LNER Carriages

An expanded, updated version of the long out-of-print "Gresley's Coaches," expanded to include archival material unavailable when the original title was prepared. Full coverage is given as to why particular designs and types were specified and how the carriages were used in service. The book includes details of all LNER carriages from 1923-1947 and the post-war carriages built to LNER design after 1948. Discusses Gresley LNER standard carriage (1923), vestibulated and non-vestibulated stock, catering vehicles, sleeping cars, non-passenger stock, Royal trains, and numbering schemes. Illustrated throughout with official black and white photos and service shots, as well as line drawings which serve as both an historical record and an invaluable reference book for modelers. With rosters of LNER carriages from 1095-1953. Also includes list of LNER telegraphic codes for passenger stock. 160 pages with index.