Section 006: ABC British Railways Locomotives Regional Editions 1949-67
This section concentrates on editions consisting largely of steam locomotives.
The first diesel books didn't appear until 1957 and initially there were few enough to be included in existing editions - namely the SR books, since the Southern Region had far less steam locos than other regions.
1949 Irish Locomotives has been included as it was the second and last edition and makes an interesting comparison.
All the scans were reviewed and updated in July 2020. I hope collectors will enjoy the dramatic improvement in quality.
Spring 1949 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Spring 1949 Edition. Published: 11/1948. Pages: 52. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 42/184/300/1148. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of WR 'King' Class 4-6-0 6009 "King Charles II". The same image was used for the CV. Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes: This was the first post-nationalization WR book. It listed ex-GWR steam locomotives & railcars, and a section entitled 'British motive power of the future. A list of locomotive running sheds was included inside the back cover.
Spring 1949 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Spring 1949 Edition. Published: 1/1949. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 43/185/200/149. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of SR 'Lord Nelson' Class 4-6-0 30861 "Lord Anson" and LMS diesel 10000. Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes: No depots/shedcodes listed. The inside back cover is page 57.
Spring 1949 Part 3 London Midland Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
London Midland Scottish Regions Spring 1949 Edition ( 3 Prints). Published: 09/1948; 10/1948; 01/1949. Pages: 68. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 44/186/500/948. Code: 44/219/200/1048. Code: 44/219/30/149. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LMS 'Royal Scot' Class 4-6-0 46100 "Royal Scot"(before being fitted with smoke deflectors). Scarcity Rating: 6. Scarcity Rating: 4. Scarcity Rating: 0. Keynotes: the contents are on the inside of the front cover. The LMR edition was the very first of the ABCs to be produced after nationalization along with ex-LMS locos. It included preserved/stored LMS locos. It included shedcodes for LM & relevant ScR depots, although no sub-sheds were listed.
Spring 1949 Part 3 London Midland Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives -Spotters Edition.
London Midland Scottish Regions Spring 1949 Spotters Edition. Published: 03/1949. Pages: 48. Price: 1/3. Author: No attribution. Code: 66/253/20/349. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LMS 'Royal Scot' Class 4-6-0 46100 "Royal Scot"(before being fitted with smoke deflectors). Scarcity Rating: 1. Keynotes: This is a very rare book. A budget LMR edition without photos.
Eastern & North Eastern, Scottish(ex LNER) Regions and M.o. S. Spring 1949 Edition. Published: 10/1948. Pages: 72. Price: 2/-. Author: A.F. Cook. Code: 45/187/500/1048. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LNER 'A1' Class 4-6-2 Pacific 60114 "W.P. Allen". Scarcity Rating: 4. Facepage Top Scarcity Rating: 3. Facepage Bottom. Keynotes: There were two face page variations - (see following two photos). No shedcodes listed. The inside back cover is page 73. It lists principle Loco running Depots by region & district.
Spring 1949 P4 - British Railways Locomotives - Eastern, North Eastern, and Scottish Regions. Face page, variation 1 with editor details beneath the A.N. Wolstenholme drawing.
Spring 1949 P4 - British Railways Locomotives - Eastern, North Eastern, and Scottish Regions. Face page, variation 2 with editor details top right, and 'Part 4 - 60000-79999' beneath the A.N. Wolstenholme drawing.
Spring 1949 Part 5 Irish Locomotives.
Irish Spring 1949 Edition. Published: 01/1949. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: R.N. Clements & J.M. Robbins. Code: 36/225/100/149. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a CIE "B1" Class 4-6-0. Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes: The contents are on the inside of the front cover. Reissued in 1967 (with different cover) as part of the 'Transport of the Forties' series, slightly larger format (see Sections 013 and 034), and again in June 2000 with original cover design (see Section 013). It should be noted that neither of the Irish editions were included in any Combined Volumes.
Autumn 1949 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Autumn 1949 Edition. Published: 08/1949. Pages: 60. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 80/290/300/849. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of WR 'County' Class 4-6-0 1017 "County of Hereford". Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes:
Autumn 1949 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Autumn 1949 Edition. Published: 10/1949. Pages: 72. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 90/316/250/1049. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of SR 'Schools' Class 4-6-0 30938 "St. Olave's" and LMS diesel 10000. Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes:
Autumn 1949 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish (Ex LMS) Regions Steam Locomotives.
London Midland Scottish Regions Autumn 1949 Edition. Published: 05/1949. Pages: 80. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LMS 'Black 5' Class 4-6-0 44771. Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes: The inside back cover is page 81.
