Bob Farmer's Index To Back Track Magazine Entries.

Back Track Magazine Volume No.21

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Number 1 January 2007

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BR A pair of 'Western' diesel hydraulics, D1015 ochre and D1006 in maroon Locomotives Bristol Bristol 21 1

Steam at the Peak 21 4

BR Ex WD 0-6-0ST LNER class J94 no 68013 Locomotives Cromford Wharf High Peak 21 4

BR Kitson built LMS 0-4-0ST no 47000 in its ecclesiastical engine shed Locomotives Sheep Pasture High Peak 21 4

BR Ex North London railway 0-6-0T no 58850 Locomotives Middleton Top High Peak 21 5

BR Ex WD 0-6-0ST LNER class J94 no 68006 Locomotives Hopton Incline High Peak 21 5

BR No 47007 replaced sister engine no 47000 Locomotives Sheep Pasture High Peak 21 5

Pride and Polish; The story of the 'Bristolian' 21 6

GW GWR Castle no 5022 Wigmore Castle arrives at Bristol Locomotives Bristol Bristol 21 6

BR King George I no 6006 with the Bristolian nera Thingley junction Locomotives Thingley Jn. Bath 21 6

BR King Richard III no 6015 at Bristol Locomotives Bristol Bristol 21 8

GW No 6000 King George V near Thingley junction Locomotives Thingley Jn. Bath 21 8

GW A fortunately very short attempt at streamling. No 6014 Henry VII Locomotives Bristol Bristol 21 9

GW No 7006 Lydford Castle arrives at Paddington c 1958 Locomotives Paddington London 21 10

BR The Sunday version of the Merchant Venturer behind no 6024 King Edward I Locomotives Corsham Bath 21 10

BR A clean Chester Castle no 7016 ready to leave Paddington Locomotives Paddington London 21 12

BR No 7027 Thornbury Castle leaves Box tunnel Locomotives Box Bath 21 13

BR Cardiff Castle no 4075 leaves Paddington under Westbourne Terrace bridge Locomotives Paddington London 21 14

BR Castle no 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe has just arrived at Bristol Locomotives Bristol Bristol 21 14

Consett Iron ore train regulations 21 15

BR No 63874 an O1, a 1944 Thompson rebuild of the Great Central O4 Locomotives Tyne Dock Tyneside 21 15

The ore gantry at Tyne Dock Locomotives Tyne Dock Tyneside 21 15

BR No 63460 was a NER Q7 Locomotives Tyne Dock Tyneside 21 16

BR The BR replacement for the O1's and Q7's were BR 9F's. No 92062 was one of ten 21 16

BR BR 9F no 92060 leaves Tyne Dock Locomotives Tyne Dock Tyneside 21 17

BR Ore wagon no 446004 21 17

The beautiful South 21 18

Southern A Southern 'Schools' in Bulleid's Malachite as displayed by a grubby no 905 Tonbridge Locomotives Ashford [Kent] Ashford [Kent] 21 18

Southern An ex SECR F1 no 1043 in Maunsell's Sage Green Locomotives 21 18

Southern An LBSCR A1X 'Terrier' no 2644 at Havant Locomotives Havant Havant 21 19

Southern An LBSCR E3 no 2167 passes diesel shunter no 2 Locomotives Norwood Jn. London 21 19

Southern King Arthur no 742 Camelot takes over at Oxford Locomotives Oxford Oxford 21 19

At the end of the day 21 20

BR A GWR push-pull train at Wallingford Locomotives Wallingford Didcot 21 20

BR A GWR turbine locomotive no 18000 Locomotives Maidenhead Maidenhead 21 21

BR A GWR 94xx class no 9405 comes to collect the 'empties' Locomotives Paddington London 21 22

BR An unusual shot of no 92220 Evening Star Locomotives Didcot Didcot 21 23

BR Warship no D843 at Paddington Locomotives Paddington London 21 23

BR Swindon works with D1058 Western Nobleman under repair Railway Premises Swindon Swindon 21 24

BR Blue Pullmans' at Paddington Locomotives Paddington London 21 25

BR WR's farewell to steam, no 7029 Clun Castle leaves Box tunnel Locomotives Box Bath 21 25

BR No 6910 Gossington Hall at Oxford Locomotives Oxford Oxford 21 26

BR No 7808 Cookham Manor nears Reading Locomotives Reading Reading 21 27

Railways on stage 21 28

Vintage The Doric 'Arch' at Euston Railway Premises Euston London 21 28

Ticket to 'Railroads for ever' Miscellaneous 21 28

Ticket to 'The Ghost Train' by Arnold Ridley [Private Godfrey of 'Dad's Army'] Miscellaneous 21 29

Watching 'Westerns' in colour 21 30

BR Western Hussar no D1028 in Maroon Locomotives Reading Reading 21 30

BR Western Pioneer no D1003 ex works in GWR green Locomotives Swindon Swindon 21 30

BR Western Champion no D1015 in Ochre Locomotives Hatton Bank Stratford on Avon 21 31

BR Western Stalwart no D1006 in corporate blue Locomotives Reading Reading 21 31

Lost in Leicestershire 21 32

BR Leicester Belgrave Road in 1962 with LNER B1's nos 61175 and 61361 Locomotives Leicester Leicester 21 32

BR LNER B1 no 61227 crossing the Midland line near the site of Melton Mobray station Locomotives Melton Mobray Melton Mobray 21 32

BR LMS 4F no 44279 Locomotives Melton Mobray Melton Mobray 21 33

BR LMS class 4 no 43158 running light crosses the viaduct south west of John o' Gaunt Locomotives John o' Gaunt Leicester 21 33

BR LNER B1 no 61227 again doing a little shunting at Melton Mobray station Locomotives Melton Mobray Melton Mobray 21 33

BR LNER B1 no 61175 enters Humberstone station Locomotives Humberstone Leicester 21 34

BR LNER B1 no 61361 heads west from Thurnby and Scraptoft station Locomotives Thurnby and Scraptoft Leicester 21 34

Inverness to Aberdeen joint through passenger train workings HR / LMS and GNS / LNER 21 35

Highland HR 'Castle' No 145 Murthly Castle about to leave for Perth Locomotives Inverness Inverness 21 35

Map; lines between Inverness and Aberdeen Miscellaneous 21 35

Highland HR Drummond 'Small Ben' no 2 Ben Alder draws into Aberdeen Joint station Locomotives Aberdeen Aberdeen 21 36

Highland HR Drummond 'Small Ben' no 2 Ben Alder near Aberdeen Locomotives Aberdeen Aberdeen 21 36

A train at Elgin headed by Jones 'Strath' class no 14276 Glenbruar and 'Small Ben' No 5 Ben Vrackie Locomotives Elgin Inverness 21 37

LMS HR Loch class [possibly no 14394 Loch Ashie] runs into Inverness with a train of assorted LNER stock Locomotives Inverness Inverness 21 37

LNE LNER B12/4 no 1524 leaves Inverurie Locomotives Inverurie Aberdeen 21 38

LMS Stanier no 5018 with a train of Gresley stock leaving Inverness Locomotives Inverness Inverness 21 38

BR Ex HR Superheated goods no 17956 stands at Forres Locomotives Forres Inverness 21 39

Table 1; Down trains from Aberdeen July 1904 Miscellaneous 21 39

Table 2; Up trains from Elgin July 1904 Miscellaneous 21 39

BR Ex Caledonian 4-4-0 no 54472 nears Kinloss Locomotives Kinloss Inverness 21 40

BR The through portion from Aberdeen gets added at Keith Railway Premises Keith Junction Inverness 21 40

BR BR Std class 4 no 76104 steaming away from Craigellachie Locomotives Craigellachie Aberdeen 21 41

BR Ex GNR, LNER class K2 no 61779 leaves Keith Jn. For Aberdeen Locomotives Keith Junction Inverness 21 41

BR Ex GNR, LNER class K2 rolls into Cairnie Jn. Locomotives Cairnie Jn. Aberdeen 21 41

A narrow gauge class 5 21 42

Ireland Meenglas at Donegal station Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 42

Ireland The morning goods waits at Castlefin Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 42

Ireland Meenglas makes up its train at Donegal station Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 43

Ireland No 4 arrives at Castlefin Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 43

Railway reflections No 127 More eight coupled 21 44

USA Brooks Loco works 4-8-0 of the Illinois central railway Locomotives USA USA 21 44

R & E The first four coupled loco to work in Britain was the 2-8-2 Ravenglass and Eskdale's railway River Esk Locomotives Eskdale Lake District 21 44

Drawing; Philip Hyde's class 11 Mikado Miscellaneous 21 45

GW The prototype? 2-8-0 No 4700 leaving Paddington in 1921 Locomotives Paddington London 21 45

LMS Drawing; A possible replacement for the dissapointing 0-8-0 7F of 1929 Miscellaneous 21 46

Drawing; The Engineering standards, standard heavy goods metre gauge engine Miscellaneous 21 46

Argentine Central Argentine oil burning 4-8-0 Locomotives Argentine Argentine 21 47

Southern Richard Maunsell's proposed 4-8-0 Miscellaneous 21 47

Burma A Vulcan Foundry metre gauge loco if the Indian Railway Standard YD class Locomotives 21 48

Germany The German Einheitslocomotive 41 class Locomotives Germany Germany 21 48

An advertising postcard for W G Bagnall featured a 2-8-2 for the Jodhpur railway Locomotives India India 21 49

India An Indian railways class CWD built in Canada Locomotives India India 21 49

France A Light Mikado based on US practice was the 141R [an early version] Locomotives France France 21 50

India A Std. WG class for the nationalised Indian Railways Board on display at the Festival of Britain Locomotives South Bank London 21 50

France A Light Mikado based on US practice was the 141R [a later version] Locomotives France France 21 51

Africa An East African Railway 29 class Locomotives East Africa East Africa 21 51

Railways and the British Empire Exhibition 1924-25 21 52

Map; British Empire Exhibition Miscellaneous 21 52

LNE No 4472 Flying Scotsman polished to exhibition standard Locomotives 21 52

LNE Ex GCR A5 no 452C calls at Exhibition station Locomotives Wembley London 21 53

LMS LYR designed 4-6-4T no 11114 in LMS crimson lake Locomotives Wembley London 21 54

LNE No 4472 Flying Scotsman on display Locomotives Wembley London 21 55

An exhibition of signals and brake equipment by the Westinghouse company Miscellaneous 21 56

Vintage The Grand Junctions 2-2-2 no 49 a veteran of 1845 Locomotives Wembley London 21 56

The never stop railway Miscellaneous Wembley London 21 57

Southern The SR N class was brand new when displayed Locomotives Wembley London 21 57

LNE N7 no 997E approaches Exhibition station Locomotives Wembley London 21 58

Calling at these stations 21 60

BR Glan Llyn Halt Railway Premises Glan Lynn Halt Mid Wales 21 60

BR Levisham Station Railway Premises Levisham Whitby 21 60

BR Llanfair P.G. Station Railway Premises Llanfair P.G. Anglesey 21 60

BR Andover Junction Station Railway Premises Andover Jn. Andover 21 61

BR Crainlarich Lower Station Railway Premises Crainlarich Highlands 21 61

BR Ludgershall Station Railway Premises Ludgershall Andover 21 61

Winter in Newton Dale Miscellaneous Newton Dale Whitby 21 64

Number 2 February 2007

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BR Castle' no 7008 Swansea Castle attacks Hatton Bank Locomotives Hatton Bank Stratford on Avon 21 65

Along the Hope Valley line 21 68

BR Grindleford station with the mouth of Totley tunnel Railway Premises Grindleford Sheffield 21 68

BR LMS Class 5 no 45150 leaves Chinley South station Locomotives Chinley Chapel-en-le-Frith 21 68

BR LMS 8F no 48465 working hard up the gradient to Chinley North Junction Locomotives Chinley Chapel-en-le-Frith 21 69

BR LMS 8F no 48727 passes Edale signal box Locomotives Edale Peak District 21 69

BR LMS Jubilee no 45705 Seahorse gets the 'right away' at Hathersage Locomotives Hathersage Peak District 21 69

BR A Std BR 9F no 92078 passes through Nathersage station Locomotives Hathersage Peak District 21 70

BR LMS 8F no 48552 on the 1 in 169 gradient up to Chinley North Junction Locomotives Chinley Chapel-en-le-Frith 21 70

'Day return to Warrenpoint' 21 71

Ireland Class PP no 50 replacing a failed Railcar D Locomotives Newry Ireland 21 71

Ireland Map; transport systems round Newry and Dundalk Miscellaneous Ireland 21 72

Ireland VS no 209 Foyle waits for customs clearence at Goraghwood Locomotives Goraghwood Ireland 21 72

Ireland Class PP no 50 hauls 8 bogies out of Warrenpoint Locomotives Warrenpoint Ireland 21 73

Ireland U class no 196 Lough Gill passes Knockmore Locomotives Knockmore Ireland 21 73

Ireland Class QL no 156 ready to leave Warrenpoint Locomotives Warrenpoint Ireland 21 74

Ireland Class LQC no 111 hurries into Belfast Locomotives Belfast Ireland 21 75

Ireland Class PP no 50 passes central junction Locomotives Central Jn. Ireland 21 76

