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Volume Number 0 Introductory Issue August 1986
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BR LMS Pacific No. 46245 'City of London' at Camden shed Locomotives Camden London 0 1
  Shedmaster P.N.Townsend People     0 4
BR A view of King's Cross shed in 1961 Railway Premises Kings Cross London 0 4
BR Checking an A4 crosshead for play Miscellaneous Kings Cross London 0 5
BR The running foreman's office Miscellaneous Kings Cross London 0 5
BR Track Diagram - King's Cross 'Top shed' 1960's Miscellaneous Kings Cross London 0 6
BR Views round the shed Miscellaneous Kings Cross London 0 7
BR An A1 Pacific 60141 'Abbotsford' at King's Cross shed Locomotives Kings Cross London 0 8
BR An N2 at King's Cross shed Locomotives Kings Cross London 0 8
BR Views round the shed Miscellaneous Kings Cross London 0 9
BR Line up of six different classes at King's Cross Locomotives Kings Cross London 0 10
BR Decline of the Diesels Locomotives     0 11
BR 49 tons of scrap - what is left of D3494 Locomotives Kettering Northampton 0 11
BR St Philip's Marsh dump, Bristol Locomotives Bristol Bristol 0 12
BR The shell of class 40, 40173 in Perth goods yard Locomotives Perth Perth 0 13
BR Witness at Whiteball Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 14
BR No 6867 'Peterston Grange' passing Burlescombe box in 1954 Locomotives Burlescombe Taunton 0 14
BR 2-6-2 T No. 4136 waits while No. 6848 'Toddington Grange' passes Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 15
BR No 6946 'Heatherden Hall' entering Burlescombe station Locomotives Burlescombe Taunton 0 15
BR Mogul No. 9301 making a determined effort at the bank Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 16
BR 6009 'King Charles II let off lightly with only 10 corridors Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 17
BR No 1003 'County of Wilts' passing Whiteball sidings box displaying its new roof Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 17
  A 'Castle' 7001 'Sir James Milne' with a train of LMS stock Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 18
BR Just for a change a 'Britannia' pacific 70015 Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 0 18
BR Locomotive colouring Locomotives     0 19
BR A3 60055 'Woolwinder' getting a 'lick and a promise' Locomotives     0 20
BR Inside Leeds Holbeck shed Railway Premises Holbeck Leeds 0 21
BR A painting of BR class 4 2-6-0 76069 at Guildford shed Locomotives Guildford Guildford 0 22
BR BR 9F 2-10-0 92173 at Totton shed Locomotives Totton Southampton 0 23
BR ex GW 2-8-0 3824 at Swindon in ex works condition Locomotives Swindon Swindon 0 23
BR W.D.2-8-0 90611 at Burnley 'fallen on hard times' Locomotives Burnley Burnley 0 23
BR Bulleid's brilliance? Locomotives     0 24
  35018 'British India Line' and 35020 'Bibby Line' at Southampton Locomotives Southampton Southampton 0 24
BR Port Line' 35027 at Folkestone Jn. Locomotives Folkestone Jn. Folkestone 0 24
BR Port Line' 35027 with the 'Golden Arrow' at Victoria Locomotives Victoria London 0 24
Southern 35018 'British India Line' near Winchfield Locomotives Winchfield Basingstoke 0 25
  Into the night, a view of 35026 'Lamport and Holt Line' waiting for the road Locomotives Southampton Southampton 0 25
BR Standard studies Locomotives     0 26
BR A 9F on a Consett iron ore train near Leadgate Locomotives Leadgate Tyneside 0 26
BR BR Std class 4 No. 75033 climbing Talerdigg Bank Locomotives Talerdigg Bank Machynlleth 0 26
BR Class 5 4-6-0 73097 passing Coleham box Shrewsbury Locomotives Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 0 27
BR The Fawley branch Branch Line     0 28
BR An RCTS railtour on the Fawley branch with two U.S.A. class 0-6-0's nos. 30064 and 30073 Locomotives     0 28
Southern Fawley in Southern days with 0-4-4 T No. 191 Locomotives Fawley Southampton 0 29
Southern The first passenger train at Fawley in 1925 Locomotives Fawley Southampton 0 29
Southern The first passenger train at Hyde Locomotives Hyde Stalybridge 0 29
BR Class 3MT 2-6-2 T at Fawley Locomotives Fawley Southampton 0 30
BR ex LSW class M7 leaving Marchwood Locomotives Marchwood Southampton 0 30
BR Track Diagram - Fawley branch Miscellaneous     0 30
Southern Adam's class A12 0-4-2 No. 611 leaving the Fawley branch at Totton Locomotives Totton Southampton 0 31
