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Spoorwegen, Treinen

Rosa Matheson – Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History review, recensie en informatie boek van de Engelse spoorweghistoricus. Op 11 september 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek over Britse stoomlocomotieven die geschiedenis schreven, geschreven door Rosa Matheson. Hie lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History, geschreven door Rosa Matheson, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

The Story of Railways in Britain

  • Auteur: Rosa Matheson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 11 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History, geschreven door Rosa Matheson, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Flaptekst Great British Steam Locomotives book

The industrial revolution and the age of steam were intertwined, each pushing the boundaries of the other, and the creation of steam locomotives changed the world forever. This book looks back over some of the most significant and beloved of Britain’s steam locomotives, also charting the developments in railway history along the way. Many of the locomotives featured were ‘firsts’, with dramatic interest in their technology, the level of public fascination and love continuing to this day.

This book charts changes in railway history around Britain from the early days of steam, the Penny-darren of 1804, now accepted as the first passenger carrying steam locomotive on a railway track; Locomotion No.1, celebrated as the first ‘formal’ railway line to carry fare paying passengers in 1825; Stephenson’s Rocket of 1829; GWR’s broad-gauge North Star from 1832; the world famous Flying Scotsman; LNER’s Mallard; BR’s Britannia; right up to the new-build steam locomotives with the impressive Tornado.

Rosa Matheson is Swindon’s best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and women’s railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia, has written a number of books and articles, and is active in presenting talks to the community. She has previously written Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, Terror in the Tunnels, The GWR Story, Apprenticeship and Training in GWR’s Swindon Works, TRIP: The Annual Holiday for GWR’s Swindon Works, and The Fair Sex: Women and the GWR for The History Press.

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Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

The Story of Railways in Britain

  • Auteur: Rosa Matheson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 11 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst Great British Steam Locomotives book

The industrial revolution and the age of steam were intertwined, each pushing the boundaries of the other, and the creation of steam locomotives changed the world forever. This book looks back over some of the most significant and beloved of Britain’s steam locomotives, also charting the developments in railway history along the way. Many of the locomotives featured were ‘firsts’, with dramatic interest in their technology, the level of public fascination and love continuing to this day.

This book charts changes in railway history around Britain from the early days of steam, the Penny-darren of 1804, now accepted as the first passenger carrying steam locomotive on a railway track; Locomotion No.1, celebrated as the first ‘formal’ railway line to carry fare paying passengers in 1825; Stephenson’s Rocket of 1829; GWR’s broad-gauge North Star from 1832; the world famous Flying Scotsman; LNER’s Mallard; BR’s Britannia; right up to the new-build steam locomotives with the impressive Tornado.

Rosa Matheson is Swindon’s best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and women’s railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia, has written a number of books and articles, and is active in presenting talks to the community. She has previously written Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, Terror in the Tunnels, The GWR Story, Apprenticeship and Training in GWR’s Swindon Works, TRIP: The Annual Holiday for GWR’s Swindon Works, and The Fair Sex: Women and the GWR for The History Press.

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Fotoboek, Luchtvaart, Vliegtuigen

Robbie Shaw – Concorde

Robbie Shaw Concorde review, recensie en informatie over de inhoud van het fotoboek van het supersonische vliegtuig. Op 14 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het fotoboek over het legendarische vliegtuig de Concorde. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Robbie Shaw Concorde review en recensie

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Robbie Shaw Concorde

Concorde

A Collection in Photographs

  • Auteur: Robbie Shaw (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: fotoboek over het Concorde vliegtuig
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 14 augustus 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 25,00
  • Boek bestellen bij Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het fotoboek over het Concorde vliegtuig

There has never been another plane like Concorde. A product of post-war Anglo-French cooperation, its distinctive nose, classic lines and faster-than-sound speeds have embedded it in the hearts of aviation enthusiasts since its first flight in 1969.

Concorde: A Collection in Photographs is a compendium of the supersonic airliner’s life and career, from test flights to retirement day. Compiled by former air traffic controller and lifetime aviation enthusiast Robbie Shaw, it covers both British Airways and Air France Concorde aircraft and highlights the impressive collaboration between the two nations that resulted in such an important and beloved aircraft.

With more than 140 colour photographs, many of which have never been published before, this book is a stunning tribute to an icon whose like will never be seen again.

Robbie Shaw was an air traffic controller in both the RAF and National Air Traffic Services, also working as a tour leader for Ian Allan Aviation Tours for some years. He has written 28 aviation books across civil and military topics, and created the concept for Airliner World magazine (Key Publishing), working as a consultant for its first few years. He has written many articles for aviation magazines.

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Auto's, Autoboek

Giles Chapman – Lost Cars of the 1960s

Giles Chapman Lost Cars of the 1960s review, recensie en informatie boek over vergeten auto’s uit de zestiger jaren. Op 12 november 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek van Giles Chapman het boek over een aantal vergeten automodellen uit de jaren 60. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Giles Chapman Lost Cars of the 1960s review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van German Cars of the 1960s, het autoboek van Giles Chapman, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Giles Chapman Lost Cars of the 1960s

Lost Cars of the 1960s

  • Auteur: Giles Chapman (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: autoboek over jaren 60 modellen
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 12 november 2025
  • Omvang:
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 19,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek Lost Cars of the 1960s

Sixty diverse cars, sixty fascinating stories, sixty contrasting specifications, just one uniting factor: they’re all forgotten, neglected or misunderstood classics.

What is that car? Think you know it? Take another look; is it really what you remember? The 1960s may be regarded as the cradle of the classic car, but these are the tantalising ones that got away. Giles Chapman has assembled a line-up of contrasting automobiles here, which quickly became obscure. Each of the cars you’ll discover here tells an unusual story, and the endings are often surprising. In this turbulent decade, brave new engine technology was championed and then rejected, design trends suddenly exploded, and car-buyers became unpredictable. The cars in this book sometimes suffered as a result – although some of them were actually just plain odd!

Lost Cars of the 1960s is the final part of a trilogy that includes Lost Cars of the 1940s and ’50s and Lost Cars of the 1970s, recording the intriguing sideshows of motoring history from around the world.

Giles Chapman is an award-winning motoring writer. He has edited and written for numerous car magazines, and contributed to national newspapers. His books include My Dad Had One Of Those, Chapman’s Car Compendium, Cars We Loved in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and 100 Cars Britain Can Be Proud Of. He lives in Kent.

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