Ireland Compound no 85 Merlin on its way out of Belfast Locomotives Belfast Ireland 21 77

Ireland Q class no 135 comes into Dundalk Locomotives Dundalk Ireland 21 78

A view from Walnut Tree Viaduct 21 79

BR A GWR 56xx no 6614 crosses Walnut Tree Viaduct with a dolomite train Locomotives Taffs Well Welsh Valleys 21 79

BR The view from the Viaduct 56xx no 5692 on the Taff Vale line Locomotives Taffs Well Welsh Valleys 21 79

BR The view from Walnut Tree West box. No 6614 is shunting Locomotives Taffs Well Welsh Valleys 21 79

Machynlleth Locomotive shed - 1898 21 80

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Small Passenger' class no 28 on the sea wall south of Harlech Locomotives Harlech Harlech 21 80

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Small Goods' class in the sand sidings at Aberdyfi Locomotives Aberdyfi [dovey] Aberdyfi [dovey] 21 81

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Small Bogie' no 50 at Llwyngwril Locomotives Llwyngwril Abermaw [Barmouth] 21 82

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Small Passenger' class no 53 nears Aberdyfi Locomotives Aberdyfi [dovey] Aberdyfi [dovey] 21 82

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Small Bogie' no 16 Beaconsfield Locomotives 21 83

Vintage Duty roster for 2nd to 6th August 1898 Miscellaneous 21 84

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Large Sharps' no 70 arrives at Machynlleth Locomotives Machynlleth Machynlleth 21 85

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Small Goods' class no 10 on the sea wall south of Harlech Locomotives Harlech Harlech 21 85

Vintage Cambrian Railways 'Large Bogie' no 83 Locomotives 21 86

Cherwell Valley resignalling 21 87

BR Exterior of Banbury North signal box Signalling Banbury Banbury 21 87

BR Interior of Fenny Compton signal box Signalling Fenny Compton Warwick 21 87

BR Exterior of Banbury South signal box Signalling Banbury Banbury 21 88

BR The Burton Dassett branch 'one train working' token with Fenny Compton box in the background Signalling Fenny Compton Warwick 21 88

EW & S Class 56 no 58 016 Locomotives 21 89

BR Interior of Banbury South signal box Signalling Banbury Banbury 21 89

BR Class 66 no 66 541 waits at Fenny Compton for the Chiltern Railways no 168 110 to pass Locomotives Fenny Compton Warwick 21 90

BR Leamington Spa signalling Centre Signalling Leamington Spa Warwick 21 90

BR The Track layout at Fenny Compton from 4th May 2004 Miscellaneous Fenny Compton Warwick 21 91

BR The Track layout at Fenny Compton until 30th April 2004 Miscellaneous Fenny Compton Warwick 21 91

Snow White 21 92

BR LMS 8F no 48327 slogs up the hill to Chinley Locomotives Chinley Chapel-en-le-Frith 21 92

BR The station pilot at Newcastle Central was an LNER J72 no 68723 painted in NE green Locomotives Newcastle Tyneside 21 92

BR BR Britannia no 70028 Royal Star at Hullavington Locomotives Hullavington Chippenham 21 93

BR LNER A2 no 60527 Sun Chariot races out of Glasgow Locomotives Glasgow Glasgow 21 93

1970's Lincoln 21 94

BR Class 31 no 31 180 crosses the canal swing bridge at East Holmes Locomotives Lincoln Lincoln 21 94

BR Class 47 no 47 430 leaves Lincoln St Mark's Locomotives Lincoln Lincoln 21 94

BR Passengers on Craven's unit no E50383 with a good view of Lincoln Cathederal Rolling Stock Lincoln Lincoln 21 94

BR A Cravens DMU arrives at Lincoln Central Rolling Stock Lincoln Lincoln 21 95

BR Class 114 EMU nos E50027 and E 56027 wait to leave for Sheffield Rolling Stock Lincoln Lincoln 21 95

A Englishman's 'Castles' 21 96

BR Castle no 7004 Eastnor Castle speeds through Lapworth Locomotives Lapworth Birmingham 21 96

BR The archetypal GWR scene. Castle no 4074 Caldicot Castle climbing Hatton Bank Locomotives Hatton Bank Stratford on Avon 21 96

BR Another Castle on Hatton Bank, this time no 5009 Shrewsbury Castle Locomotives Hatton Bank Stratford on Avon 21 97

BR Castle no 4080 passes through Tilehurst station Locomotives Tilehurst Reading 21 97

BR Castle No 5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe somehow does not sound like one!! Locomotives Stokesay Craven Arms 21 98

BR Preserved no 4079 Pendennis Castle here in GW livery at Twyford Locomotives Twyford Reading 21 98

BR Very near the real one, no 4096 Highclere Castle runs through Tilehurst Locomotives Tilehurst Reading 21 98

Railway reflections no 128 'David Jones of the Highland Railway' etc. 21 99

Vintage Inverness and Aberdeen Jn Rly no 11 Stafford Locomotives 21 99

Vintage Preserved Highland Railway David Jones 'Big Goods' no 103 in HR livery Locomotives Slochd Highlands 21 99

Vintage Glenbarry' class no 48 Locomotives 21 100

Vintage Rebuilt 'Seafield' class no 7 Locomotives 21 100

Canada A rebuilt 'Crewe' type no 55 Adam Brown of the Great Western Rly of Canada Locomotives Canada 21 101

Vintage Duke' class no 84 Dochfour Locomotives Beauly Inverness 21 101

Vintage Four goods 2-4-0 with the large Lochgorm snowplough Locomotives 21 102

Vintage Peter Drummond's 'Ben' class Ben Alder no 14396 with two Skye bogies nos 14283 and 14282 Locomotives Kyle of Lochalsh Kyle of Lochalsh 21 102

Vintage A line of Jones 4-4-0 awaiting scrapping at Culloden Moor, nos 96A, 72A, 77A, 70A and 97A Locomotives Culloden Moor Inverness 21 103

Vintage The very first Indian class L built by Neilson and Co in 1880 Locomotives 21 103

Vintage D�bs and Co supplied four 4-6-0s to the Paulista Railway in 1879 Locomotives 21 104

Vintage Part of an article from Engineering 'Express locomotive, New South Wales Government' Miscellaneous 21 104

Vintage William Thow's 4-6-0 for the South Australian Rlys. The first six were built by D�bs and Co Locomotives 21 105

Vintage Big Goods' no 113 became no 17926 in LMS ownership Locomotives 21 106

Vintage The last 'Big Goods' was no 117 which became LMS no 17930 Locomotives Perth Perth 21 106

Vintage Big Goods' no 113 became no 17926 in LMS ownership Locomotives 21 107

Vintage Loch Maree no 129 was built by D�bs and Co Locomotives 21 108

Vintage Loch Navar no 132 became LMS no 14392 and survived until 1947 Locomotives 21 108

Special trains to Durham Elvet 21 109

BR Map; The Durham [Elvet] branch Miscellaneous 21 109

LNE The experimental no 10000 on display at Elvet station in 1930 Locomotives Durham Durham 21 109

BR J39 no 64917 on its way into Elvet Locomotives Durham Durham 21 110

BR K1 no 62047 passing K1 no 62004 Locomotives Durham Durham 21 110

BR J39 no 64869 put out of the way on a shunting neck Locomotives Durham Durham 21 111

BR K1 no 62004 goes on its way Locomotives Durham Durham 21 111

BR J39 no 64869 at Elvet off the track Locomotives Durham Durham 21 112

LNE Part of the working timetable Sat 26th July Sunderland to Durham Miscellaneous 21 112

BR Elvet station after closure Railway Premises Durham Durham 21 113

LNE Part of the working timetable Sat 26th July Durham to Sunderland Miscellaneous 21 113

Diesel and Electric prototypes and demonstrators 21 114

BR The Engish Electric DP2 which did well until involved in a serious accident at Thirsk Locomotives Northchurch Hemel Hempstead 21 114

BR The handsome gas turbine-mechanical no GT3 Locomotives 21 114

BR The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon works D0260 Lion Locomotives Doncaster Doncaster 21 115

BR The Brush D0280 Falcon Locomotives Hadley Wood Potters Bar 21 115

BR The LMS Co-Co pair nos 10000 and 10001 on the down Royal Scot Locomotives Salterwath Shap 21 115

BR Beyer Peacock built this little diesel 0-4-0 no D2999 Locomotives 21 116

BR Hawker Siddeley HS4000 which was eventually sold to Russia in 1971 Locomotives Crewe Crewe 21 116

BR The Brush D0280 Falcon in standard Dark green after transfer to Swindon Locomotives Swindon Swindon 21 116

BR Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 no 11119 [later D2503] here shunting at Birkenhead Locomotives Birkenhead Merseyside 21 117

BR No 18100 was built as a gas turbine. It was converted to 25V a/c traction and became E1001 then E2001 Locomotives Didsbury Manchester 21 117

The Bleak Winter of 1947 21 118

LMS A snowbound Dent station Railway Premises Dent Settle and Carlisle 21 118

LMS An 0-6-0 engulfed in drifts at Ais Gill Summit Locomotives Ais Gill Settle and Carlisle 21 118

LMS Dent station with just the down line clear Railway Premises Dent Settle and Carlisle 21 119

LMS Snow clearing at Barrass Miscellaneous Barrass Kirkby Stephen 21 119

GW Castle no 5014 Goodrich Castle, here at Bath was to encounter Arctic conditions in Devon Locomotives Bath Bath 21 120

LMS Ex Caly no 15192 at Ilkley station Locomotives Ilkley Leeds 21 121

LNE Ex WD 2-8-0 LNER class O& no 3152 was converted to oil burning but converted back 18 months later Locomotives 21 121

BR An S & D 7F no 53809 on express passenger duty Locomotives Templecombe Yeovil 21 122

BR MR 2P no 40527 and 3F no 43248 at Templecombe shed Locomotives Templecombe Yeovil 21 122

Passenger train motive power over the Mendips 21 122

BR 3F no 43356 at Highbridge Locomotives Highbridge Weston super Mare 21 123

BR LMS 2P pilots an SR 'West Country' on the long climb through Masbury Locomotives Masbury Bath 21 123

BR Local 4F's nos 44422 and 44558 with visiting class 5 no 44748 Locomotives Bath Bath 21 123

BR 4F no 44559 runs into Radstock Locomotives Radstock Bath 21 124

BR Scheduled and actual locomotives used on 8th July 1950 and 5th August 1950 Miscellaneous 21 124

LMS A class 309 passing through Thorington in 1963` Rolling Stock Thorington Colchester 21 128

Number 3 March 2007

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Southern LSWR '0298' class no 30585 shunts the Wenford Bridge branch Locomotives Boscarne Jn. Bodmin 21 129

The East Coast route to Aberdeen 21 132

BR A Cravens two car DMU arrives in Aberdeen Rolling Stock Aberdeen Aberdeen 21 132

BR A4 no 60009 Union of South Africa with the 'St Mungo' at Dramlithie Summit Locomotives Drumlithie Summit Stonehaven 21 132

BR North British Loco type 2 no D6147 Locomotives Aberdeen Aberdeen 21 133

BR V2 no 60822 south of Montrose Locomotives Montrose Montrose 21 133

BR V2 no 60970 on passenger duty Locomotives Stonehaven Stonehaven 21 133

The times they are a-changing 21 134

BR A blue page for the Cathederals Express Miscellaneous 21 134

BR Cover of the Winter 62/63 West Region timetable Miscellaneous 21 134

BR Camping Coach promotion in the Summer '63 timetable Miscellaneous 21 135

BR Cover of the Winter 63/64 West Region timetable Miscellaneous 21 135

BR Cover of the Western Region timetable issued Jan '65 Miscellaneous 21 136

BR Route map; the Cardiff division Miscellaneous 21 136

BR Cover of the Western Region timetable April '66 to March '67 Miscellaneous 21 137

BR Layout of timetables from 73/74 Miscellaneous 21 137

BR Layout of timetables in the 62/63 edition Miscellaneous 21 137

BR Cover of the Western Region timetable May '73 to May '74 Miscellaneous 21 138

Station Pilots 21 139

BR BR markings but LNER Apple green on the station pilot no 8619 at Liverpool St Locomotives Liverpool St London 21 139

BR Ex GN C12 no 67380 shunting at Peterborough North Locomotives Peterborough Peterborough 21 139

Underground link - the story of the Whitechapel and Bow Railway 21 140

BR LMS class 2 no 46437 was station pilot and banker Locomotives Victoria Manchester 21 140

BR LSWR H16 no 30520 takes empty stock from Waterloo Locomotives Waterloo London 21 140

LNE The station pilot; J72 no 8680 at Newcastle was also painted in LNER green Locomotives Newcastle Tyneside 21 141

LT Stepney Green station in joint District / LTSR days Railway Premises Stepney Green London 21 142

The route of the Whitechapel and Bow railway Miscellaneous 21 142

LT A District Railway 4-4-0T no 52 arriving at Gunnersbury station pre 1905 Locomotives Gunnersbury London 21 143

LTS An LTSR 4-4-2T no 7 Barking with condensing gear and a feed pump as extras Locomotives 21 143

