Any good books about experiences on the NBR?

[Nick Holliday]

The North British Railway Study Group have made available a number of reprints of original NBR documentation including WTT’s. Although a non-member I have purchased a number of the rolling stock studies, and they are excellently produced and good value.

https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/sales/pdfs/price_list_jan_2022.pdf

[BR traction instructor]

On 11/02/2022 at 19:34, pH said:

Let us know what you think of it. Incidentally, it’s not all pre-grouping. There’s a fair bit about LMS times, and a couple of pictures taken post-nationalisation.

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A heady mix of strong characters, derring do, steep gradients and insufficient brake force alright…very entertaining!!

 

BeRTIe

Edited February 16, 2022 by BR traction instructor

[BR traction instructor]

Another source of period WTT information is WTT reprints of Doncaster. They recently supplied me with this 1953 Waverley route WTT from 1953.

 

A Special Trains supplement with the WTT caught my eye…Officers Special saloon to be fully gassed and watered.

 

The time lapse between the 1953 WTT below and the 1962 one above shows the change from train numbers to headcodes. The lead figure of the train number clearly indicating the class of train, as in the headcode style.

 

An interesting feature of the 1953 WTT is the inclusion of spare crews/locos working to Control orders.

 

BeRTIe

Edited February 19, 2022 by BR traction instructor

[BR traction instructor]

A rewarding hour or so spent linking period images within Robert Robotham’s excellent tome to the 1953 Waverley route WTT has conjured up some of the consists that worked the diagrams. The Newcastle to Hawick via the border counties route to Reedsmouth & Riccarton jnc, crossing the lovely River Tyne bridge nr Hexham being just one example.

 

The Newcastle to Riccarton jnc 1948 WTT sections are available within this Branches & Byways title.

 

BeRTIe

Edited February 19, 2022 by BR traction instructor