Southern Totton station in 1940 Railway Premises Totton Southampton 0 31
BR Three views of Fawley in 1952 Railway Premises Fawley Southampton 0 32
BR Track diagram - Fawley - 1925 Miscellaneous Fawley Southampton 0 33
BR Track diagram - Hardley Halt - 1957 Miscellaneous Hardley Halt Southampton 0 33
BR Track diagram - Hythe - 1925 Miscellaneous Hythe Southampton 0 33
BR Track diagram - Marchwood - 1925 Miscellaneous Marchwood Southampton 0 33
BR Disaster at Weedon Accident Weedon Northampton 0 34
  The grim sight at Weedon about two hours after the accident on 21st Sept '51 Accident Weedon Northampton 0 35
BR Track diagram of an accident recovery Accident Weedon Northampton 0 37
GC Great Central genesis views of building and opening the line Main Line     0 38
GC Marylebone takes shape Miscellaneous Marylebone London 0 38
GC The very lavish contractor's compound Miscellaneous     0 38
GC A 4-4-0 No. 859 on its way to Marylebone passing Brackley Central Locomotives Brackley Banbury 0 39
GC The almost inevitable opening banquet! Miscellaneous Marylebone London 0 39
GC The inaugural run - a silver lever to start locomotive 861 Miscellaneous Marylebone London 0 39
BR Steam locomotive boilers Technical     0 40
BR Diagram of a superheated boiler Technical     0 40
BR A BR class 78xxx having a boiler washout Miscellaneous Willesden London 0 41
BR Locomotives at Hookagate sidings for disposal Locomotives Hooksgate Shrewsbury 0 42
RCTS Yesterday's observer Jan 1948 Miscellaneous     0 42
RCTS Yesterday's observer Jan 1963 Miscellaneous     0 43
GW Diesel Railcar 8 in original condition at Dudley Locomotives Dudley Birmingham 0 44
  Colour files - Sheepridge No. 23 Locomotives     0 45
BR Colour files - Wellow station S & D Railway Premises Wellow Bath 0 45
BR The last of steam on Shap Locomotives Shap Shap 0 48
 

Volume 1
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Number 1 Spring 1987
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BR GW modified 'Hall' No. 7901 'Dodington Hall heads north near Thorpe Mandeville Locomotives Thorpe Mandeville Banbury 1 1
BR The Country railway - In retrospect Branch Line     1 4
BR Ryhall and Belmisthorpe station with very carefully tended flower beds Railway Premises Ryhall Stamford 1 4
BR The Tavistock motor train rattles along with ex GW 2-6-2T No. 5572 seen near Yelverton Locomotives Yelverton Plymouth 1 4
GW Railway staff in Victorian times at Madeley [Shropshire] Miscellaneous Madeley Birmingham 1 5
BR The Country railway - Return to Kerry Branch Line     1 6
BR A pair of 'Terriers to head the last BR railtour over the Kent and East Sussex Lt Rly. Locomotives Robertsbridge Hastings 1 6
LSW A very grandiose Axminster station Railway Premises Axminster Honiton 1 6
GE A very sleepy Bluntisham in GE. days Railway Premises Bluntisham Cambridge 1 6
BR The Kerry branch freight near Middle Mile in 1956 Locomotives Middle Mile Mid Wales 1 7
BR The remnants of Kerry station Railway Premises Kerry Llanidloes 1 8
BR Track diagram - Kerry station Miscellaneous Kerry Llanidloes 1 8
BR Track diagram - the Kerry branch Miscellaneous Kerry Mid Wales 1 8
BR The Marshalling yard Miscellaneous     1 9
BR Tyne marshalling yard in 1963 Railway Premises   Tyneside 1 9
BR Tyne marshalling yard in 1963 Railway Premises   Tyneside 1 10
LNE Whitemoor marshalling yard in 1929 - four views Railway Premises Whitemoor Peterborough 1 11
LNE Whitemoor marshalling yard in 1929 Railway Premises Whitemoor Peterborough 1 12
LNE Whitemoor marshalling yard in 1929 Railway Premises Whitemoor Peterborough 1 13
BR Portobello [Edinburgh] marshalling yard [West End] with Reid N.B. N15/1 69173 Railway Premises Portobello Edinburgh 1 14
BR Station studies - A Cheshire trio - Chelford - two views of very contrasting dates Railway Premises Chelford Macclesfield 1 15
BR Track diagram - Chelford Miscellaneous Chelford Macclesfield 1 15
BR Station studies - A Cheshire trio - Beeston Castle and Tarporley - two views Railway Premises Beeston Castle Chester 1 16
  Track diagram - Beeston Castle and Tarporley Miscellaneous Beeston Castle Chester 1 16
BR Station studies - A Cheshire trio - Beeston Castle and Tarporley - two views Railway Premises Beeston Castle Chester 1 17
BR Station studies - A Cheshire trio - Betley Road - two views Railway Premises Betley Road Crewe 1 18
