BR Parcels and Passenger-Rated Stock Volume 3: Self-Propelled Parcels Vans, TPOs and Car-Carrying Vehicles for Motorail Services

by David Larkin

 

The first five Kestrel Railway Books volumes by David Larkin looked at the revenue-earning wagon fleet operated by British Railways and its successor, British Rail.  These were followed by a series of three books looking at the specially-designed wagons that were used for track maintenance, and now we see the last of three volumes covering parcels and passenger-rated stock.

 

All parcels trains required a vehicle in which the guard travelled, and there was usually space for a parcels-related load as well.  This volume looks at the self-propelled parcels vans, travelling Post Offices (TPOs) and the various car-carrying vehicles that were used on Motorail services.

 

Volume 1 covers full brakes, parcels & miscellaneous vans and car-carrying vehicles.  Volume 2 (out of print) covers horse boxes, special cattle vans and vehicles for fish, fruit & milk traffic.

 

Softback: 96 pages with 195 photographs

273 x 215mm

978-1-905505-39-5

Price: £15.00