Making a Start in N Gauge Railway Modelling (Bardsley Richard)(Paperback)

Modelling the Lineside: A Guide for Railway Modellers (Bardsley Richard)(Paperback)

If you want to recreate in realistic model form some of the excitement of watching trains by the lineside - then this is the book for you. It contains several photographs of the available relevant products and includes numerous step-by-step illustrations, with accompanying text, that demonstrate

Modelling Railways in 0 Gauge (Emerson John)(Paperback)

This fascinating book is an essential guide to 0 gauge modelling skills, techniques, modelling suppliers and services. It considers the history and the benefits of 0 gauge. Discusses the various prototypical gauges that can be successfully modellin in 0 gauge. John Emerson shows the modeller how to

Davington Light Railway - A World War I Narrow Gauge Railway in Kent (Minter Taylor M.)(Paperback / softback)

Narrow Gauge Modelling in 009 Scale (Barnard Bob)(Paperback)

The 009 scale, which is used to represent narrow gauge lines of 2ft to 2ft 6in, is experiencing a steady growth in popularity and trade support. Narrow Gauge Modelling in 009 Scale explains issues of scale and gauge for narrow gauge models, considers the origins of 009 scale and identifies some of

Modelling the Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways (Ford Chris)(Paperback)

The Welsh narrow gauge railways, with their colourful histories and vital role in local industry, are an extremely popular subject for both railway enthusiasts and modellers. This book is for anyone interested in modelling the Welsh narrow gauge railways and includes the historical background to

Modelling Heavy Industry: A Guide for Railway Modellers (Ormrod Arthur)(Paperback)

Railway layouts often depict a branch line in a rural or urban setting, with the majority of locomotive models representing passenger trains. However, increasingly, ready-to-run models of industrial locomotives are becoming available, providing the unique opportunity to place them into an

The Steam Locomotive: An Engineering History (Gibbs Ken)(Paperback)

Books on railway history invariably start with the Stephenson's or with Richard Trevithick's locomotive of 1804., but the story begins much earlier with the development of steam engines for pumping out deep mines. Ken Gibbs, a retired engineer who served his apprenticeship in the Swindon Works of

Electronics and Wiring for Model Railways (Duckworth Andrew)(Paperback)

In railway modelling, getting the technical components correct is essential for a realistic-looking layout but, unfortunately, these often present the biggest challenges for the hobbyist. Using his own experience as a railway modeller and electronics engineer, Andrew Duckworth provides a guide

Broad Gauge Railways (Bryan Tim)(Paperback)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the finest work in England and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the standard track gauge of 4ft 81/2in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft 1/4in. Describing the

Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat (Eliot T. S.)(Paperback)

We must find him or the train can't start All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won't let anything go wrong. To sit alongside other classics such as The

One Man's Railway: 0 Gauge in the Garden (Jackson Allen)(Paperback)

This book is about one ordinary person's efforts, largely carried out single-handedly and with limited funds, to build a model railway layout in his garden that runs just like the real thing.It is based on Brymbo in North Wales, where the GWR and LNER were joined by the LMS in the search for

Narrow Road to the Deep North (Flanagan Richard)(Paperback / softback)

In the despair of a Japanese POW camp on the Burma Death Railway, surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earlier. Struggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his

Durham Railways at the End of the 20th Century (Allen Richard)(Paperback)

The last years of the twentieth century saw considerable changes to the railway scene in County Durham, including ECML electrification, the demise of the coal industry and the introduction of modern rolling stock. This book shows how the railway scene in this part of North East England changed

Introductory Real Analysis (Kolmogorov A. N.)(Paperback)

This volume in Richard Silverman's exceptional series of translations of Russian works in the mathematical science is a comprehensive, elementary introduction to real and functional analysis by two faculty members from Moscow University. It is self-contained, evenly paced, eminently readable, and

Local Politics Matters: A Citizen's Guide to Making a Difference (Meagher Richard)(Paperback)

A political scientist's handy, entertaining guide to influencing and being effective in local and state politics, where vital decisions are made and it's easier to make a difference. It feels like politics counts more today than it ever has. At the same time, people are frustrated by 'the mess in

Stop Thinking, Start Living - Discover Lifelong Happiness (Carlson Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Revolutionary in its simplicity and accessible to all, this bestselling book offers commonsense methods that allow you to let go of depression and tap into natural

The Sheriff of Geneva (Williams Richard)(Paperback)

A cache of Venezuelan gold bullion is hijacked en route to safe-keeping in a bank vault deep in the Swiss countryside, the heist orchestrated by the elusive Mr Bonjour, an international man of mystery and villain. Through a series of events, the gold ends up not in Bonjour's hands, but in the

Great Big Schoolhouse (Scarry Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Join Huckle and Lowly, as they start term in the funniest school ever! Colourful, fun and very, very busy, this is a new paperback picture book edition of the much-loved classic Scarry

Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Rhodes Richard)(Paperback)

Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.Based on secret files

The World of Indicators: The Making of Governmental Knowledge Through Quantification (Rottenburg Richard)(Paperback)

The twenty-first century has seen a further dramatic increase in the use of quantitative knowledge for governing social life after its explosion in the 1980s. Indicators and rankings play an increasing role in the way governmental and non-governmental organizations distribute attention, make

Animator's Survival Kit (Williams Richard E.)(Paperback / softback)

Animation is one of the hottest and most creative areas of film-making today . During his more than 40 years in the business, Richard Williams has been one of the true innovators, and serves as the link between the golden age of animation by hand and the new computer animation successes.In this