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Title: | Rolling Stock Recognition series (2 books) |
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| Author: | Colin J Marsden |
| Publisher: | Ian Allan |
| Format: | Book |
| Subject: | Wagons |
| Category: | Photos |
| Spec: | 128/144 pages, 7in x 5in, card covers, 192/308 B&W photos |
| Publication date: | 1984 |
| Summary: | These small books were crammed with photos and information and were among the first mainstream titles to cover wagons. |
| Review: | Ian Allan's Recognition series was expanded in 1984 with three volumes covering rolling stock. Volume 1 (not covered here) looked at Coaching Stock, Volume 2 covered the revenue wagon fleets and Volume 3 the Departmentals. Packed with black and white photos, they gave many of us a first introduction to the subject. Although the photos are rather on the small size, the coverage is good and the captions informative. As a bonus there are also lists of TOPS codes and a few small line drawings. In addition to TOPS groups Q, Y and Z, Volume 3 also had chapters on departmental locos and multiple-units, track maintenance machines and internal users. Both books ended with a short selection of photos of complete trains. |
| Reviewed: | 15/12/2009 by Thomas Young (Comments made by others can appear in the notes section towards the bottom of this page) |
| Sample pages: | (Click on any image to view full-sized in a new window)
My rather worn copy of the volume covering revenue wagons
Each section covered one GENKOC with a list of all TOPS codes.
A few basic line diagrams appear mixed in with the photographs
The second book covered departmental stock
All TOPS codes within the three GENKOCs (Q, Y and Z) are listed.
Some of the photos are quite small, but the book does pack a lot in. |
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My rather worn copy of the volume covering revenue wagons
Each section covered one GENKOC with a list of all TOPS codes.
A few basic line diagrams appear mixed in with the photographs
The second book covered departmental stock
All TOPS codes within the three GENKOCs (Q, Y and Z) are listed.
Some of the photos are quite small, but the book does pack a lot in.