BR Track diagram - Betley Road Miscellaneous Betley Road Crewe 1 18
BR Station studies - A Cheshire trio - Betley Road - two views Railway Premises Betley Road Crewe 1 19
BR A complete recovery Accident Shawford Winchester 1 20
BR Accident recovery - three views Accident Shawford Winchester 1 20
BR Accident recovery - two views Accident Shawford Winchester 1 21
BR A complete recovery Accident Hither Green London 1 22
BR Accident recovery - three views Accident Hither Green London 1 22
BR Scottish contrasts - A type 2 Bo-Bo D 5363 leaving Ballachulish Ferry Locomotives Ballachulish Fort William 1 23
BR Scottish contrasts - ex LMS 0-4-4 T No. 55263 at North Connel station Locomotives North Connel Oban 1 23
BR Swindon 4-6-0's - No. 6863 'Dolhywel Grange' on a ballast train through St Mary's Crossing Halt Locomotives St Mary's Crossing Stroud 1 24
BR Swindon 4-6-0's - No. 4077 'Chepstow Castle' fresh from overhaul at Swindon Locomotives Swindon Swindon 1 24
BR Swindon 4-6-0's - No. 6001 'King Edward VII north of Rowington Junction Locomotives Rowington Junction Warwick 1 25
BR Snow - seasonal portraits - ex LMS 8F heading for Chinley Locomotives Chinley Chapel-en-le-Frith 1 26
BR Snow - seasonal portraits - an unidentified WD 2-8-0 climbs Stockton Bank Locomotives Stockton Bank Stockton 1 27
BR Snow - seasonal portraits - memorial to steam at Huddersfield - a brazier to keep the water flowing Miscellaneous Huddersfield Huddersfield 1 27
BR LNW Survivor -Class G2A 0-8-0 No. 48895 on at pick-up goods returning to Wolverhampton Locomotives Wolverhampton Birmingham 1 28
BR LNW Survivor -Class G2A 0-8-0 No. 48895 shunting at Wednesfield station Locomotives Wednesfield Birmingham 1 28
BR Stratford shed - all change Railway Premises Stratford London 1 29
BR Jubilee shed Stratford or what was left of it in 1962 Railway Premises Stratford London 1 30
BR Liverpool Street station Railway Premises Liverpool Street London 1 30
BR North Woolwich station Railway Premises North Woolwich London 1 30
BR Drivers Jimmy Weston and Jack Sheppard People     1 31
BR Liverpool Street station - the Liverpool Street pilots Railway Premises Liverpool Street London 1 31
BR Interiors of Stratford sheds Railway Premises Stratford London 1 32
BR Interiors of Stratford sheds - three views Railway Premises Stratford London 1 33
BR Written off Miscellaneous     1 34
BR A shed scene characteristic of the mid-sixties. - Bristol [Barrow Rd]. Locomotives Bristol Bristol 1 34
BR Radyr shed yard a few days after closure Railway Premises Radyr Cardiff 1 35
BR Steam did have its drawbacks - Ashpan raking, which was No. fun. Miscellaneous     1 35
BR Firing the steam locomotive Technical     1 36
BR Firebox door designs - an Southern 'School' and a GW 'King' Technical     1 36
LBSC Memories of the 'Brighton' - Lewes station c. 1902 Railway Premises Lewes Lewes 1 38
LBSC A view of Brighton shed pre Sept 1903 Railway Premises Brighton Brighton 1 39
LBSC The last train over the Shoreham Viaduct - Gladstone class 0-4-2 'De La Warr' Locomotives Shoreham Brighton 1 39
LBSC Brighton Locomotive works erecting shop Railway Premises Brighton Brighton 1 40
LBSC Selsdon Road North Signal box with a 'Terrier' No. 70 'Poplar' Locomotives Shelsdon Road London 1 40
RCTS Yesterday's observer Feb 1960 Miscellaneous     1 41
RCTS Yesterday's observer - Our railways go to war - Sept 1939 to May? 1940 Miscellaneous     1 42
Southern Invasion precautions - painting out the name at Esher Miscellaneous Esher London 1 43
BR Colour files - LNER .B12 Locomotives     1 45
BR Colour files - Richmond station LNE Railway Premises Richmond Darlington 1 45
BR LSWR 0-4-4 shunting at Southampton Terminus Locomotives Southampton Southampton 1 48
 
Number 2 Summer 1987
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LNE Ex NER 0-6-0 T No. 8286 as the York station pilot Locomotives York York 1 49
NE North Road works, Darlington - The pre-grouping years Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 52
BR Darlington station in 1956 Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 52
LNE Darlington works yard in 1938 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 52
BR LNE B1 4-6-0 n0 61028 at Kensington in 1956 Locomotives Kensington London 1 52
NE Engine repair at Darlington Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 53