LT A District Railway 'B' stock driving car no 65 Rolling Stock 21 144

LTS An LTSR 4-4-2T no 16 Low Street produces a lot of smoke at East Horndon Locomotives East Horndon London 21 144

LT A District Railway poster advertising through Ealing to Southend trains Miscellaneous 21 145

LTS An LTSR 4-6-4T no 2104 at Cranham after the Midland takeover Locomotives Cranham London 21 145

LT A through Ealing Broadway to Southend train passes Acton Town hauled by two District line locomotives Locomotives Acton London 21 146

LT Ex Metropolitan railway locomotive no 16 Oliver Goldsmith on a special at Hammersmith [H and C] station Locomotives Hammersmith London 21 146

LT A Hammersmith and City service passes the GW goods station at Paddington Rolling Stock Paddington London 21 147

BR An LNER A3 no 60082 takes water at Carlisle Locomotives Carlisle Carlisle 21 148

BR Royal Scot no 46162 Queen's Westminster Rifleman at Holbeck depot Locomotives Holbeck Leeds 21 148

Taking the Thames - Clyde 21 148

BR Jubilee no 45658 Keyes deputising for a failed Diesel nears Kirkby Stephen Locomotives Kirkby Stephen Settle and Carlisle 21 149

BR Jubilee no 45658 Keyes passes 4F no 44439 at Engine shed junction Locomotives Leeds Leeds 21 149

BR No 46117 Welsh Guardsman nears Ais Gill summit Locomotives Ais Gill Settle and Carlisle 21 149

Drummond's Dinosaurs 21 150

Vintage LSWR E14 no 335 at Nine Elms when new in 1907 Locomotives Nine Elms London 21 150

Vintage LSWR F13 no 330 Locomotives 21 150

Vintage LSWR F13 no 333 at Yeovil Jn. Locomotives Yeovil Jn. Yeovil 21 151

Vintage LSWR G14 no 453 at Nine Elms when new in 1908 Locomotives Nine Elms London 21 151

Southern LSWR P14 no E448 at Eastleigh in Southern days Locomotives Eastleigh Eastleigh 21 152

Vintage LSWR T14 no 459 at Waterloo with a T9 at the next platform Locomotives Waterloo London 21 152

Vintage LSWR T14 no 445 nears Raynes Park Locomotives Raynes Park London 21 153

Southern LSWR T14 passing Surbiton Locomotives Surbiton London 21 154

Table; Statistics and numbers of the locomotives Miscellaneous 21 154

Vintage LSWR T14 no 444 at Waterloo Locomotives Waterloo London 21 155

Vintage Table; Statistics and main dimensions of locomotives Miscellaneous 21 155

Southern LSWR T14 no 462 as rebuilt by Maunsell Locomotives Nine Elms London 21 156

Southern Rebuilt T14 no 459 at Byfleet Locomotives Byfleet London 21 156

Southern Rebuilt T14 no 446 at Waterloo Locomotives Waterloo London 21 157

On shed at Old Oak Common 21 158

BR Grange no 6848 Toddington Grange, LMS 8F no 48412 and Castle no 5037 Monmouth Castle Locomotives Old Oak Common London 21 158

BR Modified Hall no 6990 Winterslack Hall Locomotives Old Oak Common London 21 158

BR 94xx no 8420 Locomotives Old Oak Common London 21 159

BR Cleaning out the smokebox of Castle no 7010 Avondale Castle Locomotives Old Oak Common London 21 159

BR Hall no 6910 Gossington Hall gets a drink Locomotives Old Oak Common London 21 159

South by South-west 21 160

BR A Beattie 2-4-0 well tank no 30585 takes on water in Pencarrow Woods Locomotives Pencarrow Woods Bodmin 21 160

Southern A Drummond L11 no 408 in Maunsell style Southern livery Locomotives 21 160

Southern A Drummond M7 no 254 at Bournemouth Central Locomotives Bournemouth Bournemouth 21 161

Southern An Urie 4-6-2T no 516 Locomotives Eastleigh Eastleigh 21 161

Southern A Drummond 'Greyhound' no 706 Locomotives Bournemouth Bournemouth 21 162

Southern A Drummond K10 no 138 Locomotives Bournemouth Bournemouth 21 162

Southern An Adam's O2 no W21 Sandown on the Isle of Wight Locomotives Smallbrook Jn. Isle of Wight 21 162

Southern A '415' 4-4-2T no 30584 leaves Axminster Locomotives Axminster Honiton 21 163

Industrial An Adams B4 0-4-0T no 30096 built for shunting duty here as Corall Queen at Southampton Locomotives Southampton Southampton 21 163

Railways for Prosperity part 1 21 164

LNE Historic locomotive Locomotion but propelled by a petrol engine in the tender Locomotives Darlington Darlington 21 164

BR NER no 1463 in the York Railway Museum with Stiring single No 1 behind it Locomotives York York 21 165

BR A4 no 4468 Mallard Locomotives Clapham London 21 166

BR V2 no 4771 Green Arrow and GER 0-6-0 no 1217 in their respective original liveries Locomotives Doncaster Doncaster 21 167

BR The one that survived! The unofficially preserved no 4472 Flying Scotsman saved thanks to Alan Peglar Locomotives Hatton Bank Stratford on Avon 21 168

BR And the one that didn't. Scheduled for preservation no 54398 Ben Alder was scrapped Locomotives Inverurie Aberdeen 21 169

The tragedy at Partick 21 170

Vintage Driver William Alexander McDonald circa 1925 People 21 170

Vintage Map of lines round the accident site Miscellaneous 21 170

Vintage NBR 0-4-2 no 327 as rebuilt in 1885 Locomotives 21 170

BR An EMU no 11 in 1964 at Kelvinhaugh signal box. The accident site is to the right of the train Rolling Stock Kelvinhaugh Glasgow 21 171

BR NBR 4-4-2T no 7456 enters Partick station near the accident site Locomotives Partick Glasgow 21 171

BR A westbound electric train at the site of the accident. Note the recess subsequently added to the parapet Miscellaneous Partick Glasgow 21 172

Preston Park station - a brief history 21 173

Vintage Preston Park station in Victorian days Railway Premises Preston Park Brighton 21 173

Vintage A Marsh Atlantic class H1 no 40 heads an up express circa 1920 Railway Premises Preston Park Brighton 21 174

BR Class L1 no 31789 with a train for Hastings Railway Premises Preston Park Brighton 21 174

BR D class no 31737 with three GWR coaches Railway Premises Preston Park Brighton 21 175

BR LMS type 2 no 42093 with a train for Wolverhampton Railway Premises Preston Park Brighton 21 175

Somerset sightings 21 176

BR A busy Yeovil Pen Mill with diverted trains, class 50 no 50 037 Illustrious and a HST Locomotives Yeovil Yeovil 21 176

BR A diverted Class 50 no 50 004 St Vincent leaves Yeovil Junction Locomotives Yeovil Jn. Yeovil 21 176

BR Class 116 DMU calls at Frome Locomotives Frome Frome 21 177

BR Class 45 no 45 071 passes Bridgewater Locomotives Bridgwater Bridgwater 21 177

BR Class 50 no 50 035 Ark Royal passes Clink Junction Locomotives Frome Frome 21 177

Chester to Whitchurch - a forgotten LNWR byway 21 178

Vintage A 'Driver's Cheese' special being loaded at Broxton c 1910 with LNWR 0-6-0 no 1717 Locomotives Broxton Chester 21 178

BR Malpas station in 1954 Railway Premises Malpas Whitchurch [Salop] 21 178

Vintage A brass band at Broxton c 1920 Miscellaneous Broxton Chester 21 179

BR Map; Lines between Chester, Whitchurch [Salop] and Crewe. Miscellaneous 21 179

BR Stanier 2-6-4T no 42594 in Broxton station with a Chester train in 1957 Locomotives Broxton Chester 21 180

Station Master Jones with his prize winning gardens People Broxton Chester 21 180

BR Where Broxton station used to be with a passing 8F no 48630 Locomotives Broxton Chester 21 181

Perthshire 'Des res' 21 182

Caledonian CR 4-6-0 Cardean Locomotives 21 182

The departed glory of the Cardean Estate Miscellaneous 21 182

The ruins of Dunalistar House Miscellaneous 21 182

Caledonian CR 4-4-0 Dunalistar Locomotives 21 183

Blair Castle Miscellaneous 21 184

Vintage GCR 4-6-0 no 4 Glenalmond Locomotives 21 184

Vintage HR 4-6-0 Blair Castle no 144 Locomotives 21 184

Road sign for Glenalmond Miscellaneous 21 184

Crossing the line 21 185

BR The level crossing at Billingshurst in 1995 Signalling Billinghurst Horsham 21 185

BR The level crossing at Hartlebury in 1963 Signalling Hartlebury Worcester 21 185

BR The level crossing at Whixley with DIY additions Signalling Whixley Harrogate 21 185

Absentee from the Airshow 21 186

BR BoB no 34087 145 Squadron Locomotives Farnborough Farnborough 21 186

BR Q1 no 33004 with a 4-SUB unit for Eastleigh works Locomotives Farnborough Farnborough 21 186

BR BR class 5 no 73119 Elaine passes Warship D829 Magpie Locomotives Farnborough Farnborough 21 187

BR U class 2-6-0 no 31620 Locomotives Farnborough Farnborough 21 187

BR A commendably Merchant Navy no 35005 with an express for Weymouth Locomotives Farnborough Farnborough 21 188

BR Double banking a heavy coal train by BR class 5 no 73053 and LMS 8F no 48770 Locomotives Tyldesley Manchester 21 192

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BR LNER A3 no 60054 Prince of Wales nears St Neots Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 193

Way out West 21 196

BR Peak class 45 no 45 017 leaving Penzance for Sheffield Locomotives Penzance Penzance 21 196

BR Western Hydraulic no D 1056 rolls into Par station Locomotives Par St Austell 21 196

BR An English Electric class 50 enters Lostwithiel. The 'snow' is china clay leakage Locomotives Lostwithiel St Austell 21 197

BR Approaching Hayle across the high viaduct is Class 47 no 47 076 City of Truro Locomotives Hayle Penzance 21 197

BR China clay train empties passing Par hauled by class 25 no 25 225 Locomotives Par St Austell 21 197

Permanent way - an art and a science 21 198

BR A 'scissors' crossing Track 21 198

BR The approach to Cannon Street. Poetry in steel Track Cannon Street London 21 198

BR Coronation no 46223 climbs up Beattock on well maintained track Locomotives Beattock Beattock 21 199

BR Thermalite welding of rails on site Track 21 199

BR A lefthand turnout at Braydon Track Braydon Selby 21 200

BR Superelevation at Haymarket station with A3 no 60098 making use of it Locomotives Haymarket Edinburgh 21 201

GE An interesting tandem turnout design Track Braintree Braintree 21 202

GE Track layout at Leman Street in Great Eastern days Track Leman Street London 21 202

BR No 46252 City of Leicester runs through Abington on the Caledonian main line Locomotives Abington Beattock 21 203

GE Track layout near Fenchurch St. Track Fenchurch St. London 21 204

GW Track layout at Fairwood Jn. Westbury Track Westbury Bath 21 205

Very worn and tired track layout Track 21 205

I remember Merton Park 21 206

Southern LSWR Adams 4-4-2T runs over Dundonald Road level crossing Locomotives Merton Park London 21 206

BR Merton Park station in 1976 Railway Premises Merton Park London 21 206

Map; Railways in the Merton area Miscellaneous 21 207

The driver of a 2-NOL unit accepts the single line staff Rolling Stock Merton Park London 21 207

Southern LBSCR D 0-4-2T no B282 at Merton Park Locomotives Merton Park London 21 208

BR Plenty of warning signs at a foot passenger crossing Miscellaneous Merton Park London 21 208

BR Merton Park signal box in 1951 Signalling Merton Park London 21 209

BR LBSCR C2X 0-6-0 no 32547 on the Abbey goods Locomotives Merton Park London 21 210

BR A 2-EPB unit no 5789 ex Tyneside crosses Dundonald Road crossing Rolling Stock Merton Park London 21 211

BR A very important notice! Miscellaneous Merton Park London 21 211

BR Merton Park's main station buildings in 1958 Railway Premises Merton Park London 21 211

BR A local diary 1955 to 1961 Miscellaneous 21 212

Esholt Junction 21 213

BR Esholt Junction Signal box in 1975 Signalling Esholt Jn. Leeds 21 213

BR The lever frame Signalling Esholt Jn. Leeds 21 214

BR The track diagram Signalling Esholt Jn. Leeds 21 214

BR The down Leeds outer home Signalling Esholt Jn. Leeds 21 215

BR The telephone and the clock which was later stolen Signalling Esholt Jn. Leeds 21 215

BR Trackside looking south in 1975 Signalling Esholt Jn. Leeds 21 215

The Wye Valley; on and off the train 21 216

An advert for Hereford as the Heart of the Wye valley from Holiday Haunts 1931 Miscellaneous 21 216

An advert for the River Wye as the Wonderful Wye, Queen of rivers Holiday Haunts 1924 Miscellaneous 21 216

