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Irish Railways: 100 Years The 100 years since the Irish Free State was set up in 1923 has seen enormous change, both in society and on the railways...

Railways of Southern California Passing through some of the most picturesque scenery in the world, several main routes traverse Southern California...

US Naval Air Power: West Coast 2010–20 The US Naval Aviation service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011 and since then it has continued to be...

Class 37s, vol 2 The Class 37s have been in service for six decades and can still be seen in a variety of places. Most notable for the Class is the...

Class 60s The Class 60 was the last British-built diesel locomotive design and 100, in total, went to Railfreight. Privatisation saw the class bei...

British 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...

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

Class 68s In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 to futureproof its c...

Spitfire Aces The Supermarine Spitfire has achieved iconic status due to its exceptional design and the enduring bravery of its pilots during the c...

The Leyland Atlantean NOTE: This is a paperback reissue of the much-loved The Leyland Atlantean. The Leyland Atlantean revolutionised bus layouts ...

Rail Freight: South West England From the intricate china clay operations in Cornwall to the major limestone quarries of the Mendips, rail freight...

Fairey Firefly A portrait of one of the Royal Navy’s most effective aircraft; the Fairey Firefly, two-seater, strike-fighter, emerged from a troub...

Metroline: After London Transport When London Buses Ltd.'s subsidiary companies were privatised in the autumn of 1994, Metroline, serving a large s...

Halifax: From Front-Line Bomber to Post-War Transport NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Halifax. One of the three British four-e...

EgyptAir Established in the 1930s by Egyptian and British investors, and now thriving in its eighth decade, EgyptAir began life as Misr Airwork, co...

The Railways and Britain’s Nuclear Industry This book is about the important role played by the nation’s railways in Britain’s nuclear industry and...

Western Class Locomotives Unusually for a large class of locomotives, all Western Class locomotives had the same prefix. They were designed by and...

Highland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel Traction North of Perth Set against a backdrop of Scotland’s Highlands, this book illustrates the area’s ...

Hawker Hunter in RAF Service Book Covers one of Britain s classic post-war jet aircraft, which first entered RAF service in July 1954. This spec...

Qantas and the Empire Flying Boat Between 1938 and 1948, Qantas Short Empire flying boats navigated a dramatic and dangerous period for commercial ...

Buses and Coaches 1945–70: From Contemporary Adverts From 1945 to 1970, trade press advertisements for buses and coaches changed considerably, as t...

Jet: The Engine that Changed the World NOTE: This is a paperback edition of Jet: The Engine that Changed the World. The invention of the jet engine...

British 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...