Transport

The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. A cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent, it was later ...

Sheffield has seen an influx of new independent operators with a wide range of new and second-hand buses, diverse liveries, and, of course, trams a...

In many ways the 1980s was the 'Golden Age' of diesel locomotive-hauled trains on British Railways. This book illustrates this decade with a series...

In his new book David Packer takes us on a journey along the route of one of the world's most famous trains - the Royal Scot, which through most of...

The photographs included here, dating from 1900 to 1940, recall a lost age in which intrepid motorists discovered the delights of the open road, at...

The year 1923 was a year of great change on the railways. Formation of the 'Big Four' resulted in the LNER taking over the Great Northern, Great Ea...

Tourism in Asia is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, driven by the increasing wealth of countries like Taiwan, South Korea and Malays...

The study of transport is the study of movements, of displacements of individuals and things in both space and time. The objective of this book is ...

"No one has done before what Athearn has done in this volume. He has utilized company records and a variety of other sources to write a very attrac...

The Great Eastern Railway rose phoenix-like from the ashes of bankruptcy to become one of the greatest of all passenger-carrying lines. Its empire ...

This title follows the success of "Hot Rod Racing" and "Superstox and Stock Cars" (both of which have gone for reprint within the first four months...

The introduction of iron tanks within barges in the early twentieth century enabled much heavier cargoes to be carried on the Humber waterways, inc...

It is curious that the nineteenth-century railway builders should even have thought of a line linking Huddersfield with Sheffield, now known as the...

In this book long-time model maker Stan Bray describes the construction of a range of uncomplicated miniature steam engines, for construction by th...

This engaging book presents nine empirical chapters that explore topics such as lifestyle entrepreneurship, lifestyle mobility, luxury experiences,...

In the 1970s Andy Sparks was an avid trainspotter and photographer. As he travelled around, primarily in the north-west, he realised that vestiges ...

The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway evokes many different images, for it was essentially a railway of contrasts - for some it represente...

Using documents, interviews with experts and contemporary news sources, this book explores how and why Affray became the last British submarine los...

The remarkable developments in tracking technologies over the past decade have opened up a wealth of possibilities in terms of research into touris...

Norway has long been an insider tip among road lovers. The Trollstigen is often mentioned in the same breath as legendary passes all over the world...

Events and festivals have an increasingly vital role in our leisure lifestyles. We recognize them as part of our lives. For some, they are a very s...

Illustrated with detailed artworks of German aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, this book studies the equipme...