Rolling stock pocket books?

[lee girdlestone]

Hi
As a recent returning rail enthusiast i have been trying to locate the type of publication mentioned in the title of the thread, i think they were called "locoshed books" if i remember .
Do these books still get published and if so where can i locate a seller/bookshop

Thanks Lee

 

[djw1981]

IIRc Ian Allen publishing do them - http://www.ianallanpublishing.com/home.php?cat=1288

 

[theblackwatch]

I'm afraid Ian Allan gave up doing them some 10-20 years ago! They were killed off by the Platform 5 books which were far superior. Platform 5 still produce their annual pocket booked (Loco/DMU/EMU/Hauled stock) books along with a 'combined volume'. A cheaper book, covering all these but in less detail, is the "Spotters Companion" produced by the NREA. All are available at Ian Allan bookshops, and a few stations also stock them.

 

[djw1981]

Sorry, I knew it was one of the rail magazine publishers who did it, and searched both websites, but could find them on neither!

 

[lee girdlestone]

Thanks guys i tried to see if the whsmith shops in london termini did them at the weekend but couldn't see any but now i know the publisher i can search away

lee

 

[theblackwatch]

Thanks guys i tried to see if the whsmith shops in london termini did them at the weekend but couldn't see any but now i know the publisher i can search away

lee

If you're in London, try the Ian Allan bookshop near Waterloo.

 

[kestrel]

smiths at PAD sell them, they have them behind the counter

 

[P156KWJ]

most if not all WHSmiths at stations sell them, as well as the TSO network timetable.

 

[Ascot]

There's always the cheap way and print off the lists off the Internet for free.