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Prototype and traffic

Various modelling-related subjects about traffics and rolling stock that are being worked up.

The Silver Jubilee

Jubilee

The first streamlined train.

The Coronation

Coronation

The second streamlined train.

The Flying Scotsman

Flying Scotsman

A big subject, this is supplementary info
about changes in the formation during
the 1930s.

The Aberdonian

4465

Including the Lossiemouth sleeper.
And BR car carriers. Another big subject
and material that couldn't be fitted in the
book.

Cross-country expresses

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More about the Glasgow-
Southampton 1922-39.

The Northern Belle

Belle

A closer look at carriages in the
LNER's tour train.

Bradford-King's Cross portions

The Bradford-King's Cross portion

More on these portions in BR days.

Pullman expresses

More on the Sheffield Pullman.

Secondary expresses

Six examples

Excursions

An overview of the services.

LNER Buffet Tourist Trains

BTT

An overview of the designs and service.

LNER steel quintuple sets

An overview of the
designs and service.

LNER/ER suburban traffic - King's Cross

2674

The "quad-art" and BR Mk.I eras.

LNER/ER suburban traffic - GE section

F5 Sub Tottenham

GE services in the London area.

LNER rail car

Eagle small

A restored colour picture of an
LNER Sentinel rail car.

TPO services in LNER and ER days

LNER TPO

The vehicles and services

Horse and race traffic

Horse and race traffic

Supplementary to various articles,
mostly LNER, some GWR, LMS and SR.

Fish traffic

An overview of the
designs and service.

Cattle traffic

An outline of cattle traffic around the UK.

Cattle traffic - LMS

LMS-related cattle traffic.

Pigeon traffic

Ogdens card

A big and oft-misunderstood subject,
this is an introduction.

LNER Restaurant Cars

LNER RU

An overview of the different types
in LNER and BR days and how they
were used.

LNER teak coaches and livery

LNER teak coaches and livery

Modelling LNER teak livery is not easy: here is some guidance based on prototype photos from the 1930s.

LNER Restaurant triplet sets

LNER RTS

Four different types in LNER and
BR days and how they were used.

LNER Buffet Cars

RB

The LNER buffet cars into BR days,
starting with the conversions..

LNER Buffet Cars - 61'6"

RB

The LNER "standard" buffet cars
from LNER to BR days.

LNER buffet cars - in service

In LNER and BR days.

LNER-Pathe Cinema Cars

Cinema Car

More on the two cinema cars which ran
during the 1930s and the ex-GNR trial.

LNER Gresley steel-panelled

An overview of the designs
produced from the late 1930s.

LNER Thompson gangwayed

An overview of the designs
produced after WWII.

LNER Thompson kitchen and dining cars

An overview of the designs
produced after WWII.

LNER Thompson non-gangwayed

An overview of the designs
produced after WWII.

LNER Dynamometer Car

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The LNER dynamometer car,

LNER NPCS - clerestory BGs

Clere BG

Two versions, ex-ECJS and
GNR. The historical stuff only (or
see the modelling section).

LNER NPCS - GNR & ECJS 56'6" BG

56'6

A look at the immediate precursors to
the LNER 61'6" designs, built between
1906-22 and lasting into BR days.

LNER NPCS - from sleeping cars to BGs

Three oft-forgotten types, built
on recovered underframes of
two kinds, both NER-style.

LNER NPCS - 61'6" BG steel-panelled

An overview of the designs
produced in the 1930s and '40s.

Gresley all-steel BG

D45 BG

The historical and service notes
1927-1960 of this key type that was
much used type on the ECML.

LNER NPCS - 61'6" Thompson deal BG

Thompson BG

A look at the distinctive Thompson
design born during WWII and lasting
into the BR blue era.

LNER NPCS - D.86 and D.87

D86

Examination of two designs built
for the GE Section in the 1920s, later
going into parcels service.

GNR saloons

How the saloons developed and some models.

M&GN Passenger brake van

MGN B

A look at the brake van of 1921-24
which lasted until around 1960.

LMS through portions

396 small

Examples of portions that were attached to long distance expresses and transferred between trains.

The Lakes Express

45513

Expansion of a subject covered in Model
Rail with focus on the portions.

LMS coaches

LMS BCK

A look at the brake composite and
its development.

LMS coal - the 40T hoppers

LMS coal

An overview of the traffic and the
vehicles used.

LMS milk

Dillicar milk

Complete article about the traffic.

Limestone traffic: Ardley-Greaves Siding

6671 small

A historical overview

SR - LSWR horse boxes

LSWR horse boxes

With drawing and pictures from a
Model Railway News of 1952.

Parcels traffic in BR days - via passenger train


Much of the parcels traffic was conveyed
by normal service passenger trains.

Parcels traffic in BR days

Crewe Pcls

Developments after
Nationalisation in parcels trains.

BR period rolling stock

mineral wagon

Miscellaneous goods and Mk.1 coaches.

Signals and signal boxes

Wortley South

Various pictures from 1960s to 1980s.

British Railways Pre-Nationalisation Coaching Stock

Cover

Book review

LNER Delivers the Goods - 1

Book review.

North Eastern Railway Engine Sheds

Book review.

Moving the Goods - 8 - Livestock & Birds

MTG-8

Book review

Latest News

Leeds - West Riding

Leeds map

A new section with its own menu.

Read more ...

LNER Passenger Trains and Formations

The book took 12 years for me and Clive to complete and, though I say so myself, Ian Allan have made a beautiful job of it (see full description and sample pages). Vol.2 about the Secondary Services should follow in a year or so's time.

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