Locomotives Illustrated

Bibliographers aptly consider this type of publication: grey literature. It is difficult to find and difficult to cite, and one is tempted to wonder why authors submit work to such series. Originally published by Ian Allan and later by RAS. Originally intended to exclude on the basis of being mainly pictorial, but the series (it is neither a part work, nor is it a proper journal) includes some excellent authors, notably Rowledge and Romans. Bibliographical chaos is ensured in that each Issue has three titles: a cover title, a title-page title and a title at the head of the text (the one used for the only copy inspected in depth). Would be glad of details of works falling in gaps. Many "turn up" on E-Bay and Abebooks and in piles at places like Weybourne station perhaps they should be known as Weybournes. The British Library regards them with utter contempt. Number 170 which closed the publication explains much, but does not index authors, but does listt titles

No 1
B.K. Cooper, The Royal Scots. January 1975. 38pp

No. 2
B.K. Cooper, The Schools. May 1975. 38pp.

No. 3
B.K. Cooper. GWR Castles. August 1975

No. 4
B.K. Cooper. Peppercorn Pacifics. November 1975

No. 5
9F 2-10-0s. February 1976

No. 6
E.L. Cornwell, Black fives. May 1976.

No. 7.
E.L. Cornwell, The King Arthurs. August 1976. 38pp.

No 8
E.L. Cornwell, Counties of the G W R. November 1976. 38pp

No. 9
E.L. Cornwell, The V2s

No. 10
BR Standard Pacifics

No. 11
M
idland compounds

No. 12
E.L. Cornwell.. Bulleid Merchant Navies.

No. 13
Michael Harris.
GWR Kings.

No. 14
Michael Harris. GNR Ivatt Atlantics

No 15
Michael Harris.
B R Standard 4-6-0s. 1977. 38pp.

No. 16
Michael Harris. Stanier Pacifics. 24pp.

No. 17
Michael Harris. The Deltics. 54pp.

No 18
Michael Harris. Maunsell Moguls, 1978. 38pp

No. 19
Michael Harris. GWR Halls, Ganges, Manors. 24pp.

No 20
Michael. Harris. Gresley eight-coupled. 1978. 38pp.

No 21
Derek Cross. BR Standard tank locos. 1978. 38pp.

No 22
Derek Cross. L M S Moguls. 1980. 38pp.

No 23
Derek Cross. Wainwright 4-4-0s and their derivatives. 1980. 38pp.

No 24
Derek Cross. Saints and Stars. 1980. 38pp

No 25
Derek Cross. Gresley A1/A3 Pacifics. 1980. 38pp.

No 26
Derek Cross. B R Standard 2-6-0s. 1980. 38pp.

No. 27
Claughtons & Patriots.

No 28
Derek Cross, Bulleid light Pacifics. 1980. 38pp.

No 29
Derek Cross. G W R eight-coupled. 1980. 38pp.

No 30
Derek Cross, The Bl 4-6-0s. 1980.38pp.

No 31
Derek Cross. Midland 0-6-0s, 1980. 38pp

No. 32
Derek Cross. Nelsons and Paddleboxes. 1980. 38pp.

No 33
Derek Cross. The Great Western Railway's 2-6-2Ts. [1980]. 38pp

No 34
Derek Cross. LNER Sandringham 4-6-0s & D49 4-4-0s. 1980. 38pp

No. 35
WD Austerity 2-8-0s and 2-10.0s. 54pp.

No 36
Derek Cross, L M S Jubilees. 1980. 38pp

No. 37
Derek
Cross, The larger Brighton locomotives. 1984. 38pp.

No. 38
The LNER 'A4' Pacifics. July-August 1984, 44pp

No. 39
G.W.R. pannier tanks (post 1923). 54pp..

No. 40
The LMS 8F 2-8-0s. 24pp.

No 41
John Booth, LSWR H15 and S15 4-6-0s. 1985. 38pp

No 42
John Booth, GER Claud Hamiltons. 1985.38pp

No. 43
The LMS Beyer-Garratt and ‘7F’ 0-8-0s. 1985

No 44
John Booth, The Drummond 4-4-0s and double singles of the LSWR. 1985. 38pp

No 45
John Booth,  Great Western 2-6-0s. 1985. 38pp

No 46
John Booth, Thompson Pacifics. 1986. 38pp

No. 47
The LMS 2-6-4Ts.. April-May 1986. 34pp.

