Автор: Tony Burges
Издательство: Ian Allan Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 0711031657
Количество страниц: 82
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Away from the main lines, there were the rural branches to places such as Westerham and Hawkhurst, lines that grew in importance during the hop-picking season. Kent also had two light railways, the Kent & East Sussex and the East Kent, which retained their independence up to the formation of British Railways in 1948. Although much of the Kentish economy was based on Agriculture, there was also the Kent coalfield, the Royal Navy at Chatham, paper mills north of Sittingbourne and much else to attract traffic to the railways. Whilst the majority of London commuter services were, by the 1950s provided by EMUs, it was not until the end of the decade that the Kent Coast electrification scheme saw the main lines electrified and the demise of steam on boat trains such as the legendary 'Golden Arrow'. The bulk of freight traffic remained steam-hauled into the 1960s. The book covers the entire county, locations featured include Margate, Ramsgate, Dover, Folkestone, Dungeness, Ashford, Tenterden, Hawkhurst, Canterbury, Faversham, Maidstone, Rochester, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Westerham, Sheerness and Orpington.
Автор: David W. Webb
Издательство: Ian Allan Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 071103219X
Количество страниц: 98
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Home to one of the earliest railways in the country, the Leicester & Swannington, Leicestershire was for many years almost a private fiefdom of the Midland Railway, though later other companies made inroads. This was an area rich in mineral wealth with both coal and iron ore deposits providing much freight traffic. Today, the railways of these two counties are a pale shadow of what they once were. Whilst some stone traffic remains, the passenger network has effectively shrunk to the ex-MR main line through Leicester and the cross-country route from Nuneaton through Melton Mowbray to Peterborough. The GC and the GN and LNWR joint lines have been completely closed, although a section of the former survives as the preserved Great Central, based at Loughborough.
Автор: Anthony W. Burges
Издательство: Ian Allan Publishing
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 0711031649
Количество страниц: 84
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The railway scene in the county of Hampshire was dominated by the lines of the former London & South Western Railway, whose main routes to Portsmouth Southampton and Exeter all passed through the county. The LSWR also operated several secondary routes, such as the line from Alton to Winchester (now partly preserved as the Watercress Line) and branches, such as those to Bordon and Bishop Waltham. Other company's lines also served the county. These included the southernmost extremity of the Midland & South Western Junction Railway which terminated at Andover, the GWR-owned Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway, the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway's line along the south coast which served Portsmouth and a famous branch crossing over to Hayling Island. These incursions into LSWR territory provided a variety of train operation which lasted well into the British Railways era.
Автор: David Mcintosh
Издательство: Ian Allan Publishing
Год издания: 2008
isbn: 0711032971, 9780711032972
Количество страниц: 131
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, the 35 members of the 'A4' class of Pacific locomotive built for the London & North Eastern Railway are among the most iconic locomotives ever built in Britain. With their streamlined looks, the new locomotives epitomised the styling of the 1930s when they were introduced to the East Coast main line and brought a revolution in speed to services between London and the West Riding, the North-East and Scotland. One of the class - No 4468 Mallard - has an additional claim to fame: in July 1938, Mallard broke the world speed record for a steam locomotive, set by a German design two years earlier, achieving 126mph on Stoke Bank and is a record that still stands today. Published to co-incide with the 70th anniversary of the record run on 3rd July 1938, Mallard and the A4 Class is a pictorial tribute not only to one of the most famous locomotives ever built, but also to the rest of this enduringly popular class. With over 160 colour and mono illustrations, the book explores the origins and operational record of the locomotives both in LNER and BR service and in preservation. Compiled by David McIntosh, a professional railwayman whose involvement in the operation of preserved steam on the main line gives him a unique perspective on the class, this lovely book is a vivid portrait of some of the best-loved locomotives ever built in Britain. This is a book which will certainly appeal to all those with an interest in the history of LNER locomotives, but in a wider sense will be fascinating reading for anyone who wants to know more about this class of record breaking steam locomotives.
Автор: Mike Mueller
Издательство: Motorbooks
Год издания: 2011
isbn: 0760339449, 9780760339442
Количество страниц: 192
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This is the high-performance tale of what was undoubtedly the fastest, loosest era in automotive history. Through the 1960s and into the 1970s, America’s carmakers fought an unbridled war for street supremacy. The warriors ranged from light and agile Z/28 Camaros and Boss 302 Mustangs to big-block brutes like the 440 Road Runner and Stage I 455 Buick GS. A few of these boulevard brawlers were closing on 500 horsepower before the insurance lobby, Ralph Nader, OPEC, and various governmental agencies conspired to stop the madness. Muscle cars all but disappeared by 1974, with only a few anemic models soldiering through the 1980s. But by the 1990s, thanks to vastly improved engine technology, muscle cars were back with a vengeance. Motor City Muscle traces the full history right up to today’s new Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger.
