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Britain's rail network is now among the safest in the world, but the journey that brought it to that point has been long and eventful. Early incidents like the felling of William Huskisson MP by Stephenson's Rocket (1830) showed how new ideas could bring new dangers.

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Heritage railways are a serious matter, bringing visitors, employment and a sense of local identity to regions throughout Britain. This title tells the story of this phenomenon and looks at the range of challenges that have been overcome to create the vibrant world of the Heritage railway that we enjoy today.

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Featuring road signs, direction, warning, boundary, and advisory, this book covers various aspects of traffic signage and signs.

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The essential guide for anyone who wants to fly a helicopter or gyroplane newly updated.

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This is a wonderful history of the steam era coming to an end and the rise of diesels. Using contemporary advertising material, timetables, photographs and other printed ephemera, combined with primary source material the author has created a nostalgic journey of railways and those who worked there.

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A look at the Scorpion family of light tank and reconnaissance vehicles, which first entered service with the British Army in 1972 and continue to the present. A title from the NEW VANGUARD series, illustrated by Peter Sarson.

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Provides reference material for the modelling and tank enthusiast, with a computer generated cutaway of the SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C. The author deals with the development, modifications and variations on the original models and with the tactical training and organisational aspects of the tanks deployment. In the NEW VANGUARD series.

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The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5/5a was, along with the Sopwith Camel, the major British fighting scout of the last 18 months of the war in France. This unit became famous for the number of aces it had among its pilots. This title profiles most of these SE 5/5a aces.

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The ultimate guide to water-related aircraft...

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For train enthusiasts, model railroaders, and history buffs, hop aboard this tour of North American railroads, both great and obscure.

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Explains the factors that made the era suitable for the development of the steam engine and paddle boat, taking the reader far beyond the romantic image and revealing the steamboat as a vital and essential force in the development of the nation.

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George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, is an enduring silhouette in railway history. Rocket was built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, a competition to find a locomotive design to pull trains on the world's first passenger line, the Liverpool and Manchester. The trials caught the public's imagination and its victor, Rocket, became a sensation.

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The T-54 and T-55 tanks are the most widely manufactured tanks of all time.

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The classic work on navigation and oceanography, updated for the twenty-first...

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Looks at the American railroad industry in the 1880's and how it developed as the business boomed. This title presents detailed texts about how railroads were built, the types of railways, the various ways the railway affected political and business economics, as well as the safety precautions of people who rode or worked with the railway system.

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"In The Camper Book, celebrated journalist Dave Hoekstra and photographer Jon Sall hit the road to celebrate camper life--its history, culture, subcultures, and its future."--Provided by publisher.

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(Paperback, 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.)

A charming hand-illustrated and accessible introduction to the world of bike repair.