NE Darlington works - two views Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 54
NE Darlington works - two views Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 55
NE Darlington works - three views Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 56
NE North Easter class R1 4-4-0 built at Darlington and given the S & D loco number Locomotives     1 57
Veteran Stockton & Darlington 4-4-0 No. 238 [later NER 1238] built at Darlington Locomotives     1 57
NE Main line electric loco under construction in 1922 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 58
NE The first Raven No. 2400 outside the paintshop in 1922 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 58
NE N.E. class P3 0-6-0 at Darlington works Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 59
NE The midday exodus Miscellaneous Darlington Darlington 1 59
NE Track diagram - Darlington works in 1903 Miscellaneous Darlington Darlington 1 59
BR Brockenhurst in 1953 Locomotives Brockenhurst New Forest 1 60
BR Bulleid West Country Pacific No. 34019 Bideford at Brockenhurst Locomotives Brockenhurst New Forest 1 60
BR LSW Drummond T9 30289 leaving Brockenhurst for Bournemouth Locomotives Brockenhurst New Forest 1 61
BR Class S15 with the 5.05 Bournemouth to Waterloo at Lymington Jcn. Locomotives Lymington Jcn. New Forest 1 62
BR Lord Nelson class 30864 'Martin Frobisher' leaving Brockenhurst for Bournemouth Locomotives Brockenhurst New Forest 1 62
BR Class M7 0-4-4 T passing Lymington Jcn. box Locomotives Lymington Jcn. New Forest 1 63
BR Class Q No. 30549 leaving Brockenhurst for Lymington Pier with class M7 0-4-4T at the rear Locomotives Brockenhurst New Forest 1 63
BR More light on the Lickey Banker Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 64
Midland A demonstration of MR's No. 2290 0-10-0 headlamp Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 64
Midland Midland No. 2290 complete and under construction - five views Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 65
BR In tandem 0-10-0 and the Gresley Garratt banking together Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 66
BR The BR std 9F's which replaced the 0-10-0 Locomotives Vigo Bromsgrove 1 66
BR Banking after 'Bertha' Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 67
BR A train of tank wagons banked by a 9F and a pair of ex-GW 0-6-0-PT's Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 67
BR Ex-GW 2-8-0 5226 descends 'light engine' Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 67
BR Jinties 47502 and 47303 at Bromsgrove station assist 'The Devonian' Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 67
BR A quartet of 0-6-0 PT's assist an Esso tank wagon train at Vigo Locomotives Vigo Bromsgrove 1 68
BR Diesel bankers Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 1 68
BR The Princetown branch Branch Line Dartmoor Devon 1 69
BR 2-6-2 T No. 4410 in the branch bay at Yelverton Railway Premises Yelverton Plymouth 1 69
BR 2-6-2 T No. 4410 entering Dousland Railway Premises Dousland Plymouth 1 70
BR 2-6-2 T No. 4410 leaving Burrator and Sheeps Tor Railway Premises Burrator Plymouth 1 71
BR Ingra Tor station with a train winding down the hill behind it Railway Premises Ingra Tor Plymouth 1 71
BR Single cars Rolling Stock     1 72
BR A Derby 'lightweight' M79900 at Banbury [Merton Street] Railway Premises Banbury Banbury 1 72
BR A Gloucester RCW W55005 east of Leigh Court Railway Premises Leigh Court Worcester 1 72
BR A BR CW. product of the 5599x class near Spring Road station Railway Premises Spring Road Birmingham 1 73
BR AC Cars No. W 79977 at Tetbury Railway Premises Tetbury Stroud 1 73
BR Stanier six-coupled Locomotives     1 74
BR A 'Black Five' No. 45254 passing the site of Lochanhead station Locomotives Lochanhead Dumfries 1 74
BR No 46141 'The North Staffordshire Reg..' starting from Oxenholme Locomotives Oxenholme Kendal 1 75
BR Normanton shed with 'Black Five' No. 44902 alongside Jubilee 45562 'Alberta' Locomotives Normanton Normanton 1 75
BR A trio of signal boxes Signalling Beverley Beverley 1 76
BR A trio of signal boxes Signalling Havenhouse Skegness 1 76
BR A trio of signal boxes; Snaith West Signalling Snait West Goole 1 76
GW Gatecrasher! Miscellaneous     1 77
BR The Cromer branch Branch Line Cromer North Norfolk 1 78
