Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
A bit of a mouthful as a title, but it does what it says in the hard cover. Importantly, there is a subtitle "In Colour".
Published by Ian Allan in 2013, this volume begins with a historical survey of BR wagons, covering the numbering series, lots, diagrams, liveries, codes and so on. Each subsequent chapter covers the main species of vehicle, following the structure used by similar volumes covering BR goods stock.
The colour images date mainly from the 1980s and were all taken by the author. Reproduction tends to the slightly dark, not helped by many images being taken in sunlight which tends to cast deep shadows. Nonetheless, this is an interesting book, and a useful reference for colour and weathering. If wagons are your thing, I recommend this book to you.
There is a companion volume covering air-braked stock, from the same publisher.
Published by Ian Allan in 2013, this volume begins with a historical survey of BR wagons, covering the numbering series, lots, diagrams, liveries, codes and so on. Each subsequent chapter covers the main species of vehicle, following the structure used by similar volumes covering BR goods stock.
The colour images date mainly from the 1980s and were all taken by the author. Reproduction tends to the slightly dark, not helped by many images being taken in sunlight which tends to cast deep shadows. Nonetheless, this is an interesting book, and a useful reference for colour and weathering. If wagons are your thing, I recommend this book to you.
There is a companion volume covering air-braked stock, from the same publisher.
). My only gripe is that some of the photos are on the small side, but I agree with Heather's recommendation.
