilling journey through the highlands and ... From the series Classic Train Journeys | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). Take your seat for this Welsh railway spectacular With cameras placed inside the driver's cab you can enjoy the splendour of Wales from a truly privileged seat. Filmed in the summer sunshine, this video takes you on a gentle meander through the heart of ... From the series Classic Train Journeys | |
| Take your seat for this South-West England railway spectacular. With cameras placed inside the drivers cab and in helicopters overhead, you can enjoy the splendour of South-West England from a truly privileged seat. Let the train take the strain and enjoy this magic carpet ride on some of the ... From the series Classic Train Journeys | |
| What better time to take the train from Brighton to London Victoria, than on board one of the totally refurbished class 319 multiple units. The Video actually begins at Wolverton with a brief look at the units' metamorphosis. Then to Brighton for the start of the 50 minute journey, seen virtually ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular scenery and there is no better way of experiencing it than travelling over the county's railways in the driver's cab. No less than five branches are featured, in fact all the passenger lines and one freight. The ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| CROSS-CITY (DVD Video) by Narrator - Kay Alexander |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). Birmingham's premier suburban railways underwent a total metamorphosis in the mid 1990's with electrification and brand new trains. The class 323 electric multiple units were designed specifically for the Cross-City route and provide a frequent service ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). A Driver's eye view of one of the country's truly delightful railways with great scenery and a mecca for fans of mechanical signalling. Firstly, we board a North West (Regional Railways Express class 156) which traverses the former Furness Railway via ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| As with the Steam on 35mm series all the footage in this production originates on 35mm film. Most of the material was never used, being confined to the film vaults before we discovered it. Features top quality sights and sounds of “modern” traction from the early years – 1930's to 1970's. Wallow in ... From the series Archives | |
| Divided into four main categories, these hitherto unseen sequences show all kinds of nostalgic action from the late 1950s all the way through to the early 1970s. Diesel: A classic mix of first generation diesel locomotives in both green and blue liveries filmed in a wide variety of locations ... From the series Archives | |
| FAR NORTH (DVD Video) by Narrator - Paul Coia |
| We start at Dingwall – the Inverness section having been covered in SkyTrain. Much of the 142 miles from Dingwall to Wick is sparsely inhabited. The line follows the coastal contours through Invergordon to Tain. Instead of taking the direct route across the Dornoch Firth, the line heads inland via ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). The 13½ mile narrow gauge line was originally built to carry slate and for many years was worked by gravity. We travel aboard one of the famous double Fairlie steam engines – “Merddin Emrys” for a ride that is typically rocky in places. The terrain ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| Britain's fastest railway, the East Coast Main Line, viewed from the cab of a class 91 electric loco at the head of the 1000 Flying Scotsman from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh. This DVD is divided into two parts: Part One covers the first leg from Kings Cross calling only at Peterbnrough before ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). This is a rural cross-country branch line. The normal four hour journey has been condensed into a video of just one and a half hours of the most interesting and scenic sections. These include the departure from Swansea, the 1 in 52 climb up to Cockett ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). The magnificent engineering of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's original Great Western Railway is best appreciated from the driver's cab, in this case an InterCity 125 High Speed Train. Filmed in 1993, we proceed through the outskirts of London at an ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as HST West VHS Cassette or HST Far West VHS Cassette ). HST WEST A five minute dash from Exeter finds us on the famous sea wall at Dawlish. We continue along the coast to Teignmouth and then head inland to Newton Abbot. After climbing the severe Dainton Bank, we ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| The incredible story of a line that should have never been built. A number of wealthy individuals wanted to see rail communication brought to the Great Glen of Scotland whatever the cost. They intended the line to run from the West Highland Railway at Spean Bridge all the way to Inverness, but in ... From the series Features | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). From 1959 to 1969, the Rank Organisation made a series of short films for the cinema under the series title Look at Life. The films were released on a weekly basis and shown in Odeon cinemas up and down the country. Ultimately over 500 Look at Life ... | |
| The Rank Organisation produced a weekly series of short films for showing in Odeon cinemas up and down the country in the 1960s. Undiscovered until now we have chosen six showing the aircraft industry as it was in the 1960s. | |
