Transport: general interest

Buckinghamshire Buses tells the story of the omnibus in the county, from its roots in stagecoach travel to the present day.

The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory.

The BR modernisation plan of 1955 envisaged the replacement of steam traction with diesel and electric locos by around 1975.

London's docks were once the busiest in Britain.

This area of the south coast of England has long been a popular 'hotspot' for enthusiasts to sample the variety of traffic on offer on today's railway.

Following deregulation in 1986, the established bus operators suddenly found themselves being challenged by new independent operators, some of whom ultimately disappeared from the scene while others were swallowed up by the larger groups.

Supply and Demand Management in Ride-Sourcing Markets offers a fundamental modeling framework for characterizing ride-sourcing markets by spelling out the complex relationships among key endogenous and exogenous variables in the markets.

Whirl Flutter of Turboprop Aircraft Structures, Second Edition explores the whirl flutter phenomenon, including theoretical, practical, analytical and experimental aspects of the matter.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

This is the first textbook designed to teach statistics to students in aviation courses.

This is the first textbook designed to teach statistics to students in aviation courses.

The Austin Seven was Britain's answer to the Model T Ford and brought affordable motoring to Britain and many other countries well before the VW Beetle or the Mini.

Archive-based historical analysis of UK military aerospace collaboration.

To its critics, the automobile is a voracious consumer of irreplaceable energy resources, a leading polluter of the environment, and a destroyer of cohesive communities.

Using a range of interdisciplinary ideas, Major Reward and Recognition Events: Transformations and Critical Perspectives is an expert-led, informative volume exploring the global growth of major award shows and prize-giving ceremonies since the start of the twentieth century and outlining their key multimodal components, core functions and transformations over time.

Using a range of interdisciplinary ideas, Major Reward and Recognition Events: Transformations and Critical Perspectives is an expert-led, informative volume exploring the global growth of major award shows and prize-giving ceremonies since the start of the twentieth century and outlining their key multimodal components, core functions and transformations over time.

This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history.

This book takes the reader on a pictorial journey; in time from the early 1970s to 2020 and to places all around Scotland.

Uber is one of the most innovative companies of our time.

«Partí de mi A Coruña natal con veinticinco años, sin apenas haber viajado antes y con un currículo de proyectos nómadas completamente en blanco.

This extensively updated third edition of the classic casebook Marine and Coastal Law provides readers with an authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide to landmark laws, regulations, and legal decisions governing the United States' vast marine and coastal resources.

First on the scene was the London & Southampton, soon to change its name to the London & South Western.

The first of two books covering the steam heritage scene, with photos of more than ninety different locomotives that have been withdrawn from active service.

It is over fifty years since the main line steam revival began in October 1971 with the return to steam by 6000 King George V, thanks to the efforts of Peter Prior and the help from the British Railways Board.

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Two survivors' accounts of the sinking of the Titanic.

In this book, Cliff Beeton looks at the plethora of independent operators that have, alongside PMT, provided bus services in and around Stoke.

The English Lake District and North Lancashire is one of the most beautiful regions of Great Britain.

When it was launched in 1974, the Volkswagen Golf succeeded in replacing the legendary Beetle and setting new standards for the family hatchback for years to come.

A pictorial history of the Great Western Railway's numerous four-coupled tank engines.

This book is a comprehensive history of all twenty-six classes of four coupled tank engines commissioned by the Great Western Railway or built at their Wolverhampton and Swindon Works, from the Broad Gauge 2-4-0 and 4-4-0 tanks of the 1840s and 1850s to the well known Collett 0-4-2 branch line engines of classes 48XX (later renumbered 14XX) and 58XX of the 1930s.

"e;The photos are a broad and comprehensive coverage of the Railway Scene as it changed over the years, enlivened by anecdotes and opinions .

Lancashire and its neighbours Greater Manchester and Merseyside form one of the most populated parts of England.

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot 'Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading' SUNDAY TIMES'[A] thumping great biography by Britain's leading aviation historian' DAILY MAIL, 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'*MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST BOOK NOMINEE*--Small in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there was more to Eric 'Winkle' Brown than met the eye.

A laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept.

Hunt for Gold: Sunken Galleons in the New World is the engaging tale of the legendary oceanic explorers Bob ';Frogfoot' Weller and his wife Margaret.

Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAF’s tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid-1970s.

Karl Bodenschatz was the Richthofen squadron adjutant.

No aircraft is absolutely safe.

Tourism has become increasingly 'exotic', a process made possible by low-cost charter tourism and cheaper air tickets.

In "e;Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition,"e; Sir Hubert Wilkins narrates the thrilling account of an unprecedented journey beneath the icy Arctic waters.

Distinctive, original, fresh in in tone and manner, with a quaint whimsicality of feeling and expression.

A fully illustrated collection of the most thrilling shipwrecks of all time!

This book takes you straight inside that mystical bond between a man and his truck, a woman and her truck.