OUT NOW (Published July 2021):

D1009 Western Invader takes centre stage in this volume of the Western Chronicles. The last Western to leave Laira, with engines and cooler groups sold to a Dutch firm and withdrawn because of the flimsiest of reasons, D1009 is a fascinating read. Not only that, new information proves that D1009 was not the last to leave Swindon with yellow buffer beams in maroon.
Add to this the locomotive’s last hurrah and moment in the spotlight on the Westerns South Western Tour, and the loco which had three repaints, is a must have for those who remember the golden age of the hydraulics and the hot summer of 1976. A5 size, dust jacket, colour and black and white and 60 pages, on glossy paper, this book enjoys FREE postage and packing, retailing at just £16.99. It is another gem.