Andy Binks (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Paperback. Condition: New. Two men started the transformation from sleepy hilltop community into a thriving town. Gooch and Brunel chose the area near Swindon to build a factory for the Great Western Railway and for more than 140 years The Works was renowned for high-quality heavy engineering. Gooch, Armstrong, Dean, Churchward and Collett would be responsible for the design and building of some of the world's finest locomotives and stock. In 1948 the GWR became British Railways and later diesels replaced steam.In the town of Swindon a job in The Works was known locally as working 'inside'. After the peak in the 1920s when nearly 14,000 were employed there, the workforce was gradually eroded. Sadly, in March 1986, Swindon Works was officially closed. Much of the great factory was demolished but thankfully some of it remains as a retail outlet. It is now twenty-eight years since the final hooter blew but Swindon will long be remembered affectionately as a railway town. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book.

Condition: New. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Swindon Works have changed and developed since the 1940s. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . …

Condition: New. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Swindon Works have changed and developed since the 1940s. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. pp. 96.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 96 pages, 300g. Card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Gooch and Brunel chose the area near Swindon to build a factory for the Great Western Railway and for more than 140 years The Works was renowned for high-quality heavy engineering. Gooch, Armstrong, Dean, Churchward and Collett would be responsible for the design and building of some of the world's finest locomotives and stock. In 1948 the GWR became British Railways and later diesels replaced steam.In the town of Swindon a job in The Works was known locally as working 'inside'. After the peak in the 1920s when nearly 14,000 were employed there, the workforce was gradually eroded.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Swindon Works Through Time by Andy Binks & peter Timms. 2015. Paperback. Signed and dated to title page by both authors. Book in very good condition, clean throughout. Bookseller Inventory #HFB003597. Signed by Author.

Condition: New. pp. 96.

Paperback. Condition: New. Two men started the transformation from sleepy hilltop community into a thriving town. Gooch and Brunel chose the area near Swindon to build a factory for the Great Western Railway and for more than 140 years The Works was renowned for high-quality heavy engineering. Gooch, Armstrong, Dean, Churchward and Collett would be responsible for the design and building of some of the world's finest locomotives and stock. In 1948 the GWR became British Railways and later diesels replaced steam.In the town of Swindon a job in The Works was known locally as working 'inside'. After the peak in the 1920s when nearly 14,000 were employed there, the workforce was gradually eroded. Sadly, in March 1986, Swindon Works was officially closed. Much of the great factory was demolished but thankfully some of it remains as a retail outlet. It is now twenty-eight years since the final hooter blew but Swindon will long be remembered affectionately as a railway town. …

Condition: as new. [S.l.] : Asian Air Arms Research Group, 2019. Paperback. 68 pp. 20.5x24 cm. Condition : as new copy. Keywords : AVIATION.