Manuals - Specific Items
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Bogie for Birmingham Built Diesel Railcars |
British RailwaysA booklet compiled by British Railways listing all the parts of a bogie along with part and drawing numbers. |
1961 |
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Bogie For Park Royal Built Diesel Railcars |
British RailwaysA booklet compiled by British Railways listing all the parts of a bogie along with part and drawing numbers. |
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Bogie for Wickham Built Diesel Railcars |
British RailwaysArrangement diagrams and a list of drawings relating to the bogie |
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Bogies Springs |
British RailwaysA compilation of documents relating to bogie springs. |
circa 1960s |
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Brake PercentagesDiesel Railcars |
British RailwaysLists brake details for each lot number - the drawings for the bogie and underframe brake details, the type of cylinder used, the brake power an brake percentage (against weight). |
Date unknown, probably late '50s. |
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Glass Details for Contractor Built Diesel Railcars for Midland Region |
British RailwaysA booklet compiled by British Railways listing all the glass sizes and catalogue numbers. |
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Glass Details for Derby Built Diesel Railcars |
British RailwaysA booklet compiled by British Railways listing all the glass sizes and catalogue numbers. |
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HeatingMultiple Unit Diesel Trains |
British Railways - Western RegionA small (165 x 100mm) booklet issued to operating staff describing how to operate the heaters. Scan courtesy of Steve Carter. It has separate chapters for suburban vehicles (Class 116 an 122) with semi-automatic controls, Cross-Country (Class 120) with semi-automatic controls and Cross-Country (Class 119) with fully automatic controls. |
August 1959 |
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B.U.T. Service Bulletins |
British United TractionNot strictly a manual, but the Bulletins were issued as updates to the manuals, and were very technical. |
1950s onwards |
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British Railways 460 B.H.P.50000 Series Cars Traction Equipment |
British United TractionThe manual for vehicles supplied with the Leyland Albion 230 H.P. engines. |
1950s |
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British Railways Diesel Train'A' & 'L' Type Units (50,000 series) Overhaul Manual |
British United TractionThe standard manual for most Blue Square DMUs, also relevant to the 5xxxx series White Circle cars. |
Mid - late 1950s |
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BUT Maintenance Manual Lightweights |
British United TractionA maintenance manual for Yellow Diamond vehicles. |
1950s |
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BUT Maintenance Manual Swindon 79xxx |
British United TractionA maintenance manual for Swindon 79xxx vehicles. |
1950s |
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BUT Overhaul Manual Lightweights |
British United TractionAn overhaul manual for Yellow Diamond vehicles. It is the material in the maintenance manual duplicated with extra pages in each section. |
1950s |
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BUT Overhaul Manual Swindon 79xxx |
British United TractionAn overhaul manual for Swindon 79xxx vehicles. It is the material in the maintenance manual duplicated with extra pages in each section. |
1950s |
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BUT Spare Parts CatalogueAEC Section |
British United TractionLots of catalogue numbers and exploded diagrams. |
1950s |
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BUT Spare Parts CatalogueLeyland Section |
British United TractionLots of catalogue numbers and exploded diagrams. |
1950s |
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BUT Spare Parts CatalogueSelf Changing Gears Ltd Section |
British United TractionEvery single nut and bolt that went into the S.G. gearboxes described in detail, plus some great exploded diagrams. |
1950s |
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Service Manual BUT Traction EquipmentBritish Railways Diesel Railbus |
British United TractionDetailed service manual for the BUT parts (engine / gearbox / controls etc.) on a diesel railbus. |
1958 |
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A.C. Generator EquipmentMaintenance Instructions |
C.A.V. LimitedMaintenance for CAV AC8 Alternators. |
Undated. |
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Generators Type AC8Spare Parts List |
C.A.V. LimitedThe Spare Parts list for AC8 Generators with exploded diagrams. |
Undated |
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RectifiersSpare Parts List |
C.A.V. LimitedA spare parts list with exploded diagrams for the CAV rectifier. |
Undated. |
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Compressors(Service Data) |
