Anthony Burton has traveled from the Highlands of Scotland, to the south west of England in pursuit of his passion for the steam engine in all its different forms. He has traveled on narrow gauge railways in Wales and enjoyed the splendor of main line journeys behind some of the grandest locomotives ever built. He has shoveled coal into the boiler of an old Clyde Puffer, while steaming down Scotland s west coast, and luxuriated in the elegance of a Windermere steam launch. He has marveled at the magnificence of the great Victorian pumping engines and their elaborately decorated engine houses...

This is the story of canals used for transport and the men who built them from the earliest times, up to the end of the nineteenth century. This is a very long history: stones for the pyramids of Egypt were brought to the site by canal and one of the most imposing canal systems ever built, the Grand Canal of China, was begun in the sixth century BC. Development after the end of the Roman Empire was slow, but saw the steady improvement of river navigations through locks - the mitre gates were actually first designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The modern age of canals that cross summits began in...

The history and design of steam Locomotives, during the first fifty years of their development is a much under researched subject.

Britian's role in the construction and management of a large proportion of the railways on a global scale. This is a much-revised edition with extra material and photographs

New Full Detailed Biography

This is the story of a thousand mile-long trip around England by canal.

New in-depth research with Informative, factual text.

This book tells the often dramatic and always fascinating story of flight in lighter than air machines.

A charming and insightful exploration of the amazing architecture and engineering wonders that surround Britain's inland waterways.