UK Regional Handbooks
The Regional Handbooks cover the industrial railways in
each area of the UK. These were the first IRS publications, started right back in 1947,
and by 1966 we had covered all of England & Wales (but Scotland had to wait until
1976!). Since then we have been constantly up-dating our data and issuing new versions of
these books. The amount of information has grown so much over the years that it has been
necessary to split the regions into smaller areas to keep the books to a reasonable size
and cost. For example Nottinghamshire, which was once grouped with Derbyshire &
Leicestershire in "Book 'B' - East Midlands", now has a book of its own. That
first book had a 4.2 x 5.4in format, of which Nottinghamshire covered just 31 pages - the
new version has 384 larger pages for Notts alone!
The content of the Regional Handbooks varies to a certain
extent, depending on the ideas of the individual editor. However all of these books cover
all the industrial railways in each region, as well as those contractors and locomotive
dealers. Preservation sites in the region are also covered, as are the more interesting
lines that were worked without the use of locos. All known locos at each location are
listed and there is a short history of each company or location. There is a general map of
the region, with sectional maps showing the location and principal lines of each site. In
latest books these maps are also in colour. Indexes are included for locations and for
locomotives. There is also a separate section of black & white photos of a
representative selection of locos.
All books in this section have A5 page size (5.7 x 8.3
in),
with stitched sections and laminated board covers (hardback) or laminated card covers
(softback)
Interim Pocket Books (IPBs)
It has always been the intention of the IRS to publish full
historical Handbooks covering all regions of the United Kingdom. However for various
reasons, largely due to limited volunteer resources, such books have yet to appear for
certain areas. Books were published for these areas in the past, but some have not been
revised for many years, and new 'full' Handbooks are not likely to appear for many more
years yet. In order to make some progress with the Lancashire (one of the oldest,
unrevised books), the IRS committee has sanctioned the production of Interim Pocket Books
for the area, effectively updating the old Lancashire Pocket Book of 1952. These are being
published as a pilot scheme in limited quantities, to cater for the needs of those members
who have an interest in historical affairs.
In theory an IPB basically consists of the text of the old Pocket
Book, amended in accordance with the Bulletins issued for that book, then further amended
with data from the 12 issues of the EL books, and any other readily available additional
information. However this series will not have the thorough vetting by the IRS Historical
Records Officer, that would hold up work on other, full Handbooks. It is hoped that these
IPB books will bring forth comments, corrections and additional information from readers,
all of which will be carefully recorded for use in the full Handbook when that finally
arrives.
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'Industrial
Railways and Locomotives
of Hertfordshire &
Middlesex'
ISBN
978 1 901556
45 2
(hardbound)
ISBN 978 1 901556 46 9 (softbound)
369 pages of text,
43 maps & 64 B&W photos
£19.95 (soft cover)
£24.95
(hard cover)
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'Industrial
Railways and
Locomotives of South Yorkshire
The Coal Industry – 1947-1994'
Preliminary Handbook
ISBN
978 1 901556
43 3
124 pages of text,
7 maps & 32 B&W photos
£14.95 (soft cover)
Note - this is basically
an 'IPB' book |
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'Industrial
Railways & Locomotives
of
County Durham - Part 1'
by Colin E. Mountford & Dave Holroyde
ISBN 978 1 901556 38 4 (hardbound)
The first part of a complete revision of the Handbook for
this heavily industrialised county
6.6" x 9.5", 492
pages with 181 photos and
22 pages of colour maps and 13 system maps - £29.95 |
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'Industrial
Railways & Locomotives of
Leicestershire & South
Derbyshire'
Preliminary Draft
ISBN
978 1 901556
41 4
174 pages of text +
7 pages of maps (no photos)
SOLD OUT
Note - this is basically
an 'IPB' book |
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'Industrial
Railways and
Locomotives of
Worcestershire'
Preliminary Draft
ISBN
978 1 901556
32 2
60 pages of text +
8 pages of maps (no photos)
£9.95 (soft cover)
Note - this is basically
an 'IPB' book
Only limited stocks are available |
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'Industrial
Railways and
Locomotives of
West Yorkshire'
Preliminary Draft
ISBN
978 1 901556 31
5
188 pages of text +
12 pages of maps (no photos)
£15.00 (soft cover)
Note - this is basically
an 'IPB' book
Only limited stocks are available
An extra "Index
of Owners & Locations" for this book is
now available from the
Downloads page |
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'Industrial
Railways and
Locomotives of
Warwickshire'
Preliminary Draft
ISBN
978 1
910556 30 8
140 pages of text +
four pages of maps (no photos)
SOLD OUT
Note - this is basically
an 'IPB' book |
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'Industrial Locomotives of Yorkshire :
Part A - The National Coal Board in
West & North Yorkshire (IPB 8A)'
by V.J.Bradley
ISBN 978 1 901556 26
1
162 pages of text, including 4 pages of maps (no photos).
