The second of two volumes, from author Hugh Longworth, detailing the coaching stock inherited by British Railways in 1948. This book provides encyclopaedic coverage of coaching stock inherited from Southern Railway and LMS, with details such as numbers, dates and diagrams included for each coach type. For each vehicle type, a diagram and basic details are provided, along with a list of all known vehicles of that type. For each vehicle, numbers are listed, along with renumbering details, entry into service dates, withdrawal dates, preservation status and further use. Hardback. 496 pages.