{"product_id":"the-acquired-wagons-of-british-railways-volume-8-9781800353565","title":"The Acquired Wagons of British Railways: Volume 8","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpected 30th May\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteel-carriers, Special Purpose Wagons and Departmental Transfers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritish Railways was created in 1948 when the Great Western, the London, Midland \u0026amp; Scottish, the London \u0026amp; North Eastern and the Southern were taken into public ownership. BR inherited all their locomotives, passenger and goods rolling stock. Whilst much has been published on BR locomotives and passenger stock, less readily available is accurate and detailed coverage of the large inventory of vehicles used to convey the huge volumes of goods traffic carried by the railways at that time. The ‘Acquired Wagons’ series sets out to redress the balance and provide that information. Written by David Larkin, one of the acknowledged experts on British railway wagons, each volume is heavily illustrated throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis monumental series, which has presented over 1,400 photos in its eight volumes, draws to a close with a detailed examination of 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 examples which survived in the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003eA complete index for all eight titles in the series is included in this final volume in the series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 144 pages, 175 black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crecy (OPC)","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":57216476316031,"sku":"9781800353565","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/71YMyYFqJvL._SL1500__1.jpg?v=1774473641","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/the-acquired-wagons-of-british-railways-volume-8-9781800353565","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}