No. 48
Chris Leigh.
LB&SCR Terriers. 1986. 38pp.

No 49
John Booth, Robinson GCR 4-6-0s. 1986. 38pp

No 50
Mike Romans. GWR double-framed 4-4-0s. November-December 1986. 54pp

No. 51
The Scottish 4-6-0s. January-February 1987. 54pp.
Cover coloured painting of Clan class 4-6-0 in LMS livery

No. 52
Mike Romans.
Southern Q and Q1 0-6-0s. March-April 1987. 38pp. [Magazine Exchange: 54pp?]

No 53
John Booth, Gresley 3-cylinder 2-6-0s. May-June ]987. 38pp [Magazine Exchange: 54pp?]

No 54
J.W.P. Rowledge. LNWR 4-4-0s. 1987. 38pp

No. 55
Mike Romans. Dean & Collett 0-6-0s. 1987. 38pp.

No. 56
J.W.P. Rowledge. Wainwright tank locomotives. 1987. 38pp.

No 57
Mike Romans. N E R 4-6-0s. 1988. 38pp

No 58
Mike Romans.. LMS Class 3P 2-6-2Ts. 1988
. 38pp

No 59
Chris Leigh. LSWR outside-cylinder tank locomotives. 1988. 38pp.

No 60
Mike Romans. GWR 0-4-2Ts, 1988. 38pp.

No. 62
C.P. Atkins. The North British Railway Atlantics and 4-4-2Ts. November-December 1988.
Coloured photograph or painting on cover

No 63
J.W.P. Rowledge, Midland Class 2 4-4-0s. 1989. 38pp

No. 64
Peter Winding.
Pre-group[ing] Southern 0-6-0s. 1989. 38pp.
Includes LBSCR C2, C2x and C3 goods classes.

No. 65.
Metropolitan and District Railway locomotives. 1989

No. 66
Mike Romans. Great Western 0-6-2Ts. 1989. 38pp.

No 67
Mike Romans. Gresley 2-cylinder 2-6-0. 1989. 38pp

No 68
Mike Romans. Rebuilt Royal Scots, Patriots and Jubilees. 1989. 38pp

No. 69
Mike Romans.
Rebuilt Bulleid light Pacifics. 1990. 38pp.

No. 70
Great Western 'Castles' in BR days. March-April 1990. 54pp. [Magazine Exchange]

No 71
Mike Romans. Peppercorn Al Paeifics. 1990. 38pp

No. 72
Ivatt 2-6-0s and 2-6-2Ts. 39pp. . [Magazine Exchange]

No 73
Chris Leigh.  South Western 0-4-4Ts. 1990. 38pp

No 74
J.W.P. Rowledge, Somerset & Dorset locos. November-December 1990. 38pp.

No. 75
BR '9F' 2-10-0s. January-Frbruary 1991. 54pp [Magazine Exchange]

No. 76
The Stanier 'Princess Royal' Pacifics .
March-April 1991. 38pp.
includies the Turbomotive

No. 77
J.W.P. Rowledge,  G E R 4-6-0s. 1991. 38pp

No. 78
Chris Leigh,
Maunsell SR 4-4-0s. 1991. 38pp.

No. 79
British express 4-2-2s. September-October 1991. 54pp [Magazine Exchange]

No. 80.
GWR Halls in BR days. October 1991

No 81
J.W.P. Rowledge, 'The Britannias'. December 1991. 38pp.

No 82
From Cock o' the North to Blue Peter. February 1992

No. 83
The larger Midland 4-4-0s. April 1992

No. 84
Klaus Marx.
LBSC four-coupled tanks. June 1992. 38pp.


No. 85
The M&GN locomotives, October 1992. IA

RAS Publishing from ?

No 87
William Laithwaite. Gresley passenger tanks. December 1992. 38pp

No. 88
J.W.P. Rowledge. LYR express locomotives. February 1993. 38pp.

