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Our collection features a diverse range of books that delve into the intricacies and history of various modes of transport, from railways and buses to aircraft and maritime vessels. Each book is meticulously curated to provide in-depth knowledge, engaging narratives, and expert insights, making them invaluable resources for both avid enthusiasts and industry professionals.
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Air Forces of Latin America: Colombia
Key Publishing LtdAir Forces of Latin America: Colombia Colombian military aviation is one of the most powerful in Latin America and comprises aviation divisions fro...
View full detailsLOT Polish Airlines
Key Publishing LtdLOT Polish Airlines: Wings of Central Europe The first traces of Polish aviation can be found in 1910. However, one of the first fully domestic air...
View full detailsKA52 Hokum
Key Publishing LtdKA-52 Hokum The Ka-50 (NATO reporting name: Hokum A) helicopter made its maiden flight on 17 June 1982. After undergoing extensive tests and tweaks...
View full detailsAirliners of the 2000s
Key Publishing LtdAirliners of the 2000s Each decade in aviation’s history has brought important developments and changes. In the 2000s, the European Airbus consorti...
View full detailsBritish Buses Since 1950
Key Publishing LtdBritish Buses Since 1950: Trendsetting Designs Bus design has certainly evolved in the seven decades since 1950, but it has not been a steady proc...
View full detailsP-51 Mustang Warbirds
Key Publishing LtdP-51 Mustang Warbirds This fascinating story begins with post-World War Two sales of surplus Mustangs to various foreign governments and a few civi...
View full detailsVarig
Key Publishing LtdVarig Star of Brazil Founded in 1927 by German immigrant Otto Ernst Meyer, Varig was one of Brazil’s earliest airlines. Serving a domestic network ...
View full detailsAircraft Engine Test Beds
Key Publishing LtdAircraft 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...
View full detailsClass 66/0
Key Publishing LtdClass 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...
View full detailsBritain's Preserved Railways
Key Publishing LtdBritain’s Preserved Railways The preserved heritage museum railways of Britain are thriving. There is nostalgia for the steam locomotives of a bygo...
View full detailsB-25 Mitchell
Key Publishing LtdB-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...
View full detailsBritish Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s ...
View full detailsRailways in Northern Lincolnshire: Four Decades of Change
Key Publishing LtdRailways in Northern Lincolnshire: Four Decades of Change Set against the contrasting rural and industrial scenery of northern Lincolnshire, this b...
View full detailsRepublic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia
Key Publishing LtdRepublic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia When the Air War against North Vietnam began in earnest on March 2, 1965, the United Stat...
View full detailsBritish Aircraft of the Falklands War
Key Publishing LtdBritish 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 ...
View full detailsLloyd Aereo Boliviano
Key Publishing LtdLloyd 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 ...
View full detailsGrand Central
Key Publishing LtdGrand Central Grand Central is an innovative and pioneering railway open-access operator with a relatively short, but varied history. Beginning ope...
View full detailsTravis Air Force Base
Key Publishing LtdTravis Air Force Base: The USAF’s Transport Superbase in Action Travis Air Force Base, situated in Fairfield, California, is the “Gateway to the Pa...
View full detailsClass 67s
Key Publishing LtdClass 67s In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) ordered a large fleet of 250 Class 66 locomotives to replace a variety of ...
View full detailsFrench Naval Aviation
Key Publishing LtdFrench Naval Aviation Over the last two decades, the Aéronautique Navale, French Naval Aviation, has grown into a powerful and battle-hardened forc...
View full detailsFinnair
Key Publishing LtdFinnair Aero Oy, which was later rebranded as Finnair, is one of the oldest surviving airlines in the world. It was established in 1923 and started...
View full detailsThe Paras in Afghanistan
Key Publishing LtdThe Paras in Afghanistan In 2021, the British Army’s 20-year engagement in Afghanistan ended with chaotic scenes at Kabul International Airport. Th...
View full detailsRailways of South and West Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of South and West Scotland The West Coast Main Line and the line from Kilmarnock south to Gretna were both built to ensure that passenger ...
View full detailsBritish Interwar Aircraft
Key Publishing LtdBritish Interwar Aircraft When the RAF was formed in 1918, Great Britain boasted the largest air force in the world, but it was not to last. As soo...
View full detailsLockheed C-141 Starlifter
Key Publishing LtdLockheed C-141 Starlifter Loved by most associated personnel and enthusiasts alike, the C-141 Starlifter, quite simply, looked right and was right....