Eastern & North Eastern, Scottish(ex LNER) Regions and M.o. S. Autumn 1949 Edition. Published: 07/1949. Pages: 88. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 79/304/400/749. Code: 79/304/100/1049. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LNER 'V2' Class 2-6-2 60956". Scarcity Rating: 5. Scarcity Rating: 2. Keynotes: There were two variations.
Summer 1950 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Summer 1950 Edition. Published: 04/1950. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Author: Editor A.F. Cook. Code: 117/367/300/450. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of WR 'Castle' Class 4-6-0 5020 "Trematon Castle". Scarcity Rating: 4. Keynotes: Page 65 is the inside back cover.
Summer 1950 Part 1 Western Region Spotters Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Summer 1950 Spotters. Published: 07/1950. Pages: 32. Price: 1/3. Author: No attribution. Code: 136/408/125/750. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of WR 'Castle' Class 4-6-0 5020 "Trematon Castle". Scarcity Rating: 1. Keynotes: This is a very rare book. A budget WR edition without photos. The green colour is unusual for a Western Region publication and one can speculate that this was an error. The equivalent ENER edition followed the standard regional blue colour.
Summer 1950 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Summer 1950 Edition. Published: 02/1950. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of SR 'Battle of Britain' Class 4-6-2 Pacific 34059 "Sir Archibald Sinclair". Scarcity Rating: 5. Keynotes:
Summer 1950 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
London Midland Scottish Regions Summer 1950 Edition. Published: 04/1950. Pages: 80. Price: 2/-. Author: Editor A.F. Cook. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LMS 'Princess Royal' Class 4-6-2 Pacific 46201 "Princess Elizabeth". Scarcity Rating: 4. Keynotes:
Summer 1950 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Steam Locotives.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Summer 1950 Edition. Published: 04/1950. Pages: 88. Price: 2/-. Author: Editor A.F. Cook. Code: 120/369/500/450. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of ENER 'A1' Class 4-6-2 Pacific 60130 "Kestrel". Scarcity Rating: 4. Keynotes: Note that there is a slight difference on the covers of the Spotters edition - a curved white line to the right of "Edition". Likely a minor printing flaw. Page 89 is the inside back cover.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions. Summer 1950 Spotters. Published: 01/1950. Pages: 64. Price: 1/6. Author: A.F. Cook. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of A1 Class Pacific 60130 "Kestrel". Scarcity Rating: 0 Blocked out. Scarcity Rating: 1 Unblocked. Keynotes: These are very rare books. Budget ENER editions without photos. There are two variants. The first has the printers' name blocked out, and new printers' name below; the second has just the new printers' name; both are very rare, particularly the first variant (see following two photos). Other than the cover text at the bottom, the Spotters Edition is also distinguishable by the white line from the right-hand track downwards. There was a theory that this Spotters Edition was the result of excess printings of the ENER book with photo pages removed to utilize excess stock. However, this book was published in January 1950, and the regular ENER wasn't published until April.
Rear cover of variant 1, with original printers' name blocked out.
Rear cover of variant 2, with just the new printers' name listed.
Winter 1950 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Winter 1950 Edition. Published: 12/1950. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Authors: A.F. Cook (+ O.J. Morris SR - Combined Edition Only). Code: 157/450/300/1250. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a WR 'King' Class 4-6-0 entering a tunnel. Scarcity Rating: 4. Keynotes: The Winter 1950 editions were plagued with printing problems and readers should check the CV caption. Included locosheds. No individual Southern Region edition was produced. An SR part was included in the combined volume in a Locoshed inclusive format like the other three regions. The summer 1951 SR edition alone took the Locoshed style of the Winter 1950 CV.
Winter 1950 Part 2 B.R. Non-Steam & Southern Region Steam Locomotives.
Winter 1950 Part 2 B.R. Non-Steam & Southern Region Steam Locomotives. The page from the Combined Edition confirming the existence of a Part 2. No regional edition was published.
Winter 1950 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
London Midland Scottish Regions Winter 1950 Edition. Published: 02/1951. Pages: 80. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 45/245/500/251. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of LMS 'Coronation' Class 4-6-2 Pacific 46247 "City of Liverpool", entering a tunnel. Scarcity Rating: 2. Keynotes: The Winter 1950 editions were plagued with printing problems and readers should check the CV caption. Included locosheds.
Winter 1950 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Steam Locomotives.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Winter 1950 Edition. Published: 01/1951. Pages: 88. Price: 2/-. Author: A.F. Cook. Code: 143/449/500/151. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of ENER 'A@' Class 4-6-2 Pacific 60512 "Steady Aim" entering a tunnel. Scarcity Rating: 2. Keynotes: Page 89 is the inside back cover. Included locosheds. Pages 21-36 and 53-68 were stapled in separately. The Winter 1950 editions were plagued with printing problems and readers should check the CV caption.
Winter 1950 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Winter 1950 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives. Publisher's Note - WR Part page 17.