BR B12 4-6-0 passing D15 4-4-0 at Norwich Locomotives Norwich Norwich 1 78
  A couple of tickets Miscellaneous     1 79
BR A four car Metro Cammell formation at Salhouse station Locomotives Salhouse Norwich 1 79
BR Track diagram - the Cromer branch Miscellaneous Cromer North Norfolk 1 79
  A single ticket Miscellaneous     1 80
  An early view of Wroxham station Railway Premises Wroxham Norwich 1 80
GE Holden oil-fired non stop Liverpool St. to Cromer passing Worstead Locomotives Worsted North Walsham 1 80
GE North Walsham station Railway Premises North Walsham North Norfolk 1 81
LNE The March 1938 timetable for the Cromer branch Miscellaneous Cromer North Norfolk 1 81
BR Claude Hamilton 4-4-0 leaving Cromer High Locomotives Cromer North Norfolk 1 82
BR Gunton station Railway Premises Gunton Cromer 1 82
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - Cromer Beach Miscellaneous Cromer North Norfolk 1 83
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - Cromer High Miscellaneous Cromer North Norfolk 1 83
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - Gunton Miscellaneous Gunton Cromer 1 83
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - North Walsham Miscellaneous North Walsham North Norfolk 1 83
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - Salhouse Miscellaneous Salhouse Norwich 1 83
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - Worstead Miscellaneous Worstead North Walsham 1 83
GE Track diagrams based on the GER 1919 system map with extra detail - Wroxham Miscellaneous Wroxham Norwich 1 83
GE An oil fired GER 4-4-0 backing onto its train at Cromer [High] Locomotives Wroxham Norwich 1 84
BR ex. GER 2-4-2 67225 waiting at Cromer Beach Locomotives Cromer North Norfolk 1 84
BR Steam locomotive lubrication Technical     1 85
BR Oiling a 'Castle' - two views Technical     1 85
GW Bygone Bristol Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 1 86
GW Bristol St Philip's Goods yard Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 1 86
GW 4-4-2 No. 190 'Waverley' passing Pyle Hill signal box Locomotives Pyle Hill Bristol 1 87
Midland Bristol Avonside wharf Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 1 87
GW Bristol Temple Mead's station Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 1 87
GW Temple Mead's from the east about 1937 possibly from a signal gantry Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 1 87
GW Temple Mead's including an very ugly streamlined No. 5005 'Manorbier Castle' Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 1 88
RCTS Yesterday's Observer - Our railways go to war - June - Sept 1940 Miscellaneous     1 89
Southern Some of the last troops to get here from Dunkirk - French soldiers at Dover Miscellaneous Dover Dover 1 90
  St John's Wood tunnel after temporary repair following bomb damage Bridge / Tunnel St John's Wood London 1 90
RCTS Yesterday's Observer - Feb 1950 Miscellaneous     1 91
BR Colour files - Llandovery Railway Premises Llandovery Carmarthen 1 93
BR Colour files - Southern E1/R 32697 Locomotives     1 93
BR AEI Bo-Bo Class AL1 E3021 climbing out of Runcorn Locomotives Runcorn Merseyside 1 96
 
Number 3 Autumn 1987
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BR Britannia Pacific 'Shooting Star' No. 70029on the 'Red Dragon' Locomotives     1 97
BR LMS Jubilee 'Victoria' in experimental BR green ex-works Derby [inset] Locomotives Derby Derby 1 97
BR Hazards on the line Miscellaneous     1 100
Caledonian A Caledonian notice - why use one word when twelve will do? A wordy warning at Meigle Miscellaneous Meigle Dundee 1 100
BR Normanton shed - general view Railway Premises Normanton Normanton 1 100
Veteran Severn & Wye joint rly warning notice in situ at Cinderford Miscellaneous Cinderford Gloucester 1 100
GE Over keenness!! The result of enthusiastic 'fly-shunting' Miscellaneous     1 102
Industrial 0-6-0 ST 'Newcastle' seemingly in the middle of a field! but actually on the British Sugar siding Locomotives     1 103
GW A 2-4-0 wading in Creech cutting in 1894 Locomotives Creech Taunton 1 104
NE A derailment due to mining near Skinnergrove NER Accident Skinnergrove Middlesborough 1 105
BR The down 'Pines Express' double headed about to enter Devonshire tunnel on the S & D Locomotives     1 105
BR The Banbury branch LNW Branch Line   Banbury 1 106
