BR First-Generation Diesel Railbuses

This new volume, written by rail expert Evan Green-Hughes, provides readers with everything they need to know about the BR first-generation diesel railbuses. The railway industry in the mid-1950s faced a number of challenges. One of these problems was the rapid introduction to service of a large number of new diesel and electric locomotives and multiple-units, many of which were untried and untested, while at the same time facing a rapid deterioration of the industry's finances as passenger and freight traffic declined. While there were limited line closures from the 1920s onward, this was still the period before the Beeching report. The answer was the small four-wheel diesel railbus. This new reference guide includes information on allocation history, livery variations, coupling codes, under-frame detail, number sequences, and other information. Illustrated throughout with 150 mono and color photographs, it also includes scale drawings of the main types. A must have on every rail enthusiasts book shelf!