£9.95 (soft cover) |
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'Industrial Locomotives of Lancashire :
Part A - The National Coal Board (IPB 7A)'
by V.J.Bradley & P.G.Hindley
ISBN 978 1
901556 19 3
100 pages of text, including 4 pages of maps (no photos).
£7.50 (soft cover) : One update list - 50p |
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'Industrial Locomotives of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire
& Northamptonshire'
by Robin Waywell
ISBN 978 1 901556 23
0 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 1 901556 24 7 (softbound)
412 pages of text, including 40 4-colour maps + 96 photos.
£19.95 (soft cover) £24.95 (hard cover)
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'Industrial Locomotives of Nottinghamshire'
by Ian Bendall
ISBN 978 1 901556 11
7 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 1 901556 12
4 (softbound)
384 pages of text, including 23 pages of
four-colour maps + 95 photos. £19.95
(soft cover) £24.95
(hard cover) |
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'Industrial Locomotives of North Wales'
by V.J.Bradley
ISBN 978 0 901096 73 3 (softbound)
500 pages + location maps and 39 photos.
£22.95 (soft)
Three update lists - £2.00 - or download a free, combination list
incorporating all issued up-dates.
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'Industrial Locomotives of Dyfed & Powys'
by J.de Havilland
ISBN 978 0 901096 83
8 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 0 901096 84
5 (softbound)
342 pages + location maps and 80 photos.
£19.95 (hard)
£16.95 (soft) : Four update lists - £2.50 |
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'Industrial Locomotives of West Glamorgan'
by M.Potts & G.W.Green
ISBN 978 0 901096 89
0 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 0 901096 90
6 (softbound)
260 pages + three-colour location maps and 64 photos.
£14.95 (soft cover) £16.95 (hard cover) : One update
list - 50p |
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'Industrial
Locomotives
of Mid & South Glamorgan
by Geoffrey Hill
ISBN 978 1 901556 34 6 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 1 901556 35 3 (softbound)
384
pages with 95 black & white photos and 19 colour maps
£19.95
(soft cover) £24.95
(hard cover) |
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'Industrial Locomotives of Gwent'
by Geoffrey Hill
ISBN 978 1 901556 08 5 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 1 901556 09
4 (softbound)
354 pages of text, including 23 four-colour location maps
+ 80 photos.
£19.95 (soft cover) £24.95 (hard cover) :
One update list - 80p |
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'Industrial Locomotives of North Staffordshire'
by Allan C.Baker
ISBN 978 0 901096 97
5 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 0 901096 98
2 (softbound)
400 pages + 27 pages of maps and 144 photos.
£16.95 (soft): £19.95 (hard) |
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'Industrial
Locomotives of South Staffordshire'
by R.M.Shill
ISBN 978 0 901096 77
7 (hardbound)
ISBN 978 0 901096 78 4 (softbound)
SOLD OUT
172 pages + location maps and 48 photos.
£17.95 (hard) |
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'Industrial
Locomotives of East Anglia'
by C.Fisher
ISBN 978 0 901096 76
0 (softbound)
Covers the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and
Cambridgeshire.
286 pages + location maps and 64 photos.
£16.95 (soft) : Four update lists - £2.50 |