Автор: Alan Mayes
Издательство: Motorbooks
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0760338612, 9780760338612
Количество страниц: 241
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Chopped or channeled, candy metalflaked or rusted-out, hot rods are institutions of American motoring. This collection of more than three dozen roadsters, coupes, rat rods, and show cars provides a nicely priced, all-color survey of this enduring hobby. Each hot rod is featured in full-vehicle and detail shots of the car, a brief history of the car and the build, and more.
Автор: Rene J. Francillon, Peter B. Lewis, Jim Dunn
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1990
isbn: 0850459850
Количество страниц: 130
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, the Military Airlift Command is proudly called 'The Backbone of Deterrence'. It possesses more than 1000 aircraft and has a personnel strength of over 94,000 active duty people, both military and civilian. It exercises direct command over 13 bases in the United States and controls US facilities at Lajes Field in the Azores and Rhein-Main AB in West Germany. Upon mobilization of Air Force Reserve (AFRES) and Air National Guard (ANG) forces, MAC will gain an additional 63,000 people and approximately 390 aircraft. Moreover, MAC's assets are supplemented in peacetime by those ot commercial air carriers operating under military contracts and in time of emergency by those of carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) programme. MAC flying units are distributed among three numbered Air Forces. The Twenty-First Air Force, headquartered at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, has 11 Military Airlift Squadrons (two with C-5A/Bs, six with C-14lBs, one with C-22As and C-130Es, one with C-23As, and one with a mix of light transports and helicopters), four Tactical Airlift Squadrons with C-130Es, one Aeromedical Airlift Squadron with C-9As, and one Air Base Squadron with C-12s and C-21s. It also has jurisdiction over the prestigious 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland, which provides transportation for the President, the Vice President, cabinet members, top government officials, and foreign dignitaries. The Twenty-Second Air Force, with headquarters at Travis AFB, California, has 12 Military Airlift Squadrons (three with C-5A/Bs, eight with C-14lBs, and one with C-12s and C-21s), nine Tactical Airlift Squadrons with C-130E/Hs, and one Aeromedical Airlift Squadron with C-9As.
Автор: Peter Mersky
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1989
isbn: 0850459052
Количество страниц: 200
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The F-8 Crusader was many things to many people. To its manufacturer, one of the leading pioneeer aircraft companies, Chance Vought, it was the last – and ultimately successful – chance to regain its once Olympian status as one of the main suppliers of fighter aircraft to the US Navy. To its early pilots, the F-8 was a proud, skittish thoroughbred which, if handled properly and respectfully, endowed its pilot with a cuphoric feeling of godlike invincibility, offering breathtaking speed and grace in the arenas of aerial combat. But, the F-8 could also be a coffin if poorly flown, especially around its main venue, the aircraft carrier.
Автор: Gustav Schäfer
Издательство: Verlag Gerhard Stalling
Год издания: 1925
Количество страниц: 164
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
Zweck des Buches: Jeder einzelne weiß, welch unerhörten Aufschwung der Sport und ganz besonders der Boxsport in unserm Vaterlande in den letzten zwei Jahren durchmachte. Wer wußte vor dem Kriege etwas vom Boxen, wohl ganz wenige hatten einen dunklen Begriff davon. Heute hat jeder größere Verein seine Faustkampfabteilung, selbst die kleinste Stadt einen Boxklub. Jedes Kind weiß wer Breitensträter und Prenzel ist, und nur von ganz wenigen hört man hie und da noch sagen, "das Boxen sei roh". Daß viele diesem Sport noch fern stehen, liegt vor allem an den wenigen guten Boxlehrern und der verderblichen Propaganda, die durch schlechte Boxkämpfe gemacht wird. Aus diesem Grunde faßte ich den Mut, für den Boxsport eine Lanze zu brechen. . Description: Geschichte, Vorbereitung, Gymnastik, Schlaggeräte, Schattenboxen, Schwinger, Haken, Rückhandschlag, Distanz und Nahkampf, Kampfring, verbotene Schläge, Sportverletzungen, Ringrichter, Punktbewertung, Gewichtsklassen, Training, Massenausbildung, Massage, Wettkampfbestimmungen.
Автор: Peter R. March
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 1992
isbn: 1855321939
Количество страниц: 130
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
An illustrated study of the special markings and highly stylized nose art which featured prominently on aircraft in the Gulf War. The book combines both close-up detail shots and air-to-air action footage.
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