West German Steam In Colour 1955-1975

Engineering & Transportation

Andrew Fox

Transportation

Unique Books

<p>Hong Kong is one of the world s most exciting cities and its story is one of almost constant change. From a sleepy fishing community, Hong Kong now a Special Administrative Region of China following its return from Britain to China in July 1997 has grown into one of the most significant financial and trading centres of the world. Hong Kong Island itself has witnessed massive rebuilding over the years. The Kowloon peninsula and the New Territories have also experienced development, whilst the construction of the new airport saw the destruction of an entire island. Over the years photographers have recorded the changing face of Hong Kong its street scenes, buildings and people. This new book, drawing upon images from a wide range of sources (most of which are previously unpublished) provides a pictorial tribute to this lost Hong Kong. Once familiar, but now long-gone, scenes are recorded offering a tantalising glimpse into an era that in chronological terms may be relatively recent, but which today seems to be a distant age, given the astonishing rapidity of change over more than 100 years.</p>

Lost Hong Kong: A History in Pictures

History

Waller, Peter

Asia

Great Central: From Nationalisation to Rationalisation

Reference

Steam on the Isle of Wight: The Postwar Years

Adrian Kennedy

<p>The Southern Railway s Withered Arm the lines in Devon and Cornwall that were developed in the 19th century by the London & South Western Railway served some of the most popular holiday destinations in the country. Places like Bude, Ilfracombe and Padstow were all accessible by direct train services from London Waterloo, most notably the famous Atlantic Coast Express . The bulk of the ex-Southern network survived into the 1950s and beyond. During the 1960s, most of the lines disappeared culminating in the closure of the lines to Ilfracombe and Okehampton in 1970 and 1972 respectively. Today, passenger services are restricted generally to the Barnstaple and Gunnislake branches but there are hopes that other lines may be restored. This latest in Unique Books series of albums featuring the railways of Britain in the years after the end of World War 2 features the once extensive network of ex-Southern lines in north Devon and Cornwall. Drawing upon the collections of many photographers, the book explores the many and varied stations and services that were such a feature of these fascinating and much mourned routes.</p>

The Withered Arm: Southern Lines to the Far West

Waller

PETER

Rails Across the Isle of Man: in the 1950s

KENNEDY

Adrian

The Blackpool 'Standards'

Automotive

Rails Across the North York Moors: The Postwar Years

Swift, Michael

Railways of East Sussex: 1948 - 1968

The Somerset & Dorset: The Postwar Years

Kennedy, Adrian

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