British Railways Pocket Book 1: Locomotives is the definitive Platform 5 guide to all locomotives that operate on Britain's national railway network. It was first published as Motive Power Pocket Book in 1978, but was renamed Locomotives in 1994.
We have copies of most years in stock, going back as far as 1987, All editions that are still available are now listed on the site - any editions not listed are no longer available.
Each edition Includes a detailed listing of all locomotives in service with technical information provided for every class of locomotive and specific details for every locomotive in service at the time of publication. The exact details provided vary from year to year, but are appropriate to information used and available at the time.
The latest edition of British Railways Pocket Book 1: Locomotives can be found on the Modern British Railways or Platform 5 Books pages of this site.