BR Departmental Locomotives 1948-1968

Although the railways employed the vast bulk of their locomotives on commercial passenger and freight duties, they also employed a number on departmental duties. These were the unseen workhorses of the railways - trains that worked in sheds, workshops or even as stationary boilers.

This significant new book provides a single reference to all the departmental locomotives - steam, diesel, electric and battery - both standard and narrow gauge, that were operated by BR from 1948 to the end of steam in 1968. In addition, it includes useful mapping information for locomotive locations together with reference photographs.