The product of many years of research by author Chris Sambrook this book details the many railway carriage and wagon building firms for which Great Britain was once noted. Not only the major builders, such as Charles Roberts, Gloucester RC&W, Birmingham RC&W and Hurst Nelson covered but so are many dozen of the smaller businesses, some almost one-man bands.

The companies have been listed out alphabetically with the links between firms highlighted for ease of cross reference. This was necessary as many of the firms followed on one from another or had members of wagon building family dynasties connected with them - something which only became apparent when actually compiling the volume. It makes a wonderful contribution to British industrial and railway history forming an invaluable source both for historians and for those with an interest in carriage and wagon production.

This book is a natural companion to the many books detailing private owner wagons by owner/operator which have been published, including the Lightmoor volumes by Keith Turton and Ian Pope.

200pages, 275mm x 215mm, printed on gloss art paper with printed board covers.