Transport: general interest

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 8½in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft ¼in.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 8 in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft in.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs.

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928.

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928.

The London and North Eastern Railway, or LNER as it was familiarly known, was one of the Big Four companies that took control of Britain's railway network following the 'Grouping' in 1923.

The London and North Eastern Railway, or LNER as it was familiarly known, was one of the Big Four companies that took control of Britain's railway network following the 'Grouping' in 1923.

Britain is a country in love with its railway past.

Britain is a country in love with its railway past.

In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British.

In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British.

A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s.

A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

The lot of the motorist has changed greatly over the last hundred years.

The lot of the motorist has changed greatly over the last hundred years.

This book brings together frontier research in transportation and travel behaviour on the formulation and estimation of models of bounded rationality to analyse and predict various facets underlying daily activity-travel behaviour.

This is the definitive story of the men who built the railways the unknown Victorian labourers who blasted, tunnelled, drank and brawled their way across nineteenth-century England.

The Japanese Imperial Navy's impressive but ill-fated WWII battleships are examined in detail in this fully illustrated modeling guide.

Dave Molyneux is one of the most prolific and determined sidecar racers in British history.

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past.

The Woman and the Car is a faithfully reproduced, quirky classic from the dawn of motoring and testament to womankind's perennial claim on the steering wheel!

The Woman and the Car is a faithfully reproduced, quirky classic from the dawn of motoring and testament to womankind's perennial claim on the steering wheel!

First published for the centenary of the Great Western Railway in 1935, 'Railway Ribaldry' is an affectionate and humorous look at life on board the company's famous trains, incorporating some of William Heath Robinson's own trademark madcap contraptions.

Did you know that the carbon impact of producing ten cheeseburgers is the same as one passenger travelling 167 miles on a London bus?

The stunning elegance and luxurious interiors of todays vast fleet of cruise liners remains unrecorded in all but holiday brochures.

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.

John Newton is now best remembered as an Anglican clergyman and the author of the hymn Amazing Grace.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

A milestone in twentieth century aviation is brought to life in this chronicle of the Short Empire, the plane that transformed British global transportation.

You didn't just meet with Fred Dinah you were instinctively drawn close to him, his larger than life personality was truly infectious and his communication skills second to none.

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

Pacific, collectively a name applied to steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement is perhaps more commonly associated with express passenger engines but that is not the whole story, there were also Pacific Tank Engines.

A milestone in twentieth century aviation is brought to life in this chronicle of the Short Empire, the plane that transformed British global transportation.

The venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 has long since become a floating legend.

The author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars.

The British maritime historian explores the golden age of cargo liners and the routes they took around the world in this beautifully illustrated volume.

Pacific, collectively a name applied to steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement is perhaps more commonly associated with express passenger engines but that is not the whole story, there were also Pacific Tank Engines.

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

Edward Teach Blackbeard-is one of the legends of the so-called golden age of piracy.

This is a guide to the existing WWII aircraft to be found in aviation museums throughout the world.

The 21st century saw the naval power of Great Britain rise from that of an obscure island to that of a world-wide empire.

The memoirs of a hang glider pilot and pioneer and his first-hand account of designing the revolutionary Shadow microlight aircraft.

Twenty-three compelling accounts of desperate circumstances and unbelievable survival when planes went down in remote and dangerous locations.

A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences that confronted the German navy.