Transport

Growing up in north-west London in the 1950s and living alongside a busy freight line, the seed for a fascination with steam was firmly planted in ...

During the post-war years, Heathrow Airport became the countrys leading aviation hub. This book examines how this was achieved, from the airports o...

Signalling on British Railways underwent massive changes from Nationalisation in 1948 to privatisation in the 1990s, but throughout this period muc...

Having inherited various fleets in Essex and Kent, Arriva serve a number of locations throughout these two counties. They also operate out of the f...

Over a decade ago, the first edition of the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide sparked a design revolution in cities. Citystreets are now understood ...

With nearly 250 colour photos by Stephen Chapman this book illustrates the old Lancashire & Yorkshire main line through its many phases and cha...

A fascinating history of how the automotive industry and consumers battled to define what women wanted in a car.Since the commercial introduction o...

Vroom! Engines roar and wheels turn in this fun series. Exciting facts about different machines engage beginning readers while simple predictable...

This book collects the insights from the researchers of International Schumpeter Society and focuses on the interaction of technology development a...

This book is entirely dedicated to the fascination of the Riva brand. From a brief look at Riva's history, Carlo Riva's ideas and ideals and an ove...

The 1980s car era had been brash and loud but the 1990s that followed was markedly more sober, stylish and sophisticated. A period when safety and...

In 1998 Rolls-Royce celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of its Crewe factory, the home of the company's car production since World War I...

On 4 March 1824, thirty philanthropic gentlemen including the abolitionist William Wilberforce and Archbishop of Canterbury Charles Manners-Sutton...