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Class 66: 3/4/7/8 In the late 1990s, English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) had led the way with its Class 66s. As other operators followed suit...

Class 66/0 In the late 1990s, most of the current locomotives in use on the national network were becoming very tired and evermore unreliable. It w...

Jet: The Engine that Changed the World The invention of the jet engine had a profound effect on the world. Commercial jet aircraft revolutionised t...

Restoring Glory World War Two spawned the evolution of many different aircraft, as air forces fought to control the skies and to destroy their enem...

Varig Star of Brazil Founded in 1927 by German immigrant Otto Ernst Meyer, Varig was one of Brazil’s earliest airlines. Serving a domestic network ...

HSTs: Around Britain: From 1990 to the Present Day For almost 50 years, High Speed Trains (HSTs) have been the mainstay for express services for ma...

Aircraft Engine Test Beds: British Jet Fighters and Bombers During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, a number of British jet fighter and bomber ai...

Class 66: 5/6/9 In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) was having great success with its Class 66s, and Freightliner, which...

De Havilland Canada Whether in the snow, desert, jungle, on the water or at any regular airport, de Havilland Canada’s legendary transport aircraft...

Republic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia When the Air War against North Vietnam began in earnest on March 2, 1965, the United Stat...

British Aircraft of the Falklands War The Falkland Islands is a remote British territory, about 8,000 miles from the UK mainland and just over 400 ...

Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Even in aviation circles, the name Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano is not a name that quickly comes to mind, but its story is one that ...

British Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs Bus design has certainly evolved in the seven decades since 1950, but it has not been a steady proc...

RAF Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s During the 1970s and ’80s, the RAF’s helicopters played a significant role at home and abroad. The Westland W...

Grand Central Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied history. Beginning ope...

Pathfinders: The Definitive Story Pathfinders: The Definitive Story Pathfinders is a new history of Bomber Command’s corps d’elite and the men who ...

Britain’s Preserved Railways The preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. There is nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygo...

The Blitz NOTE: This is a reissue of The Blitz bookazine. For months ‘The Few’ had defended Britain against the might of the Luftwaffe. Then, on Se...

Airfix Model World Basic Guide to Modelling Whether you are just entering the hobby or re-acquainting yourself with it, this book provides simple s...

B-25 Mitchell NOTE: This is a new edition of the much-loved Combat Machines No 2 B-25 Mitchell. If the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had on...

Hawker Hunter NOTE: This is a new edition of Combat Machines No 4 Hawker Hunter. Development of the Hawker Hunter began in 1946 under the steady ha...

Junkers Ju 88 NOTE: This is a new edition of the much-loved Combat Machines No 3 Junkers Ju 88. The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most important tac...

B-17G Flying Fortress The B-17 Flying Fortress was conceived by the well-known US aviation designer and manufacturer Boeing during the 1930s, princ...

125: The Jet Dragon That Roared The 125 was originally conceived in the 1960s. Initially, the response in Europe to a business jet was lukewarm, bu...