View full detailsLondon Bus Routes One by One: 301-969
Key Publishing LtdLondon Bus Routes One by One: 301–969 In times of old, the numbers 300–499 were restricted to the green buses of the London Transport Country Area,...
View full detailsSpanish Air Force Aircraft
Key Publishing LtdSpanish Air Force Aircraft, 1939–2021 The Spanish Air Force was born after the Spanish Civil War, in October 1939. Starting life from the ashes o...
View full detailsWater Bombers
Key Publishing LtdWater Bombers Combatting the world’s forest fires from the air is the remit of water bomber aircraft. This book reviews the past and the current se...
View full detailsTurkish Airlines
Key Publishing LtdTurkish Airlines: The Istanbul Superconnector Turkish Airlines’ origins go back to 1933, when the Turkish government established the State Airlines...
View full detailsRail Freight: Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRail Freight: Scotland In the early 1980s, Ravenscraig steel works was the biggest source of rail freight north of the border. Wagonload freight st...
View full detailsRailways of South West Scotland
Key Publishing LtdRailways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of Photography Two generations of railway photography of the southwest of Scotland from 1960–80 an...
View full detailsBritish Aviation: The First Half Century
Key PublishingBritish Aviation: The First Half-Century In Colour The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the aeroplane and its development as an inst...
View full detailsUS Air Forces in Europe: The 1980s
Key Publishing LtdUS Air Forces in Europe: The 1980s The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) rapidly expanded its presence in the 1980s, as it became the most dangerous ...
View full detailsMilitary Jeeps
Key Publishing LtdMilitary Jeeps In 2021, the Jeep celebrated its 80th anniversary. Without doubt it is one of the world’s most famous automobiles. The utility 4x4 m...
View full detailsWest Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage
Key Publishing LtdWest Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage The West Coast Main Line (WCML), which runs from London Euston to Glasgow Central with branches to Manchest...
View full detailsClass 59s
Key Publishing LtdClass 59s In the mid-1980s, one of British Rail’s major customers of heavy block trains, Foster Yeoman, suggested the unusual arrangement of runnin...
View full detailsLow Floor Double Deckers
Key Publishing LtdLow-Floor Double-Deckers In just under 25 years, double-deck buses in the UK have undergone a transformation. Every double-decker in standard servi...
View full detailsBritish Midland Airways
Key Publishing LtdBritish Midland Airways British Midland Airways existed under different identities for more than 70 years, during which time it grew from a flying ...
View full detailsNorth Korean Aviation
Key Publishing LtdNorth Korean Aviation: An Eyewitness Account In 2016, North Korea hosted its first airshow and invited foreign visitors to watch. Unlike most airsh...
View full detailsAMARG:Americas Strategic Military Aircraft Reserve
Key Publishing LtdThe US military stores more than 3,000 aircraft in the Arizona desert at AMARG, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group facility. Ho...
View full detailsBoeing 707
Key Publishing Ltd707: Boeing’s First Jetliner The first widely used commercial jet, the Boeing 707, brought America into the ‘Jet Age’ of the late 1950s and created...
View full detailsThe Modern Railway 2022 Book
Key Publishing LtdEdited by Modern Railways’ Editor Philip Sherratt, with contributions from Roger Ford, Tony Miles, Alan Williams and other members of the team, The...
View full detailsHornby Magazine Yearbook No.14 Hardback
Key Publishing LtdHornby Magazine Yearbook No. 14 - 2022 Hardback Collector s EditionThe fourteenth edition of the Hornby Magazine Yearbook features 128 pages of mod...
View full detailsRAF Transport Aircraft
Key Publishing LtdRAF Transport Aircraft From their modest origins with BE.2c and Vickers Victoria biplanes delivering food and ammunition in the Mesopotamian desert...
View full detailsLondon Bus Routes One by One: A10-X140
Key Publishing LtdLondon Bus Routes One by One: A10–X140 This fifth and final London bus routes volume looks at the route numbers with letter prefixes. They derive f...
View full detailsClass 442: The Wessex Electrics
Key Publishing LtdClass 442: The Wessex Electrics First introduced in the late 1980s, the Class 442s were like nothing that had been seen before in terms of Southern...
View full detailsIrish Railways: The Last Sixty Years
Key Publishing LtdIrish Railways: The Last 60 Years By the end of the 1950s, steam had already mostly disappeared from passenger work in the Republic of Ireland, yet...
View full detailsSurviving World War Two Tanks in the Ardennes
Key Publishing LtdSurviving World War Two Tanks in the Ardennes There are more than 40 surviving World War Two tanks, self-propelled guns, tank destroyers, tank hunt...
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