Updated equivalent to "Preserved BR Diesel and Electric Traction Handbook" - Howard Johnston (1987)

[flockandroll]

Are there any recommendations for an updated equivalent to "Preserved BR Diesel and Electric Traction Handbook" - Howard Johnston (1987), please? 

This is currently my eight year old's favourite book, but he is aware it is 33 years old. 

Thanks 

[Mark Saunders]

I think the closest is 8BRD from the Industrial Railway Society .

See their website for details!

[Nearholmer]

The latest ‘Existing Locos’ book from the IRS is the best source, but not really a great read for an8yo, unless he/she likes reading telephone directories.

[brushman47544]

I'm not familiar with the Howard Johnson book, but for an 8 year old, the Platform 5 book Preserved Locomotives of British Railways has a good range of colour photos, where each can be found, and a list of numbers to underline if that way inclined. No too much technical detail either.

https://www.platform5.com/Catalogue/Modern-British-Railways/Preserved-Locomotives-of-British-Railways-19th-edition-5PL19

[flockandroll]

Thank you all. 

I am going to get 

Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 19th edition

for now, although my son might also enjoy the Ex-BR Diesels in Industry book. 

He enjoys reading the "potted histories" and using the photos to make fantastic drawings (about a year ago he became a better drawer than me). If he is going for underlining numbers, the prototype HST will be the first one!