No. 89
Mike Romans.
Bulleid light Pacifics. April 1993 . 38pp.

No 90
Martin Smith. The Robinson Great Central 4-4-0s. 1993. 38pp

No.91
The 'Princess Coronation' Pacifics.

No 92
J.W.P. Rowledge. GWR & LNER Group 2-4-0s.
1993. 44pp

No 93:
Mike Romans. NER Atlanties & Pacifics. 1994. 44pp

No. 94
The Dunalastair and Pickersgil 4-4-0s. 1994

No 95
Klaus Marx.
The Brighton 4-4-0s. 1994. 44pp.

No. 96
Reid North British 4-4-0s.

No 97
J.W.P. Rowledge,  The L&NWR inside cylinder 4-6-0s. 1994. 44pp

No. 98
The LNER 4-6-2 tank classes.

No. 99
John Booth, Merchant Navy Pacifics. 1995. 44pp.

No 101
J.W.P. Rowledge,  London Tilbury and Southend locomotives. 1995. 44pp

No 102
Patrick Russell. Gresley J38 aud J39. 1995. 44pp

No 103
J.W.P. Rowledge.  Royal Scot 4-6-0s. 1995. 44pp

No 104
W.A.T. Aves.  
GWR 2-4-0 and 0-6-0 side tank locomotives

No. 105
W.A.T. Aves. The Southern moguls including the River class 2-6-4Ts. 1996.
Also includes LBSCR K class.

No 106
Patrick Russell. The Gresley 'Al' Paeifics. 1996. 44pp

No. 107
J.W.P. Rowledge, LMS pre-Grouping eight-coupled locomotives. 1996. 46pp

No 109
Great North of Scotland Railway locomotives

No 110
J.W.P. Rowledge. The Kirtley and Johnson 2-4-0s of the Midland Railway. 1996. 45pp.

No 111
Aves, W.A.T. The British 0-4-2. 1997.

No. 112
Robinson GCR eight-coupled locomotives.

No 113
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway passenger tank locos

No. 116
The Great Eastern Railway 'Jazz' engines.

No 117
Glasgow & South Western and Highland Railway 4-4-0s

No. 118
The pre-1923 GWR pannier and sddle tanl locomotives.

No. 119
Klaus Marx. The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 0-6-2 Radial Tanks. 1998.

No. 120
The LNER Class 'L1' 2-6-4Ts and Class 'K1' 2-6-0s.

No 121
J.W.P. Rowledge. Jumbos and compounds. September-October 1998. 45pp.

No 122
Main line 'Pugs' - the humble 0-4-0 tank locomotives. November-December 1998

No 123
North Eastern eight-coupled locomotives. January-February 1999
Painting on cover of No. 901 in snow

No 124
Adams LSWR 4-4-0s. March-April 1999

No 125
Midland and LMS 0-6-0 tank locomotives. May-June 1999

No 126
Ivatt Great Northern Railway 4-4-0s. July-August 1999
Painting of No. 1322 leaving King's Cross on cover

No 127
W.A.T. Aves. The larger 0-6-0 side ltanks of the Southern Railway including the 'E1R' 0-6-2Ts. September-October 1999.

No 128
Brian Stephenson. Swindon's new century; The locomotives built in 1900-1909. November-December 1999. 44pp.

No 129
J.W.P. Rowledge. The North London Railway tank locomotives. January-February 2000. 44pp.

No 130
The Great Central Railway 2-4-2, 4-4-2 and 0-6-2 tank engines. March-April 2000

No 131
J.W.P. Rowledge. L&YR 0-6-0 and 0-6-0ST locomotives. May-June 2000. 45pp.

No 132
North Eastern Railway 4-4-0s. July-August 2000

No. 133
Scottish 0-6-0 and 2-6-0 classes of the LMS. October-December 2000

No 134
Brian Stephenson. Swindon's new century: Part Two: The locomotives built in 1910-1924. November-December 2000. 44pp.