LT Looking east from the bridge at Verney Jn. A Met 'H' class ready to leave with a Baker St train Railway Premises Verney Junction Aylesbury 1 106
LNW Track diagram - the Banbury branch Miscellaneous   Banbury 1 106
LNW Buckingham station during construction in 1861 Railway Premises Buckingham Buckingham 1 107
  Two views of Mrs Allen at the small village station of Padbury People Padbury Buckingham 1 107
LMS Buckingham looking towards Banbury in 1933 Railway Premises Buckingham Buckingham 1 108
  Buckingham looking towards Verney Junction Railway Premises Buckingham Buckingham 1 108
BR Banbury branch stations Railway Premises Brackley Banbury 1 109
LMS Banbury branch stations Railway Premises Farthinghoe Banbury 1 109
  Fulwell & Westbury station Railway Premises Fulwell Buckingham 1 109
BR Banbury station - three views Railway Premises Banbury Banbury 1 110
BR Track diagram - Banbury Miscellaneous Banbury Banbury 1 111
BR Track diagram - Brackley Miscellaneous Brackley Banbury 1 111
BR Track diagram - Buckingham Miscellaneous Buckingham Buckingham 1 111
BR Track diagram - Buckingham Goods Yard Miscellaneous Buckingham Buckingham 1 111
BR Track diagram - Farthinghoe Miscellaneous Farthinghoe Banbury 1 111
BR Track diagram - Verney Junction Miscellaneous Verney Junction Aylesbury 1 111
LNW Timetable for the Banbury branch - 1909 Miscellaneous   Banbury 1 112
LNW A Beyer-Peacock No. 16a of the Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Jn Rly at Cockley Brake Locomotives Cockley Brake Banbury 1 113
BR A Diesel unit at an unidentified station which could be Cockley Brake Locomotives     1 113
BR BR Experimental Liveries 1948 Miscellaneous     1 114
BR Empty stock at Waterloo Rolling Stock Waterloo London 1 115
BR LMS class 5 4-6-0 44999 in lined black leaving Perth Locomotives Perth Perth 1 115
BR Experimental liveries - ex-GW 'Castle' 4091 'Dudley Castle' in dark green Locomotives Chippenham Chippenham 1 117
BR Experimental liveries - ex-LMS Patriot 45531 'Sir Fredrick Harrison' in apple green Locomotives Derby Derby 1 117
BR Experimental liveries - ex-LNE A4 60028 'Walter K Whigham' in dark blue Locomotives Grantham Grantham 1 117
BR Experimental liveries - ex-Southern Merchant Navy 35024 'East Asiatic Company' in dark blue Locomotives     1 117
BR On Southern branches Branch Line     1 118
BR Eridge station Railway Premises Eridge Tunbridge Wells 1 118
BR Swanage station Railway Premises Swanage Dorset 1 118
BR Rowfant station Railway Premises Rowfant Three Bridges 1 119
BR In the dumps - Storing redundant Steam locomotives Miscellaneous     1 120
BR Stored locomotives waiting the 'chop' Locomotives Bathgate Glasgow 1 120
BR Stored locomotives waiting the 'chop' Locomotives Carnbroe Livingston 1 120
BR Stored locomotives waiting the 'chop' Locomotives Bo'ness Edinburgh 1 121
BR Stored locomotives waiting the 'chop' Locomotives Redhill Reigate 1 121
BR The Hydraulic age Locomotives     1 122
BR Saltash station with D802 'Formidable' arriving Locomotives Saltash Plymouth 1 122
BR D 6320 at Laira depot Locomotives Laira Plymouth 1 123
BR D 7076 climbing away from Ledbury tunnel Locomotives Ledbury Hereford 1 123
BR D 1019 'Western Challenger' between Tyseley and Acock's Green Locomotives Acock's Green Birmingham 1 124
BR Diesels at Old Oak Common depot including D1000 in very grubby experimental 'sand' livery Locomotives Old Oak Common London 1 124
BR North Road works, Darlington - Grouping to closure. Railway Premises Darlington Darlington 1 125
LNE W1 No. 10000, the 'Hush-hush' Locomotives     1 125
LNE New D49 292 'The Southwold' Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 126
LNE The first Gresley class built at Darlington Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 126
LNE The pioneer B17 2810 Honingham Hall Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 126
LNE The first V2 No. 4776 under construction Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 127
LNE V2 4831 in the yard having its boiler filled for the first time Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 127
LNE Darlington built locomotives: A8 4-6-2 T No. 2162 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 128
BR Darlington built locomotives: Peppercorn pacific 60130 later called 'Kestrel' Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 128
