Transport

Barging Round Britain: Exploring the History of Our Nation's Canals and Waterways [9780718180645]

Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. This boo…

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The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities: 150 Steam Railway Events and Stories [9780750965934]

The formative years of Britain's railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly un…

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Under the Bonnet: Confessions of a 1970s & '80s Car Mechanic [9780750995665]

A Ford Anglia with a fist-sided rusty hole in the front wing and no tax or MOT, a Vauxhall Viva with a self-healing cylinder head gasket and a mechani…

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Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World [9780008194253]

'A must read' - Independent EVERY LAND ROVER HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE STORY TO TELL. TOGETHER THEY ARE THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE CAR. To understa…

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Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City [9781786499226]

'Fascinating' 'Books of the Year', Financial Times'London's twelve great rail termini are the epic survivors of the Victorian age... Wolmar brings the…

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On the Slow Train Again [9780099552857]

Michael Williams has spent the past year travelling along the fascinating rail byways of Britain for this new collection of journeys. Here is the 'tra…

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The Trains Now Departed: Sixteen Excursions into the Lost Delights of Britain's Railways [9780099590583]

'In elegant prose, Michael Williams takes us on nostalgic journeys, reminding us - with smuts and smells - of what we have lost' - Michael Portillo In…

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Britain's Canals: Exploring their Architectural and Engineering Wonders [9781472971951]

Britain's Canals is a charming and insightful exploration into the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterwa…

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The End of the Line: The Last Ten Years at Swindon Works [9780750993128]

1977 was a good year for the former GWR Works in Swindon. Against all expectation it won an order to build new locomotives for the first time since 19…

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British Motorcycles of the 1940s and 50s [9780747808053]

After VE Day in 1945 the British population returned enthusiastically to the road. But the cost and availability of both vehicles and fuel led to the …

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Canal du Midi: The Ultimate Guide [9781472980038]

This is a must-have compact travel guide to the Canal du Midi, a picturesque waterway in Southern France, popular for boating trips and holidays. …

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Cars on Film: A Celebration of Cars at the Movies [9780750994002]

This book celebrates the car at the movies... but not always as you might be expecting. Cars have been an integral aspect of on-screen storytelling ev…

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Cars We Loved in the 1990s [9780750993180]

The 1980s car era had been brash and loud - but the 1990s that followed was markedly more sober, stylish and sophisticated. A period when safety and d…

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Chainbreaker Bike Book: An Illustrated Manual of Radical Bicycle Maintenance, Culture & History [9781621061267]

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Railways' Strangest Tales [9781911042808]

From the very start, when George Stephenson's famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Mancheste…

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The Train Driver's Manual [9781445616803]

You want to be a steam engine driver? It's not that simple - it's not just a matter of blowing the whistle, releasing the brakes and opening the reg…

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Total Tractor Sticker Encyclopedia [9780241405475]

This bumper children's sticker encyclopedia with more than 600 reusable tractor stickers covers everything you need to know about tractors, from big b…

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0-60 in 120 Years: A Timeline of British Motoring [9780752497570]

Looking back over the past 120 years of British motoring, there have been milestones, setbacks and world-class engagements. Motoring in Britain held t…

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101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster [9780760335543]

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