May we say “Happy New Year” to all of you!
Before we get to the December titles list, firstly a huge “thank-you” to all our 2011 customers. We hope you’ve been pleased with both our service and your purchases. Secondly, another “thank-you” to all our suppliers, whether they be book publishers, video producers or whatever! We do depend on you to keep us informed of what’s coming and, indeed, what’s no longer available, particularly to avoid disappointing our customers. And a third “thank-you” to the staff at the Royal Mail and all the worldwide Postal Services who deliver our goods for us. Although often maligned we have little to complain about - well done!
Clearance Sale:
To make more space on our shelves we’ve reduced by 30% the price of all 5 mainland Britain volumes of the Railway Track Diagrams series (previously known as the Quail Track Diagrams). We’re told by the publisher, Trackmaps, that Volume 4 (Midlands & North West) is now out of print, so when our last few copies are gone, we will have no more until a new volume is published.
Damaged Items:
We still have a few Damaged items for clearance and the quickest way to see the current list is to click here!
Title News:
An unusually busy month for new titles so here we go with a recap of all those titles we have added to the shop during December:
Aviation:
AviationWe're delighted to be bringing you our 1st Widescreen Airport DVD and Tokyo is a wonderful place to start this off. We first spend around 40mins at Haneda airport where we check out the latest scene mostly with the airlines of Japan. We then quickly move to Narita where the action is and position ... | |
AviationFor nearly 80 years Sabena planes have been seen at airports all around the world. Just Planes was fortunate to have filmed a number of flights on Sabena aircraft from. The Boeing 747-300 series was not too common. The aircraft basically has the cockpit of a 200 and outside looks of a 400. It ... | |
Buses
BusesStreets of London explores different aspects of TfL operations in the capital and starts from a simple premise: If we find something interesting, you will too. With more than 8,000 vehicles in the various fleets, a huge number of routes and more than a hundred different bus types, it's taken us the ... | |
BusesThis Third edition of the English Bus Handbook: Smaller Groups is part of a series that details the fleets of certain bus and express coach operators throughout Britain. The operators included here are more of those who provide tendered and commercial services, primarily in England. They are the ... From the series Bus Handbooks | |
Maritime
MaritimeA 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 | |
MaritimeWritten by Chris Brooks and Simon Smith, this book is a splendid all-colour, pictorial album looking at vessels and shipyards in Istanbul and the Bosphorus. The stunning photographs are each accompanied by a detailed caption. | |
MaritimeThis volume looks at ports between Swansea in the west and Chepstow in the east. The industrial revolution saw a huge and rapid expansion of ports in this area. | |
MaritimeAt the beginning of the last century it was possible to sail from London to Glasgow via the south coast ports and Belfast, returning along the east coast from either Dundee or Leith for as little as five pounds. Those were the days when 300 passengers were landed twice weekly at Grangemouth or ... | |
MaritimeThis book recounts the history of seven vessels owned by Shaw Savill, namely the Corinthic, Athenic, Ceramic, Gothic, Persic, Runic and Suevic. | |
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Railways
RailwaysVolume 3 of thise Series deals with the Section from Hereford to Newport. Volume 3A dealt with Hereford to Abergavenny Junction, and this Volume £b continues from Abergavenny to the Mainde Junctions which linked the North & West line to the South Wales Main Line, the East Junction taking trains ... | |
RailwaysIn this new book, we offer you a superb collection of colour illustrations to highlight the locomotives and workings, which makes 2012 an interesting year. | |
RailwaysThe Esk Valley Through Time is a wonderful collection of old and new photographs of the Esk valley. The older images are printed alongside a contemporary full colour photograph, which illustrates the same scene. The contrasting illustrations show how the area has changed and developed during the ... | |
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RailwaysCompleted by the North British Railway as a territorial excursion into England, the Border Counties line soon settled into a sleepy rural existence that lasted for nearly a century, a local lifeline that is still fondly remembered | |
RailwaysHerein is a journey over this remarkable line as may be seen by a passenger. It conveys a taste of the journey up the line, complete with much of the charm, incidents and eccentricities that make it so unique. It is now a World Heritage Site | |
