Great Western Saint Class Locomotives (Waters Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

Great Western Saint Class Locomotives (Waters Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

Churchward's 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2 cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the

Great Western Star Class Locomotives (Waters Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

Designed by G.J. Churchward, no. 40 was constructed at Swindon in April 1906. It was Swindons first 4 cylinder simple engine and was the forerunner of Churchwards famous 4 cylinder Star Class 4-6-0s. Initially built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic, no. 40 was named North Star in September 1906, rebuilt as a

Thompson's B1s (Tuffrey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

A superb edition covering Edward Thompson's most enduring class of locomotive, with 230 outstanding photographs and thoroughly researched, informative

Worcester Locomotive Shed: Engines and Train Workings (Bartlett Steve)(Pevná vazba)

WORCESTER LOCOMOTIVE SHED is the third in a series of in depth studies of Western Region motive power depots. This provincial city was a busy and fascinating rail centre with main line passenger and freight services passing through alongside local passenger and freight tripping duties that together

Great Western Railway Architecture - In Colour (Crump Amyas)(Pevná vazba)

Locomotive Traction (Dunn Pip)(Pevná vazba)

Gresley's B17s (Tuffrey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Gresley's B17s explores the career of this steam locomotive passenger class from its introduction in 1928 to withdrawal

The Modified Bulleid Pacifics (Hillier-Graves Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Oliver Bulleid's Pacifics were perhaps the most controversial steam locomotives ever built in Britain. They seem to been loved and loathed in equal measure and the debate over their strengths and weaknesses took on a new dimension when BR decided to modify them in the 1950s. It was argued that they

British Steam Locomotive Builders (Lowe James W.)(Pevná vazba)

From the early 1800s and for nearly 170 years, steam locomotives were built in Great Britain and Ireland, by a variety of firms, large and small. James Lowe spent many years accumulating a considerable archive of material on the History of the locomotive building industry, from its early beginnings

A4 Pacific Locomotives (Tuffrey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Great Western Railway Pannier Tanks (Jones Robin)(Pevná vazba)

The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of the world in their day. However, the Swindon empire also produced extensive fleets of all-purpose tank engines - everyday reliable

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Benedict of Nursia)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most influential texts in the Middle Ages, The Rule of Saint Benedict offers guidance about both the spiritual and organizational dimensions, from the loftiest to the lowliest, of monastic life. This new Latin-English edition has features of interest for first-time readers of the Rule as

Edwardian Steam - A Locomotive Kaleidoscope (Atkins Philip (Author))(Pevná vazba)

Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings (Jackson Allen)(Pevná vazba)

Richly illustrated with more than 200 photographs, Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings examines the history and workings of these legendary classes of passenger steam locomotives, the first of which, the North Star, was built in 1906. The book includes illustrated explanations of how

Yorkshire Steam 1948-1968 (Tuffrey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Great photography of locomotives on Yorkshire's railways in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, informative

Confessions (Augustine)(Pevná vazba)

Aurelius Augustine (354-430 CE), one of the most important figures in the development of western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste, and his Christian wife, Monnica. While studying to become a rhetorician, he plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and

Modern Locomotives of the UK (Dunn Pip (Author))(Pevná vazba)

Gresley's Legacy: Locomotives and Rolling Stock (McIntosh David)(Pevná vazba)

Great Cities - The Stories Behind the World's most Fascinating Places (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Mallard: The Story of Britain's Most Magnificent Locomotive (Jones Robin)(Pevná vazba)

On July 3, 1938, LNER A4 streamlined Pacific No. 4468 Mallard reached 126mph, setting a world steam speed record that has never been broken. It was the zenith of not only a great decade in which glamorous express trains competed to see which could travel from London to Scotland in the fastest time,

Brunel's Big Railway: Creation of the Great Western Railway (Jones Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway was not only bigger, wider and faster than any other of its day, but linked London to New York via his great steamships from Bristol. His unique broad gauge 'super railway' also connected Paddington to Plymouth and Penzance, and for

Great Diaries - The world's most remarkable diaries, journals, notebooks, and letters (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Locomotives of the Isle of Wight Railways (Silsbury Roger)(Pevná vazba)

abc British Locomotives 1964 Combined Volume (LTD Crecy Publishing)(Pevná vazba)