Paul Holmes collection of rail enthusiast notebooks

Made:
1965-1967

Notebooks, paper, with buckram-covered card covers, rail enthusiast notebooks of Paul Holmes, 1965 to 1967. Three of the notebooks contain numbered 'logs' of journeys, mainly on BR (Southern Region) behind Bullied Pacifics, but also some specials including a journey behind Flying Scotsman (Log 173, autographed by Alan Pegler when he gave a talk at the donor's school). Logs consist of timings, stops, loco details, number of coaches and frequently the driver's name. They run from 10 July 1965 to 16 April 1967. There is one notebook of duplicated logs, one of mileage done by Bullied Pacifics, and a spotting notebook from various trips. The notebooks have cuttings from railway magazines inserted, and other entries such as a list of named Brush Type 4 diesels.

Details

Category:
Archive Collections
Object Number:
2016-7035
Materials:
paper (fibre product), cardboard and cotton (fibre)
type:
notebooks
credit:
P. Holmes