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David Larkin
Publication Date: 2026
Format & Edition: Hardback, First Edition
Pagination: Illustrated
Genre: Special Offers
Status: Expected February 2026
The Acquired Wagons of British Railways Volume 8 by David Larkin.
British Railways was created in 1948 when the Great Western, the London, Midland & Scottish, the London & 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.
Volume 8 covers steel carriers, special purpose wagons and departmental transfers.