Transport

If you owned a car in 1960s Britain, then youll love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun, highway speed limits were unheard-of (w...

The railways of the USA have a great following, both in the United States where there are large numbers of rail fans and increasingly in Britain/Eu...

Few locomotives are as widely known or excite so much interest as Flying Scotsman. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1923, the locomotive became a f...

Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. Its the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classles...

This book looks at the wonderful variety of buses and coaches operated by British Electric Traction group fleets in the 1960s, featuring previously...

Perhaps the most far-reaching of the many changes wrought on the military by the First World War was the mechanisation of the armed services. After...

Through Dennis A. Livesey's camera lens, readers will experience the thrill of the steam railroad, a transportation system that dominated the USA...

Britain has a history of producing and using a wonderful array of fishing boats, some of which still sail under private ownership. These older vess...

Taking railway photographs and capturing an age of impressive locomotives and atmospheric stations is a pastime that the age of steam passed down t...

Designed by G.J. Churchward, no. 40 was constructed at Swindon in April 1906. It was Swindons first 4 cylinder simple engine and was the forerunner...

This fantastic guide traces the history of, arguably, the most popular heritage railway in Britain from the origins of the line in the 1830s throug...

Class 50: A Pictorial Journey is an album of photographs, mainly taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of a number of picture albums, coveri...

The Great Western Railway experienced the trauma and disruption of the end of the broad gauge in 1892 and were faced with equipping the network wit...

In the 1950s and 1960s the railway system in Ireland became a magnet for enthusiasts from Great Britain who realised that, as on the mainland, a wa...

This compelling book centres on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subseq...

The Ouse reaches into the heart of Yorkshire from the Humber Estuary. Until the 1980s, loaded barges made the challenging journey from Hull to Selb...

After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies w...

In this new photographic album from Pen & Sword, transport historian and photographer Jim Blake presents a fascinating selection of pictures of...

The heritage railways of Britain have taken preserved steam into a new golden age. All over the country enthusiasts flock to lavish love and attent...

Once a common sight on Britain''s roads, few people today seem to have heard of the Bond Minicar not a diminutive, gadget laden conveyance for the...

In May 1967, Scotland became the third of the six British Railways regions to dispense with the steam locomotive, bringing an iconic era of Britain...

The Red Line is the story of a train journey from London to Hong Kong. It is set in 1981, the year Christopher made the first of twenty-four such j...

A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while ...

This book is first and foremost the story of the enginemen and their steeds which brought the steam era to an end on the Southern. It is therefore ...