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We are slowly gathering a collection of old timetables, appendices, manuals and unusual one-off railway books. Unlike the library books were are unwilling to let them out of our sight, but they are available for enquirers to come and consult at Okehampton Station. You don't have to be a DRA member. Email us at info@dartmoor-railway-association.org with your requirements and we'll respond as soon as possible. Please don't just turn up unannounced.
We don't have formal charges for this service, but a donation to the association would be appreciated from non-members.
Pre-emptive apology: this is a new initiative and we haven't yet sorted out the finer details of how it will work.
| Title | Date |
| Great Western Railway service timetables. Bristol to Exeter, inc. Weston-s-Mare loop, & the Portishead, Clevedon, Wells, Yeovil, Chard. Minehead, Barnstaple, Tiverton, Culm Valley, Crediton and Exe Valley branches. (Forge Books facsimile pub 1999) | October 1886 ufn |
| Southern Railway - Western Division - working timetables of Passenger & Freight trains. (Oxford Publishing reprint) | 17th July 1932 ufn |
| Great Western Railway time tables | Jul 18th to Sep 11th 1932 |
| Southern Railway - General and Western appendices to working time tables | 26th Mar 1934 ufn |
| Southern Railway - Alterations and additions to the appendices to working time tables. No 1 Supplement. General Appendix. | 31st Mar 1935 reprinted 1 Sep 1942 |
| Great Western Railway - General Appendix to the Rule Book | 1st Aug 1936 |
| The Railway and Commercial Gazeteer of England, Scotland and Wales (19th ed.) containing a complete list of every railway station, town, village, hamlet, parish - showing distances, populations etc - and 'through rate' routes for merchandise, passengers and parcels. Published by McCorquodale & Co. | June 1938 |
| How to recognise Southern Railway Locomotives by R W Kidner. Pub Oakwood Press | 1938 |
| Southern Railway - Regulations for the guidance of Train Examiners, Greasers & Oilers | November 1940 |
| Southern Railway - instructions for Drivers, Firemen and Guards - in operation on and from 31st March 1935 | 1st September 1942 |
| Great Western Railway - Timetables | May 3rd 1943 ufn |
| British railway track - design construction and maintenance - bullhead supplement. Compiled and published by The Permanent Way Institute, edited by R A Hamnett | 1943 (rep 1991) |
| Southern Railway - Permanent speed restrictions from 1st Oct 1945 | August 1945 |
| It Can Now Be Revealed. More about British Railways in peace and war. 'Fully Illustrated'. Compiled for the GW, LMS, LNER and SR, and London Passenger Transport Board, and issued by the British Railway Press Office. | 1945 |
| Great Western Railway time tables | Jun 16th to Oct 5th 1947 |
| British Railways - Regulations for the guidance of Train Examiners, Greasers and Oilers. RCH 60622 | December 1947 |
| Next Station. A railway plans for the future. By Christian Barman. Pub George Allen & Unwin | 1947 |
| British Railways - Rule Book 1950 | 1950 |
| British Railways Passenger Services - London (Paddington), Bristol & West of England, South & North Wales, Birmingham, Gloucester, Worcester, West Midlands (inc suburban services) | Sep 10th 1951 ufn |
| British Railways Passenger Services - London (Paddington), Bristol & West of England, South & North Wales, Birmingham, Gloucester, Worcester, West Midlands (inc suburban services) | 21st Sep 1953 ufn |
| Extracts from the official handbook of stations including junctions, sidings, works, etc., on the railways in Devonshire, showing the station accommodation, crane power, region executive or company, and position. Reproduced by courtesy of the British Transport Commission (Railway Clearing House). | 1956 |
| British Transport Commission - Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen | 1957 |
| British Railway (Western Region) - Regional appendix to the working time table and books of rules & regulations. BR 30145 | 1st Oct 1960 |
