Pen Sword: 3374 books
The British Transport Commission Group
Former Thomas Tilling Companies in the 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
This fascinating and informative book looks at the Tilling Group of bus companies during the 1960s. These operated approximately half of the inter-urban and rural bus services in England and Wales, and were nationalized by Clement Attlee's Labour Government in 1948 under the control of the British...
Rails Across Europe
Eastern and Southern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
The two volumes covering Rails Across Europe are divided into one covering the North and West of the continent, the other dealing with the South and East.
The photos were taken by David Cable, well-regarded author of several photographic albums of trains throughout the world, supplemented by...
Rails Across Europe
Northern and Western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
The two volumes covering Rails Across Europe are divided into one, covering the North and West of the continent, the other dealing with the South and East.
The photos were taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of several photographic albums of trains throughout the world, supplemented...
Flying Scotsman
A Pictorial History
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Built at Doncaster works in 1923 the Nigel Gresley designed then-‘A1’ class Pacific (4-6-2) first entered service as No 1472. The new locomotive did not receive a name until it was sent for display at a Wembley exhibition in 1924, and then the name Fying Scotsman was chosen. The Legend was born....
Lucullus
The Life and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
The military achievements of Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118-57/56 B.C.) have been the subject of admiration and great respect throughout the history of the study of warfare. Yet there have been few studies dedicated to a comprehensive examination of exactly how Lucullus conquered the Roman East and...
Tracing Your Canal Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
Britain’s industrial revolution depended on canals for the cheap movement of materials and goods – until the coming of the railways. Canal companies struggled to compete and went into a long decline, but much of the canal network is still with us today, and interest in the history and heritage...
by Peter Waller
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
This is the first of a new series of books that will cover the history of tramway operation in the British Isles.
Focusing on Scotland, this book provides an overview of the history of tramways north of the border from the 1940s, when the first horse-drawn service linking Inchture village to...
by Reiss ONeill
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
The Underground network in London has always held a fascination for historians and transport enthusiasts, from the early days of the steam operated system in the 1860s. Today's London Underground covers the network as it is today, with features on the different lines across the capital and the modern...
Rails in the Road
A History of Tramways in Britain and Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
There have been passenger tramways in Britain for 150 years, but it is a rollercoaster story of rise, decline and a steady return. Trams have come and gone, been loved and hated, popular and derided, considered both wildly futuristic and hopelessly outdated by politicians, planners and the public...
by Gordon Biddle
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
The growth of railways was a major influence in transforming Britain's landscape. This book examines how they brought about physical changes to towns, the country and coast, and had a profound affect that is still visible today, especially on the shape and size of our towns and cities.
In his...
The Western Front
Landscape, Tourism and Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
The Western Front has become, once again, and after 100 years, an important and increasingly popular tourist destination. The Centenary is already encouraging large numbers of visitors to engage with this highly poignant landscape of war and to commemorate the sacrifice and loss of a previous generation....
Southern Steam: January – July 1967
Countdown to Extinction
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
At the beginning of 1967 the writing was clearly on the wall for Southern Steam, with the intention of eliminating it altogether on the 18th June of that year. From the 2nd January, with the Brush type 4s working many main line trains including the “Bournemouth Belle”, steam was reduced to thirteen...
Rails Across Britain
Thirty Years of Change and Colour
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Rails Across Britain is a collection of full-size colour photographs of trains that have operated in Great Britain over the last thirty years. Compiled by a well-regarded author of several successfully published books showing many varying classes of trains throughout the world, this book covers the...
Railway Empire
How the British Gave Railways to the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
The British were at the forefront of railway development for the first fifty years of the nineteenth century.
Railway Empire tells the story of how the British gave railways to the world, not only in the empire, but also in other countries outside areas of direct influence.
It is often...