Winter 1950 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
Winter 1950 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives. Publisher's Note - LMS Part page 17.
Winter 1950 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern Regions Steam Locomotives.
Winter 1950 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern Regions Steam Locomotives. Publisher's Note - ENERSc Part page 21.
Summer 1951 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Summer 1951 Edition. Published: 04/1951. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: A.F. Cook. Code: 183/31/400/451. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT Class 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: Page 57 is the inside back cover. The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT (original classification, later 7P6F) Pacific 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Summer 1951 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Summer 1951 Edition. Published: 05/1951. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Authors: A.F. Cook & O.J. Morris. Code: 161/1/170/551. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT Class 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT (original classification, later 7P6F) Pacific 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1951 editions including the combined volume. The summer 1951 SR part alone used the Locoshed style like the Winter 1950 CV.
Summer 1951 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
LMR & Scottish Regions Summer 1951 Edition. Published: 06/1951. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Authors: No attribution. Code: 180/38/700/651. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT Class 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT (original classification, later 7P6F) Pacific 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Summer 1951 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Steam Locotives.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions and Ex W.D. Summer 1951 Edition. Published: 05/1951. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Authors: A.F. Cook. Code: 179/21/700/551. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT Class 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT (original classification, later 7P6F) Pacific 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1951 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Winter 1951 Edition. Published: 09/1951. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 5MT Class 4-6-0 73000. Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 73000 appeared on all Winter 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1951 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Winter 1951 Edition. Published: 10/1951. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 5MT Class 4-6-0 73000. Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 73000 appeared on all Winter 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1951 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
LMR & Scottish Regions Winter 1951 Edition. Published: 09/1951. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Authors: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 5MT Class 4-6-0 73000. Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 73000 appeared on all Winter 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1951 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Steam Locotives.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Winter 1951 Edition. Published: 10/1951. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Authors: Editor A.F. Cook. Code: 221/66/500/1051. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 5MT Class 4-6-0 73000. Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: This was the only coded regional edition in Winter 1951. The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 73000 appeared on all Winter 1951 editions including the combined volume.
Summer 1952 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Summer 1952 Edition. Published: 03/1952. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: Page 57 is the inside back cover. The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Summer 1952 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Summer 1952 Edition. Published: 05/1952. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 243/98/200/552. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: Page 57 is the inside back cover. The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Summer 1952 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
LMS Regions Summer 1952 Edition. Published: 05/1952. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 244/99/7000/552. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3 - coded. Scarcity Rating 2 - No code. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1952 editions including the combined volume. A reprint using the same cover was published in May 1952. This edition did not have a code (see next but one photo).
Summer 1952 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
Rear cover, showing code.
Summer 1952 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
Rear cover of reprint - no code.
Summer 1952 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Steam Locomotives.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Summer 1952 Edition. Published: 06/1952. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 236/91/5000/652. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Wlnter 1952 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Winter 1952 Edition. Published: 08/1952. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 4MT 2-6-4T 80025. Scarcity Rating 2. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T 80025 appeared on all Winter 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1952 Part 2 Southern Region Steam and All Regions Diesel and Electric Locomotives.
Southern Region Winter 1952 Edition. Published: 07/1952. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 4MT 2-6-4T 80025. Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T 80025 appeared on all Winter 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1952 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
LMS Regions Winter 1952 Edition. Published: 09/1952. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: No code. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 4MT 2-6-4T 80025. Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T 80025 appeared on all Winter 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Winter 1952 Part 4 Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Steam Locomotives.
Eastern & North Eastern and Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions Winter 1952 Edition. Published: 10/1952. Pages: 72. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 273/133/425/1052. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 4MT 2-6-4T 80025. Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T 80025 appeared on all Winter 1952 editions including the combined volume.
Summer 1953 Part 1 Western Region Steam Locomotives.
Western Region Summer 1953 Edition. Published: 06/1953. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 310/C/550/653. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1953 editions including the combined volume. The first edition where all regional editions and the CV carried a code.
Southern Region Summer 1953 Edition. Published: 05/1953. Pages: 56. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 308/C/250/553. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1953 editions including the combined volume. The first edition where all regional editions and the CV carried a code.
Summer 1953 Part 3 London Midland & Scottish Regions Steam Locomotives.
LMS Regions Summer 1953 Edition. Published: 06/1953. Pages: 64. Price: 2/-. Author: No attribution. Code: 310/C/550/653. Cover: Drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of a 'Standard' 7MT (later 7P6F) 4-6-2 Pacific 70000 "Britannia". Scarcity Rating 3. Keynotes: The same cover drawing by A.N. Wolstenholme of BR Standard Class 7MT 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" appeared on all Summer 1953 editions including the combined volume. The first edition where all regional editions and the CV carried a code.