GW Rambles in the Wye Valley the 1938 edition at sixpence Miscellaneous 21 216

BR Rambles in the Wye Valley the 1951 edition at a shilling Miscellaneous 21 216

GW Three GW circular tours in the Wye Valley Miscellaneous 21 217

A view of Symonds Yat Miscellaneous Symonds Yat Monmouth 21 218

The classic view of Ross on Wye Miscellaneous Ross on Wye Monmouth 21 218

GW GWR brochure of 1934 Herefordshire and the Wye Valley Miscellaneous 21 219

GW One of the GWR postcard series; Chepstow Miscellaneous Chepstow Chepstow 21 220

GW One of the GWR postcard series; Tintern Abbey Miscellaneous Tintern Abbey Chepstow 21 220

East Coast Linesides 21 221

BR A3 no 60047 on the climb to Stoke tunnel Locomotives Great Ponton Grantham 21 221

BR A3 no 60061 Pretty Polly was fitted with an early attempt at smoke deflection Locomotives High Dyke Grantham 21 221

BR A3 no 60111 Enterprise passes High Dyke signal box Locomotives High Dyke Grantham 21 221

BR A2/3 no 60500 slows for a stop at St. Neots on presumably a running in turn Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 222

BR A3 no 60054 Prince of Wales with later [and successful] smoke deflectors Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 222

BR A1 no 60119 Patrick Stirling Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 223

BR BR 9F no 92041 with much black smoke for a short freight! Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 223

BR Britannia no 70039 Sir Christopher Wren Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 223

A taste of the Highlands 21 224

BR Ex Caly 4-4-0 no 54493 of Pickersgills 72 class Locomotives Inverness Inverness 21 224

BR Two LMS class 5's double head a southbound express no 44977 leading Locomotives Carr Bridge Highlands 21 224

BR Class 5 no 44722 with snowplough fitted simmers at the Kyle of Lochalsh Locomotives Kyle of Lochalsh Kyle of Lochalsh 21 225

BR LMS class 3 no 40150 on pilot duty Locomotives Inverness Inverness 21 225

BR A very clean class 5 no 44704 is piloted by a more grubby companion no 44699 Locomotives Carr Bridge Highlands 21 226

BR CR no 54495 and a Black Five shunting at Helmsdale Locomotives Helmsdale Highlands 21 226

BR Two Calys in Forres yard nos 54473 and 55178 Locomotives Forres Inverness 21 226

Mid-Wales interlude 21 227

BR LMS class 2 no 46501 at Talyllyn Jn. Locomotives Talyllyn Jn. Mid Wales 21 227

BR No 46507 approaches Pantydwr Locomotives Pantydwr Mid Wales 21 227

BR No 46507 at Tylwch Halt Locomotives Tylwch Mid Wales 21 227

Railways, letters and London 21 228

BR LSWR Urie MT no 30483 at Clapham Jn. Locomotives Clapham Jn London 21 228

RH &DR Poster for the RH&DR from the 1930's Miscellaneous 21 228

Vintage Pre Vivtorian exuberance of the London and Greenwich railway Miscellaneous 21 229

LNW The nameplate of Harbinger a Precursor of 1904 no 1395 Miscellaneous 21 229

Vintage A docket of 1860 for coal from the Inkermann Colliery Miscellaneous 21 230

Vintage A Great Southern and Western Railway weighbridge docket Miscellaneous 21 230

Vintage A North British docket of 1888 Miscellaneous 21 230

LMS URGENT'! Miscellaneous 21 230

GW A page from Welsh Mountain Railways Miscellaneous 21 231

The original 'Sans' font for the London Underground Miscellaneous 21 231

The similar 'Gill Sans' font Miscellaneous 21 231

Ireland A Midland and Great Westen Railway of Ireland sign with very small lettering Miscellaneous Ireland Ireland 21 232

BR The spacing of the Helvetica script for the late Beeching era Miscellaneous 21 233

USA The badge of the Chicago and North Western system 1944 to 1957 Miscellaneous 21 234

GW The famous GWR roundel adapted from a less well used original of 1912 Miscellaneous 21 234

The Lambourn Valley Railway 21 235

Map; the Lambourne Valley Railway Locomotives 21 235

BR Dean goods no 2573 runs round its train at Lambourn Locomotives Lambourn Newbury 21 236

BR General view of Lambourne yard in 1950 with an AEC railcar Railway Premises Lambourn Newbury 21 236

BR Speen Halt in 1957 Railway Premises Speen Newbury 21 236

BR Stockcross and Bangor station Railway Premises Stockcross & Bangor Newbury 21 236

BR Dean goods no 2573 leaves Lambourn Locomotives Lambourn Newbury 21 237

GW Duke no 3256 Guinevere at Newbury Locomotives Newbury Newbury 21 237

BR Dean goods no 2573 at Newbury Locomotives Newbury Newbury 21 238

BR Welford Park station and signal box in 1952 Railway Premises Welford Park Newbury 21 238

BR 8750 class 0-6-0PT no 9749 leaves East Garston station Locomotives East Garston Newbury 21 239

BR Great Shefford station in 1958 Railway Premises Great Shefford Newbury 21 239

BR East Garston station in 1952 Railway Premises East Garston Newbury 21 240

BR GWR 57xx no 4670 at Lambourn Locomotives Lambourn Newbury 21 240

BR GWR railcar no W18W with a van in tow waits at Newbury Rolling Stock Newbury Newbury 21 241

BR Lambourn station in 1952 Railway Premises Lambourn Newbury 21 241

Railway Reflections no 129; Some reflections on the Narrow Gauge part 1 21 242

Locomotive no 8 of the Snowdon Mountain Railway Locomotives Llanberis Caernarfon 21 242

Talyllyn Railway ex CR no 4 which they named Edward Thomas Locomotives Tywyn Abermaw [Barmouth] 21 242

Festiniog Railway Moelwyn is a survivor of WW I and was built in Pittsburg Locomotives Boston Lodge Porthmadog 21 243

GW GWR Vale of Rheidol Railway no 3 withdrawn in 1924 Locomotives Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 21 243

0-4-4-0T Fairlie Earl of Merioneth at Portmadoc in 1969 Locomotives Porthmadog Porthmadog 21 244

GW GWR Vale of Rheidol Railway no 2 Prince of Wales 'rebuilt' in 1923 Locomotives Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 21 244

GW One of the 'rebuilt' locomotives numbered 8 and named Llywelyn in 1956 Locomotives Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 21 244

IoM Isle of Man railway no 12 Hutchinson at Port Erin Locomotives Isle of Man Isle of Man 21 245

No 1 Green Goddess of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Locomotives Hythe Folkestone 21 245

No 1 Green Goddess meets No 8 Hurricane at Dymchurch Locomotives Dymchurch Folkestone 21 246

Earl squeezes between the houses with an up freight Locomotives Welshpool Shrewsbury 21 247

Welshpool and Llanfair no 1 Earl became GWR no 822 Locomotives Welshpool Shrewsbury 21 247

Ireland A two cyl. Compound 2-4-2 T built for the Northern Counties Committee's narrow gauge lines Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 248

Ashover Light Railway 4-6-0T Hummy, one of 6 ex WW I locomotives built by Baldwin in the USA Locomotives Ashover Chesterfield 21 248

No E762 Lyn and E760 Exe double head a Lynton and Barnstaple train at Bratton Fleming Locomotives Bratton Fleming Barnstaple 21 248

The old station buildings of the Corris Railway at Machynlleth in 1969 Miscellaneous Machynlleth Mid Wales 21 249

The old station buildings of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway at Lynton in 1964 Miscellaneous Lynton Lynton 21 249

Settle to Carlisle revisited 21 250

BR The scene at Horton in Ribblesdale in 1965 with a B1 no 61319 on a down freight Locomotives Horton in Ribblesdale Settle and Carlisle 21 250

The signal box sign of Selside box preserved in the village of the same name Miscellaneous Selside Settle and Carlisle 21 250

Salt Lake Cottages south of Ribblehead Miscellaneous Settle and Carlisle 21 251

BR The Ribblehead Viaduct Bridge/Tunnel Ribblehead Settle and Carlisle 21 251

BR Dent Head Viaduct Bridge/Tunnel Dent Head Settle and Carlisle 21 252

BR Garsdale troughs in 1965 Miscellaneous Garsdale Settle and Carlisle 21 252

BR The Blea Moor ventilation shaft Miscellaneous Blea Moor Settle and Carlisle 21 252

BR BR 9F no 92190 at Horn's Bridge Chesterfield Locomotives Chesterfield Chesterfield 21 258

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IoM Railway 2-4-0T's No 11 Hutchinson and No 12 Maitland double head a train at Union Mills Locomotives Isle of Man Isle of Man 21 259

On the threshold of the Dales 21 262

BR Class 31 no 31 170 on the line to Swinden quarry, Rylstone Locomotives Skipton Skipton 21 262

BR Skipton station in 1975 with a train of mineral wagons hauled by a pair of Class 25/3 nos 25 286 and 289 Locomotives Skipton Skipton 21 262

BR Ilkley station with a DMU train for Leeds Rolling Stock Ilkley Leeds 21 263

BR Two class 105 power cars on their way to Colne Rolling Stock Nelson Burnley 21 263

BR Typical dales country with a mineral train behind 31 268 Locomotives Rylstone Skipton 21 263

BR A class 105 train leaves Brierfield Rolling Stock Brierfield Burnley 21 264

BR Class 25 no 25 070 with a ballast train at Settle Junction Locomotives Settle Settle 21 264

BR Class 40 no 40 143 with a train of liquid oxygen tankers Locomotives Gisburn Settle 21 264

Logan and Hemingway 21 265

The construction of Nottingham joint station which became Victoria Railway Premises Nottingham Nottingham 21 265

The construction of Sherwood Rise tunnel, south end 1897 Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 265

Bulwell Viaduct Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 266

Logan and Hemmingway's site office Ruddington Ruddington Nottingham 21 266

Newstead Abbey Drive signal box with up market stonework Signalling Newstead Nottingham 21 267

The junction with the GNR Basford Nottingham 21 267

The Linby to Annesley Road bridge Nottingham 21 268

East Leake cutting East Leake Nottingham 21 269

Bridge widening in North London Bridge/Tunnel London 21 270

Mirfield 21 271

A Hughes 0-8-0 coal engine forms the backdrop for a group photograph Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 271

BR LMS Jubilee no 45593 Kolhapur in Mirfield station Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 271

BR Fowler rebuild of a Midland 4-4-0 no 40552 in the down slow platform Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 272

LMS Generous protection provided at Battyeford station in LMS days Railway Premises Battyeford Huddersfield 21 272

BR LNER B1 sweeps past Mirfield shed in 1966 Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 273

Map; Railways in Mirfield Mirfield Huddersfield 21 273

BR A Trans-Pennine class 124 DMU heads east Rolling Stock Mirfield Huddersfield 21 274

BR An ex WD 2-8-0 no 90708 Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 275

BR The train shed roof in 1967 Railway Premises Mirfield Huddersfield 21 275

BR LMS class 5 no 45324 pilots BR 9F no 92165 Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 276

BR View from the west end of the station at a quiet moment Railway Premises Mirfield Huddersfield 21 276

BR Class 47 no 47 536 crosses the River Calder Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 277

BR Fowler 2-6-4T no 42412 Locomotives Mirfield Huddersfield 21 278

BR Mirfield goods shed Railway Premises Mirfield Huddersfield 21 278

BR Mirfield no 1 an excellent example of a Lancs and Yorks timber box Signalling Mirfield Huddersfield 21 279

Table; Precis of signal box names Miscellaneous Mirfield Huddersfield 21 279

BR The remains of Mirfield station by the 80's Railway Premises Mirfield Huddersfield 21 280

Manx August 21 281

IoM No 10 G.H.Wood leaves Douglas in 1964 Locomotives Douglas Isle of Man 21 281

IoM No 5 Mona on the cliffs at Devil's elbow Locomotives Devil's Elbow Isle of Man 21 281

IoM Holiday runabout ticket Miscellaneous Isle of Man 21 282

IoM Map; Isle of Man railways Miscellaneous Isle of Man 21 282

IoM No 5 Mona beside Peel Harbour Locomotives Peel Isle of Man 21 282

IoM The Kirk Michael short working on the Glen Wyllin Viaduct Bridge/Tunnel Glen Wyllin Isle of Man 21 282

IoM A former County Donegal railcar at St Johns Rolling Stock St Johns Isle of Man 21 283

IoM The 1964 timetable Miscellaneous Isle of Man 21 283

IoM Peel station and harbour in 1963 Miscellaneous Peel Isle of Man 21 284

IoM Tables; Locomotives and carriages in use Aug 1964 Miscellaneous Isle of Man 21 284

IoM Manx electric railway car 20 Dhoon Isle of Man 21 285

IoM No 13 Kissack and no 1 Sutherland in Douglas station Locomotives Douglas Isle of Man 21 285

IoM No 12 Hutchison crosses Glen Mooar Viaduct Bridge/Tunnel Glen Mooar Isle of Man 21 286

IoM No 14 Thornhill enters St Johns Locomotives St Johns Isle of Man 21 286

IoM The Ramsey train behind no 6 Peveril well ahead of the Peel train Locomotives St Johns Isle of Man 21 286

IoM An IMR 1905 saloon no F31 Rolling Stock Douglas Isle of Man 21 287

IoM Douglas station Railway Premises Douglas Isle of Man 21 287

IoM No 16 Mannin, the last and most powerful engine built for the IMR Locomotives Santon Isle of Man 21 288

