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Title: | DMU and EMU Recognition Guide |
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| Author: | Colin J Marsden |
| Publisher: | Ian Allan |
| Format: | Book |
| Subject: | Rolling Stock |
| Category: | Detail |
| Spec: | A5, hardback, 390 pages, colour throughout. ISBN: 978-0-7110-3740-3 |
| Publication date: | 2013 |
| Summary: | An amazingly detailed review of every type of multiple unit to have operated on Britain's main-line railways over the past 125 years. |
| Review: | While most books about 'recognition' tend to focus on just current rolling stock, from 2011 Ian Allan started publishing some 'all-time' recognition guides, covering historical types as well. The first volume dealt with locomotives (not yet seen), and was followed in 2013 by a book covering multiple units. This details every type of diesel and electric multiple unit to have operated in Britain. Despite the title, battery, gas-turbine and un-powered units are also included. Also despite the title, this is much more than just a recognition guide that tells you how to identify class X from class Y. The book is split roughly 50/50 between diesel and electric units and within each half, each type is dealt with in chronological order (or class number order where this is more appropriate). Each type has a table of technical data, followed by a selection of photos with captions detailing each type's history, operations and main variants. Although primarily a work of reference, the breadth of the subject matter, the quality of the photographs and the informative captions make this a book that you could spend quite some time just reading. |
| Reviewed: | 08/09/2015 by Thomas Young (Comments made by others can appear in the notes section towards the bottom of this page) |
| Sample pages: | (Click on any image to view full-sized in a new window)
The cover photos suggests a Southern bias but this is misleading.
Each section is colour-coded, including the page edges, making navigation simple. The tables of data are clear yet comprehensive, while the photos are all excellent and include some very rare views.
Types which were given TOPS classifications are covered in class number order. Some, like the Cravens 112s shown here, were withdrawn before TOPS came fully into use.
While B&W photos had to be used for older types, colour features everywhere else. Photos are smallish, there being between 2 and 4 on most pages. As seen here, as many livery variations as possible have been included.
Photos of every class seem to have been found, even long-gone types such as these Lancaster-Morecambe units.
The photos include some views of intermediate vehicles. |
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The cover photos suggests a Southern bias but this is misleading.
Each section is colour-coded, including the page edges, making navigation simple. The tables of data are clear yet comprehensive, while the photos are all excellent and include some very rare views.
Types which were given TOPS classifications are covered in class number order. Some, like the Cravens 112s shown here, were withdrawn before TOPS came fully into use.
While B&W photos had to be used for older types, colour features everywhere else. Photos are smallish, there being between 2 and 4 on most pages. As seen here, as many livery variations as possible have been included.
Photos of every class seem to have been found, even long-gone types such as these Lancaster-Morecambe units.
The photos include some views of intermediate vehicles.