- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing (18 Feb 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0711034575
- ISBN-13: 978-0711034570
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 308,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This informative new book is designed to guide railway enthusiasts through the pitfalls of spotting, and to provide tips on how to make the most of this popular hobby. Renowned enthusiast and railway author Colin Marsden provides advice on everything from basic number sequences to the legal position of enthusiasts, defining how, where and when enthusiast activity is officially permitted. This will also cover the increasingly thorny subject of copyright and photography rights. Other topics examined include a full locoshed and works guide with addresses, contact details and types of work undertaken for each of the depots currently in use. This is supplemented by information on how to obtain shed permits for visits, and clearly highlights those sheds that under no circumstances allow visits. All the TOCs and other operators are included and described, and the guide also lists comprehensive information about services and stock operated, together with contact details and website information. The author also provides details of a selection of good photographic locations around the UK, as although most enthusiasts have their own 'pet' locations, there are a number of well-known and generally accessible sites which can be enjoyed by all. This winning combination of topics is covered in depth, with a quality of information that is unsurpassed. Beautifully illustrated throughout with over 500 colour illustrations, this is the definitive handbook that no railway enthusiast will want to be without.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
The layout is a nightmare for the average enthusiast,
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This review is from: abc Rail Guide 2010 (Ian Allan ABC) (Hardcover)
First impressions are very good. A great hardback cover (the size matches the 'Traction Recognition' book),great colour images and a decent amount of information. However the drawbacks make it tedious to say the least. For the well seasoned and dedicated rail enthusiast, this maybe fine. The amateur/average enthusiast is going to be dissapointed. Instead of putting all of a particular class of locomotive together (as you would expect), they have been split-up into 'train operating companies'. The outcome is that any one class of loco might be owned by a number of different companies, so you have to flick through page after page to track them all down. As if this was not enough, the pages are 'glossy',which makes underlining or highlighting a messy affair. Also considering that this is an A5 size book, the print is no bigger than that of an A6 pocket rail book. Its a lovely book thats been made over-complicated for the average user.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Bees Knees!,
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This review is from: abc Rail Guide 2010 (Ian Allan ABC) (Hardcover)
For those rail enthusiasts who mourn the passing of the Combined Volume this book is a fantastic replacement full details of locos,units,coaching stock and some maintenance and research stock,the book gives full details and vital information essential to the modern rail enthusiast,i delighted with my copy,if i have one criticism it is that it does not contain a full list of London Underground rolling stock,had it done so baring in mind it includes tram operators it would be the perfect book,that said i give it 9 out of 10 for the information it provides!
A essential read for the modern day enthusiast,i recommend it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice idea but could be better,
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This review is from: abc Rail Guide 2010 (Ian Allan ABC) (Hardcover)
It is good to see the 'abc' from Ian Allan back in print. The layout - predominantly by train operating companies (TOCs)- rather than class of locomotive/EMU/DMU is novel but problematic. Updating and checking classes is quite difficult.
A better approach would be to list all of the details and numbers of each class as in the past but to have a new section which lists the TOCs and their rolling stock by unit, carriage and loco number only- thus eliminating the need to repeat basic details many times over (how many times is the weight and length of Class 170 DMU cars repeated?). The inclusion of imperial locomotive and carriage lengths and widths is bizarre - most of the rolling stock has been built in the metric age and has not had an imperial ruler anywhere near it! By removing all of the antediluvian imperial units this will free up more space to include some other useful distinguishing information such as coupling type (which is missing). There are many errors with liveries - assumptions have been made that units have been reliveried just because they have changed TOC. For example six months after publication many of the Clas 321s are still in their original Silverlink livery and not as indicated. And what has happened to Class 90 - 90016? It is missing from all of the lists!
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