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Kevin Robertson provides readers with a volume concentrating solely on the coaches of the GWR.

The concept of mobile ice cream factories, having been brought to Britain by the ice cream industry, but by body-builders, Smiths Delivery Vehicles of Gateshead, is one of the most intriguing stories in the British motor industry. This book charts the roller coaster history of the Mister Softee brand through successive owners.

The Meon Valley Railway (MVR) was a cross-country railway in Hampshire that ran for 22.5 miles between Alton and Fareham, closely following the course of the River Meon. At its northern (Alton) end, it joined with the Mid-Hants Railway to Winchester, the Alton Line to Brookwood and the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway. At Fareham it linked with the Eastleigh to Fareham Line, the West Coastway Line and the line to Gosport. The railway was authorised in 1896 and opened in 1903, making it one of the last railways of any size to be built to main-line standards in the United Kingdom.This informative new book contains the first full set of construction photographs for any railway in the South of England. Taken from the perspective of the surveyor; Navvy, his family, and the local populace, this is an amazing record displaying the impact of building a new railway had on an otherwise untouched landscape. The images are also seen in their original sepia form, without recourse to modern day toning. The 64 pages portray what is intended to be the first of three part work on the Meon Valley Railway. This first volume covers the early years from 1899 through to 1903.

In 1945, the author visited the Isle of Wight for the first time, finding himself captivated by a railway system at the time innocently believed to be concentrated just at Ryde. Further visits followed, including trips on the Island line to Ventnor, Bembridge, Newport and Yarmouth. This title presents the author's stories of railway life.

Suitable for railway enthusiast, this book deals with LMS Wagons. It comprises of 188 pages on art paper with many hundreds of photographs and drawings examining this subject.

For ''The Southern Way'' to succeed however it was essential that not only sales, but also new and unpublished material was available. We are delighted to report that the response to both has been remarkable.Accordingly in ''The Southern Way Issue No. 2'' there are features on Southern Weed Killing Trains, Southern Shipping, the record of a Pupil at Eastleigh in the 1930s, reminiscences from Three Bridges, Pullman Camping Coaches and lots more.As before the majority of the material, both factual and illustrative will never have been seen before and this includes our regular ''Flashback'' and '' Permanent Way'' features.

As before we have taken great care to include a mix of material - listened also to the comments of readers, and included some new topics for the first time. In the September 2007 issue, the lead article is on the history and time in service of the ''Brighton Belle'', still the only multiple-unit electric Pullman train set in the world and which even 35 years on from the time of its last run in service is still sorely missed. Complimenting this is an associated piece on the re-signalling of part of the Brighton line and compiled from original Southern Railway source material.There is also a major photographic feature on Waterloo including several views from the Hulton-Getty collection - including Waterloo with semaphore signals but no trains due to strike action. The colour section this time is on the route from Billingshurst through Petworth in freight only days. Wonderfully evocative and including the unique station architecture on this almost forgotten route.In addition there is more from Hugh Abbinnett on his time on the footplate, rolling stock detail, and of course another superb series on civil engineering. The early days are not forgotten either with our regular ''Flashback'' feature. Finally a surprise - some very unusual photographs from the motive power department...... . Most if not all of the material has also never been seen before.

Perhaps best known for their well-kept fleet of AEC lorries and for their ''Fletton brick'', the London Brick Company of Stewartby and Peterborough sold its products throughout the country. Through both good and bad times the company serviced the needs of the nation''s building industry, firstly by rail and then by road. In this book, noted transport historian Bill Aldridge describes the growth of the company, its many acquisitions and above all its delivery services. To explain this development, the brick making process is also briefly explained. Coverage is also given to recent events, including the take-over by the multinational Hanson Group who themselves began life as a small haulage company in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.However, the second, fully revised edition of this remarkable and highly praised book not only looks at the London Brick Company delivery fleet, but also includes the range of ancillary vehicles operated by the company, including buses, fire engines, ambulances, refuse wagons and landfill site vehicles. This second edition also includes four extra colour pages.

During 1939-1941, Fighter Command lost around 1,000 aircrew. The reasons and circumstances for these losses are shown as crucial campaigns are enacted. Forty illustrations complement the loss details and appendices provide Fighter Command Orders of Battle at crucial periods in the conflict, plus details of the build-up of Night Fighter Squadrons during 1941, and a list of Wing Leaders.In August 1939, on the eve of war with Germany, Britain was ill-prepared and Fighter Command could muster only 37 operation squadrons to face the foe. Following a brief campaign in Norway, and the brave but disastrous Battle of France and retreat through Dunkirk, Britain stood alone, waiting. As the forefront of Britain''s defence at this time was RAF Fighter Command, with its Hurricanes, Spitfires, Blenheims and a few obsolete Gladiators. The inevitable onslaught began, and somehow, against vastly superior odds, the pilots, who became immortalised as the world-famed ''few'', repulsed the Luftwaffe during the frenetic air fighting that culminated in ''The Battle of Britain'' in the summer of 1940. Germany''s failure to overcome the RAF and its decision to attack Russia allowed Britain to consolidate, rebuild, and then begin to go onto the offensive. Norman Franks has written over 30 books related to the history of the Royal Air Force. This particular work examines the sacrifice made by Fighter Command during the desperate early years of the war. Operational losses are recorded on a day-by-day basis, identifying the units concerned, the crews involved, and the aircraft type, service serial number and code letters where confirmed.

The final volume in this monumental series, which records the grievous losses suffered by the men of RAF Bomber Command in the European theatre of operations during World War II, includes the master index of about 55,000 entries - the Roll of Honour - bringing together all aircrew mentioned in the previous volumes. The Roll of Honour provides for each airman; their surname, rank, Christian name, service number, date killed, squadron, the serial number of the aircraft involved, and the page and volume number where the loss is recorded.