IoM Table; Peel and Ramsey line paths Thurs 20th Aug 1964 Miscellaneous Isle of Man 21 288

IoM The County Donegal units at Kirk Michael station Rolling Stock Kirk Michael Isle of Man 21 289

The LNER L1 tanks 21 290

BR No 67704 on the Olton Broad swing bridge Locomotives Olton Broad Lowestoft 21 290

BR No 67762 runs light from Marylebone Locomotives West Hampstead London 21 290

BR No 67795 passes through Hornsey Locomotives Hornsey London 21 290

BR No 67747 waits at Amersham Locomotives Amersham Amersham 21 291

BR No 67754 worked the final northbound train over the Whitby to Louth branch Locomotives Staithes Middlesborough 21 291

BR No 67785 ambles through Brookhams Park Locomotives Brookmans Park Potters Bar 21 291

Great Central Glimpses 21 292

BR LMS 8F no 48077 passes the Claydon L and NE Junction signal box Locomotives Claydon Banbury 21 292

BR LMS class 2 no 41284 waits to leave Aylesbury Locomotives Aylesbury Aylesbury 21 292

BR An LMS 8F no 48081 nears Ashendon Junction Locomotives Ashendon Jn. Aylesbury 21 293

BR BR std class 5 no 73010 leaves Aylesbury Locomotives Aylesbury Aylesbury 21 293

BR LMS class 5 no 45267 takes water at Brackley Locomotives Brackley Banbury 21 293

BR A very grimy Black Five no 45267 stops at Brackley Locomotives Brackley Banbury 21 294

BR Finmere station Locomotives Finmere Banbury 21 294

BR No 45190 at Brackley Locomotives Brackley Banbury 21 294

The Horncastle and Woodhall Junction Railway 21 295

BR A5 no 69804 in the bay platform at Woodhall Jn. Locomotives Woodhall Jn Lincoln 21 295

Poster for Horncastle fete Miscellaneous Horncastle Lincoln 21 295

The layout of Horncastle station in 1906 Miscellaneous Horncastle Lincoln 21 295

BR A very neat Woodhall Spa station in 1954 Miscellaneous Woodhall Spa Lincoln 21 296

BR Map; The Horncastle branch Miscellaneous Horncastle Lincoln 21 296

LNE Ex GCR class J11 'Pom-pom' no 4286 Locomotives Horncastle Lincoln 21 297

BR The main station building at Woodhall Junction Miscellaneous Woodhall Jn. Lincoln 21 297

LNE Ex GCR class J11 'Pom-pom' no 4284 Locomotives Horncastle Lincoln 21 298

BR Horncastle station frontage Railway Premises Horncastle Lincoln 21 298

The road outside Woodhall Spa station in 1907 Miscellaneous Woodhall Spa Lincoln 21 299

BR A view of Horncastle station from the track in 1954 Railway Premises Horncastle Lincoln 21 300

BR The Horncastle articulated twin coachs Rolling Stock Horncastle Lincoln 21 300

A consignement of Albion and Deering binders arrives at Horncastle Miscellaneous Horncastle Lincoln 21 301

BR Class N5 no 69275 arrives at Horncastle station Locomotives Horncastle Lincoln 21 301

Twilight of the dogs 21 302

GW Duke no 3272 Amyas Locomotives 21 302

BR Dukedog no 9018 pilots '2251' no 2268 ready to leave Barmouth Locomotives Abermaw [Barmouth] Abermaw [Barmouth] 21 302

BR Dukedog no 9017 takes water at Welshpool, preserved on the Bluebell Railway as 3217 Earl of Berkley Locomotives Welshpool Welshpool 21 303

BR Dukedog no 9018 pilots '43xx' no 6330 ready to leave Barmouth Locomotives Abermaw [Barmouth] Abermaw [Barmouth] 21 303

GW Duke no 3286 at Southcote Jn. Reading Locomotives Reading Reading 21 304

GW Bulldog no 3340 Marazion calls at Brent Locomotives Brent Newton Abbot 21 305

GW Bulldog no 3409 Queensland Locomotives 21 305

GW Duke no 3265 Tre Pol and Pen, rebuilt in 1929 with bulldog frames was the forerunner of Dukedogs Locomotives 21 306

GW Duke no 3271 arrives at Welshpool Locomotives Welshpool Welshpool 21 306

BR Dukedog no 9002 constructed from nos 3416 and 3286 Locomotives Buttington Jn. Welshpool 21 307

Table 'Parentage' of the Dukedogs Miscellaneous 21 308

BR Dukedog 9003 on the down gradient to Aberdovey Locomotives Aberdyfi [dovey] Aberdyfi [dovey] 21 309

BR Dukedog no 9002 arrives at Newtown Locomotives Newtown Montgomery 21 310

BR Table; Shed allocations Miscellaneous 21 310

Railway Reflections no 130; Some reflections on the Narrow Gauge part 2 21 311

Ireland Cavan and Lentrim's former Tralee and Dingle 2-6-0T no 3T built by Hunslet in 1891 Locomotives Ireland 21 311

Industrial Dowie' the only narrow gauge locomotive made by Oliver and Co of Chesterfield Locomotives 21 311

Ratty Eskdale Green station with the original 3 foot gauge in use around the turn of the century Locomotives Eskdale Green Lake District 21 312

BR The interchange sidings with standard gauge at Nantile with 4F no 44445 and one Horse motive power Locomotives Nantile Caernarfon 21 312

Ratty Dalegarth station with the modern 15inch gauge River Irt Locomotives Boot Lake District 21 313

Ireland Strabane in 1957 with 5'3" and 3' gauges the locomotive is No 11 Erne Locomotives Strabane Ireland 21 313

GW The Corris railway's no 4 crossing the River Dovey Locomotives Aberdyfi [dovey] 21 313

Ireland Cork and Muskerry Light Railway no 4 Blarney Locomotives Ireland 21 314

Ireland Londonderry and Loch Swilly Railway 4-8-4T no 5 Locomotives 21 314

A 2-6-2T at Beddgelert by Hunslet of Leeds Locomotives 21 315

Southern E 759 Yeo on the Lynton and Barnstaple line Locomotives Lynton Barnstaple 21 315

GW Two locomotives of the Vale of Rheidol line in shed at Aberystwyth Locomotives Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 21 315

Industrial Melior a 0-4-2T of the Kerr Stuart 'Brazil' class Locomotives Sittingbourne Sittingbourne 21 316

Table; Early lines with dates and gauges Miscellaneous 21 316

Industrial A train of the Ashover Light Railway Locomotives Ashover Chesterfield 21 317

GW Another shot of the Corris Railway Locomotives Machynlleth Aberdyfi [dovey] 21 318

Merddin Emrys a Farlie articulated locomotive built at Boston Lodge Locomotives Minfordd Blaenau Ffestiniog 21 318

Welsh Pony of the Ffestiniog Railway Locomotives Blaenau Ffestiniog Blaenau Ffestiniog 21 318

Going to see the ships 21 319

Southern Handbill for Navy Week probably 1933 Miscellaneous 21 319

LNE Handbill for the launch of Cunarder 534, the Queen Mary Miscellaneous 21 319

BR Tetbury, the end of a 7.25 mile branch from Kemble with its last train on Sunday 5th April 1964 Locomotives Tetbury Stroud 21 322

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BR Patriot no 45519 Lady Godiva on the climb out of Sheffield Locomotives Dore and Totley Sheffield 21 323

BR Home Counties North 21 326

BR LMS 8F no 48492 passes Cheddington Locomotives Cheddington Aylesbury 21 326

BR LMS class 5 no 44862 on a down mixed freight Locomotives Watford London 21 326

BR BR Sulzer type 2 no D5075 Locomotives Linslade Bletchley 21 327

BR LMS 8F no 48171 burst out of Linslade tunnel Locomotives Linslade Bletchley 21 327

BR An LMS 8F no 48665 at Tring Locomotives Tring Aylesbury 21 328

BR BR class 4 no 75038 on a parcel's train passes an LMS class 5 Locomotives Watford London 21 328

BR BR class 5 no 73038 on Bushey troughs Locomotives Bushey London 21 328

Willesden Freight 21 329

LMS LMS 8F no 8361 at Berkhamsted Locomotives Berkhamsted Hemel Hempstead 21 329

LMS LNWR 0-8-0 no 9277 Locomotives Willesden London 21 329

LMS LMS 8F no 8043 at Bourne End Locomotives Bourne End Hemel Hempstead 21 330

Simplified map of Willesden Marshalling Yard Miscellaneous Willesden London 21 330

BR No 8630 heads a freight train on Willesden's low level goods line Locomotives Willesden London 21 331

BR No 48685 in early BR days at Bletchley Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 21 332

Table; Main line arrivals and departures from Willesden Marshalling Yard Miscellaneous Willesden London 21 333

BR LMS 4F no 4150 with coal empties at Bourne End Miscellaneous Bourne End Hemel Hempstead 21 334

Table; Main line freight services other than to Willesden Marshalling Yard Miscellaneous London 21 334

A touch of the Bahamas in Bury 21 335

Preserved LMS no 5596 Bahamas at Bury in 1968 Locomotives Bury Bury 21 335

Preserved LMS no 5596 Bahamas at Dinting? in 1968 Locomotives Dinting Manchester 21 335

Preserved LMS no 5596 Bahamas running light engine to Dinting Locomotives Bury Bury 21 335

Southern gone west; The Callington branch - Part 1 21 336

BR LMS class 2 no 41317 collects the through coaches from Plymouth Locomotives Bere Alston Plymouth 21 336

BR LSWR O2 0-4-4T chugs along the Tamar Valley Locomotives Gunnislake Plymouth 21 336

Map; The Callington Branch Miscellaneous 21 336

BR Ivatt 2-6-2T No 41295 takes water with no 41302 in the shed Locomotives Callington Plymouth 21 337

BR LSWR O2 0-4-4T treads carefully across the ungated level crossing into Latchley station Locomotives Latchley Plymouth 21 337

Southern LSWR O2 no 223 at Bere Alston in 1926 Locomotives Bere Alston Plymouth 21 338

BR Ivatt 2-6-2T no 41317. These LMS tanks became a sort of honorary SR class! Locomotives Bere Alston Plymouth 21 339

Southern LSWR O2 no 203 shunting at Bere Alston Locomotives Bere Alston Plymouth 21 339

BR Calstock station was built on a sharp curve complete with check rail Railway Premises Calstock Plymouth 21 340

Southern The viaduct at Calstock Bridge/Tunnel Calstock Plymouth 21 340

BR Chilsworthy Halt in 1962 Railway Premises Chilsworthy Plymouth 21 341

BR Gunnislake station in 1965 Railway Premises Gunnislake Plymouth 21 341

BR LSWR O2 no 30225 climbs toward Gunnislake Locomotives Calstock Plymouth 21 341

BR Adams O2 no 30225 leaving Chilsworthy Locomotives Chilsworthy Plymouth 21 342

BR Latchley station in 1962 Railway Premises Latchley Plymouth 21 342

BR Luckett station from the train Railway Premises Liuckett Plymouth 21 343

BR O2 no 30225 under Callington station's all over roof Locomotives Callington Plymouth 21 344

Class 47's Stratford style 21 345

BR A clean 47 019 at Stowmarket Locomotives Stowmarket Stowmarket 21 345

BR No 47 164 sported a union flag to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee Locomotives Ardleigh Colchester 21 345

BR The other recipient of a union flag was 47 165 here working up Belstead bank Locomotives Belstead Ipswich 21 345

Railways for Prosperity part 2 21 346

LMS LMS day boat Manchuria seen here at Braunston Marina Shipping Braunston Daventry 21 346

LBSC No 214 0-4-2 Gladstone now in the NRM York Locomotives 21 346

Talyllyn No 2 Dolgoch in 1932 Locomotives Abergynolwyn Tywyn 21 347

Talyllyn No 2 Dolgoch in 1948 at Towyn Wharf Locomotives Tywyn Tywyn 21 347

Festiniog A double Fairlie No 3 Taliesin at Blaenau Ffestiniog LMS station in 1932 Locomotives Blaenau Ffestiniog Blaenau Ffestiniog 21 348

R and E A standard gauge 0-6-0 diesel at Murthwaite used Ratty's track bed laid with both std and 15" gauge rails Locomotives Murthwaite Lake District 21 348

R and E A 15" gauge train on the dual gauge section in 1950 Locomotives Ravenglass Lake District 21 349

R and E RER 2-8-2 River Esk in 1972 Locomotives Eskdale Green Lake District 21 350

Table; Early railway preservation schemes Miscellaneous 21 350

The D40 4-4-0s of the Great North of Scotland Railway 21 351

BR D40 no 62264 at Elgin shed Locomotives Elgin Inverness 21 351

BR D40 no 62271 beside the Spey at Craigellachie Locomotives Craigellachie Inverness 21 351

BR D40 no 62262 on the banks of the Spey Locomotives Grantown Inverness 21 352

BR D40 no 62262 this time at Craigellachie Locomotives Craigellachie Inverness 21 352

BR D40 no 62275 Sir David Stewart Locomotives Inverness 21 352

BR D40 62277 Gordon Highlander in the pre-grouping livery it never actually wore. Locomotives Leith Edinburgh 21 353