| Fly back in time with this fascinating compilation of films from the 1960s. In that decade, the Rank organisation made a series of short films for the cinema under the series title Look at Life. Here we present 6 of those Films showing various aspects of Military Aviation as it was in the 1960s. ... | |
| Our “Underground” journey begins aboard a “C” stock train at Hammersmith “Met” station. For the first few miles the line is elevated on viaducts. At Westbourne Park we “fly under” the Great Western main line into Paddington. Here we go underground on the first passenger-carrying underground railway ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). The world's first underground railway is seen in the other direction, westbound from a refurbished A60/62 stock train to Baker Street, North from here the railway is literally unique, retaining the Underground's only fleet of commuter-style trains – the ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). East Anglia is synonymous with the Norfolk Broads and is the pleasure-ground of thousands of holidaymakers, many of whom still travel by train. The branch lines still feature traditional sempahore signals and wooden level crossing gates - opened and ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| Of all of London's tube railways, the Northern Line is unique in having two main routes through the centre of the capital - one via the City and the other via the West End. Edgware – Morden via Bank: Our journey begins at Edgware in Middlesex on board a train of 1995 stock. Splitting at Camden Town ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). A GNER INTERCITY 125 is our viewing platform for another superb journey through Scotland. We take in the exit from Waverley through the tunnels to Haymarket., followed by the greatest railway-age edifice of all time – the Forth Bridge – and we see it ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as Omnibus London ArchiveVHS Cassette or Omnibus UK Archive VHS Cassette ). OMNIBUS LONDON ARCHIVE Take a nostalgic trip back to look at the buses of London with this remarkable and mainly undiscovered archive footage. The material, both l6mm and 35mm, is of ... | |
| A day in the life of Shrewsbury's Severn Bridge Junction signal box – Europe's largest surviving mechanical 'box. Using a multiple-camera outside broadcast unit we covered the action “live” on a busy summer Saturday, 30th June 1990. The programme starts with a thorough description of the area and ... From the series Features | |
| Pathe News is the most widely remembered cinema newsreel. From the 1930s to the 1960s Pathe covered a dozen or so news stories every week and of course many of those featured railways - being the main form of transport In addiffon to the newsreel, Pathe produced a regular magazine programme ... | |
| ROYAL SCOT (DVD Video) by Narrator - Fred Dinenage |
| The former INTERCITY West Coast's crack express from London to Glasgow over the West Coast Main Line. Part one covers the first leg from Euston scheduled to run non-stop to Preston at a maximum speed of 110 mph hauled by a class 87 electric loco. The route takes us via Watford Junction, Milton ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| SKYETRAIN (DVD Video) by Narrator - Paul Coia |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). The Dingwall & Skye Railway is undoubtedly one of Britain's most beautiful lines and now you have the chance of seeing it as the driver does – from the cab! Shot in midsummer 1987, the route is seen at its most spectacular! We begin with our train, ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as Steam on 33mm – 3 VHS Cassette or Steam on 33mm – 4 VHS Cassette ). No.3 This selection features out-takes from “Brief Encounter”. Filmed at night in 1945, these shots never made it into the finished production but nonetheless retain all the atmosphere of the ... From the series Archives | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). Named after the cinema's film gauge of 35 millimetres, this collection of professional motion pictures of Britain's railways had been largely unseen until discovered by producer Peter Middleton. Unlike other archive videos, which were shot by amateurs ... From the series Archives | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). This really must be Britain's MOST scenic railway, the West Highland line's Mallaig extension. Our journey along the 42 mile “road to the isles” is by the now familiar steam service run each summer. When filmed in 1985, the line was still signalled by ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (Victorian Steam Railways also available as VHS Cassette ). (The Edwardian Scene also available as VHS Cassette ).(The Pre-Grouping Years also available as VHS Cassette ). VICTORIAN STEAM RAILWAYS 1895-1901 The oldest movie film of trains in existence! Dating from the invention of the ... | |
| TROLLEYBUS ARCHIVE The period of transition between the tram and the motorbus hailed the arrival of the trolleybus. Many will remember this curious hybrid with affection and this programme sets out to jog some of those memories and in doing so, evoke some of the magic and character of a most ... | |
| For commuters into London's largest terminus, Waterloo, the south coast resort of Weymouth must seem a million miles away – yet it is only 142¾ miles by rail and enjoys an hourly service throughout the day. Mention the town of Weymouth and the unique Quay branch instantly springs to mind. ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). A class 156 Sprinter sets off from Queen Street station, on a 122 mile long adventure into the heart of the West Highlands of Scotland. Climbing out of the 1 in 45 Queen Street tunnel, we proceed through the suburbs of Glasgow, mostly under the wires ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
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