Best Selling Books by David Larkin

David Larkin is well-known for his study of British Railways goods wagons, and this new work pays particular attention to those ordered by BR in the earliest years of its existence. The Big Four pre-Nationalisation companies all had outstanding wagon orders under construction in 1948, and these continued to be delivered with their original numbers, albeit with new prefix letters. In addition, the newly-created BR acquired a fleet of wagons from the erstwhile Ministry of War Transport. These are also considered in this book, together with the early BR orders for wagons based on existing Big Four designs and on its own early standard designs in the period up to the eve of the Modernisation Plan of 1955. Profusely illustrated, this book includes Lot and Diagram details, wagon number ranges, information on the builders and livery details. The wagons featured are very diverse and include Lowfits wagons, open wagons, containers and container wagons, mineral wagons, ventilated vans, railtanks, cattle wagons and brake vans.

The final volume in the series, written by one of the acknowledged experts on British Railway wagons.This volume in the series examines the various steel wagon designs acquired and, in some cases, perpetuated by BR. Bolster wagons, both four-wheeled and bogie types, are covered together with the four-wheeled plate, pipe and tube wagons. There were many conversions from the latter types and these are fully covered. Trestle plate wagons, both four wheeled and bogie, are examined together with other special types, principally the Weltrol.The volume closes with a look at the use of older acquired types in the post-1968 period, with a brief look at survivors in the 1980s.As with all the other titles in the series, it is illustrated throughout with around 200 black and white photographs. The whole series is essential reading for those interested in this aspect of British Railways history and an invaluable reference source for those engaged in modelling the post 1940s era.

Written by a leading expert in the field, this volume contains comprehensive numbering and building details of almost every variety of Engineers Department wagon built by or for British Railways between 1978 and 1994.

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Comprehensive numbering and building details of almost every variety of parcels and passenger-related stock built by or for British Railways.