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New Titles/Releases
This is the time of year when all things publishing are gearing up for Christmas and of course this has resulted in many new titles appearing in our catalogue in the last month. If a title is listed in stock this means we have it in the stockroom for immediate despatch. As titles are ordered, the stock count is updated on the website automatically so you can be assured that if it is shown in stock we have it ready for you should you wish to order. As new stock comes to us, we update the website on a daily basis to reflect this additional stock. If an item is shown as out of stock but available, the delivery times shown are a realistic assessment of availability as a result of our experience in dealing with the supplier of that title. We try really hard to not disappoint ...
Aviation
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AviationL1011 In 1992 Royal added it's first widebody aircraft to its fleet when a pair of Lockheed 1011s Tristars were delivered. The airline used these aircraft for cross country and long haul intercontinental flights until 1998 when they were sent to Chile. Captain Vaughan is in command for a roundtrip ... | |
AviationB727 In 1992 Royal went into an expansion, creating charter carrier Royal Airlines and purchasing 7 Boeing 727s. The company proved successful and was named Charter Airline of the Year in 1994/96/97 & 99 by the Quebec Association of Travel Agents. The company has long served the tourist industry ... | |
AviationMalev, the flag carrier of Hungary, is based at Budapest from where the airline operates to around 50 destinations. This DVD comprises 2 VHS video programs filmed in 2000 showing the airline's fleet at the time. Since then all 4 types have left the company. Malev no longer operates long haul ... | |
Buses
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BusesWhether you attended Showbus 2011 or not, you won't want to miss the DVD of the Duxford show. This remarkable event was covered by five of our cameramen from numerous locations, and even from the air. We show the fantastic variety of buses and coaches en route to Duxford, from RMs & RTs belting ... | |
Maritime
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Modelling
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ModellingWhether making buildings to complement a garden railway, creating an entire model village, or simply one stand-alone structure, there is something immensely satisfying in seeing your model building standing proudly outside where it truly belongs, in all weather conditions and throughout the ... | |
Road Vehicles
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Railways & Tramways
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RailwaysEric Arthur Langridge died in 1999, at the age of 102. He was little known to enthusiasts, until his retirement in 1959, when Eric became one of the most important contributors to locomotive history, particularly through his monumental series ‘Under 10 CMEs', which appeared in the SLS Journal in 28 ... | |
RailwaysThe second part in our series featuring scenes of the former Great Western Railway using archive film from the 1920s all the way to the diesel hydraulic era in the 1960s. In this part we mostly feature the freight and mixed-traffic classes, from the large 2-8-0 class 42xx and 72xx 2-8-2 tank ... | |
RailwaysWhen John Meredith left school at the age of 15 in 1954 he began a career on the railways with a six-year apprenticeship as a junior apprentice fitter at Colwick motive power depot, on the eastern outskirts of Nottingham. The work at Colwick was physically hard and involved long hours in conditions ... | |
RailwaysEnthusiasts Club and the Birmingham Locomotive Club-Industrial Locomotive Information Section fuelled the explorations. Other locations rapidly followed in the same year. The enchantment of visits to the Millwall and Royal Docks, Dagenham Dock, Beckton and Purfleet spread to Barrington and ... From the series Industrial Railways In Colour | |
RailwaysThe Warships were amongst the most controversial of the early BR diesel classes; the WR management had to fight tooth and nail to get them built in the first place and they were continually attacked by the diesel-electric proponents until they were taken out of service prematurely in the early ... | |
RailwaysSecond Edition; greatly upgraded and expanded including new sixteen page colour section Scarcely can a railway board have entered on such a time of frustrating maintenance work, disappointing performance, lows mixed with thrilling highs, uncertainty, expense and worry with such an innocuous phrase ... From the series Book Of The | |
RailwaysFollowing on from the massive success of the Previous Three Hornby Magazine Yearbooks comes the fourth annual volume, now eagerly awaited. | |
RailwaysWith the plethora of main line and branch line steam film footage from the 1960s, the co-existing but equally fascinating industrial steam scene in Britain is often neglected. It is easy to forget that it continued until around 1980. Although we have featured some scenes of industrial steam in ... | |
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RailwaysThe Pennine Hills in the North of England stretch from the Peak District in the North Midlands through to the Scottish border. They are an area of outstanding beauty and span a number of National Parks. They are home not just to glorious countryside but to some of the greatest and most picturesque ... | |