BR D40 no 62274 Benachie at Craigellachie Locomotives Craigellachie Inverness 21 353

South of Sheffield 21 354

BR Jubilee no 45660 Rooke on it's way 'down south' Locomotives Sheffield Sheffield 21 354

BR LMS class 5 no 44851 on it's way out of Sheffield Locomotives Sheffield Sheffield 21 354

BR A very clean Patriot no 45519 Lady Godiva [See also page 323] Locomotives Sheffield Sheffield 21 355

BR Rebuilt Royal Scot no 46133 Locomotives Sheffield Sheffield 21 355

Liveries of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 21 356

LBSC No 175 Hayling of the Gladstone class in 'Improved engine green' actually a golden yellow Locomotives 21 356

LBSC No 41 an Atlantic of the H1 class the livery is now a darker umber Locomotives Victoria London 21 356

LBSC No 584 Lordington a 0-6-2 of the E5 class Locomotives 21 356

LBSC No 39 an Atlantic of the H1 class decorated for hauling the French Presidents train and named 'La France' Locomotives 21 357

LBSC No 422 an Atlantic of thje H2 class Locomotives Victoria London 21 357

LBSC No 570 formerly Armington of the E5X class, the E5 class rebuilt with a C3 boiler Locomotives 21 357

Railway Reflections; Some reflections on the Narrow Gauge part 3 21 358

Fairbourne A half scale Darjeeling - Himalaya loco on the 12.25" gauge Fairbourne Railway Locomotives Fairbourne Abermaw [Barmouth] 21 358

The 15" gauge locomotive Little Giant on static display in Cleethorpes Locomotives Cleethorpes Cleethorpes 21 358

Talyllyn An ex Corris Railway locomotive Edward Thomas at Tywyn Locomotives Tywyn Tywyn 21 359

WH An ex South-African class NGG16 Beyer Garratt no 142 Locomotives Caernarfon Caernarfon 21 359

LMS 18" tramway locomotive 'Pet' at Crewe in 1947 Locomotives Crewe Crewe 21 360

Avonside Engine Co no 2071in Shildon Museum Locomotives Shildon Darlington 21 360

Sentinel vertical boilered contractor's loco at work in Derby Locomotives Derby Derby 21 361

Festiniog The pioneer Festiniog Fairlie 'Little Wonder' at Duffws in early days Locomotives Duffws Blaenau Ffestiniog 21 361

Australia Queensland government railway 3' 6" gauge 4-6-0 built by Kitson's in 1885 Locomotives Australia Australia 21 362

Germany A 0-4-4-0 Meyer type articulated locomotive no 99 535 at Herzdorf Locomotives Germany Germany 21 363

India A Kitson-Meyer 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 supplied for the 2' 6" gauge Kalka-Simia railway Locomotives India India 21 363

Malta Manning Wardles no 842 became no 1 of the metre gauge Malta Railway Locomotives Malta Malta 21 363

Argentine A Kitson-Meyer 0-8 + 6-0 no 42 was used on the Argentine Transandine Railway Locomotives Argentina Argentina 21 365

Locomotive and car of the 3' 6" Wolverton and Stoney Stratford steam tramway Locomotives Wolverton Bletchley 21 366

1,500V DC 21 367

BR A class 506 EMU at Guide Bridge Rolling Stock Guide Bridge Manchester 21 367

BR Class EM-1 Bo-Bo locomotive no E26000 at Manchester Locomotives Manchester Manchester 21 367

BR Class EM-2 no 27000 at Guide Bridge Locomotives Guide Bridge Manchester 21 367

Packets and peas 21 368

BR SECR P class no 31556 shunts wagons at Kingston Wharf alongside Melissa M in 1957 Locomotives Shoreham Brighton 21 368

Rails in the air 21 370

LMS A DH 86 express G-ACVY Mercury at Croydon in 1934 Miscellaneous Croydon London 21 370

LMS Timetable; Air service to the Isle of Man Miscellaneous 21 370

LMS Timetable; Air service London to Glasgow Miscellaneous 21 371

A DH 84 Dragon G-ACET of the competition Scottish Motor Traction that LMS forced to close Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 21 372

LMS A DH 86A express G-AEFH Neptune at Croydon Miscellaneous Croydon London 21 372

A DH 89 G-ACPX at Speke in 1934 Miscellaneous Speke Liverpool 21 373

A DH 89 Rapide of Hillman's Airways at Speke with a Royal Mail streamlined van Miscellaneous Speke Liverpool 21 373

LMS The Belfast staff at Newtownards People Ireland Ireland 21 374

DH 89 Rapide City of Bristol at Newtownards Miscellaneous Ireland Ireland 21 375

LMS DH 86B express G-AEWR Venus Miscellaneous Speke Liverpool 21 376

DH 89 Rapide on the new apron at Speke Miscellaneous Speke Liverpool 21 376

Redmile for Belvoir 21 377

Joint Map; The GN and LNWR joint line through Market Harborough Miscellaneous 21 377

GN The opening of Leicester [Belgrave Rd.] station Railway Premises Leicester Leicester 21 377

GN GNR Stirling E2 class no 701 Locomotives Leicester Leicester 21 378

Joint Hallaton station with a LNWR train running in Railway Premises Hallaton Leicester 21 378

LNE LNER B17 no 2832 Belvoir Castle Locomotives Leicester Leicester 21 378

BR GNR J6 no 64212 waits at Melton Mobray in 1949 Locomotives Melton Mobray Melton Mobray 21 379

BR Redmile station in 1949 Railway Premises Redmile Nottingham 21 379

BR LMS 8F no 48360 brings a traiload of iron ore through Scalford station Locomotives Scalford Melton Mobray 21 380

BR LNER B1 no 61390 in the weeds at a disused Lowesby station Locomotives Lowesby Leicester 21 380

BR A very trim Thurnby and Scraptoft station in 1952 Railway Premises Thurnby and Scraptoft Leicester 21 381

BR LNER B1 no 61231 passes the site of the Long Clawston and Hose station Locomotives Long Clawston and Hose Leicester 21 381

BR Holidaymakers wait for B1 no 61141 with its train Locomotives Melton Mobray Melton Mobray 21 382

BR John O' Gaunt station in 1953 Railway Premises John O' Gaunt Leicester 21 382

BR The frontage of Leicester Belgrave Rd. in 1964 with a bug eyed 'Sprite' in the foreground Railway Premises Leicester Leicester 21 382

LT A Central line train calls at Blake Hall, the least used station on the system. It closed in 1980 Railway Premises Blake Hall London 21 386

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BR BR class 3 no 77015 crossing the Glenbuck Loch causeway Locomotives Glenbuck Loch Ayr 21 387

Forty years on 21 390

BR Ivall 20602T no 41319 with empty coaching stock Locomotives Clapham Junction London 21 390

BR Rebuilt West Country no 34037 Clovelly Locomotives Waterloo London 21 390

BR A panorama of Waterloo station Railway Premises Waterloo London 21 391

BR BR 4MT 2-6-2T no 80154 passes Wimbledon Locomotives Wimbledon London 21 391

BR Merchant Navy no 35023 Holland-Afrika Line with the final Channel Islands boat train Locomotives Clapham Junction London 21 391

A daring experiment 21 392

BR Warship no D601 Ark Royal on the sea wall at Teignmouth Locomotives Teignmouth Newton Abbot 21 392

BR Warship no D826 Jupiter nears completion at Swindon works Locomotives Swindon Swindon 21 392

BR Warship no D810 Vanguard speeds through Savernake Low Level station Locomotives Savernake Newbury 21 393

BR Warship no D817 Foxhound at High Wycombe Locomotives High Wycombe High Wycombe 21 393

BR Warship no D821 Greyhound in maroon enters Truro Locomotives Truro Truro 21 394

BR Warship no D810 Vanguard meets nos 1470 and 4174 at Churston Locomotives Churston Newton Abbot 21 395

BR Warship no D826 Jupiter leaves Whiteball tunnel Locomotives Whiteball Taunton 21 395

BR Warship no D852 Tenacious on the seawall at Teignmouth Locomotives Teignmouth Newton Abbot 21 396

BR Warship no D800 Sir Brian Robertson on the seawall at Teignmouth Locomotives Teignmouth Newton Abbot 21 397

BR Warship no D816 Eclipse leaves Waterloo Locomotives Waterloo London 21 398

BR Warship no D827 Kelly passes through Farnborough Locomotives Farnborough Farnborough 21 398

BR Warship no D816 Eclipse climbs Dainton bank Locomotives Dainton Bank Newton Abbot 21 399

BR Warship no D803 Albion climbs out of Bristol Locomotives Bristol Bristol 21 400

BR Warship no D837 Ramillies at Paddington Locomotives Paddington London 21 400

BR Warship no D823 Hermes passes Burlescombe Locomotives Burlescombe Taunton 21 401

The Early railways; their promotion, creation, cost and benefit 21 402

Vintage Lithograph; A levelling party Miscellaneous 21 402

Vintage Lithograph; Linslade cutting under construction Miscellaneous Linslade Bletchley 21 402

Vintage Lithograph; Making the running [removing spoil from the cutting] Miscellaneous 21 403

Vintage Lithograph; Parliamentary Committee room Miscellaneous 21 403

Vintage Lithograph; Dove Holes cutting Miscellaneous Dove Holes Peak District 21 404

Vintage The cover of the reference book for the GNoS line from Kintore to Alford Miscellaneous 21 404

Vintage Lithograph; Building an embankment near Wolverton Miscellaneous Wolverton Bletchley 21 405

Vintage Lithograph; Tipping the spoil Miscellaneous 21 405

Vintage Lithograph; Glasgow's first railway train on the Garnkirk line Miscellaneous 21 406

Rugby Cement 21 407

Industrial Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST no 2047 at Rugby works [two pictures] Locomotives Rugby Rugby 21 407

Southern gone west; The Callington branch - Part 2 21 408

BR Callington Viaduct in 1961 Bridge/Tunnel Callington Plymouth 21 408

BR O2 no 30193 near Luckett in 1960 Locomotives Luckett Plymouth 21 408

BR No half barriers here! No 41302 crosses the road at Latchley Locomotives Latchley Plymouth 21 409

Vintage Plymouth, Devonport and South West Jn. Loco no 5 Lord St. Levan Locomotives Callington Plymouth 21 409

BR Gunnislake station in 1961 Locomotives Gunnislake Plymouth 21 410

BR No 41310 meandering through the fields Locomotives Luckett Plymouth 21 410

BR Plymouth, Devonport and South West Jn. Loco no 5 Lord St. Levan now as BR no 30758 Locomotives Plymouth Plymouth 21 411

BR O2 no 30225 on shed at Callington Locomotives Callington Plymouth 21 412

BR Plymouth, Devonport and South West Jn. Loco no 6 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe as BR no 30757 Locomotives Eastleigh Eastleigh 21 412

BR Ivall 2MT no 41317 waits at Callington Locomotives Callington Plymouth 21 413

BR Luckett station with its passing loop Railway Premises Luckett Plymouth 21 413

BR Calstock station in 1962 Railway Premises Calstock Plymouth 21 414

Vectis summers 21 415

BR O2 no 20 Shanklin takes water at Newport Locomotives Newport Isle of Wight 21 415

BR The classic IoW train; LSWR O2 no 35 Freshwater Locomotives Smallbrook Jn. Isle of Wight 21 415

BR An emergency water supply for no 28 Ashley thanks to a gleaming Karrier fire engine Locomotives Isle of Wight 21 416

BR Nos 28 Ashley and 24 Calbourne wait at Ventnor station Locomotives Ventnor Isle of Wight 21 416

BR No 14 Fishbourne waits for no 28 Ashley to clear the single line section at Brading Locomotives Brading Isle of Wight 21 417

BR No 28 Ashley on Ryde Pier Locomotives Ryde Isle of Wight 21 417

BR No 30 Shorwell takes water at Ventnor Locomotives Ventnor Isle of Wight 21 417

Another serving of Lancashire hotpot 21 418

BR A very dirty LMS 8F no 48502 at Eccles Locomotives Eccles Manchester 21 418

BR LMS class 5 no 45315 picks up water at Brock water troughs Locomotives Brock Preston 21 418

BR A very green exit from Preston station with 8F no 48730 three days before the end of steam on BR Locomotives Preston Preston 21 419

BR Britannia no 70054 on express passenger duty Locomotives Preston Preston 21 419

BR LMS Jubilee no 45698 Mars on an enthusiast's special Locomotives Victoria Manchester 21 419

BR 8F no 48476 and BR Std class 5 no 73069 on the 1 in 44 climb out of Oldham Werneth station Locomotives Oldham Oldham 21 420

BR Black Five no 44902 at Preston Locomotives Preston Preston 21 420

BR Black Five no 45246 leaves Bolton Trinity St. across the diamond crossing Locomotives Bolton Bolton 21 420

BR Class 5 no 44860 with a releif express train at Droylsden Station Jn. Locomotives Droylsden Manchester 21 421

BR Class 5 no 45001 heds south from Carnforth station Locomotives Carnforth Carnforth 21 421

BR LMS Stanier 20604T no 42465 at Chassen Road station Locomotives Manchester Manchester 21 421

