Locomotive & Coaching Stock 2022

AUTHOR: Robert Pritchard

PUBLISHER: Platform 5 Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-90943-197-3

PRICE: £26.95

WEBSITE: www.platform5.com

PICKING UP where Ian Allan’s

ABC guides left off, Platform 5 Publishing’s various pocket guides are a useful tool to any enthusiast. Platform 5 produces a range of books for a wide variety of railrelated interests, but the Locomotive and Coaching Stock book is probably the main book produced by the company.

Sub-titled ‘The Rolling Stock of Britain’s Main Line Railway Operators in 2022’ and compiled by Robert Pritchard, this book is the essential guide for anyone wanting a directory of rolling stock currently registered to operate on Network Rail metals in the UK.

Featuring locomotives, coaching stock, DMUS, EMUS, and on-track plant, the 2022 volume has been fully updated to the point at which it was dispatched for printing. It really is a fantastic reference aid.

Printed with a hardback cover, the 432-page A6-sized book is also broken up with some photo pages showing a range of the rolling stock featured.

Priced at £26.95, while some may think this expensive for a pocket book, the sheer amount of information contained, the number of pages, and the amount of work that goes into its production each year means that it is actually good value.

If you enjoy spending time spotting trains at the lineside or at stations, you need a copy of this essential guide.

AMC