Transport

This engaging overview of Maine''s maritime history ranges from early Native American travel and fishing to pre-Plymouth European settlements, wars...

The West Coast Main Line is the principal main line linking London to the West Midlands, the North West and Scotland. The majority of rail freight ...

Every manual is written from hands-on experience gained from stripping down and rebuilding each vehicle in the Haynes Project Workshop. The practic...

Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation, Brilliant Beacons traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, high...

Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a servi...

This comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro provides an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading auto...

A completely revised version of one of the best-selling motorcycle riding skills books of all time. Today's super high-performance bikes are the mo...

The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company constructed the most thrilling, innovative and graceful boats ever built in the United States. Here the finest...

The transcontinental railroads were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating e...

With a Haynes Manual, you can do it yourself, from simple maintenance to full repairs. Every Manual is based on a complete stripdown of the bike. O...

Railways kill! We forget that now as British railways are one of the safest ways of travelling. That they are so is the result of lessons learnt fr...

The quest for greater speed on the rails is almost as old as the railroad itself. In the 19th and in the first half of the 20th centuries, notable ...

The Junkers Aircraft Company of Dessau, Germany forever changed the world of aviation when they produced several aircraft that revolutionised warfa...

A history of Great Western Railway's direct line from London to South Wales, from the early 1900s onwards. With a focus on those who worked the li...

Lusitania was an engineering marvel, at one time the largest, fastest and most opulent vessel in the world. When she was sunk by a German submarine...

Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a ...

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to work 11 miles above the Earth and on the edge of space, travelling at twice the speed of sound, ser...

Popular history has a tendency to simplify, and accounts of the life and career of aeronautical engineer R.J. Mitchell are no exception. Remembered...

As trams and other light rapid transit systems make a comeback in many British cities this packed volume, the third in a trilogy, looks at all the ...