Clayton DewandrePossibly not for any specific railcar compressor but as useful guide as to how they work. |
Circa 1954 |
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Rotary ExhausterFor Railcars - REGA 242-1 |
Clayton DewandreThis type of exhauster was fairly standard throughout DMUs and here is the official literature on it from the manufacturer. There are two versions of page 2 in the pdf, one is from a later version with alternate diagrams. |
October 1955 |
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HeatersService & Instruction Manual |
DragonairDragonair heaters were fitted to some DMUs (such as Class 110s) from new, but were less numerous than the Smiths brand, and were less successful and were soon replaced. This volume cover the DVLA/80 type, rated at 80,000 btu. |
undated |
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Instruction Book for Gresham's Quick Release Vacuum Brake EquipmentOn British Railways Railcars |
Gresham and CravenBasically a compilation of drawings and details of parts used, and schematics of the braking systems. This, and other G&C documents, can be found in the Gresham & Craven section. |
1950s |
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"Liliput" Dual RegulatorType L/T2 |
J. Stone & Co.A detailed look at the Regulator. |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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"Tonum" Control PanelType S>80/T2 or S.300/T2 Enclosure: Open |
J. Stone & Co.A look at the Tonum Control panel with open enclosure. Only the first page available in pdf. |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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"Tonum" Generator Control PanelType S.80/T2 and S.300/T2 Enclosure: Totally Enclosed |
J. Stone & Co.A description of the totally enclosed control panel. |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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"Tonum" Generator Control PanelType S.80/T2 and S.300/T2 |
J. Stone & Co.A look at the Tonum Control Panel |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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Train LightingIntroduction |
J. Stone & Co.Introduction to how the train lighting equipment works. |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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Train LightingControl Panel Type S.300/T2 or S.80/T2 |
J. Stone & Co.A Description of the workings of the control panel. |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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Train Lighting SystemThe Lamp Resistance |
J. Stone & Co.Describes the lamp resistance. Only the first page available. |
Undated, thought to be circa 1950s |
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"Tonum" Control PanelWiring Diagram |
J. Stones & Co.The wiring diagram for the Tonum Control Panel |
Undated - thought to be circa 1950s |
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Laycock-Sprague WipersInstallation and Service Instructions |
LaycockCourtesy of Dennis Raymond Hoy, for North British Locos but only the sweep angles will be different for DMUs. These were fitted to Derby Lightweights, Class 100s, 104s, 105s and some 108s (and maybe others?). |
1950a |
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Smiths Combustion Heating EquipmentSpare Parts List |
S. Smith & SonsThis document has many useful exploded diagrams showing the construction of the heaters which were re-used in many other heater documents. It's an early issue and so covers the early heater designs. |
March 1960 |
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18" and 20" Fluid Clutch |
Self-Changing Gears LtdNowadays more commonly known as a fluid flywheel this is for the type fitted to AEC and Leyland 150hp engines. In general the 18" was fitted to 79xxx series vehicles and the 20" to later builds. |
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Air Operated Railcar Gearbox Type R14 |
Self-Changing Gears LtdA promotional brochure. |
1955 |
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Assembly of the Type R14 Gearbox |
Self-Changing Gears LtdAn illustrated step-by-step guide to assembly. |
1950s |
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Type R14 GearboxService Manual |
Self-Changing Gears LtdThis is straight out the BUT 50,000 series overhaul manual. |
1950s |
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Type RF28 Final Drive UnitService Manual |
Self-Changing Gears LtdDescription, servicing, overhaul & spare parts. |
1950s |
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Type SE4 GearboxService Manual |
Self-Changing Gears LtdDescription, servicing, overhaul & spare parts. |
1950s |
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Air Pressure Wipe MotorsFitting Instructions |
TricoInstructions for connecting wiper motors with the control valves and assembling the wiper arms and blades. A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moon Consulting website. |
November 1962 |
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