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HSTs: The Western Region
Key Publishing LtdHSTs: The Western Region From the late 1970s, for more than 40 years, the High-Speed Train (HST) was the mainstay of express services for many tra...
View full detailsAvro Vulcan The Early Years 1947-64
Key Publishing LtdAvro Vulcan: The Early Years, 1947–64 Advances in aerodynamics and jet engine technology after World War Two led to the RAF requesting a bomber tha...
View full detailsBR: From Green to Blue
Key Publishing LtdBR: From Green to Blue A fascinating but much overlooked era for the modern traction enthusiast is the changeover from the old British Railways gr...
View full detailsGerman Tanks of World War Two
Key Publishing LtdGerman Tanks of World War Two In World War Two, the German army deployed a wide variety of tanks in many different variants and with many forms of...
View full detailsBuses Yearbook 2022
Key Publishing LtdBUSES Yearbook 2022 Published annually for almost 60 years, this superb hardback book is a must for all bus enthusiasts. Now edited by Alan Millar ...
View full detailsGaruda Indonesia
Key Publishing LtdGaruda Indonesia On 26 January 1949, Garuda Indonesia was officially established as Indonesia’s government-owned flag carrier. To begin with, the ...
View full detailsHighland Railways
Key Publishing LtdHighland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel Traction North of Perth Set against a backdrop of Scotland’s Highlands, this book illustrates the area’s ...
View full detailsHawker Typhoon
Key Publishing LtdHawker Typhoon Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944 and 1945, the Hawker Typhoon gained a trem...
View full detailsFairey Firefly
Key Publishing LtdFairey Firefly A portrait of one of the Royal Navy’s most effective aircraft; the Fairey Firefly, two-seater, strike-fighter, emerged from a troub...
View full detailsBritish Multiple Units
Key Publishing LtdBritish Multiple Units Multiple units are the unsung heroes of the modern railway system. Their many advantages include higher capacity, less trac...
View full detailsBritish Bombers: The 1970s and '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Bombers of the 1970s and ’80s The mainstays of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) bomber force in the 1970s and ’80s were the distinctive Avro Vu...
View full detailsClass 60s
Key Publishing LtdClass 60s The Class 60 was the last British-built diesel locomotive design and 100, in total, went to Railfreight. Privatisation saw the class bei...
View full detailsBritish Fighters of the 1970s and '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Fighters of the 1970s and ’80s Two of the RAF s most memorable aircraft are the English Electric Lightning and the McDonnell Phantom. The ...
View full detailsDevon's Railways
Key Publishing LtdDevon’s Railways: North and East of the County Following the routes of the two main lines that enter Devon from the east, as well as exploring the ...
View full detailsAllied Aircraft of D-Day
Key Publishing LtdAllied Aircraft of D-Day The 1944 Allied invasion of France was a combined effort with land- and sea-based forces supported by a huge aerial task f...
View full detailsAir Forces of Latin America: Argentina
Key Publishing LtdAir Forces of Latin America: Argentina Argentina’s military aviation scene is varied and interesting, and its military forces fly many classic typ...
View full detailsDaimler Coaches in Colour
Key Publishing LtdDaimler Coaches in Colour The Daimler Company was one of the oldest established builders of PSV chassis in the United Kingdom and enjoyed a reputat...
View full detailsClass 47s: 1985-86 Inverness to Dover
Key Publishing LtdClass 47s Inverness to Dover Western Docks, 1985–86 The mid-1980s brought about a period of change on the rail network, as the first Class 47s to ...
View full detailsBritish Ground Attack Aircraft of the 1970s & '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Ground-Attack Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s The SEPECAT Jaguar and Hawker Siddeley Harrier played critical ground-attack and tactical reco...
View full detailsBritish Aircraft of World War One
Key Publishing LtdBritish Aircraft of World War One A photographic guide to modern survivors, replicas and reproductions. During the course of the World War One, the...
View full detailsF-111: Fort Worth Swinger
Key Publishing LtdF-111: Fort Worth Swinger At the time of its introduction into service, the F-111 was a revolutionary aircraft and was, without doubt, extremely p...
View full detailsClass 37s
Key Publishing LtdClass 37s The English Electric Type 3 (later Class 37) was introduced from the late 1950s to the early 1960s at a time when the writing was on the ...
View full detailsBuses Yearbook 2021
Key Publishing LtdBuses Yearbook 2021 Buses Yearbook is an annual publication linked to the monthly Buses Magazine and has been published in various guises every yea...
View full detailsCornish Railways
Key Publishing LtdCornish Railways: Saltash to St Austell This, the first of two volumes covering the railways of Cornwall, follows the railway through the changing ...
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