Road and motor vehicles: general interest

In the mid-1950s there were rumours that the Northern line was to be upgraded from manual operation to an automated line.

In this highly readable book, Nick Clayton charts the origins of the bicycle, a machine that is still regarded as the most efficient means of translating human energy into motion.

This is the fascinating story of the development of early British steam fire engines by a renowned expert on emergency services vehicles and equipment.

With the liberal use of many previously unpublished photographs contrasting past and present, Silverstone Circuit Through Time shows how a wartime airfield developed, stage by stage, into the country's premier motor racing circuit, the annual home of Formula One's spectacular British Grand Prix.

Steam power led the transport revolution in England throughout the nineteenth century, but was crippled on the road network by punitive legislation.

In 1948, on the Isle of Anglesey, the first prototype Land Rover was put through its paces.

The world's greatest haulier - a rags-to-riches tale of British entrepreneurialsim.

In January 2003, after two terms as Governor of the State of Maine, Angus King hit the road.

In ETAPE, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore will take readers on a virtual Tour de France, with each chapter focusing on a single rider in a single stage that came to define the Tour's history.

Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines.

Carl Fogarty, four-time Superbike World Champion and bestselling author, draws on 18 years of international motorcycle riding to give readers a comprehensive guide to bikes, and how to ride them, from competition to leisure biking.

El libro trata de lo que sucede dentro de un colectivo durante los viajes al trabajo, a la escuela, etc.

This fascinating handbook answers the questions of anyone who has ever wondered about the many strange devices found along the roadside, from utility poles to satellite dishes.

This fascinating handbook answers the questions of anyone who has ever wondered about the many strange devices found along the roadside, from utility poles to satellite dishes.

Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

The Airstream is an eye-catching vintage classic.

This colourful introduction to the first decades of the motor car covers its earliest iterations, when the automobile represented the very peak of technological innovation.

Vauxhall cars have been central to motoring in Britain for over a century.

The Airstream is an eye-catching vintage classic.

This colourful introduction to the first decades of the motor car covers its earliest iterations, when the automobile represented the very peak of technological innovation.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

The coach distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips has a long and august history.

Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise.

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928.

In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

The coach distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips has a long and august history.

An essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable marques such as Tesla.

An essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable marques such as Tesla.

The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams.

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs.

Vauxhall cars have been central to motoring in Britain for over a century.

In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British.

The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars – most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams.