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Our Transportation section covers everything that moves, from aviation and motoring to rail, shipping and beyond. It is a favourite with enthusiasts, taking in everything from Amelia Earhart: Her Last Flight to motorsport titles like Grand Prix Driver.
The largest part is our Automotive shelf, which you can go straight to, or browse the whole category below. Each book is genuine, described honestly by condition, and posted across South Africa and worldwide. If you have transport or motoring books to sell, send Rob a few photos on WhatsApp.
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Eric Sawford's Fifties Steam Collection - A fascinating 1991 photographic tribute to Scotland's steam railways of the 1950s by Eric Sawford. Volume 1 of the Fifties Steam Collection features historic black-and-white photographs…
Scottish Scenic Routes - An illustrated 1985 Ian Allan railway publication by Michael Harris exploring Scotland's spectacular scenic railway routes. Featuring the beautiful Highland railway landscape, British Rail-era diesel traction and historic…
How to Drive a Steam Locomotive - A fascinating illustrated guide to operating steam locomotives by renowned railway author Brian Hollingsworth. This vintage Penguin paperback explains locomotive controls, steam power, railway signalling…
Steam in the Western Highlands - A beautifully illustrated 1978 first edition hardcover edited by Jack Kernahan, documenting steam locomotives and historic railway operations in Scotland's Western Highlands. Features approximately 120 black-and-white…
The Deltic Locomotives of British Rail - An illustrated 1982 study of the legendary British Rail Deltic diesel-electric locomotives by renowned railway historian Brian Webb. Covers the pioneering DP1 prototype, Class 23…
In Basket Work Harbour, Eric Turpin presents a rich and evocative narrative that explores the intricate lives of a small coastal community, drawing readers into the rhythms of their everyday existence. Set…
Yesterday’s Railways – Peter Herring’s nostalgic look back at Britain’s age of steam, from the great express trains and grand stations to the trainspotters, holiday crowds and country branch lines. A large-format…
The Scottish Railway Book – John Thomas’s 1977 hardcover from David & Charles, a readable history of railways north of the border, from the early steam companies to the electric era. Pictorial…
Two Miles a Minute – O. S. Nock’s 1980 hardcover from Patrick Stephens, telling the story behind British Rail’s High Speed Train (HST) and Advanced Passenger Train (APT), with a foreword by…
Gretna: Britain’s Worst Railway Disaster (1915) – John Thomas’s 1969 David & Charles hardcover, the first full-length account of the Quintinshill collision, in which a troop train carrying men of the 7th…
London’s Underground – H. F. Howson’s history of the London Underground, in the 1986 Ian Allan edition, tracing the network from the smoky steam days of the first lines to the electric…
The Sailing Ship – Romola and R. C. Anderson’s classic history of the sailing ship from the earliest Egyptian craft to the clippers and the coming of steam. The Hugh Evelyn hardcover…
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler's classic Dirk Pitt sea-adventure thriller in a 1980 Sphere Books paperback, issued as the film tie-in edition with the dramatic painted cover of the liner breaking…
Radio Procedures and General Information for Pilots - An uncommon vintage South African aviation reference manual compiled by Placo Limited, former distributors of Piper Aircraft in Southern Africa. This undated 130-page folder-style…
A collectable 1945 first edition of O. S. Nock's first published book, examining the legendary steam locomotive designs of Sir Nigel Gresley. Illustrated with historical railway photographs and technical drawings, and featuring…
Fighters of World War II - Impressive oversized 1985 landscape paperback featuring 29 iconic World War II fighter aircraft, with spectacular full-colour illustrations by Keith Fretwell and Ichiro Hasegawa and text by…
Manual of Flying Training for the Private Pilot's - A comprehensive 1986 fifth edition aviation training manual by N. H. Birch and A. E. Bramson, covering practical flying instruction, pre-flight briefings and…
The Private Pilot's Handbook - A 1968 fifth edition of this comprehensive South African private pilot training handbook by G. D. P. Worthington. Covers flight principles, navigation, meteorology, aviation regulations, radio communication…
British Railway Signalling – The fourth edition (1978) of G. M. Kichenside and Alan Williams’s standard Ian Allan guide to how British railway signalling works, from semaphores and signalboxes to colour-light signals,…
Steam Supreme – R. D. Stephen’s first-hand recollections of Scottish railways in the 1920s, published by D. Bradford Barton of Truro. Covers the Caledonian, Highland, Great North of Scotland and Glasgow &…
