Transport

While old MkI Golfs have by now largely rusted away, the availability of MkII models at giveaway prices is plentiful ... that is until three magic ...

"And you thought the passengers were mad. Airline employees are fed up, too-with pay cuts, increased workloads and management's miserly ways, which...

The XJ40 had a long development history and underwent sophisticated and thorough testing on several continents. Featuring an array of high-tech fea...

In the 1920s, 30s and 40s, wooden-bodied shooting brakes, estate cars and station wagons were commercial vehicles made in Britain, mostly for utili...

This expertly researched volume focuses on the history of destroyers, frigates and submarines. Country-by-country directories cover the key chronol...

'This pacy history of a legendary brand is a love letter to an era of gears and gasoline now accelerating towards its twilight' - Financial Times'[...

Amy Johnsons solo flight to Australia smashed many previous aviation records of the 1920s. This work, written by Constance Babington Smith, tells t...

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 sight...

In the essays collected here William Langewiesche considers how flying has altered not only how we move about the earth, but also how we view our w...

The ships of Rosslare Harbour

A hilarious, true story of life-change, no going back, 40th birthdays and mid-life crisis. Follow the adventures of a husband and wife (plus two sm...

The spectacular French flagship France, the longest liner ever built, was the latest transatlantic supership when completed in the 1960s, and, acco...

This expertly researched volume is divided into two parts, the first half focussing on the history of destroyers and frigates, and the second on th...

The F-4 Phantom II is perhaps the most famous post-war fighter. Primarily used as a land-based fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform, its nava...

Police Vehicles are one of the most visible aspects of policing work. They are among those peculiar things, like memorable songs, that can bring in...

This book is an illustrated history of Panshanger Aerodrome in Hertfordshire. Much smaller today than its heyday, it was originally 248 acres acqui...

On an icy cold day in February 1942, while undergoing conversion into a troopship, the former French Line flagship, Normandie, the most glamorous l...

Looks at canal schemes, canal companies, boatmen and their work, the struggle to keep the canal navigable, canal versus railway, and post-war and r...

History and folklore abound in these twenty-five true stories about lost ships along North Carolina's storm-washed Outer Banks. Learn the haunting ...

Until the advent of the helicopter, the only way to visit St Kilda was by sea and two companies made the trip their own. John Macallum and Martin O...

One half-century later, the catastrophic ramming of the MS Stockholm into the Italian luxury liner the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 is relived in this c...

This book puts together the collected memories of a varied group of men from the now closed Ryecroft shed, with lots of facts about the history of ...

The Thames has a long history. This illustrated guide traces the history of its crossing places, and relates their origins to local use and that of...

If you want to save thousands of dollars the next time you buy a car, then you need to read this book right now and do everything it tells you to d...

Continues from Engine Sheds in Camera (2005), which presented a record of engine sheds and motive power depots in Britain in the 1950s and '60s. Th...

English Electric Class 20 locomotives once operated over virtually the entire rail network of Scotland. They were introduced to the Highlands in th...

The People of Wales have always looked to the sea for employment and trade. This book looks at different types of vessels used along the coast, for...

Though British Rail had dispensed with steam locomotives by 1968, the greatest changes to the capital’s railways occurred afterwards. In the early ...

Hatchback and Estate, inc. special/limited editions. Petrol: 1.6 litre (1580cc), 1.8 litre (1761cc) and 2.0 litre (1998cc) 4-cyl. Diesel: 1.9 litre...

Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were c...

The Holland America Line was founded in 1873 and operated a fleet of passenger and cargo vessels from the Netherlands to the east and west coasts o...

Windswept vistas. Scorched canyons. Glorious scenes of snow and ice. This book shows the North American landscape in all its breathtaking glory, cl...

Heralded as one of the best examples in the bus and coach industry of deregulation working in almost textbook fashion, Oxford has enjoyed an excell...

For the past three years Aaron Heinrich has interviewed over fifty motorcyclists for his popular web magazine, asphaltanddirt.com, dispelling the m...

One of the great names of the British bus and coach industry was Royal Blue, whose vehicles were a familiar sight on the express routes between Lon...

Covering industrial steam throughout the British Isles over several decades, the terrific photographs featured here, captured by David Letcher, doc...

From the waterways to the motor car, London's transport has undergone a huge evolution. This collection of archive images examines the vehicles tha...

The Hall class 4-6-0, itself a development of the celebrated Saint class, represents the precursor of thousands of mixed traffic 4-6-0 engines that...

In 1871 a bright new star appeared on the Liverpool shipping scene. Like a phoenix, the White Star Line grew out of the ashes of a bankrupt sailing...