RailwaysThe 30 'King' class 4-6-0s were the GWR's most prestigious express passenger engines. When introduced in 1927 they were the most powerful steam locomotives in Britain. The most famous was No. 6000 King George V which visited the USA for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad centenary. It was preserved on ... | |
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RailwaysThe complex series of routes into the valleys are visited from east to west. The Ely Valley to Penygraig is first, followed by the branch to Gilfach Goch. The Ogmore Vale and the Garw Valley come next. A long journey north from Bridgend takes us close to the Llynfi River and on to Glyncorrwg. ... | |
RailwaysBradshaw's Guide was the title employed on BBC TV in 2010 for a book containing four issues of Bradshaw's Handbook for Railway Tourists, bound especially for the series. The book covers Great Britain plus all of Ireland and describes the main features and historic buildings of the principle towns, ... | |
RailwaysThe coal tanks were the product of a forward-looking policy of engineering standardisation in an era that was only a couple of generations removed from the birth of the locomotive itself. Following their introduction in 1881, they received a variety of enhancements. These reflected the ongoing ... | |
RailwaysMarch 2011 saw the reappearance of a ‘fossil' steam locomotive, rebuilt in all its original 1908 glory,which has now rewritten the history books. Great Western Railway steam railmotor No. 93 is now arguably one of our greatest steam era survivors. Comprising a steam locomotive built into a carriage ... | |
RailwaysAuthorised in 1845 and opened in stages between 1852 and 1853, the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW) built the line from Wolvercot Junction, north of Oxford station, to Worcester and Wolverhampton, via Stourbridge and Dudley, with Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the chief engineer. After ... | |
RailwaysThe fourth in our series of archive films showing the general scenes of the Southern Region in the 1960s with both service trains and enthusiast rail tours. We start with a visit to Portsmouth in 1960 before travelling along the coast towards Havant and a detailed look at the Terrier tank engines ... | |
RailwaysThis is a Driver's eye view of the LGV Est, the high speed line from Eastern France. Filmed in 2011 before the final section was built, we benefit from seeing the scenic classic main line for about half the length of this production. Our journey begins in the capital of the Alsace wine-growing ... | |
RailwaysThe Helston branch was the southernmost railway on the British mainland, and also the very last branch line to have been built in south-western Cornwall. Sadly, it was also one of the first to close (1962 for passengers, 1964 for freight), and perhaps for this reason it has not enjoyed the ... From the series Locomotion Papers | |
RailwaysEric Arthur Langridge died in 1999, at the age of 102. He was little known to enthusiasts, until his retirement in 1959, when Eric became one of the most important contributors to locomotive history, particularly through his monumental series ‘Under 10 CMEs', which appeared in the SLS Journal in 28 ... | |
RailwaysThis is the first of two volumes celebrating over fifty years continuous service for English Electric built Diesel locomotives on the route between Chester and Holyhead. This publication covers the period between the first sighting of “EE” traction on the route in 1959, through to 1983. I have made ... | |
RailwaysFor everything there is to know about railways - from the statoin platform and steam trains to the very tracks they ride on - this is your guide. Perfect for anyone who loves railways and trains, The Railway Pocket Bible is a comprehensive guide covering fascinating railway history and trivia from ... | |
RailwaysThis book, the Third in the series, has again been compiled by Alan Young, a major contributor to the Disused Stations website, and is intended as a stand-alone record while also acting as a companion to the website. It follows roughly the same format, but as a book it will appeal to those who want ... | |
RailwaysA celebration of railway nostalgia, focusing on the great main line routes and the glamorous trains that plied them. Lavishly illustrated throughout, it's organised into routes, covering all the main London termini and their principal routes as well as major intercity routes in other parts of ... | |
RailwaysThe first book to publish colour shots of all ten Baby Deltics as well as the twenty two production Deltics and the prototype. The range of wonderful colour images covers the 1950s through to 1983 and the scrapping process. If you are looking for preservation shots look elsewhere, but if you want ... From the series Looking Back At … | |
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Damaged Stock
We've also added a few more titles to our catalogue that have damaged covers at greatly reduced prices. These are:
If you find that these are not added to your shopping basket when you try to order them, unfortunately someone has ordered it and we no loger have any left.
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