Training Manuals
 | BR and BR-WR AWS ManualRM&EE Training Centre, Swindon | British RailA look how the BR and dual (WR/BR) AWS systems work. It also covers locomotives. A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website. | December 1974 | |
 | Diesel Mechanical Multiple UnitsMotive Power Training School Southern Region | British RailAlthough not generally associated with mechanical DMUs, there was DMMU workings onto the Region from outside, and this booklet shows that some of their staff were obviously trained on them. It's a great booklet for covering all the basic technical details about how they work. | February 1963 | |
 | Diesel Multiple UnitsGenerating Equipment & Combustion Heaters | British RailTSU/89/99 A very useful training document, giving a basic outline of their working and servicing & fault finding details. | 19th April 1989 | |
 | Diesel Multiple UnitsElectrical | British RailTSU/88/63 A training manual on how the major electrical components (starter motors, heaters and generating equipment) work. A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website. | 1988 | |
 | DMU Mechanical (Supplement)CM&EE Training Centre, Swindon | British RailDeals with the Leyland 680 engine in detail, with many pages from the Leyland service manual. Includes page at the end on injector colours. A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website. | 1980s | |
 | BUMF! 2Better Understanding of Maintenance Facts | British Rail - Western RegionProduced by the Maintenance Section at Reading Depot | August 1969 | |
 | BUMF! 3Better Understanding of Maintenance Facts | British Rail - Western RegionProduced by the Maintenance Section at Reading Depot | November 1969 | |
 | Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit TrainsCM&EE Training Centre, Swindon | British Rail - Western RegionBR 33057/16 A training manual for staff on the underframe components. A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website. | June 1982 | |
 | HINTS for Maintenance StaffIn the London Area Western Region | British Rail London Area Technical Team Old Oak CommonA small guide on common maintenance tasks (setting a fuel injection pump, engine synchronisation, glow plug servicing and checking the fluid coupling level). A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website. | April 1989 | |
 | Lecture Notes and DrawingsDiesel Training School, Derby | British Railways - London Midland RegionThe original May 1958 issue, plus amendments / new sheets issued in 1959 and 1960. | May 1958 | |
 | Diesel Rail CarsWR CM&EE Dept - An Introductory Description | British Railways - Western RegionA look at how the underframe components work. A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website, which also includes a supplement dated January 1958. | July 1956 | |
 | Coupling Procedure | British Transport FilmsA filmstrip produced to show the correct method of joining two Diesel Multiple Units. | circa 1971 | |
 | Questions And Answers on Multiple Unit DieselsAnd Diesel Electric Shunts | Stourbridge Mutual Improvement ClassAimed at drivers, in it DMUs are referred to as MUDs (Multiple Unit Diesels)! A PDF of this manual can be found on the Silver Moor Consulting website. | 1958 | |