I have written some articles for use on the LTSV-RD website. Those that relate to a particular type of train are called Profiles, while those on more general topics are called Articles. Both can be accessed from the menu in the More section. Here is the Articles List page, which shows there are 15 articles, although 6 of these are not yet available.


You can filter or sort the articles list as normal, or click on any active article title to read it. Here is the view page for the article on current stock numbering.


Somewhat out of place in a website about British trains is one I wrote about travelling to East Germany in the 1980s! This does illustrate that articles will eventually all offer a downloadable PDF version.

I hope to have all the existing articles (and perhaps some new ones) finished during 2023.


Profiles were a feature of my original LTSV Wagons website (launched in 2008), and many were adapted for use on LTSV-RD. This is the Profiles List page.


The list of profiles can be filtered by entering a search term (here hopper), or by selecting a Category. Note that the first two categories in the drop-down enable you to view profiles about types that are still current, or types that are withdrawn. As always, click on the Apply Filters button to apply any selected filters.


Clicking on any profile's image or title will open the Profile Details page. Profiles all share a common format, though they vary considerably in length and detail. This is one of the shorter ones. Small photos on the right are links to photos on other websites.


More recent profiles will tend to be longer, with more detail and in-line photos (which can be clicked to view full-size). Some also have references to show the source of bits of information. Either hover over any superscript number (as shown), or click on it.


Clicking on a reference will take you to the references table at the bottom of the profile. Note that links in this section are to details of the publications in LTSV-RD reviews, rather than to the publications themselves. Below the references are links to other webpages of relevance.


Below the links, any related Notes will be shown, while below that will be a list of Data tags. These are links that will take you to the detail pages for related batches, designs or TOPS codes.