This book looks at the history and achievements of one of the greatest railway companies. The author includes photographs and diagrams illustrating the GWR's equipment, some railway stations, its network, shipping and air services, bus operations, including Western National. It also lists locomotives and includes some comparative timetables showing progress between 1923 and 1938.
For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol.
The Southern Railway may not have been the most glamorous of the 'Big Four' companies that emerged from the grouping of 1923, but it was the great innovator.
Rejoin fantasy's most deadly and dysfunctional mercenaries in the sequel to debut sensation THE BLACK HAWKS.
Dark, thrilling, and hilarious, The Black Hawks is an epic adventure perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch.
One of the most ambitious amphibious operations to ever take place, Operation Neptune tells the story of D-Day at sea
Equally loved and loathed by the public and the media, airports are crucial to the operation of passenger and airfreight services worldwide. The World’s Top 500 Airports is the leading guide on the subject. It contains a brief history of each airport, details of runways and terminals, annual passenger numbers and aircraft movements. For the €˜Top 250’ airports there is a map, details of the main user airlines, and details of whether traffic is scheduled, chartered, passenger or freight. Freight traffic figures and ranking for freight are also given. Data and world rankings are supplied by the US-based Airports Council International.
A History of Military Air Transport
Traces the history of military air transportation from the first efforts in the 1920s to the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and the Falkland Islands, and discusses relief operations as well as overt and covert military activity
Presenting an account of the part played by Britain's railways during the Second World War, this book deals with operational matters and the impact of enemy action on railways. It also looks at financial arrangements, the part played by railway workshops in producing equipment for the military, and the wartime experience of the railways' ships.
First-hand accounts of flying the Fleet Air Arm's most famous World War II aeroplane.
