Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships

A gorgeously illustrated collection of the world's greatest railway maps and posters, historical and contemporary Transit Maps of the World was an extraordinary and unexpected success and is now a...

The history of the railways of Dundee has not been fully told before. Companies were formed to create lines from the harbour at Dundee to Newtyle, Arbroath and Perth, as...

The book titled Trains Around the World by the author Unknown. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

London's Underground is one of the best-known and distinctive aspects of the city. Since Victorian Times, this remarkable feat of engineering has made an extraordinary contribrution to the economy of...

In 1710 an obscure Devon ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented a machine with a pump driven by coal, used to extract water from mines. Over the next two hundred years the...

'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' - Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with...

Situated in the Victoria's south west, the Otway Ranges rise from the plains to meet the rugged, shipwreck-strewn Bass Strait coastline along the dramatic Great Ocean Road. With abundant rainfall...

Photographic chronicle of the history and evolution of New York subway signage, covering porcelain, wood, tin, and mosaic signs from the 1920s to the 1980s. Vintage New York City Subway...

The book titled The London Underground: Diagrammatic History: Map by the author Douglas Rose. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Underground Official Handbook by the author Bob Bayman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Although London has inherited a complex and comprehensive railway network, there are a large number of l ines which have disappeared. This book examines the history of many of these...

This book looks back over a century of locomotive production around the world, capturing engines on plantations, in heavy industry and on the main lines. With 200 photographs from four...

This text spans nearly two centuries of loco motive development worldwide in an easy-to-use format that w ill appeal to every railway enthusiast. '

This enchanting book, which comes with a slipcase designed to resemble a steamer trunk, takes readers on memorable journeys on the Orient Express, le Train Bleu, the California Zephyr, and...

Covers all areas of locomotive history from 1950 to the end of the 20th century. Chronologically ordered for easy reference. From China to Scandinavia, the locomotives of the world are...

This text profiles all the principle heritage railways of Britain and Ireland. It is divided into seven regional chapters. Each entry provides a history of the railway, a description of...

As the world speeds up, as technology takes over, it is worth remembering how we used to live. This three-book series is a nostalgic hymn to an era when life...

The RMS Titanic was supposedly unsinkable, but in the early hours of 15 April 1912 this newest flagship of the White Star Line sank with great loss of life. Titanic...

The story of the Titanic has mesmerized the world, and Titanic: An Illustrated History brings to life in full color and vivid detail the tragic story of the great ocean...

The Caledonian Canal records the history of one of Scotland's most massive engineering projects, from Thomas Telford's first survey in 1801 into the twenty-first century. This book has long been...

Shane and Tim Spall are all at sea on their round-Britain voyage Shane and Tim Spall are on the second leg of a very big adventure, taking their Dutch barge...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, started his literary career with the publication of The Story of...

On May 7, 1915, toward the end of her 101st eastbound crossing, from New York to Liverpool, England, R.M.S. Lusitania --pride of the Cunard Line and one of the greatest...

A visual history of high-speed trains. Hop aboard this fascinating journey through the early days of railway trains to the modern day superfast Maglevs which can reach speeds of 600km/h....

The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness...

The passenger train has long held a special place in the imagination of Americans, and Indiana was once a bustling passenger train crossroads. This work brings to life the countless...

There is an ongoing fascination with war. Away from the unspeakable horrors associated with conflict, the story of the 'home-front' continues to fascinate. Books on railways and wartime have proven...

In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam railway locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects, however a large number of those represented direct links with...

James Waite has been a skilled railway photographer for many years. In this book he has brought together photographs of many of the world's steam-worked narrow gauge railways in the...

Post Privatisation Diesels and Electrics is an album of photographs taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of several books covering trains throughout much of the world. This book looks...

After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalised from 1948, and the newly formed British...

Revised and updated edition of this exceptional photo-history. One of the world's most loved cruise lines, P&O Cruises can trace its history back over 180 years. Through an impressive collection...

This new and revised edition includes photographs and descriptions of over 175 vessels, including the major class "A" ships along with many class "B" and "C" vessels from around the...

Profusely illustrated in full colour. Appeals to the layman as well as boating enthusiast. Nick Corble's seventh canal book. With over 2,000 miles of navigable waterway in the UK, Britain's...

The book titled Disaster at Sea by the author Professor John Marriott. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For more than 150 years P&O has been one of the world's greatest shipping lines. Beginning with the mail contract to Gibraltar, P&O quickly became the British way to travel...

This book celebrates the centenary of the Ramsey Steamship Co. Ltd. It is a short history in words and pictures illustrating its highlights and some of its difficult times. By...