Please Note: The 2025 Platform 5 British Railways Pocket Books will be published on 4th November. We are now able to take advance orders and will dispatch the books as soon as they are received into stock.
British Railways Pocket Book 1: Locomotives 2025 is the definitive Platform 5 guide to all locomotives that operate on Britain's national railway network and the Eurotunnel network. It contains a complete list of all locomotives in service with the following details provided for every locomotive:
- Number Carried
- Owner
- Operator
- Livery
- Depot Allocation
- Locomotive Names
The book also includes technical data for every class of locomotive and an overview of the structure of Britain's railways today, including details of all contracted passenger train operators, open-access operators and freight train operators.
British Railways Pocket Book 1: Locomotives is divided into six main sections as follows:
- Diesel Locomotives
- Electro-Diesel & Electric Locomotives
- Eurotunnel Locomotives
- Locomotives Awaiting Disposal
- Locomotives Exported for use Abroad
- Codes
The book has been completely updated to incorporate all the latest rolling stock changes. 104 pages including 16 pages of colour illustrations.
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