The one that got away; The Midland and South Western Junction Railway 21 422

Vintage Midland and South Western Jn. Rly. No 7 at Charlton Kings in 1923 Locomotives Charlton Kings Cheltenham 21 422

Midland Midland Railway no 1126A at Cheltenham in 1895 Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 422

Vintage MSWJR no 8 after leaving Marlborough station in 1914 Locomotives Marlborough Swindon 21 423

Midland The MSWJR sidings at Cheltenham with Midland no 1439 on a freight train Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 423

Map; The Midland and South Western Junction Railway Miscellaneous 21 424

Vintage Oiling up the 'South Express' at Cheltenham Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 424

Vintage A North British 4-4-0 in Cheltenham station Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 425

Vintage MSWJR no 7 at Andover Locomotives Andover Andover 21 425

Timetable; Train service Midlands to Bournemouth Miscellaneous 21 425

From the Railway Magazine July 1907 Miscellaneous 21 426

Midland Midland 0-6-0 no 3678 leaving Cheltenham Lansdown station Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 426

BR LMS Patriot no 45509 Derbyshire Yeomanry met by a Southern Mogul no 31620 Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 427

The BR Standard 2-6-0's 21 428

BR The BR Std class 2 was more or less a copy of the LMS design. No 78020 on a local Locomotives Hucknall Nottingham 21 428

BR The BR Std class 4 was less ungainly than the LMS type from which it was derived; No 76035 Locomotives West Hampstead London 21 428

BR A class 2 no 78045 leaves Banff for Tillynaught Locomotives Banff Aberdeen 21 429

BR Std class 4 no 76007 at Winchfield Locomotives Winchfield Basingstoke 21 429

BR The 77xxx class 3 had no obvious parentage; No 77001 at Wortley Jn. Locomotives Wortley Leeds 21 429

Vintage Liverpool Exchange station concourse in the early 20th century Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 430

Map; The track layout from the Railway Magazine 1930 Miscellaneous Exchange Liverpool 21 430

A undated view of the approach to the station Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 431

Vintage Print; the original Tithebarn St. station Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 431

Liverpool Exchange 21 432

Vintage A 19th century print; Exchange station hotel Miscellaneous Exchange Liverpool 21 432

The layout a little further from the station Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 432

An Aspinal 4-4-0 passing the turntable between platforms 3 and 4 Locomotives Exchange Liverpool 21 433

The station approach to the new or western side, probably taken from an electric train Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 433

Publicity; Exchange Station Hotel Miscellaneous Exchange Liverpool 21 434

The hotel banqueting hall in 1889 Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 434

Interior of Exchange Station A signal cabin in the early 20th century Signalling Exchange Liverpool 21 435

The Exchange hotel entrance Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 435

The exterior of the Exchange station hotel now the Mercury Court office block Railway Premises Exchange Liverpool 21 436

Railway Reflections; Some reflections on the Narrow Gauge part 4 21 437

A Beyer-Garratt rescued from Tasmania here on display in the NRM [See also page 443] Locomotives York York 21 437

R.H.& D.R. R.H.& D.R. 4-8-2 no 5 Hercules Locomotives Dungeness Folkestone 21 437

Locomotive no 3 of the Wells and Walsingham railway a 2-6-6-2 Garratt 'Norfolk Hero' Locomotives Walsingham Fakenham 21 438

Locomotive no 6 of the Bure Valley line laid on a former GER trackbed Locomotives Bure Valley Norwich 21 438

Egypt Sentinel no 204 of the Egyptian Delta Railway Locomotives Egypt 21 439

India Sentinel no 25 of the Barsi Light Railway Locomotives India 21 439

A narrow gauge contractors locomotive Locomotives 21 440

Line drawing; Sentinel design to work from 0 to 10,000 feet, negotiate severe curves and 1 in 35 gradients Miscellaneous 21 440

India A Kitson locomotive on the Barsi Light Railway Locomotives India 21 441

L & M.V.L.R. A Leek and Manifold Railway transporter carring a standard gauge truck Rolling Stock Hulme End Peak District 21 442

L & M.V.L.R. L & MVLR no 2 J. B. Earle Locomotives Waterhouses Peak District 21 442

Herbert William Garratt with a metre gauge 4-6-0 / 0-6-4T built for the Mogyana Railway of Brazil Locomotives Gorton Manchester 21 443

No K1 the very first Garratt after delivery to the North East Dundas Tramway in Tasmania Locomotives Tasmania Australia 21 443

A 2-6-6-2 locomotive of the South African Railways Locomotives South Africa 21 444

A Mallet no 1660 of the South African Railways Locomotives South Africa 21 444

No 4019 a Beyer-Garratt of the South African Railways Locomotives South Africa 21 445

GW Exminster signal box a type 28 design that has been extended twice Signalling Exminster Exeter 21 446

GW Penzance signal box a type 12 design Signalling Penzance Penzance 21 446

Signalling Spotlight 21 446

GW Tiverton Junction signal box a type 11 design Signalling Tiverton Jn. Exeter 21 446

GWR 43xx no 7326 in the bay platform at Taunton station Locomotives Taunton Taunton 21 450

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BR GWR 57xx no 4666 takes on water at Exmouth Locomotives Exmouth Exeter 21 451

Taking the 'Waverley' 21 454

BR LNER A3 no 60086 Gainsborough; This class proved outstanding on the Carlisle route Locomotives Leeds Leeds 21 454

BR Royal Scot no 46113 Cameronian with a little help from Class 5 no 45334 Locomotives Leeds Leeds 21 454

BR BR Britannia no 70053 Moray Firth at Hellifield with 4F no 44094 in the background Locomotives Hellifield Settle 21 455

BR LNER A3 no 60072 Sunstar at Hellifield Locomotives Hellifield Settle 21 455

BR LNER A3 no 60093 Coronach enters Carlisle Locomotives Carlisle Carlisle 21 455

The bombing of Britain's railways; A war diary round two; 1939 - 1945; Part 1 21 456

Southern Easton station after an attack on Aug 11th 1940 Railway Premises Easton Weymouth 21 456

Junkers JU88 escorted by two Messerschmit ME109's Miscellaneous 21 456

Southern Portsmouth Harbour station after a raid on Aug 12th 1940 Railway Premises Portsmouth Portsmouth 21 457

GW The aftermath of a raid on Newton Abbot on Aug 20th 1940 damaged 15 locomotives Railway Premises Newton Abbot Newton Abbot 21 458

LNE Sunderland station after a raid on Sept 6th 1940 Railway Premises Sunderland Sunderland 21 459

Table 1; Railway Executive reports of damage 1940 - 45 Miscellaneous 21 460

Table 2; Analysis of casualties on railway property 1940 - 45 Miscellaneous 21 460

Table 3; Analysis of damage to locomotives and rolling stock 1940 - 45 Miscellaneous 21 460

LNE The result of a raid on Whitby possibly Sept 16th 1940 Railway Premises Whitby Whitby 21 461

Incident summary June - Aug 1940 Miscellaneous 21 463

Where there's muck��. 21 464

Industrial 0-4-0WT no 1 built by Neilson and Co in 1870 and rebuilt at Beckton in 1929 Locomotives Beckton London 21 464

Industrial The author stands by 0-4-0ST no 5 Locomotives Beckton London 21 464

Industrial 0-4-0ST no 5 came from Hawthorn, Leslie and Co in 1931 Locomotives Beckton London 21 465

Industrial Construction of the elevated lines into the retort houses Miscellaneous Beckton London 21 465

Industrial 0-4-0ST no 3 was a Peckett locomotive Locomotives Beckton London 21 466

Industrial 0-4-0T no 1 of the by-products works which had its own livery Locomotives Beckton London 21 467

Industrial No 35 was a Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn fireless locomotive Locomotives Beckton London 21 467

Industrial No 25 was a 0-4-0ST built by Neilson Locomotives Beckton London 21 468

Just the two of us 21 469

BR No 45735 at Willesden Locomotives Willesden London 21 469

BR No 45736 at Gleneagles with a Perth train Locomotives Gleneagles Perth 21 469

BR No 45736, one of only two Jubilee's fitted with a larger tapered boiler Locomotives Crewe Crewe 21 469

The steam Railmotor; transport for the masses 21 470

GW Railmotor no 50 at Ebley Crossing Halt Rolling Stock Ebley Crossing Halt Stroud 21 470

GW Railmotor no 7 at St Agnes sometime before 1915 Rolling Stock St Agnes Truro 21 470

GW Railmotor no 38 at Dawlish Rolling Stock Dawlish Exeter 21 471

GW The power bogie Miscellaneous Swindon Swindon 21 471

GW The interior of railmotor no 87 Rolling Stock 21 472

GW Railmotor no 24 at Shepherds Rolling Stock Shepherds Truro 21 473

GW Two railmotor power units at Swindon Miscellaneous Swindon Swindon 21 473

GW Railmotor no 85 near Pangbourne just before WW I Rolling Stock Pangbourne Reading 21 474

GW Removing the boiler from railmotor no 73 Rolling Stock 21 474

GW Railmotor no 93. This exists as autotrailer 212 and the Great Western Socy. Want to restore it Rolling Stock Yatton Bristol 21 475

GW Railmotor no 93as autotrailer no 212 Rolling Stock 21 475

GW Plan of railmotors 91 to 99 built in 1908 21 476

Day trip to the West Midlands 21 477

BR BR class 5 no 78048 at Northampton Locomotives Northampton Northampton 21 477

BR GWR Manor no 7827 Lydham Manor on the Cambrian Coast Express Locomotives Wolverhampton Birmingham 21 478

BR LMS 4F no 44123 shunting at Smethwick Locomotives Smethwick Birmingham 21 478

BR LMS class 5 no 44714 arrives from Crewe with a DMU running in from the same direction Locomotives Birmingham Birmingham 21 478

BR Black Five no 45067 ready to leave Wolverhampton High Level on a wet day Locomotives Wolverhampton Birmingham 21 479

BR Class 5 no 44763 arrives at Birmingham Locomotives Birmingham Birmingham 21 479

BR Modified Hall no 6995 Benthall Manor arrives at Low Level Locomotives Wolverhampton Birmingham 21 479

The class 50's in the South 21 480

BR No 50 007 Sir Edward Elgar [formerly Hercules] in Great Western style livery Locomotives Reading Reading 21 480

BR No 50 029 Renown in revised NSE livery Locomotives Fleet Fleet 21 480

BR No 50 009 Conquerer at Midgham Locomotives Midgham Reading 21 481

BR No 50 011 Centurian leaves Waterloo for Exeter Locomotives Waterloo London 21 481

BR No 50 037 Illustrious in the original NSE livery Locomotives Newbury Newbury 21 481

Parade of the Panniers 21 482

BR 57xx class no 8786 leaves Aberbeeg Locomotives Aberbeeg Welsh Valleys 21 482

BR An 8750 part of the 57xx class no 9639 on the loop at Madeley Junction Locomotives Madeley Jn. Shrewsbury 21 482

BR The 1366's were a development of the 1361 class. No 1368 at Weymouth Locomotives Weymouth Weymouth 21 483

BR The 15xx panniers did not have the same appeal as the traditional design. No 1506 enters Paddington Locomotives Paddington London 21 483

BR The 94xx was the final large pannier tanks no 3406 at Ystrad Mynach Locomotives Ystrad Mynach Welsh Valleys 21 483

BR No 1368 moved from Weymouth to Wadebridge with two others Locomotives Wadebridge Bodmin 21 484

BR The 16xx class were all built by BR ; No 1628 at Trevor Locomotives Trevor Wrexham 21 484

BR 64xx class no 6408 in full GW green livery Locomotives 21 485

BR 64xx class no 6434 leaves Darby End Halt Locomotives Darby End Halt Birmingham 21 485

LT LT purchased 13 '57xx's; No L90 [ex 7711] at Croxley Green Locomotives Croxley Green London 21 485

The Dundee and Arbroath joint line in LMS days 21 486

LMS Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T at Dundee East in the days before WW II Locomotives Dundee East Dundee 21 486

Map; Railways round Dundee Miscellaneous 21 486

BR Dundee East station in 1961 with a replaced frontage Railway Premises Dundee East Dundee 21 487

BR The bleak interior of Dundee East in 1961 with minimal facilities Railway Premises Dundee East Dundee 21 487

BR Blairgowrie station in the 1930's with ex Caledonian439 class no 15132 Locomotives Blairgowrie Dundee 21 488

BR The approach to Dundee East station Railway Premises Dundee East Dundee 21 488

BR Broughty Ferry station Railway Premises Broughty Ferry Dundee 21 489

BR Elliot Junction Railway Premises Elliot Junction Dundee 21 489

The Metropolitan Rothschild saloon 21 490

LT Class E 0-4-4T no 1 at Ruislip on the opening of the Uxbridge branch Locomotives Ruislip London 21 490

LT The ceremonial train for the opening of the Stanmore branch near Kingsbury Rolling Stock Kingsbury London 21 490

LT The ceremonial train at Stanmore Rolling Stock Stanmore London 21 491

LT Metropolitan class H 4-4-4 on an inspection train at Chorleywood Locomotives Chorleywood London 21 492

LT The Rothschild saloon in the car sheds at Neasden Rolling Stock Neasden London 21 492