LNE Darlington built locomotives: pioneer B1 8301 'Springbok' Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 128
LMS Darlington built locomotives: The first 8F 2-8-0 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 128
BR Darlington built locomotives: 4MT 2-6-0 43070 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 129
BR Darlington built locomotives: Darlington's first Diesel shunter 12103 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 129
BR Darlington built locomotives: The last to be built at Darlington was 2-6-2 T 84029 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 129
BR Darlington erecting shop with A4 60024, 8F 48272 and J27 65788 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 1 129
BR Station Studies Lancaster (Green Ayre) Railway Premises Lancaster Lancaster 1 130
LMS Lancaster [Green Ayres] station Railway Premises Lancaster Lancaster 1 130
Midland Track diagram Morecambe branch Miscellaneous   The Fylde 1 130
LMS Lancaster [Green Ayres] shed Railway Premises Lancaster Lancaster 1 131
LMS Two views of Lancaster [Green Ayres] station Railway Premises Lancaster Lancaster 1 131
LMS Lancaster [Green Ayres] North junction Railway Premises Lancaster Lancaster 1 132
LMS Lancaster [Green Ayres] shed Railway Premises Lancaster Lancaster 1 132
Midland Track diagram - Lancaster [Green Ayre] 1915 Miscellaneous Lancaster Lancaster 1 132
BR A four wheeled coaling tub still in use in 1966 Miscellaneous Lancaster Lancaster 1 133
  Track diagram - Lancaster Miscellaneous Lancaster Lancaster 1 133
BR Valves and Pistons Technical     1 134
  Valve gears Stephenson's and Walschaert's Technical     1 135
LT The Brill branch Branch Line Brill Aylesbury 1 136
LT LT No. 23 leaving Quainton Road Locomotives Quainton Road Aylesbury 1 136
LT Waddesdon Road station Railway Premises Waddesdon Road Aylesbury 1 136
LT Manning Wardle tank 'Brill No. 1' at Brill Locomotives Brill Aylesbury 1 137
LT Westcott station Railway Premises Westcott Aylesbury 1 137
LT Wotton station Railway Premises Wotton Aylesbury 1 137
LT An Aveling & Porter engine from the tramway now restored and in the LT museum at Covent Garden Locomotives     1 138
LT Rigid 8-wheeled coach used on the last train Rolling Stock     1 138
LT The last daylight train Locomotives     1 138
  Wooton Tramway paperwork Miscellaneous Wooton Aylesbury 1 138
RCTS Yesterday's Observer - Dec 1935 Miscellaneous     1 139
BR Colour files - Cattal, NER Railway Premises Cattal Harrogate 1 141
BR Colour files - LMS Pacific 46240 Locomotives     1 141
BR Mangotsfield station with a BR Std Class 5 and a LMS Royal Scot Railway Premises Mangotsfield Bristol 1 144
BR Ex LBSC 'Beachy Head' leaving Norwood Jcn. Locomotives Norwood Jn. London 1 145
 
Number 4 Winter 1987
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BR 2-6-2 T 5572 ready to leave Lostwithiel with the Fowey branch train Locomotives Lostwithiel St Austell 1 148
BR Castle No. 5069 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' appropriately crossing the Saltash viaduct Locomotives Saltash Plymouth 1 148
  The railway in Cornwall 1835 - 1914 Main Line   Cornwall 1 149
GW Cambourne station in 1892 Railway Premises Cambourne Penzance 1 150
  Track diagram - The railways of Cornwall Miscellaneous   Cornwall 1 150
GW Penzance station in the early 20th century Railway Premises Penzance Penzance 1 151
GW Express running through Chacewater station c. 1906 Railway Premises Chacewater Truro 1 152
GW Redruth station with Milnes-Daimler 28h.p. motor bus Railway Premises Redruth Redruth 1 152
GW Penponds viaduct in original condition Bridge / Tunnel Penponds Penzance 1 153
LSW Delabole station in LSW days Railway Premises Delabole Bodmin 1 154
GW Broad Gauge' certificate Miscellaneous     1 155
GW The first 'Limited' leaving Penzance in 1904 with 'Builldog' 4-4-0 No. 3450 'Swansea' Locomotives Penzance Penzance 1 155
GW Redruth station in 1906 Railway Premises Redruth Redruth 1 156
BR Cranbrook station Railway Premises Cranbrook Ashford 1 158
BR Class C 0-6-0 heads a Hawkhurst train on the last day of service Locomotives Cranbrook Ashford 1 158
BR Track diagram (thumbnail version!) of lines round Cranbrook Miscellaneous Cranbrook Ashford 1 158
BR Cranbrook station after the C class had left! Railway Premises Cranbrook Ashford 1 159
BR Track diagram Cranbrook station Miscellaneous Cranbrook Ashford 1 159
