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Books On Transport: General Interest

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From sports cars to ocean-liners, and from great rail-journeys to aviation adventures, here you’ll find our varied range of books on transport. Browse our bestselling books on cars and motoring, trains and railways, ships and sailing, and aeroplanes, and discover our range of perfect transport gifts.

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Our Bestselling Transport Books

The Ship Beneath the Ice
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Mosquito
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Concorde
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Variable Valve Timings
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British Rail
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The Red Arrows
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Sailing Alone
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Bradshaw’s Handbook
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The Car Book
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£25.00
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Europe by Train
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Enzo Ferrari
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The Aircraft Book
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£25.00
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The Last Overland
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The Railways
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£11.99
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Cathedrals of Steam
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Sails, Skippers & Sextants
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Topgun
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As energetic and engaging as it is erudite, this terrific slice of narrative history chronicles the 1907 race to cross the Gobi Desert, situating the first ever Peking-to-Paris motor challenge in its full geopolitical and technological context.
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Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly
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British Rail
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Sailing Alone
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Mosquito
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Train Teasers
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Concorde
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The Ship Asunder
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The Trainspotter's Notebook
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The Ship Beneath the Ice
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The Camper Van Bible 2nd edition
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The Car
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£10.99
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The Train Book
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£30.00
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Space
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£22.00
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Last Trains
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£14.99
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Boatlines
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The Classic Car Book
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Variable Valve Timings
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Fuelled with disarming wit and warmth, this energetic memoir from the automotive journalist and presenter traces his path from a childhood obsession with car stats to the world's racing arenas.
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Luxury Editions & Gift Books

Bradshaw’s Handbook
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The Train Book
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£30.00
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Steam Trains Today
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Marvellous Vehicles
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£9.99
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Flight
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£30.00
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Railways
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£50.00
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Unforgettable Journeys
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The Story of the Car
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The Dream 100 from evo and Octane
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Epic Train Journeys
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£35.00
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Secrets of the Great Ocean Liners
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Ultimate Harley Davidson
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Train Teasers
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£14.99
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Cyclist – Ride
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£30.00
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London's Great Railway Stations
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The Times: The Joy of Railways
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Great gifts for transport buffs

Mind the Gap Card Game
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Waterloo Station 1000 piece Jigsaw Puzzle
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Ticket to Ride Europe Board Game
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Ticket To Ride London
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Nanonblock London Underground
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£22.99
General merchandise
Train In A Tin
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£11.99
Other merchandise
Battleship Card Game
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First Ticket To Ride
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Top Gun Strategy Board Game
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Crossing The Ribble 500pc Gift Puzzle
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Tangmere Hurricanes 500pc Jigsaw Puzzle
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Ticket To Ride Asia: Map Collection
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Off the Rails 

Our bestselling books on railways and trains

 

The Railways
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Steam Trains Today
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Loco Spotter’s Guide
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Railways' Strangest Tales
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The Times Golden Years of Rail Travel
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The Train Book
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DK
£25.00
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Crossrail: The Whole Story
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abc Rail Guide 2022
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£25.00
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British Rail
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£30.00
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Motoring On  

Our bestselling books on cars and motoring

 

Variable Valve Timings
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The Car Book
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£25.00
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Enzo Ferrari
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The Last Overland
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£10.99
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Formula 1 Circuits
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The Classic Car Book
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£30.00
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Bond Cars
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£30.00
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Classic Supercars
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£12.99
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The Spirit of BMW
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Formula One: The Rivals Volume 4
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Beautiful Machines
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£45.00
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The Dream 100 from evo and Octane
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The Science of Supercars
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Aston Martin
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£9.99
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The Story of Porsche
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£12.99
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Classic Cars
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A lyrical love letter to the power of solo sailing, King's reflective volume celebrates the sportspeople and mavericks who found solace and contemplation in an arduous and dangerous seascape.
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The Sea, The Sea 

Our bestselling books on ships and sailing

 

The Ship Beneath the Ice
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Sailing Alone
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The Ship Asunder
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Call of the Titanic
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Down To The Sea In Ships
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Sails, Skippers & Sextants
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The Ship Beneath the Ice
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A Night to Remember
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£10.99
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The Narrowboat Guide 2nd edition
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Sea Fever
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£9.99
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The Convoy
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£25.00
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This is Cork: An Aerial Journey
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Cabin Fever
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£10.99
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Boatlines
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£16.99
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Titanic: A Passenger's Guide Pocket Book
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Windrush
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£12.99
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Up, Up and Away

Our bestselling aviation books

Mosquito
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Concorde
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Space
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£22.00
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The Red Arrows
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The Aircraft Book
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£25.00
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Life of a Concorde Pilot
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The Spitfire Kids
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The Little Book of Aviation
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IWM Duxford Guidebook
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Skyfaring
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Flight
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Spitfire
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£12.99
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Up in the Air
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How to Land a Plane
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Concorde
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£12.99
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This is Cork: An Aerial Journey
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50 Years of Duxford Air Shows
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Bomber!
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You're Going to Need a Bigger Garage!

Haynes Owners' Workshop Manuals for Transport icons

Inter-City 125 High Speed Train
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Astute Class Nuclear Submarine
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U-Boat Owners' Workshop Manual
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Mary Rose Owners’ Workshop Manual
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Grumman F-14 Tomcat Manual
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Convair B-36 Peacemaker
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Airbus A380 Owners' Workshop Manual
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Bugatti Type 35 Owners Workshop Manual
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RAF Chinook Owners' Workshop Manual
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Lola T70 Owners' Workshop Manual
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Royal Navy Submarine Manual
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London Underground Owners' Workshop Manual
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Jaguar D-Type Owners' Workshop Manual
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Learning to Drive

AA the Highway Code
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Theory Test & Highway Code
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Theory Test for Car Drivers
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AA Know Your Road Signs
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The Driving Instructor's Handbook
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AA Theory Test for Motorcyclists
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