These are some of the other less-mainstream stock books that have appeared over the years.

There were many early versions issued by enthusiast groups that are missing here - can anyone help copies or scans of these, or any of the other missing editions from this page?

When Railway World magazine published details about the release of the Worcester Locomotive Society Railcar Checklist in 1972 it included a claim that this was the first time a printed checklist had been produced with depot allocations for all DMU vehicles.^[1] This started a chain of letters from readers with details of earlier publications: a list published by the Jubilee Railway Society in September 1970^[2]; a Spring 1961 allocation/checklist published by the Monmouthshire Railway Society^[3]; but the winner was the Northern Railfans Club who published a DMU checklist in February 1961^[4].

The Northern Railfans Club

"Allocations of cars (including trailers) in all Regions except Southern Region." A set of A5 type-written and duplicated sheets, stapled together.

The first edition of this had been published in February 1961.

January 1971

Cover scan courtesy of Leonard Rogers

Dalescroft

Published by the Dalescroft Railfans Club, I've only managed to come edition across the fourth edition.

December 1972

Fourth Edition

Railcar Checklist

An allocation list published by the Worcester Locomotive Society. This was a successor to a supplement they published with their quarterly magazine in 1972.

1974

RCTS

Coaching Stock of British Railways - Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. Despite the title, DMUs are included in detail including allocations.

The first edition was published in 1972, and the supplement issued in 1973.

1974

1976

1978

1980

1981

1982

NREA DMU/EMU Allocation Book

The National Railway Enthusiast Association. Were there more than this first edition?

August 1978

First Edition

OPC Spotters Companion

An example of the OPC pocket sized book which contained DMU allocations.

1981

Fourth Edition

DMU Datafile

Metro Enterprise's take on the popular pocket sized stock book which ran to at least four editions.

1992

First Edition

1993

Second Edition

1994

Third Edition

1995

Fourth Edition

References

1. ^⋏ "BR dmu details", p239 June 1972 Railway World (Ian Allan)
2. ^⋏ "Letters - BR dmu details" A.F. Barnes, p367 August 1972 Railway World (Ian Allan)
3. ^⋏ "Letters - BR dmu details" W.B. Price, p548 December 1972 Railway World (Ian Allan)
4. ^⋏ "Letters - BR dmu details" C.B. Brown, p85 February 1973 Railway World (Ian Allan)