Transport: general interest

By the 1980s, earlier DMUs were coming to the end of their useful lives and BR were introducing the first of the next generation.

Lester Morris is Australias longest-serving, and probably the most published, specialist motorcycle writer in the country, with most of his peers considering him to be iconic, or even legendary.

"So wird´s gemacht" zeigt technisch interessierten Neu- und Gebrauchtwagenbesitzern, wie ihr Fahrzeug funktioniert und welche Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten sie selbst durchführen können.

Securing Integrated Transportation Networks provides a comprehensive look at multimodal transportation security-its dynamics, evolving threats and technology advances that enhance operational security and related infrastructure protection and hardening, as well as the regulatory environment.

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Ocean Steamships - A popular account of their construction, development, management and appliances.

This illustrated work covers the stories of five British engineering companies that produced successful ranges of agricultural, earthmoving or construction machinery.

This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.

From the Tourist's Gaze bridges environmental humanities and amateur cinema studies, exploring tourism-induced environmental issues through the visual representations created by tourists themselves.

In Frederick Ferdinand Moore's 'The Devil's Admiral (A Sea Adventure Classic)', readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the high seas filled with action, suspense, and drama.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

Dieses fachbiographische Fotobuch zeichnet den Weg von Wilfried Kohlmeier ins Eisenbahnhobby nach.

Following the deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, the transport scene in Northampton didn't alter as drastically as in some other UK towns and cities.

Line by Line: Cumbria is a pictorial guide to the county's railway, showcasing a collection of images captured over several decades.

Formally opened on 15 September 1830, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway was the world's first inter-city passenger railway, and the first operated from the outset by locomotives.

James Fenimore Cooper's 'TALES OF THE SEA' is a collection of 12 gripping maritime adventure novels, each filled with vivid descriptions of life at sea and thrilling nautical escapades.

Flying and operating an aircraft is a massive responsibility done so under regulation that requires unique training, knowledge and skills that all start with an understanding of very specific terminology, abbreviations and acronyms.

The air war over the critical Eastern Front is illustrated with 120 specially selected and informatively captioned photographs in this striking new book.

Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945In "Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945" nimmt uns Thomas Gustav mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Entwicklung der amerikanischen Luftschifffahrt.

The days of the fairground operating with steam traction engines have long since gone - the next vehicles to enter the tobers were the internal combustion engine, lorries with both petrol and diesel engines being used.

In terms of public image, the scooter has long played second fiddle to the motorcycle.

The first decade of the auto industry in America featured politicians and bureaucrats at all political levels trying to come to terms with a new form of locomotion.

Auf 14 Zahnradbahnen in Europa können auch heute noch Dampfloks im Einsatz erlebt werden: in Großbritannien, Österreich, der Schweiz, der Slowakei und in Griechenland.

For many years, Plaxton of Scarborough has been at the forefront of British coachbuilding and has been the leading light in design and technological advancement on numerous occasions.

Arriva Merseyside was created in 2000, when Arriva purchased MTL Trust Holdings, becoming and remaining the largest operator in the Liverpool City region and providing approximately 70 per cent of the bus services in the area.

Bristol Cars began as the motoring arm of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, one of the world's most successful aircraft companies of the 1920s and 1930s.

The stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth has been one of the busiest shipping areas around the British Isles since antiquity.

Based on the BMC Morris Oxford body, the Farina and Riley MG saloons were successors to the successful MG Magnette ZA and ZB.

Martyn Hilbert's colour photographs record the changes on the railway network around Lancashire from 1978 to the present day.

The traditional use of paint and sign writing on buses and coaches has been replaced over the years with more and more detail being applied to vehicles by pre-printed vinyls.

The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation.

In this volume of previously unpublished photographs David Reed records traction-engine rallies from the late 1960s through to the early 1980s.

Wrightbus of Ballymena built its first double-deck body in 2001, naming it the Eclipse Gemini.

Steam engines and steam railways have a long, fascinating history, with many exciting areas to explore.

Nearly sixty years have passed since the Beeching Axe began to fall on thousands of miles of track in the United Kingdom's railway network.

Cycling is hugely popular nowadays.

A celebration of trucks and trucking, from the first motorised wagons to the advent of driverless freight vehicles.

Working Scottish Trucks is a photographic book bringing together 262 images of commercial vehicles spotted across some of the most scenic parts of Scotland.

Best known for founding international haulier, Trans UK, Bob Carter was involved in the ground-breaking changes occurring in British transport of the 60s and 70s.

Chris has tried to show the tractors carrying out a wide range of tasks.

The story of Wyndham Clifford Watts is one of humble beginnings and exceptional ingenuity; originally from Gwent in Wales, W Clifford Watts moved to South Cave in Yorkshire and, in 1937, bought a Model T Ford and began delivering farm produce.

This book is a companion to the hugely popular Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC, published in 2015.

This book is a tribute to ERF's world-class long-hauler, especially the Middle East examples, and to those who drove them.

Patrick Dyer's eighth book in the 'at work' series takes the reader on a journey with ERF, England's last independent truck manufacturer, between the years 1975 and 1993 with the B, C, CP and E-series trucks that the Sandbach based company produced in the face of overwhelming competition from foreign manufacturers.

In 1986 professional writer Robert Hutchison became a passenger on a 10,000-mile trip through fourteen countries in a Scania 111.

Know Your Helicopters is a pocket-sized book detailing 44 types of helicopters most commonly seen in service today from the smallest Robinson to the biggest Mil, including Bells, Boeings, Sikorskys and many more.

When the fledgeling Honda Motor Company wanted to break into Europe, they knew their machines had to prove themselves at the greatest motorcycle race in the world, the Isle of Man TT.

When the fledgeling Honda Motor Company wanted to break into Europe, they knew their machines had to prove themselves at the greatest motorcycle race in the world, the Isle of Man TT.