Transport: general interest

Traffic congestion has become a major problem in many of England's towns and cities.

Ranging from the monoplanes and biplanes of the early twentieth century to the hi-tech supersonic jet fighters used by air forces across the world today, the vast range of military aircraft that have been and are still in use today are documented here.

In this companion volume to Northern Electrics: EMUs in the North of England, Martyn Hilbert showcases the huge variety and types of first- and second-generation Diesel Multiple Units that have operated in the North of England, including many items of rolling stock that have passed into history.

Railway disasters were a new phenomenon in early Victorian England.

Launched in 1960 with design by Pininfarina, the Peugeot 404 proved to be a highly successful model that helped to enhance Peugeot's reputation for building durable cars.

The period 2010-2019 was one of change and colour in Reading's bus services.

In 2011, Devon County Council outlined plans for a rapid-transit-style rail network, the Devon Metro, to be achieved through improvements to services and facilities, including the opening of new stations.

Few people would have envisaged that when the fledgling D&G Bus commenced operations in April 1998 with four vehicles that twenty-five years later it would become larger than its neighbour, First Potteries.

Glasgow Harbour, the port and shipbuilding centre along the River Clyde from Glasgow Green to the River Kelvin and beyond to Clydebank, became the greatest seaport in Scotland and one of the largest in Britain.

The railway route between Settle and Carlisle in the North West of England is one of the most scenic lines in Britain.

The Triumph Razoredge cars were the last of the traditionally styled British coach-built cars to be produced in the post-war period.

As a conclusion to his popular series of industrial railways in the regions around the UK, as well two volumes examining steam locomotives at work in industry around the world, here Gordon Edgar looks at the vanishing steam era worldwide.

Worksop has until recent times been at the heart of the East Midlands coal-mining and power industries, creating a vital rail hub linking the numerous Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire collieries with the power stations along the Trent Valley that formed the backbone of the UK's electricity generation capability.

Dave Hewitt has made many trips to the United States and Canada over the last twenty years, including visits to thirty-five of the fifty US states.

French Rail (SNCF) has always been a magnet for British rail enthusiasts to enjoy workshop, depot and yard visits together with travel by locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

The pre-Grouping Companies were fiercely competitive and would defend any incursion by another company penetrating what they considered to be their 'territories'.

Coastal fishing is a way of life within an industry that has provided a living for communities up and down England's east coast for generations.

On 10 June 1986 the image of the rail network of London and the South East of England was overhauled, officially launched by Chris Green in a blaze of publicity at Waterloo station.

Over the past hundred years, the scrapping of life-expired buses has changed in numerous ways.

Railway wagons were first used by the British to carry sick and wounded members of the military during the Crimean War in 1855.

Class 43 locomotives were introduced to British Rail from 1976 onwards and eventually numbered 197 in total.

The Crosville bus company started bus operations in Liverpool in 1922 and by the end of the decade was the leading operator across the Wirral and into Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales.

Since deregulation Merseyside has seen its fair share of independent bus operators come and go.

Stagecoach South Wales is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group and was formed through the acquisitions and consolidation of Aberdare Bus Company Limited, Crosskeys Coach Hire Limited (Glynn Williams), Islwyn Borough Transport Limited, Parfitts Motor Services Limited, Red & White Services Limited, Rhondda Bus Services Limited and The Valleys Bus Company Limited.

Since the 1990s a huge variety of emergency vehicles have been seen in the Thames Valley area - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire.

Kelsick Wood was a nineteenth-century Georgian shipbuilder in Maryport, Cumberland, with a private passion for painting.

Crewe has long been a destination for the rail enthusiast keen to see lots of interest and continuous operation.

Ferrari have the distinction of being the only manufacturer to have competed throughout the history of Formula 1.

Police vehicles have always been an essential part of protecting law and order in the United Kingdom.

For many people the halcyon days of Potteries Motor Traction was the decade between the management buyout of the company from the National Bus Company in 1986 until the merger of Badgerline and GRT to form First Bus in 1997.

At a time when interest in Grand Prix racing has never been greater in the United States, this book looks back at the heyday, when American drivers often dominated the grid.

The 2000s saw the end of a significant number of haulage and vehicle-manufacturing companies as well as a series of company takeovers.

Reliant have long been famous for their three-wheeled cars.

The Ford Fiesta has been one of the most successful superminis and one of Britain's most popular cars for decades.

When double-deck motorbuses were first introduced they were all open-top, like the horse buses that preceded them.

Manchester is steeped in railway history going back almost 200 years to the opening of Liverpool Road station in September 1830.

Als die ersten Lokomotiven dampfend uber frisch verlegte Schienen rollten, begann eine neue Zeitrechnung.

Sie war ehrgeizig, erfolgreich und beliebt: Hanna Reitsch, die beruhmte Testpilotin erprobte die wichtigen -Maschinen von Hermann Gorings Reichsluftwaffe, wurde von Adolf Hitler mit dem Eisernen Kreuz I.

This timely and topical book offers a concise and targeted exploration of the ethical dimensions inherent to volunteering in tourism.

This timely and topical book offers a concise and targeted exploration of the ethical dimensions inherent to volunteering in tourism.

Extended Mobility for the City as a Common offers a novel framework for understanding how urban inhabitants access and experience cities.

Extended Mobility for the City as a Common offers a novel framework for understanding how urban inhabitants access and experience cities.

In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands.

Auf den Wellen der GeschichteErleben Sie mit Lorenzo Cipriani eine einzigartige Segelreise, die Sie durch die Jahrtausende der Zivilisation fuhrt.

Get the Summary of Noraly Schoenmaker's Free Ride in 20 minutes.

Although Coventry Corporation had been running a tram service since the 1880s, the Corporation's first bus services did not come into operation until 1914.

'A testament to the success of Eddie's life' DAMON HILLFull Throttle is a high-octane guide to business, leadership and resilience - told through the extraordinary life and lessons of Formula One legend Eddie Jordan.