| British Railways (Western Region) - Instructions affecting Western Region staff when working over the Southern Region. BR 30030 | 1st Oct 1960 |
| British Railways (Western Region) - synopsis of course of instruction on safe working on railways and appliances used in connection therewith for the use of students of the signalling classes - block signalling and emergency working. BR 29811/1 | Sep 1960 |
| British Railways (Eastern, London Midland, North Eastern, Scottish & Southern Regions) Regulatins for trains signalling and signalmen's general instructions. BR 29960/1 | 1st Oct 1960 |
| British Railways Rule Book 1950 (inc. amendments up to 1st Oct 1961) | 1961 |
| British Railways - Rule Book 1950 (reprint including amendments authorised up to 1st October 1961) | 1961 |
| British Railway Supplement no 1 to the general appendix to working timetables and books of regulations. BR 29944/1 | 18th June 1962 |
| British Railways Southern passenger services timetable - London (Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross, London Bridge, Cannon St, Holborn Viaduct) & the South East, South & West of England | 18th June to 9th Sep 1962 |
| British Railways Passenger Services - London (Paddington), Bristol & West of England, South & North Wales, Birmingham, Gloucester, Worcester, West Midlands (inc suburban services) | 18th June to 9th Sep 1962 |
| Operators manual for Stone vapour steam generators types OK 4610, 4616, 4625 & 4740. Pub. J Stone & Co. [Stone generators were steam powered electricity generators, used in Bulleid pacifics] | nk |
| British Railways - Regulations for the guidance of Train Examiners and Oilers. HR 11819 | January 1962 |
| British Railways Western Region - working time table of passenger and freight (classes 4, 5, and 6) trains - Bristol District. BR 31406/2 | 9th Sep 1963 to 14th June 1964 |
| British Railways Western Region timetable - London (Paddington), West of England, South Wales, West Midlands, (inc suburban services) | 17th June to 8th Sep 1963 |
| LMR Passenger services Chester & N Wales lines | 9th Sep 1963 to 14th Jun 1964 |
| The Railway Lovers Companion by Bryan Morgan | 1963 |
| British Railways Western Region timetable - London, West of England, South Wales, West Midlands including suburban services. | 15th Jun 1964 to 13th Jun 1965 |
| British Railways (Western Region) An introduction to Diesel traction. Notes for students on oil engines, electric transmission, braking systems and other equipment associated with mainline diesel electric locomotives. Diesel Training School, Swindon. 2nd ed. | July 1965 |
| British Railways Board - The development of the major railway trunk routes. | February 1965 |
| British Railways Western Region - passenger and freight train alterations - supplement to working time table section P1. BR 31408/19 | 18th April 1966 to 5th Mar 1967 |
| British Railways Western Region working time table for passenger and freight trains (Taunton, Plymouth and Kingswear, Salisbury, Exeter, Ilfracombe and Plymouth and branches. (Annotated 'Okehampton Booking Office') | 6th March 1967 to 5th May 1968 |
| British Railways - Supplement No 2 to the General Appendix to Working Timetables and books of Rules and Regulations. BR 29944/2 | March 1968 |
| British Railways - Supplement No 3 to the General Appendix to Working Timetables and books of Rules and Regulations. BR 29944/3 | 5th May 1969 |
| British Railways - Supplement No 4 to the General Appendix to Working Timetables and books of Rules and Regulations. BR 29944/4 | 27th March 1971 |
| British Railways - General Appendix to Working Timetables and books of Rules and Regulations. BR 29944 | 1st October 1972 |
| British Railways Board. Rule Book. Operable from 1st October1972. BR 87109 | 1st Oct 1972 |
| British Railways Board - Chief Engineer (Traction & Rolling Stock) Dept - Tyre Profile and Wheel Gauges for Rolling Stock. MT/11 | October 1973 |
| British Railways (Western Region) Supplement No 3 to sectional appendix to the working timetable and books of rules and regulations. West of England division. BR 30008/8 | June 1978 |
