Non-Pool Freight Stock 1948-1968 Volume 1

The first five Kestrel Railway Books volumes by David Larkin looked at the revenue-earning wagon fleet operated by British Railways and its successor, British Rail.  These were followed by a series of three books looking at the specially-designed wagons that were used for track maintenance, and then three volumes covering the parcels and passenger-rated stock. Now we see the first of a series covering the ex-private owner fleet.

When BR was created, it was intended that it should own all railway rolling stock, but legal action by some of the larger wagon-owning companies delayed things until 1951.  Non-Pool wagons were defined as privately-owned wagons allowed to run over railways owned or operated by the British Transport Commission.  This series sets out the types of wagon eligible to be classified as Non-Pool, and lists them alphabetically with details of numbers carried, capacity and registration details where known.

Volume 1 covers owners with initials A to H, and Volume 2 (expected to be published in October 2016) deals with the remaining owners.