BR Cranbrook station building elevations Railway Premises Cranbrook Ashford 1 160
BR Cranbrook station looking toward Hawkhurst Railway Premises Cranbrook Ashford 1 160
BR Signalling diagram Miscellaneous Cranbrook Ashford 1 161
BR The 'St Trinians Belle' leaving Cranbrook empty after unloading Locomotives Cranbrook Ashford 1 161
LMS LMS sheds in London 1935 Railway Premises   London 1 162
LMS Camden shed with Royal Scot 6123 and Patriot 5527 Railway Premises Camden London 1 162
LMS Camden shed with Royal Scot 6144 Railway Premises Camden London 1 162
LMS Camden shed with a pair of Beyer Peacock Garretts nos. 4980 and 4968. Railway Premises Camden London 1 163
LMS Camden shed with Claughton 5999 Railway Premises Camden London 1 163
LMS Plaistow shed with 4-4-2 T's nos. 2130 and 2150 Railway Premises Plaistow London 1 164
LMS Plaistow shed with ex-LTS 4-4-2 T No. 2109 Railway Premises Plaistow London 1 164
Southern A green Atlantic - Ex LBSC No. 2421 'South Foreland' Locomotives     1 165
BR Crossings Signalling     1 166
BR Level crossing at Firsby station ex GN Miscellaneous Firsby Skegness 1 166
BR Level crossing 'Tramway crossing' between Sutton-on-sea and Mablethorpe ex GN Miscellaneous Mablethorpe Grimsby 1 166
BR Level crossing at Baynards on the ex-LBSC Horsham to Guildford line Miscellaneous Baynards Guildford 1 167
BR Level crossing at Marsh Brook just north of Craven Arms Miscellaneous Craven Arms Craven Arms 1 167
BR Close-up on the A4 Locomotives     1 168
BR No 60008 A4 'Dwight D Eisenhower' Locomotives     1 168
BR The crew of 'Quicksilver' waiting for the 'right away' at Doncaster Locomotives Doncaster Doncaster 1 168
BR Merlin' at Haymarket [Edinburgh] shed having a clean Locomotives Haymarket Edinburgh 1 169
BR Sir Nigel Gresley' backing on at Glasgow [Buchan Street] Locomotives Buchan Street Glasgow 1 169
BR Type 4's in action - D1823 descending Shap with a load of soda ash tanks Locomotives Shap Shap 1 170
BR Type 4's in action - D231 west of Berkswell Locomotives Berkswell Coventry 1 170
BR Type 4's in action - D217 climbing past Greenholme towards Shap Locomotives Greenholme Shap 1 171
BR Type 4's in action - D75 passing Cotehill south of Carlisle with a BR std 5 to provide train heating Locomotives Cotehill Carlisle 1 171
BR Working with wagons Rolling Stock     1 172
BR A Black Five No. 44865 in a mixture of rolling stock at Stechford Locomotives Stechford Birmingham 1 172
BR Western approach to Wootton Bassett station with coal train headed by Churchward 2-8-0 No. 3846 Locomotives Wootton Bassett Swindon 1 172
BR GW 0-6-0 PT 3732 arriving at Presthope Locomotives Presthope Shrewsbury 1 173
  Carnage at Cashmore's - scrapping steam locomotives Miscellaneous     1 175
  Cutting up a WD 2-8-0 No. 90541 - the cutting torch setting light to the acculumated grease Miscellaneous Great Bridge Birmingham 1 175
GW No 6906 'Chicheley Hall' is not long for this world Miscellaneous Great Bridge Birmingham 1 176
  Great Bridge yard - four views Miscellaneous Great Bridge Birmingham 1 177
  Great Bridge yard - two views Miscellaneous Great Bridge Birmingham 1 178
  Newport yard - view from Octopus Bridge Miscellaneous Newport Birmingham 1 179
  Newport yard - four views Miscellaneous Newport Birmingham 1 180
  Great Bridge yard - two views Miscellaneous Great Bridge Birmingham 1 181
BR Valve gears Technical     1 182
BR Diagram of Stephenson Valve gear Technical     1 182
BR Diagram of Walschaert Valve gear Technical     1 183
  Ironstone engines Locomotives Corby Corby 1 184
  Ironstone locomotives at Corby - two views of std gauge pannier tanks Locomotives Corby Corby 1 184
  Ironstone locomotives at Corby - two views of narrow gauge pannier tanks Locomotives Corby Corby 1 185
  Ironstone locomotives at Corby - a view of the entire fleet (5) of narrow gauge locomotives Locomotives Corby Corby 1 186
  Ironstone locomotives at Corby - two views of std gauge pannier tanks Locomotives Corby Corby 1 186
RCTS Yesterday's Observer April 1955 Miscellaneous     1 187
BR Colour files - GW 2-6-0 No. 4358 Locomotives     1 189
BR Colour files - Settle station L.Midland Railway Premises Settle Yorkshire 1 189
BR Ex Caledonian Pickersgill 4-4-0 at Blairgowrie Locomotives Blairgowrie Perth 1 192

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