Welcome!
Welcome to BRDatabase! The purpose of this site is to bring together varied and disparate sources of data including books, webpages, magazines and personal records and present this data in a homogenous manner, allowing the user to search for data in context, i.e. not in just a 'dry' statistical manner. However, to achieve this 'grand' aim, I need your help! Data sources, anecdotes, photographs, trainspotting logs etc... will all be welcome. The more accurate the better.
There will be errors, so please bear with me and either report the error by using the contact page, or by registering on the forum - link above.
A list of the latest updates can be found here, while a summary of which months have been processed so far can be found here.
Last 10 Updates
| 2012-04-13 12:45:21 | Added improved Locomotive allocation Snapshot page |
| 2012-04-13 12:44:49 | Added improved Regional Snapshot page |
| 2012-04-12 12:43:51 | Added spotter log: A visit to Sheffield Midland station, 1965 |
| 2012-04-12 12:41:59 | Added spotter log: Visit to Kirkby in Ashfield shed, 1965 |
| 2012-04-09 12:40:00 | Added loads of detail to GWR Castle class |
| 2012-04-09 12:00:00 | Loads of changes, mainly error fixing |
| 2012-02-27 11:38:33 | Updated Reid NBR Class F/LNER Class J88 |
| 2012-02-26 12:43:25 | Added renumbering dates for Class 45 diesels |
| 2012-02-23 23:43:29 | Added renumbering dates for Class 24 diesels |
| 2012-02-23 18:05:22 | Added allocations and mods for the whole of 1975 and 1976 |
Finding Data
The easiest way to find data is to type it in the box on the left: the box will accept locomotive numbers, locomotive names, shed names/codes, scrapyards, builders, works and even CME's. If you enter '1' in the box, you will get a lot of matches, so if you are looking for locomotive number 1 (e.g. D1 'Scafell Pike', or LMS Fowler 2-6-2T No.1) put a hash (#) after the criteria, e.g. 1# - give it a go!
A big thank you to any photographers whose material appears here - permission was sought and received. Links to photographic collections are under each image used.
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| C14 in store at Gorton - note the sackin... | Class 20 with extended range fuel tanks | Class 92 in Railfreight livery at Manche... | Dean Goods on shed at Oswestry |
Running Costs
If you find this site useful, maybe you would be interested in helping with the running costs. Any donations to help me with the upkeep of this site will be gratefully received! I have introduced a tiny amount of advertising but it doesn't cover the costs and I don't want to cover the site with adverts!
A big thank you to those who have made a donation - much appreciated!!!
All the best, Ian
Last update was: 2012-04-13 12:45:21