On a Cushion of Air

On a Cushion of Air
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Publisher : Robin Paine
Total Pages : 716
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ISBN-10 : 9780956897817
ISBN-13 : 0956897819
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Book Synopsis On a Cushion of Air by : Robin Paine

Download or read book On a Cushion of Air written by Robin Paine and published by Robin Paine. This book was released on 2012 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd and Swedish America Line, who formed a British company called 'Hoverlloyd', galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport through the formation of a British Rail subsidiary called 'Seaspeed'.


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