Bibliography

The sources of the information contained in these databases are many and varied, I am especially indebted to :

  • Raymond Townsin for superbly accurate detail on the LMS Jubilee's
  • Andrew James Scott for many details on some of the harder to source LNER Stock from his Yeadon's Books
  • Barry Heath for his excellent notes on the BR Standards now a very good read
  • Tom Jenkins  for details of the Cleator & Workington Railway
  • Tony, for access to the Engine Shed Society Database
  • John Roberts, For access to his Magnificent collection of books and Spotting Diaries. Thanks Mate !
  • Peter Kellett, Without him the amount of withdrawal and scrapping detail would be less than half of what it is. Thank you Peter
  • Bob Scott, For finding help with data and Gallery Locations
  • Bob Lewis, For finding many errors and omissions
  • Andrew Lait, who's meticulous research added much to the previously sketchy GWR detail .
  • Alan J Hampson, another who took a great deal of trouble to help enormously with build and withdrawal details for all regions
  • Geoff Coward(UK) who gave me the idea for this project
  • Mad Martin Blanchard(Adelaide).Who told me it was possible
  • Peter Chadderton for the loan of some of his Valuable RCTS Greenie's.
  • Terry Heeley for his help with the Southern & GWR & some lovely pictures
  • Peter Mills(Queensland) for help and data input from GWR RCTS
  • Michael McManus for detail from his excellent 'Ultimate Allocations'
  • John Arden Smith for his assistance with many details
  • Peter Richards of the SEMG Southern Rail site for some tremendous information which has helped make the SR database one of the most complete.
  • Alistair Balderstone for help with the 9F's
  • Ron Healey for many of his original photographs has generously allowed me to use:
  • Peter Kellett for many of his original photograph she has generously allowed me to use:
  • John Roberts for many of his original photograph he has generously allowed me to use:
  • Members of the LNER - GWR and Southern E-groups, for their helpful information
  • The many places on the World Wide Web too numerous to remember where snippets have been picked up and incorporated.
  • My own and some friends considerable library of books and magazines have proved an invaluable source especially those from;
Redgauntlet Publications
  • Steam Days
Ian Allen Publications
  • Locomotives Illustrated
  • Combined ABC Locomotives 1948/50,1953,1956,1959,1962/63
Irwell Press Publications
  • British Railways Illustrated
  • BR Standards
  • Coronation Pacific's
and the following Authors & Publications
  • The Railway Magazine 1950-1968 for allowing scans of their information to be published on the web
  • Willie Yeadons "Locomotives of the LNER"
  • J.W.P Rowledge " GWR Locomotives allocations 1922-1967"
  • JWP Rowledge "GWR Loco Allocations (1922)"
  • JWP Rowledge "LMS Loco Allocations (1923)"
  • JWP Rowledge "Stanier 4-6-0 of the LMS"
  • JWP Rowledge "War Department 2-8-0 / 2-10-0 Loco's"
  • Paul Teal "BR Motive power allocations BR Standards & Austerities"
  • Nigel Trevena "Steam for scrap Vol's 1-3"
  • Michael McManus "Ultimate Allocations"
  • RCTS "Locomotives of the LNER"
  • RCTS Locomotive Stock Books (Various)
  • RCTS Railway Observer (Various)
  • O.S. Knock various LNER Books
  • Brian Haresnape
  • Richard Derry "The BR Standards"
  • 'The Power of.." series various
  • Chris Banks "BR Locomotives"
  • N.Groves / RCTS "Great Northern Loco History"
  • John Marshall "Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway"
  • Ken Hoole "Locomotive Stock of the NER (1920)"
  • S.Summerson "Midland Railway Loco's"
  • H.C.Casserley "London & South Western Locomotives"
  • H.C.Casserley "Steam Loco's of British Railways"
  • H C Casserley & S W Johnson "Locomotives at the Grouping GWR "
  • H C Casserley & S W Johnson "Locomotives at the Grouping LMS"
  • H C Casserley & S W Johnson "Locomotives at the Grouping Southern"
  • W.S.Beckett "Express Loco Registers"
  • Beyer Peacock Engine Books
  • P.N. Townend "Top Shed"
  • Bertram Baxter "British Locomotive Catalogue 1825 - 1923"
All of the above were all a gold mine of information and I heartily recommend any and all of them for further reading