Rails Around the World - Two Centuries of Trains and Locomotives by Brian Solomon

$54.99 AUD

$59.99 (8% off)

Category: Transport

Rails Around the World is a visually glorious history depicting trains and locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.  

Greatest British Railway Journeys by Freemantle (Mi Portillo)

$45.00 AUD

Category: Transport

It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United Kingdom through the prism of George Bradshaw's Handbook to rail travel. Veteran politician and ex cabinet minister Mic hael Portillo has since presented eleven seasons of this ever-popular show on BBC Two, covering every part of the existing train network in Britain, as well as others that were closed as a result of the Beeching Report in 1963. Across a decade of these journeys, Portillo has celebrated how every corner of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was opened up by the railway line as a result of the Industrial Revolution, thus giving fans a unique insight into our shared past of train travel since the Victorian era. With the anniversary, this new collection will celebrate Michael's top fifty journeys from the hundreds he has covered, adding more insight and analysis to some of the greatest railway lines, stations, bridges, viaducts and tunnels the Victorians built to create the world we now live in. From Paddington Station to the Clifton Suspension Bridge; the Southend Pier line to the milk wagons departing from Blake Hall Station. An unrivalled narrative to be treasured.Greatest British Railway Journeys is both a celebratory and charming ride through our country's beloved history - all from the unique position of a train seat. ...Show more

Three-Wheeling Downunder by Don Jessen

$39.99 AUD

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From being something of an oddity rarely seen on our roads, three-wheeled vehicles have truly come of age in recent years. They have become the recreational vehicle of choice for many men and women across Australia and New Zealand. The reasons for their increasing popularity? The feeling of the wind in your hair, the freedom of the highway, the connection between rider and machine, and the fact that they are glorious fun to ride. This book features a selection of these vehicles ranging from a 1915 Royal Enfield with cane sidecar to the 2017 Australian Tri Pod three-wheeled sports car and the New Zealand-built James D five-seater V8 trikes. From vintage sidecars to futuristic trikes and three-wheeled cars, these vehicles have a unique ability to capture the imagination. ...Show more

Giants of Steam: The Great Men and Machines of Railways' Golden Age by Jonathan Glancey

$21.00 AUD

Category: Transport

Jonathan Glancey is a lifelong steam enthusiast who has oiled, fired and driven, as well as watched and listened to, steam locomotives around the world. In Giants of Steam, he turns his enthusiastic and knowledgeable attention to the thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service. Designed and built chiefly by the railways and workshops of Britain, France, Germany and the United States, these powerful and beautifully designed machines would take steam locomotive technology to new heights set against a backdrop of the political upheavals and military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. A celebration of the last great days of steam, Giants of Steam also commemorates the dedicated and often charismatic engineers who designed and built these effective and emotive machines and put them to use. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of these 'steam men', among them Nigel Gresley and William Stanier in Great Britain, Andre Chapelon and Marc de Caso in France, William Woodard and Paul Kiefer in the United States and Richard Wagner and Otto Wolff in Germany. And he shows what happened as they faced up to the challenge of modernization and the notion that steam is inherently old fashioned and dirty. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades, while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out. A story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits. ...Show more

The World's Great Rail Journeys by Brian Solomon

$49.99 AUD

Category: Transport

Each journey is accompanied by a route map and is described in terms of the technical challenges of the construction of the track as well as the stunning views to be seen while travelling on the trains. Some of the railway journeys featured include the Harz narrow-gauge railway in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ; the Indian Pacific which runs across Australia from Perth to Sydney; India's Darjeeling Himalayan Railways; and the spectacular railways in the Canadian Rockies. ...Show more

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Locomotives: Locomotives by Colin Garratt; Rodgers Nigel

$44.95 AUD

Category: Transport

From the early years of steam power to today's awe-inspiring high-speed passenger trains, this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive history. It covers the first designs of the 1830s, early North American freight trains, the golden age of railways from 1900-1950, the crossover from steam power t o diesel and electric, and how the locomotive was transformed into the superior passenger and freight-pulling power of today. Bringing us to the present, the latest developments are highlighted, including the modern wonders that are Europe's Eurostar and the Japanese bullet train. This definitive history of locomotive technology from the 1830s to 2000 charts the development of locomotive design throughout the world, including Britain, the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, India, China, Japan and the Pacific Rim, and includes detailed specification boxes for over 100 key locomotive designs. With insightful text and 700 photographs, the book is a guide that will appeal to all railway enthusiasts. * ...Show more

Sprintcars 2 - Photography by Tony Loxley by Tony Loxley

$59.95 AUD

Category: Transport

35 years of oval track imagery from the lens of Tony Loxley

Australian Riverboats: A Pictorial History by Peter Christopher

$29.95 AUD

Category: Transport

This book brings together a unique collection of photos, sketches and accounts of the life of river communities. It is not just a book for riverboat enthusiasts, it is for anyone with an interest in social history.

The Passion for Utes - An Australian Obsession by Joel Wakely

$49.99 AUD

Category: Transport

To complement his fully illustrated history of utes in Australia, Joel Wakely has gathered together dozens of fascinating stories about many of the models that various Australian manufacturers (and indeed some overseas ones too) have produced since the early 20th century. Joel tells the whole story of u tes in Australia, from the first home-constructed vehicles in the 1910s and 20s, to Fords first true ute in the 1930s, the first all-Australian (Holden) ute in the early 1950s, and the highlights of several more decades of ute development. With contributions from dozens of ute enthusiasts about their myriad cars plus hundreds of photographs, many never seen in print before, this is a ute book like no other, a book from the heart that goes deep into the passion that utes engender. ...Show more

The Motorcycle Design Art Desire by Guilfoyle Ultan

$79.95 AUD

Category: Transport

An essential and compelling exploration of the design, history, and culture of the motorcycle - an icon of the machine age Motorcycles are ubiquitous in the world's streets and cities, evolving over decades in engineering and design to meet individual transportation needs. With the coming demise of the internal combustion engine and the rise of electricpowered vehicles, motorcycle design is being revolutionized by new technologies, the demands of climate change, and global social transformation. The Motorcycle: Desire, Art, Designtraces the exciting evolution of this automotive icon -- and the culture of desire, freedom, and rebellion that surrounds it. ...Show more

Holden Days: From the Original 48-215 FX to the 1966 HR by Don Loffler

$49.95 AUD

Category: Transport

If Holden Days was all in pictures with brief captions, it would still be a book to cherish, but Don Loffler uses individual memories to create a rich social history of Australia from 1948 right through until now as Holden owners relive their stories.

Concept Cars: Designing for the Future by Richard Dredge

$14.99 AUD

Category: Transport

Concept Cars is an illustrated guide to 70 of the most creative products of car design. From the science fiction inspired concept cars of the 1950s to the remarkably innovative designs of the present day, here are the cars that push the boundaries of automotive design to the limit. Featured are designs that opened the doors to future innovations, as well as the cars that actually made it to production, such as the new VW Beetle and the Porsche Boxster. Key car designers such as Norman Bel Geddes, the "father of streamlining," and Peter Schreyer, the man responsible for the Audi TT, are covered as well. 190 color photographs and illustrations are included in this discovery of the fantastic, the extraordinary, and just plain outlandish creations of the automotive industry. ...Show more