Thanks to your contributors' drawing my attention to the fact that Volume 2 had been published (despite my earlier research's having indicated it wasn't yet available), I ordered a copy last week. Disappointed to be informed receipt could be delayed until June (despite the fact that there were supposed to be 2 in stock), I resigned myself to a long wait. Imagine my delight when I was subsequently informed it was on its way, and it arrived yesterday. Somewhat concerned to find 2 typesetting/proof-reading howlers within a couple of minutes and a potential third when looking further into the bnook. Despite what it says on page 7, this volume is NOT divided into GWR & LNER sections, and the text from line 3 of paragraph 2 of the section on numbering systems has been repeated unnecessarily on page 8. OK, so no real harm done, except to my faith in the rest of the printing, but what about the assertion in the photo caption on page 127 that the Diagram 2663 "Tavern Car" No. S7893S was built at Eastleigh in January 1910? I see no justification for this statement in the detailed descriptions of the Diagram 2663 cars in their original guise or as rebuilt to Diagram 2668. I am no expert on the Southern, or on anything else, for that matter, so can someone please give me some reassurance on this?