Specialist Transport Publications publish spotting books for a variety of rail and road vehicles, and sea vessels.

Our books give you up to date fleet lists of Railway Locomotives, Coaching and Wagon stock, Trams, and Metros, Ships and Road vehicles as appropriate. We cover the current, historic and preserved eras, and many of our books cover Europe as well as Britain.

"ST Publications produce spotting books made by spotters for spotters"

Latest News

  • Are you going spotting around the Cologne area of Germany on the 9th, 10th and 11th of September this year? The STP team will be spending those days in the area but mainly at Gremberg Yard, so if you are in the area please come along and say Hello! It is going to be a “STP and Friends” meeting as we have already had several people who have promised to come and join us!
  • And now for something completely different! - we are pleased to announce the launch of our bespoke book service in which you can "mix and match" any of the sections from our existing books, enabling you to have in your book(s) exactly what you require. For example, fancy a book with all the current UK locos and Units in, plus all the Preserved ones too? Or one containing just the locos of Switzerland, Austria and Hungary? Or a book containing First, Stagecoach, and Arriva buses, plus Eddie lorries too! Or even one with just coaches in? Plus you can also have your own favourite photos on the covers. If having your own tailor-made book appeals to you, please email us with your requirements for a quote.
  • Coming soon - More European Datafiles 2013 versions! The next releases will cover the Railways of Iberia and Scandinavia. The old versions are therefore no longer being published. The remaining new 2013 books will be available soon.
  • American Freight Cars. For the enthusiast who requires technical data on American wagons, help is at hand via a series of books available from DGCasdorph.com. Click here for more details
--We will be adding many more titles in the near future, so please keep on checking our site.

Latest Releases:

TitlePricePublished
Grounded Vans£9.00May, 2013
European Shipping Fleet 2013 - Passenger Vessels, Tugs and Others£13.00May, 2013
European Shipping Fleet 2013 -Tankers£14.00May, 2013
European Shipping Fleet 2013 - Cargo Vessels Vol. 2£14.00May, 2013
European Shipping Fleet 2013 - Cargo Vessels Vol 1£14.00May, 2013
UK Preserved Locos, Units, Track Machines and Trams 2013£12.50Mar, 2013
UK Preserved Coaches 2013£13.00Mar, 2013
Trams of Eastern Europe 2013£13.00Mar, 2013
UK Preserved Wagons 2013£13.00Mar, 2013
Eddie Lorry Fleet Spring 2013£11.00Mar, 2013

Please Order:-
ORDER ONLINE, by clicking the "Add to Cart" button on the book page,
OR BY POST AND CHEQUE, click Order form for our order form.
Please send to ST Publications, 51 Kendal St., Wigan, WN6 7DJ
OR ORDER BY BACS, If you do NOT wish to pay by Paypal or cheque, we can accept payments by BACS, simply email us with details of your order (please quote our STP book number), and we will email you straight back with our bank details
If you have any queries, click here to email us or phone 07760 284494.

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