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Wagons of the Final British Rail Era

A Pictorial Study of the 1983-1995 Period
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In this exciting new book, David Larkin continues his comprehensive survey of freight wagons by turning to the later British Rail era. 1995 has been chosen as an end point as it was in this year that the BR wagon fleet was transferred to the three freight operating companies, Loadhaul, Mainline Freight and Transrail (later to become EWS). As a result, a variety of changes took place including the introduction of several new types of wagon in 1983, all in the air-braked fleet, plus many other conversions, all of which are dealt with within this volume. A major livery change was also implemented in 1983, followed by another in 1987, but by then, Railfrieght's image was very poor. Other subjects covered include details of the modifications to the TOPS system during this time, along with full coverage of the many-braked wagons that were given air through pipes - the last fling of the tradtional fleet. Profusely illustrated, and including details of the disposal of each class to their new owners, this book includes plenty of detailed diagrams, wagon number ranges, builders and livery details, and will be essential reading for all serious railway modellers and historians.

Author Biography:

David Larkin is a career railwayman who began photographing rolling stock in the late 1960s. Since then, he has amassed a huge collection of black and white images of freight stock, covering survivors from the 'Big Four' era right through to the present day. The results of his meticulous observations and record-keeping are being covered in this comprehensive Kestrel series - three volumes dealling with British Railways up to 1968, and a further three covering British Rail after 1968.
Release date Australia
February 18th, 2010
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
175 black & white illustrations
Pages
96
ISBN-13
9781905505173
Product ID
3790727

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