| British Railway Western Region working timetable of conditional train services - Swindon, Lavington and Taunton, Bathampton and Salisbury, Barnt Green, Hartlebury, Hereford, Awre, Swindon and Bristol and branches | 6th Oct 1980 to 10th May 1981 |
| British Railways (Western Region) - Sectional Appendix to the Working Timetable and Books of Rules and Regulations - West of England Division. BR 30008 | June 1980 |
In addition to the above, we also have a couple of A5 sized folders entitled British Railways - Drivers Manual - Locomotives and Multiple Units 2. It seems drivers were supplied with sections as loose pages to add to the folders according to their specific duties. Ours contain the following:
| Reference: Title | Date |
| BR 33056/10 iss 4: Numbering and classification of all BR locomotive, general data and principal dimensions, class: 20, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 37, 40, 45, 46, 47, 50, 55 and 56 locomotives . | September 1978? |
| BR 33056/11 iss 3: Class 37 Locomotives, drivers fault-finding data. | November 1983 |
| BR 33056/11 iss 3: Class 37 Refurbished Locomotives, drivers fault-finding data. | October 1986 |
| BR 33056/110 iss 1: Class 142 DMMU trains, drivers fault finding data. | October 1985 |
| BR 33056/109 iss 1: Class 142 DMMU trains, general information & driving instructions. | August 1985 |
| BR 33070/8 iss 1: Class 142 DMMU trains working instructions. | August 1985 |
| BR 33056/108 iss 1: Class 142 DMMU trains drivers static duties. | August 1985 |
| BR 33056/70 iss 1: Class 08/09/13 locomotives General data, preparation & disposal, driving instructions & fault finding information. | July 1980 |
| BR ??????: Assistance procedures involving Southern Region multiple unit trains | nd |
| BR 33056/10 iss 4 : Driver's manual Numbering and classification of all BR locomotives general data and principal dimensions class 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 37, 40, 45, 46, 47, 50 and 55 locomotives | nd |
| BR 33056/29 iss 4: Driver's manual General section containing contents of driver's manual, records of amendments, general instructions. | July 1978 |
| BR 33056/2 iss 5 : Diesel multiple unit trains with mechanical transmission excepting class 126 driving instructions. | September 1978 |
| BR 33056/9 iss 5: Diesel mechanical multiple unit trains (except class 126) Drivers static duties. | January 1980 |
| BR 33056/13 iss 4: DMMU trains (except class 126 - white circle) Drivers fault finding data | February 1981 |
| BR 33056/3 iss 4: Drivers braking instructions: air brakes, vacuum brakes, EQ vacuum brakes | January 1982 |
| BR 33056/5 iss 6: Electric train supply heating and air conditioning | April 1980 |
| BR 33056/6 iss 3: BR 33056/6 iss 3 Driver's manual: multiple and tandem working of diesel locomotives including: coupling and uncoupling, changing ends procedure, operation of two locomotives, failure of one locomotive of a pair, diagrams of multiple locomotives, diagrams of push-pull operation with class 33 locomotives | nd |
| BR 33056/8 iss 3: Driver's manual: preparation and disposal, instructions for diesel locomotives, applicable to classes 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 37, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 50. | nd |
| BR 33056/87 iss 1: Class 47 locomotives Drivers static duties | April 1982 |
| BR 33056/14 iss 2: Driver's manual Fault finding data and charts for Davies and Metcalfe dual brake equipment | na |
| BR 33056/31: Assistance of disabled locomotive hauled trains by a locomotive or locomotive hauled trains. | September 1982 |
| BR 33056/25: Class 33 locomotives Driving instructions & general information. | August 1983 |
| BR 33056/30 iss 2: Class 33/0, 33/1 & 33/2 locomotives, Class 491 units Drivers fault finding data | May 1981 |
| BR 33056/43 iss 2: Class 45 locomotives Drivers fault finding data | June 1981 |
| BR 33056/44 iss 3: Class 46 locomotives Drivers fault finding data | May 1981 |
| BR 33056/45 iss 2: Class 50 locomotives Drivers fault finding data | February 1980 |