Transport: general interest

In the 1890s, the people of north-west Scotland grew tired of Government Commissions sent to consider a railway to Ullapool.

THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz'An engineering marvel .

For a whole generation of car enthusiasts, Triumph was the manufacturer to turn to when buying a sports car.

Toyota MR2 details the full start-to-finish history of Toyota's bestselling mid-engined sports car, from 1984 until 2007, when production ended.

This comprehensive guide is the first one to tell the whole story of the Volkswagen Bay-Window Transporter, produced from 1967 - 1979.

If your dream is to be an airline pilot, or you would like to know what it takes, this book reflects the experiences, thoughts and findings of a trainee pilot throughout the journey that took him into the right-hand seat of a jet airliner.

For nearly sixty years, TVR produced some of the most thrilling, spine-tingling, hand-built sports cars to emerge from any British motor manufacturer.

The books in the Everyday Modifications series from Crowood are designed to guide classic van and car owners through the workshop skills needed to make their vehicles easier to use and enjoy.

This book is designed to supplement the instruction a student receives during his or her course.

A commemorative history of the railways of the beautiful Oxfordshire district 'Vale of the White Horse', running twenty-seven miles from Steventon to Wootton Bassett.

A comprehensive look at the LMS/BR Class 7 4-6-0 rebuilt locomotives, including the rebuilt Jubilees, the rebuilt Patriots and the rebuilt Royal Scots.

In this new view on the Citroen story, automotive/ aviation writer and design specialist Lance Cole investigates not just the details of the cars of Citroen, but the aeronautical and cultural origins that lay behind Citroen's form and function.

The Land Rover has become an icon across the world, famed for its classic design, its practicality and its longevity.

Run over the every-day roads of the Isle of Man for over 100 years, the world-famous Tourist Trophy races have gripped the imaginations of successive generations of motorcyclists.

In Build Your Own Kit Car, renowned kit car expert Steve Hole presents a comprehensive guide to planning, managing and executing a kit car build.

A-Z of British Bus Bodies sets out to offer a first port of call for anyone with an interest in those who built bus and coach bodies in Britain and Ireland between 1919 and 1975.

Emergency is a collection of true stories about events where disaster seems imminent.

Alex Henshaw had the luck to grow up in the '20s and '30s during the golden age of flying.

Investigations into the causes of aircraft accidents have for decades focused on what happened and who did it - very rarely Why?

This book takes you, raid by raid, through the author's tour of operational duty over the last five months of 1944.

Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce.

The Buses and Coaches of Bristol and Eastern Coach Works outlines the history of Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works (ECW), two manufacturers that together developed some of the most familiar buses and coaches of the twentieth century.

Since its first flight on 27 April 2005, the Airbus A380 has been the largest passenger airliner in the world.

Mystery of Flight 571 is a gripping true-story book about one of the most shocking aviation disasters in history and the unbelievable struggle for survival that followed.

91 Lessons From The Sky contains 91 easy-to-read, true stories from experimental and amateur-built aircraft pilots.

Want to pass the FAA Part 107 exam on your first try?

In einer Welt, in der Nachhaltigkeit nicht mehr nur ein Schlagwort, sondern eine Notwendigkeit ist, wird der Kauf eines gebrauchten Elektroautos zu einer vielversprechenden Option.

A clear Tuesday morning on Interstate 95 turns to terror as a sedan's tire disintegrates, a preventable catastrophe born from a simple, overlooked bulge.

The best of the best from the world of NASCAR -- with a foreword by the legendary Richard PettyYou can have the fastest car, the best engine, the smartest crew chief, but at the end of the day, it's the person behind the wheel who makes the difference.

Im modernen Luftverkehr wachen unzählige redundante Sicherheitssysteme darüber, dass Flugzeuge im Himmel einen sicheren Abstand zueinander halten.

Die Nacht des 28.

Als der prächtige italienische Luxusliner Andrea Doria 1956 vor der Küste von Nantucket im dichten Nebel mit dem Eisbrecher-Bug der schwedischen Stockholm kollidierte und sank, war die Welt geschockt.

Bulgaria is a Balkan country of great geological variety, from mountains to the beaches of the Black Sea.

Die Herausforderung der AutomobilbrancheDieses Buch bietet einen ungeschönten Bericht zur derzeitigen Situation der deutschen Automobilwirtschaft und zeigt auf, was nötig ist, um wieder auf die Erfolgsspur zu gelangen.

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán aseguró que "el día que los españoles se subieron al 600 empezaron a alejarse de su pasado e iniciaron una excursión de fin de semana de la que aún no han vuelto".

Esta obra ofrece un curso completo e ilustrado para la obtención del título de Patrón para Navegación Básica.

READ THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERAs head of the US National Underwater and Maritime Agency's Special Assignments Team, Kurt Austin is no stranger to danger.

This book tells the story of Alvis and its cars, aero engines and military vehicles.

East Kent - Services of the Golden Jubilee Era takes the reader on a journey along the routes of all the stage-carriage services operated by East Kent in 1968, just after the Company celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1966/7 and immediately prior to the National Bus Company (NBC) taking full control.

First produced in 1928, Mercedes-Benz Coupes became the embodiment of elegance and exclusivity on four wheels.

The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems.

The Trent and Mersey Canal first came into use in 1777.

Named after Elisa, the granddaughter of Lotus's owner at the time, Romano Artioli of Bugatti fame, the Lotus Elise was launched at the Frankfurt Show in 1995.

Taking a fresh approach, this book delivers an up-to-date review by investigating the essential characteristics, design and driving experience that defines the Porsche legend and its cars.

This book describes seven branch lines which climbed into the mountain ranges that span the length and breadth of the countries of India and Pakistan.

Vauxhalls held a special place in the British motoring scene of the mid-twentieth century.

This revised and expanded third edition updates the story across six generations of the VW Bus and includes additional information and pictures, including more conversions, as well new information about the very early years and the latest models.

This book is designed to give guidance on the original, ex-factory, specifications of the coil-sprung utility Land Rovers built between 1983 and 1990.

The Bakerloo is the dull brown line on London's iconic tube map.

For over 150 years Britain's railways have relied on a system of semaphore signalling, but by 2020, all semaphore signals and lineside signal boxes will be gone.