Modelling the Midland Region from 1948

by Colin Boocock

Overview

The London Midland Region covered a huge part of England from London to the north and north west, from the Scottish borders into the south west. It served huge metropolitan cities and towns, supported heavy industry, and ran through areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Peak District and Lake District. Modelling the Midland Region from 1948 is an essential guide to creating your own model based on the London Midland Region of the British Railways era. It covers the history of the London Midland Region; British Rail and LMS locomotives; passenger and goods rolling stock; structures and scenery unique to the region, and signalling and electrification. The authors of this book are trustees of the charity Famous Trains model railway and directors of its operating company Famous Trains Ltd. An essential guide to creating your own model based on the London Midland region, for all scales and levels of interest, and fully illustrated with 232 colour photographs and 15 diagrams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785005206
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	05/31/2019
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	41 MB
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About the Author

Colin Boocock is an experienced railway mechanical engineer and President of the charity Famous Trains model railway.

Table of Contents

Preface 6

1 The Formation Of The London Midland Region 8

2 London Midland And Scottish Locomotives 16

3 British Railways Locomotives 38

4 Passenger Rolling Stock 61

5 Goods Rolling Stock 86

6 Structure Modelling 102

7 Scenic Modelling 126

8 Signalling 141

9 Electrification And Infrastructure 162

Appendix: The Famous Trains Model Railway 168

List of Suppliers 171

Index 174