RailwaysBradshaw's timetables soon became iconic and an essential part of the nation's life. They have been admired ever since and here is an opportunity to savour aspects of life in the glorious 19th century. This issue includes railway timetables, coastal steamers, omnibus connections and fascinating ... | |
RailwaysAbandoned tunnels, derelict stations, old trackbeds and much more. All are included in Do Not Alight Here, an entertaining and informative book that guides the reader through London's many remaining disused Underground and main line railway structures. They can be viewed in a series of 12 guided ... | |
RailwaysDavid Soggee's slide shows have been captivating railway society gatherings in London and the Home Counties for many years, but he has had few pictures published and is probably not so well known outside this area. Now, for the first time, he has assembled a selection of his photographic ... | |
RailwaysTravel on board a train with a difference – GB Railfreight's 8X09 Asfordby to Neasden, Conveying brand new S Stock for London Underground's Metropolitan Line, the train has four Class 20s on it – Two at each end. Dating back to 1957, these veteran type 1 locomotives have been specially WIRED FOR ... | |
RailwaysUsing rare archive still photographs and cine film footage from the 1960s, this is one of a series of programmes looking back at the heyday of British Steam. With narration by Nigel Fletcher, and contributions from Drivers, firemen and shed foremen of the day, part 3 looks at the Bullied Pacifics ... | |
RailwaysIn the late 1950s & early 1960s many trains on the Western Region were still hauled by elderly steam locomotives, though titled trains and high speed schedules were still commonplace. Within 5 years, the diesel invasion was all but complete. However, the culprits - a fleet of stylish ... | |
RailwaysThe latest in our nostalgic Lost Railways series harking back to a time when rail travel was available to even the most rural corners of the UK | |
RailwaysThe year 1963 will always be remembered as the one when the Sixties really started to swing. The Beatles and Rolling Stones were topping the charts while the mini-skirt and the Mini car had become the latest fashion accessories. For those with an interest in railways however, 1963 was memorable for ... | |
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 ... | |
RailwaysIn this well-researched book all of Devon‘s branch lines are described in an entertaining and highly informative narrative. Each of the county's main railway routes is introduced, followed by a detailed description of the line. Each line's history is outlined, and many fascinating innovations and ... | |
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RailwaysWolverhampton Railways Through Time is a superb collection of old and new photographs, accompanied by the author's factual captions, which looks at the railway network at Wolverhampton, both high and low level stations. The high level were rebuilt as part of the West Coast Main Line electrification ... | |
RailwaysIsambard Kingdom Brunel is famous for the engineering wonders he left behind – from the SS Great Britain to the delights of Paddington and Temple Meads stations, but much of what he designed has been lost. From the ships Great Western and Great Eastern to the majestic water towers of Crystal ... | |
RailwaysAn all new 96 page colour photograph album as the book of the decade. | |
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RailwaysTo many the end of steam on the Southern Region in 1967 marked the end of an era. However, alongside a fascinating range of motive power, from the unique Hastings Units to ‘Cromptons', Class 74s continued to work a wide range of traffic. In this programme we explore this variety and a number of ... | |
RailwaysDVD-R Video (also available at HALF PRICE as VHS Cassette ). Disc One A journey along the Island's Railways past & present. Ryde Pier Head to Cowes and back with detailed views of the stations at Ryde St Johns, Ashey, Havenstreet, Newport, Mill Head and Cowes. Also includes the steam shed and ... | |
RailwaysThirty-Fifth 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 | |
RailwaysThis 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 | |
RailwaysThe complete guide to all Locomotives and Multiple Units of the Railways of France. From the series European Handbooks | |
RailwaysVolume One of this work dealt with the South Staffordshire Railway (SSR) ‘main line' from Dudley through Walsall and Lichfield to Wichnor Junction, along with the branch lines to the south and east of Walsall (see overleaf). This second volume examines the story of the line from Walsall to Cannock ... | |
RailwaysThis book, like the two previous volumes in the series, covers ‘minor railways' in the Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwick districts. These lines include a variety of industrial and small private lines, of a variety of track gauges and with a variety of forms of motive power: locomotives, fixed engines, ... | |
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