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Class 37 Dual Brake FF Guide
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Class 45 Dual Brake FF Guide
Class 46 Fault Guide
Class 56 Prep + Disp Guide
Class 56 Static Duties
BR Numbering Guide
D833 Type Fault Guide
D&M Dual Brake Guide
Drivers Braking Inst.
DSD Guide
ETH Operating Inst.
General Guide.
HST Driver Training Guide
HST Prototype Guide
HST Provisional Static Duties
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Welcome…
  
I have been collecting various pieces of railway literature for a number of years, over the time various discussions have lead to my scanning various documents and posting on internet forums and alike. Following the interest generated by a Fotopic website set up to contain scans of part of my collection I decided to host the collection on a website designed especially for that purpose.

Locomotive Repair Books.
B.R. Document Number 33063 complete with B.R. 1203/16 carbon paper
These books were kept in the cab of diesel and electric locomotives. multiple units and rolling stock for drivers and secondmen to record the details of any defects occurring on board the unit. This information would then be used to make other crews aware of pre-existing defects and at maintenance depots to enable maintenance staff to repair defects and view some defect history. Often these books would contain a certain amount of dry humour.... See the books relating to 31403 & 50045.

Locomotive Record Cards.
These can be found under the repair books section of the menu. These cards would be kept at Regional H.Q. or the H.Q. of the respective sectors were they would be updated as required with brief details of maintenance for all locomotives along with records of trials and experiments carried out on locomotives.

Manufacturers Manuals.
These are produced by the manufacturer of a locomotive outline the operation of their product along with the locations and guidelines for use of equipment fitted as standard to locomotives in an as built condition. 

BR Drivers Manuals.
Latterly known as 33056s and previously 33003s. These documents, covering such topics as fault finding, preparation, multiple working, modifications and train heating systems (ETH / ETS and steam heating boilers) were produced by BR, BRB and the British Transport commission (BTC) and were distributed to drivers familiar with the respective traction type. Drivers were expected to familiarise themselves with these documents and store them safely for reference.

A number of other people and groups have now kindly allowed me access to their collections a number of which are presented here. Should you have a collection you are willing to see posted on this website please contact me, I am happy to pay postage and provide a security 'bond' if required please contact me for further details.

Alternatively I am always looking to buy further collections, especially locomotive repair books please contact me for further details.



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