No 135
LC&DR and SER four-coupled tank locomotives. January-February 2001

No 136
J.W.P. Rowledge. North Staffordshire Railway locomotives. March-April 2001. 44pp.
Preserved NSR 0-6-2T in red on cover

No 137
North British Railway 0-6-0s - LNER Classes 'J31' to 'J37'. May-June 2001

No 138
Midland Railway passenger tank engines. July-August 2001

No 139
Great Northern eight-coupled locos - LNER class '01','02', 'Ql-3' and 'R1'. September-October 2001

No 140
Swindon's new century Part III - The locomotives built in 1925-39. November-December 2001

No 141
J.W.P. Rowledge. The London & North Western 0-6-0 classes. January-February 2002. 45pp.

No 142
Great Eastern Railway 0-6-0s - LNER classes 'J14' to 'J20 '. March-April 2002

No 143
SR heavy duty shunting locomotives. May-June 2002
Photographic review of Southern Railway shunting locomotives. Covered are the 'Saddlebacks', Urie G16s, Maunsell Zs, K&ESR 0-8-0T 'Hecate', 'USA' Tanks, and the diesel-electric shunters built by the Southern. A historical background for each type is provided plus building and withdrawal dates. 67 b/w and 8 colour photos

No 144
LMS Scottish passenger tank locomotives. July-August 2002

No 145
Robinson Great Central Railway Atlantics - LNER Classes 'C4' and 'C5'. September-October 2002

No 146
Swindon's new century Part IV - The locomotives built in 1940-55. November-December 2002

No 147
J.W.P. Rowledge. London & North Western passenger tank engines. January-February 2003. 44pp.

No 148
North Eastern Railway 0-6-0s - LNER Classes 'J21' to 'J28'. March-April 2003

No 149
The locomotives of the Isle of Wight. May-June 2003/

No 150
The LMS Class '5XP' 4-6-0s - The 'Patriots' and 'Jubilees'. July-August 2003

No 151
North British Railway six and eight wheeled tank locomotives. October-December 2003.

No 152
Swindon's new century Part V - The final years. January-March 2004

No 153
Great Northern Railway 0-6-0s - including LNER classes 'J1' to 'J7'. April-June 2004.

No 154
LMS Scottish goods tank locomotives. July-September 2004

No 155
The locomotives built at the Southern Railway Works 1- Eastleigh. October-December. 2004

No. 156
W.A.F. Aves, Great Central Railway 0-6-0 tender and tank locomotives. January-March 2005. 54pp.
Extensive tabulated information, photographic illustrations mainly, but not exclusively from RAS. Lack of line drawings or diagrams.

No. 157
Great Western Railway Armstrong and Dean 0-6-0s. April-June 2005

No. 158
The L&NWR 0-6-0ST 'Special Tanks' and 0-6-2T 'Coal Tanks.' July-September 2005

No. 159
The locomotives built at the Southern Railway Works - 2. Part 1 1871-1906. October-December 2005

No. 160
North Eastern Railway eight-wheeled tank locomotives. January-March 2006

No. 161
The locomotives of the smaller LMS constituents, April-June 2006

No. 162
The locomotives of the Cambrian and M&SJ Railways. July-September 2006

No. 163
The locomotives built at the Southern Railway Works - 2. Brighton. Part 2. 1906-1957.  October-December 2006.

No. 164
The four-coupled tanks engines and steam railmotors of the Great Northern Railway. January-March 2007

No. 165
The Midland Railway 1907 renumbering. April-June 2007.

No. 166
Great Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway 0-6-0Ts. July-September 2007

No. 167
The locomotives built at the Southern Railway Works. 3. Ashford. Part 2 — the locomotives built in 1850 to 1899.  October-November 2007

No. 168
The locomotives of the Northern Counties Committee. December 2007-January 2008

No. 169
The locomotives built at the Southern Railway Works. 3. Ashford. Part 2 — the locomotives built in 1900 to 1952. February-March 2008

No. 170
W.A.T. Aves. An LNER miscellany. April-May. 2008. 64pp.
Brian Stephenson firmly closed the lid on thiis periodical which also includes an index, but does not include authors. This final issue contains (1) the W1 in both its original form with water tube boiler and rebuilt form with normal boiler unique to it and P2 2-8-2 No. 2006 Wolf of Badenoch plus the V4 2-6-2 class of two locomotives and (2) a collection of Great Central Railway locomotives.

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