Wojtczak, Helena.
Railwaywomen: Exploitation, Betrayal and Triumph in the Workplace. (CD Rom)
(Hastings Press, 2005).
Please note that this is a CD (not an actual book) containing the book in electronic format. Foreword by Dr Colin Divall, Professor of Railway Studies. The first and definitive history of women working on the railways of Britain from 1830 to 2005, encompassing both manual and clerical staff and, to a lesser extent, shipping, workshop and catering employees. Contains a lot of material about women filling men's uniformed railway roles during the two world wars and over 200 photographs, most of which have never before been published. An entertaining read, which is also well-referenced to satisfy academics. CD. New, in perfect condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15915
Keywords: women, woman, gender, women's work, women and work, railways, railway workers, trains, steam, railwaywoman, railwaywomen, steam engine drivers, sexual discrimination, equal rights, harassment, workplace, workers, Britian, British, England, English, history, transport, British Rail, railway history, twentieth century, 20th
Price £15.00.
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Whyte, Andrew.
Jaguar: The Definitive History of a Great British Car
(Patrick Stephens, 1985).
Foreword by Sir William Lyons. Hardback. Very good in edgeworn dustwrapper. 252pp. Order No. NSBK-H13934
Keywords: 0850597463, Jaguar, cars, vehicles, transport, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £10.00.
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Bird, Anthony.
Roads and Vehicles:
(Arrow Books, rpt., 1973).
Paperback. Pages a little browned and spine creased, otherwise good. ix + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-A7530
Keywords: 0099078104, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th, 18th, roads, transport, hansom cabs, broughams, Victorias, Tiburys, omnibuses, gigs, traps, curricles, mail coaches, stage coaches, steam coaches, railways, horses, archaeology, pony and trap
Price £4.00.
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Ryan, John and Jeuda, Basil.
Railway Postcard Scenes of Cheshire:
(Cheshire Libraries, 1987).
Paperback. Spine sun-faded and lightly creased, otherwise good, large format. pp. Order No. NSBK-A14899
Keywords: B001AGI5CS, Cheshire, steam trains, railways, postcards, postcard, history, locomotives, history, Chester, Northwich, Wirral, Crewe, lines, travel, transport
Price £15.00.
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Spence, Jeoffry.
Victorian and Edwardian Railways from Old Photographs:
(Batsford, 1975).
Hardback. Very good in faded, slightly marked dustwrapper creased / chipped at top. pp. Order No. NSBK-A14906
Keywords: 0713430443, railways, trains, steam trains, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th, Edwardian, travel, transport, railways, history, locomotives
Price £14.00.
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Forty, George.
Tank Action: From the Great War to the Gulf
(Alan Sutton, 1995).
Supported by more than 170 black and white photographs and over 50 maps and line drawings. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, some thumbing to page edges, otherwise good in creased dustwrapper. xvi + 296pp. Order No. NSBK-A7416
Keywords: 0750904798, transport, tanks, Great War, wars, warfare, First World War, World War I, World War 1, One, Second World War, World War Two, 2, II, Gulf War, military, action, technology, Heavy Mk 1, Challenger, Korea, Vietnam, Arab-Israeli, Kohima, Royal Tank Regiment, world history, tank warfare
Price £6.50.
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Sutton, Richard.
Motor Mania: Stories from a Motoring Century
(Collins and Brown, 1996).
A major Channel 4 TV series. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good in dustwrapper. 159pp. Order No. NSBK-A7822
Keywords: 1855852608, cars, motors, automobiles, transport, vehicles, twentieth century, 20th, garages, roads, machines, motoring, driving, classic cars, motor markets, Richard Sutton, history
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Davy, M. J. B.
Henson and Stringfellow: Their Work in Aeronautics: The History of a Stage in the Development of Mechanical Flight, 1840-1868
(HNSO, 1931).
Hardback. Boards faded, otherwise a very good copy. 114pp. Order No. NSBK-A11117
Keywords: B000HBZSUY, aeronautics, flight, aviation, aeroplanes, planes, transport, mechanical flight, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, William Samuel Henson, John Stringfellow
Price £22.00.
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Jones, Howard.
Steam Engines: an International History
(Ernest Benn, 1973).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, overall good+ in slightly loose dustwrapper. 144pp. Order No. NSBK-J13973
Keywords: 0510129552, railways, trains, steam engines, history, steam traction, James Watt, transport
Price £7.00.
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Siviter, Roger.
The Settle to Carlisle: A Tribute
(Bloomsbury Books, 1984).
Hardback. Very good in slightly creased dustwrapper. n.p.pp. Order No. NSBK-A9080
Keywords: 1870630262, trains, transport, regional, Settle Carlisle, railways, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th, Ribblehead, Smardale, Arten Gill, viaducts, Blea Moor, Rise Hill, tunnels, tracks, steam trains, lines, locomotives, engines
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