Transport: general interest

Food and wine events have gained popularity internationally.

Caution: Contains incidents of insane motorcycle antics, drug use and swearing.

The bible on operation and economics within the maritime transport industry, covering types of ship, issues related to crew, cargo and ports, and examining changes in the industry.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Die Dampflokomotive in ihren Hauptentwicklungslinien" verfügbar.

September 1962: On a moonless night over the raging Atlantic Ocean, a thousand miles from land, the engines of Flying Tiger flight 923 to Germany burst into flames, one by one.

Many books have been written about the River Thames, some of them devoted to bridges, but not one has been specifically devoted to ferries on the river, until now.

Fife Scottish was established in the 1960s as part of the Scottish Bus Group, a state-owned company which operated bus services throughout Scotland.

The London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle run is one of the premier events in the calendar for preserved commercial vehicle owners and enthusiasts alike.

Submarines were responsible for about 55 percent of the tonnage of the Japanese fleets sunk during World War II.

The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time.

Leith has been Edinburgh's main port since the Middle Ages.

Wales is known for its green hills and valleys, narrow gauge steam railways and medieval castles, but not, it appears, for its pleasure piers.

As an all-new edition of the original top-selling title, LS Swaps: How to Swap GM LS Engines into Almost Anything covers the right way to do a spectrum of swaps.

Most people, rail enthusiasts or not, have heard of steam locomotive names such as Flying Scotsmanand Mallard.

A career engineer at Studebaker, Harold E.

Nowhere had the nineteenth-century rivalry between competing railway companies had a more marked effect on the much later motor-omnibus industry than in the South West of England.

Great disasters always attract conspiracy theories and this is just as true of disasters at sea as it is of those on land or in the air.

The storage and ultimate disposal of redundant or worn-out railway locomotives and rolling stock is a much-overlooked subject, but is most certainly an important aspect of railway history, deserving documentation and photographic attention.

In 1987 British Rail decided it needed a new class of AC electric locomotive for use on the West Coast Main Line.

Fighting over the beaches of Dunkirk and in the Battle of Britain, guarding the night skies during the perilous months of the Blitz, pioneering electronic countermeasures, and serving air-sea rescue roles all around our coasts, the Boulton Paul Defiant played a vital part through most of the Second World War, finishing it in the important target-tug role.

Ship Construction is a comprehensive text for students of naval architecture, ship building and construction, and for professional Naval Architects and Marine Engineers as a refresher on the latest developments in ship types, safety and shipyard practices.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents.

The book covers the life of one of the greatest women rally drivers of all time, Pat Moss Carlsson.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns was commissioned at the RAF College Cranwell in 1959 after completing flying training on Piston Provost and Meteor aircraft.

The definitive international history of Jaguar's classic grand tourer, the XJ-S, from inception until the end of production.

Since the 1990s, tourism has become a major driver of economic activity and community development in Brazil.

In 1803, at the age of fourteen, Robert Hay joined the Royal Navy and spent the next eight years at sea.

Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was North America's leading locomotive builder from 1945 to 1983.

Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles.

This volume is the first to examine the commercial home from an international perspective, paying attention to the frequently occurring but often neglected forms of commercial accommodation including farmstays, historic houses, and self-catering accommodation.

Buying a boat can be a minefield, but a handbook like this will make it a lot easier for would-be boat owners to make sensible, informed choices.

All the Information You Need to Operate Safely in US Airspace, Fully UpdatedIf you're an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM.

Qualified: The Guide to Becoming an Approved Driving Instructor is a comprehensive industry-standard guide for trainee driving instructors studying for the ADI part 1, 2 and 3 exams; qualified driving instructors looking for a reference guide; and those studying for their standards check.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERRead the legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, seen through the eyes of former RAF captain Scott Bateman'An engaging and revealing read' JOHN NICHOL---Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow.

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 and trambuses.

To most people InterCity means the network of trains linking the UK with London, but there is a far more interesting and often overlooked network that avoided London: Cross-country.

An extraordinary story of American can-do, an inside look at the building of the most dangerous aircraft carrier in the world, the John F.

The Severn Bridge Railway was more than once linked with that of its contemporary, the first Tay bridge: but whereas the Tay failed structially and quickly, the subject of this book failed commercially and protractedly.

Nationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski's meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine's waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy.

Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies presents the first book to exclusively focus on this important topic that is usually only covered in brief chapters or journal articles that are too theoretical, fragmented or regionally-focused.

Lemon-Aid New and Used Cars and Trucks 1990-2015 steers you through the purchase of new and used vehicles unlike any other car-and-truck book on the market.

This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built.

The book to drive biker fans hog wild.

The perceived quality of a destination's cultural offering has long been a significant factor in determining tourist choices of destination.

In February 2016 the RAF's Search and Rescue Force (SARF) celebrated its 75th anniversary.

The North East is a region of great geographic, economic and social contrast.