LB&SCR Carriages. Volume 3. bogie stock 1879-1907

There are no less than 143 black and white plates, 123 line diagrams – mostly official LB&SCR drawings from the HMRS's own drawings collection, and 86 tables covering all the relevant stock in detail. The development of the various designs is described, along with the services on which each type of stock was used. The reason why the &ldqo;Brighton&rdqo; never had more than a few vehicles with corridor connections is explained. The chapter on motor trains also includes internal combustion powered vehicles.

Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. The LB&SCR Bogie Carriage – Drawings and Structures 
Chapter 2. Bogie and Other 8-wheeled Carriages Before 1890
Chapter 3. Arc Roofed Main Line Carriages, 1894–1905
Chapter 4. Arc Roofed Suburban Set Carriages, 1896–1900
Chapter 5. Royal and other Clerestory Carriages, 1897–1898
Chapter 6. Standard Elliptical Roofed Carriages, 1905–1907
Chapter 7. The City Limited Carriages, 1906–1907
Chapter 8. Motor Trains – 1; Elliptical Roofed Trailers, and Steam and Petrol Motor Cars, 1905–1907
Chapter 9. Supplement to Volumes 1 and 2
Appendix 1. Drawing Catalogue
Appendix 2. Bogie and Other 8-wheeled Carriages Before 1890; running numbers
Appendix 3. Arc Roofed Main Line Carriages, 1894–1905; specification of D67/161; running numbers
Appendix 4. Arc Roofed Suburban Set Carriages, 1896–1900; running numbers
Appendix 5. Royal and other Clerestory Carriages, 1897–1898; running numbers
Appendix 6. Standard Elliptical Roofed Carriages, 1905–1907; running numbers
Appendix 7. The City Limited Carriages, 1906–1907; running numbers
Appendix 8. Motor Trains – 1: Elliptical Roofed Trailers, and Steam and Petrol Motor Cars, 1905-1907; running numbers
References
Indices to Diagram Numbers
Alphabetical Index