LT Drawing; the Rothschild saloon Miscellaneous 21 493

More South Western 21 494

BR A Beattie well tank no 30587 used on the Wadebridge branch until displaced by ex GWR pannier engines Locomotives Wadebridge Bodmin 21 494

BR A Drummond T9 no 1899 in LSWR livery which was inaccurate for its post 1927 superheated form Locomotives Eastbourne Eastbourne 21 494

BR An Isle of Wight O2 no 24 Calbourne Locomotives Ventnor Isle of Wight 21 495

BR M7 no 30055 Locomotives Rotherfield Tunbridge Wells 21 495

BR 700' goods engine no 30694 Locomotives Nine Elms London 21 496

BR B4 no 30089 at Guildford Locomotives Guildford Guildford 21 496

BR Urie G16 no 30495 at Felpham Locomotives Felpham London 21 496

Railway Reflections; Thomas Wordsell, August von Borries and two cylinder compounds; Part 1 21 497

A William Throw 'P' class built by Beyer Peacock for the New South Wales Government Railways Locomotives 21 497

Cross Section of the original 0-4-2T built for the Bayonne to Biarritz Railway Miscellaneous 21 497

Diagram; The stacked cylinder concept Miscellaneous 21 497

August von Borries' first 2-2-0T Locomotives 21 498

NE Thomas Worsdell's class C no 16 Locomotives 21 498

NE Thomas Worsdell's class D no 1886 Locomotives 21 499

NE Thomas Worsdell's class F no 1540 Locomotives 21 499

NE A cross-section of a Wordsell compound Miscellaneous 21 500

NE A cross-section of the final Wordsell express passenger compound Miscellaneous 21 500

NE Class J no 1519 at Edinburgh Waverley Locomotives Edinburgh Edinburgh 21 500

Germany A German G5 a 2-6-0 Mogul Locomotives Germany 21 501

Germany A Prussian G4 Locomotives Germany 21 501

USA List; Two cylinder compound patents Miscellaneous 21 501

NE Diagram; T W Worsdells early system of starting Miscellaneous 21 502

Cross section; August von Borries' Early system of starting Miscellaneous 21 503

S. America A 4-4-0 compound built by Beyer Peacock for South America Locomotives 21 504

LNE The much rebuilt NER no 66 Aerolite Locomotives 21 504

Motive power problems on the Southern Region 21 505

BR A typical Exmouth Junction steed an M7 no 30668 Locomotives Sidmouth Exeter 21 505

BR U class no 31627 Locomotives Guildford Guildford 21 505

BR 757' tank no 30757 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was one of only two of the class Locomotives Eastleigh Eastleigh 21 506

BR LMS no 40569 on the S & D at Templecombe Locomotives Templecombe Yeovil 21 506

BR H class no 31544 at Groombridge Locomotives Groombridge Tunbridge Wells 21 507

BR L class no 31763 and Schools no 30908 and a sample of no 31174 Locomotives St. Leonards Hastings 21 508

BR Z class 0-8-0T no 30955 Locomotives Brighton Brighton 21 508

Rolling Stock focus 21 510

BR Ex GER cafeteria car no E670E at Stratford Rolling Stock Stratford London 21 510

BR Ex GER clerestory semi-corridor lavatory composite at York Rolling Stock York York 21 510

BR Ex Midland Invalid Saloon no M993M at Wolverton Rolling Stock Wolverton Milton Keynes 21 510

BR An ex Great Central brake composite Rolling Stock 21 511

BR Ex GCR Barnum third class saloon being used as a mobile office Rolling Stock Barnetby Scunthorpe 21 511

BR Ex GER cafeteria car no E672E at Stratford Rolling Stock Stratford London 21 511

BR LMS class 2 no 41292 on an unadvertised service from Olympia to Clapham Junction 21 514

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BR Southern Railway Z class 0-8-0T no 30957 banks a train up the 1 in 37 climb to Exeter Central Locomotives Exeter Exeter 21 515

The Southern's big tanks 21 518

BR SR class Z no 30956 gives a helping push to a train on its way to Exeter Central Locomotives Exeter Exeter 21 518

BR The Z class was replaced by the not so effective W class. No 31914 rests between duties Locomotives Exeter Exeter 21 518

BR SR class Z no 30950 at Exmouth Junction Locomotives Exmouth Exeter 21 519

BR W class no 31914 again this time at Stewarts Lane parked by the back end of no 31552 Locomotives Stewarts Lane London 21 519

BR W class no 31914 yet again this time at Surbiton Locomotives Surbiton London 21 519

The GWR at the 1924 Wembley Exhibition 21 520

GW No 4073 Caerphilly Castle as restored for exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition Locomotives 21 520

GW A book of railway locomotives 'Caerphilly Castle' Miscellaneous 21 521

GW Caerphilly Castle compared with earlier GW locos Miscellaneous 21 521

GW The Great Western Railway painting book cover Miscellaneous 21 522

GW The 'Caerphilly Castle' jigsaw made by Chad Valley Miscellaneous 21 523

GW British Empire Exhibition souvenier booklet Miscellaneous 21 524

Posted at Cheltenham 21 525

BR Loading a TPO at Cheltenham Rolling Stock Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 525

BR The TPO from Warrington to Plymouth behind 47 746 at Cheltenham Locomotives Cheltenham Cheltenham 21 525

Vintage The Croydon Canal above Deptford Miscellaneous Deptford London 21 526

Vintage The Croydon Canal at the site of Sydenham station Miscellaneous Sydenham London 21 526

Vintage Engine House at Croydon likely to be the Norwood atmospheric pump house Miscellaneous Croydon London 21 527

Vintage Route of the London and Croydon Railway and the Croydon Canal Miscellaneous London 21 527

Vintage Atmospheric tubes unearthed during the rebuilding of West Croydon station in 1932/3 Miscellaneous Croydon London 21 528

Vintage The Norwood flyover Miscellaneous Norwood London 21 528

Southern The LBSCR memorial locomotive L class no B333 Remembrance at Honor Oak Park stn Locomotives Honor Oak Park London 21 529

BR The Norwood flyover with C2X class no 32545 heading south Locomotives Norwood London 21 529

Southern D1 class no B216 at Brockley Locomotives Brockley London 21 530

Vintage The approach to London Bridge pre WWI Railway Premises London Bridge London 21 531

The London and Croydon Rly. And the Croydon Canal 21 532

GW Hockley goods depot Birmingham Railway Premises Birmingham Birmingham 21 532

GW The sorting sidings at Aberbeeg Railway Premises Aberbeeg Welsh Valleys 21 533

The bombing of Britain's railways; A war diary round two; 1939 - 1945; Part 2 21 534

Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 bomber Miscellaneous 21 534

LT West Ham station after a raid in 1940 Railway Premises West Ham London 21 534

Table 1 Incident summary (major damage and other cases of interest) Sept 1940 Miscellaneous 21 535

Table 2 Incident summary (major damage and other cases of interest) Oct 1940 Miscellaneous 21 536

LNE St John's Wood tunnel with temporary wooden framing and interlaced running lines Railway Premises St Johns Wood London 21 537

Southern T14 no 458 was damaged beyond repair after a raid on Nine Elms engine shed Locomotives Nine Elms London 21 537

Table 3 Incident summary (major damage and other cases of interest) Nov and Dec 1940 Miscellaneous 21 538

Southern Fratton shed after a raid Railway Premises Fratton Portsmouth 21 539

LNE Manchester Victoria after a raid Railway Premises Victoria Manchester 21 539

Table 4 Incident summary (major damage and other cases of interest) Jan, Feb and March 1941 Miscellaneous 21 540

Southern Blackfriars station after a raid 11th Jan 1941 Railway Premises Blackfriars London 21 541

Southern Southwark St. Bridge, Blackfriars Jn. One span destroyed by a parachute mine Railway Premises Blackfriars London 21 541

Table 5 Incident summary (major damage and other cases of interest) April and May 1941 Miscellaneous 21 542

GW A bomb landed just in front of no 4911 Bowden Hall which was wrecked beyond repair Locomotives Plymouth Plymouth 21 543

By rail and sea from Bath to Chepstow 21 544

GW Portskewett Junction pre 1886 Railway Premises Portskewett Junction Chepstow 21 544

GW Temple Meads station c 1850 Railway Premises Temple Meads Bristol 21 544

GW A broad gauge train at Chepstow c 1851 Locomotives Chepstow Chepstow 21 545

GW The bridge over the Wye Bridge/Tunnel Chepstow Chepstow 21 545

Out of King's Cross 21 546

BR A3 no 60063 Isinglass at platform 10 with the 'White Rose' Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 546

BR A4 no 60025 Falcon with a Brush type 2 in the background Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 546

BR A3 no 60066 Merry Hampton from the platform end Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 547

BR A4 no 60017 Silver Fox passes Holloway South [Up] box Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 547

BR A grimy V2 no 60862 on passenger duty Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 548

BR A1 no 60138 Boswell pounds through Finsbury Park station Locomotives Finsbury Park London 21 548

BR A3 no 60088 in need of an oily rag or two Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 548

BR A3 no 60061 Pretty Polly climbs Holloway Bank Locomotives Holloway London 21 549

BR A4 no 60025 Falcon from the York Road platform Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 549

BR A3 no 60112 passes Holloway South [Down] box with K3 no 61912 in tow Locomotives Holloway London 21 550

LNE A4 no 4466 Herring Gull at platform 4 in 1939 Locomotives Kings Cross London 21 550

BR A4 no 60021 on a local at Wood Green Locomotives Wood Green London 21 550

Sancton Wood - railway architect; part 1 21 551

Vintage The Eastern Counties Railway terminus at Bishopsgate before Liverpool Street opened in 1875 Railway Premises Bishopsgate London 21 551

Vintage The Northern and Eastern station at Lea Bridge c 1897 Railway Premises Lea Bridge London 21 551

BR Audley End station from the track in 1979 Railway Premises Audley End Cambridge 21 552

Vintage The Eastern Counties station at Brentwood c 1906. It was rebuilt in 1936 when the line was widened Railway Premises Brentwood Brentwood 21 552

BR Chettisham station in 1955 on the Eastern Counties Peterborough line Railway Premises Chettisham Ely 21 553

BR Great Chesterford station in 2004 Railway Premises Great Chesterford Cambridge 21 553

BR Audley End station frontage in 1979 Railway Premises Audley End Cambridge 21 554

BR Audley End station from the track in 1979 Railway Premises Audley End Cambridge 21 555

BR Whittlesea station in 1955; the village it is in is spelt Whittlesey Railway Premises Whittlesea Peterborough 21 555

BR Cambridge station frontage in 1983 after restoration Railway Premises Cambridge Cambridge 21 556

BR Gedney station in 1967 but virtually intact after closure in 1959 Railway Premises Gedney Spalding 21 556

Weston and Wells; A corporate experience 21 557

Postcard; Weston-super-mare looking north Miscellaneous 21 557

Postcard; Weston-super-mare looking south Miscellaneous 21 557

Postcard; Cheddar Gorge Miscellaneous 21 558

Postcard; Wookey Hole Caves Miscellaneous 21 558

GW Advertisment for 'Smiling Somerset' Miscellaneous 21 559

Postcard; Glastonbury Abbey Miscellaneous 21 559

Postcard; Wells Cathederal Miscellaneous 21 560

Railway Reflections; Thomas Wordsell, August von Borries and two cylinder compounds; Part 2 21 561

Germany Hanomag 2-4-0 works no 1000 of 1873 Locomotives Germany 21 561

Vintage T W Worsdell's only compound 4-4-0 built at Gateshead in 1887 Locomotives 21 561

Austria A '6' class 4-4-0 compound for the Austrian State Railway Locomotives Austria 21 562

Ireland Belfast and Northern Counties compound no 3 King Edward VII built in 1902 Locomotives Ireland 21 562

BR NER J21 no 65064 was built as a compound and converted to simple expansion in 1908 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 21 563

BR NER no 65033, returned to its NER livery, in steam at the Beamish museum Locomotives Beamish Sunderland 21 563

Ireland A Beyer-Peacock compond 0-6-0 supplied to the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Locomotives Ireland 21 564

Ireland H A Ivatt's 60 class no 93 for the Great Western and Southern Railway [of Ireland] Locomotives Ireland 21 564

Vintage NER M1 class 4-4-0 no 1638 Locomotives 21 565

Ireland UTA 3 foot gauge compound 2-4-2T Locomotives Ireland 21 565

Vintage NER no 66 after rebuilding as a 2-cyl compound 4-2-2T Locomotives 21 566

Germany Prussian Van Borries 2-cyl compound 4-4-0 of the S5 class Locomotives Germany 21 566

Bulgaria A Hanomag 0-12-0T two cylinder compound Locomotives Bulgaria 21 567

Vintage NER no 66 after another rebuild became a 2-2-4T Locomotives 21 567

On the 'Little North Western' line 21 568

BR BR class 4 no 75015 heads away from Lancaster Green Ayre Locomotives Lancaster Lancaster 21 568

BR Class 20's nos 20 075 and 20 023 on a freight at Kettlesbeck Locomotives Kettlesbeck Lancaster 21 568

BR An ex Willesden to Earls Court electric train leaves Lancaster Green Ayre Locomotives Lancaster Lancaster 21 569

BR LMS class 5 no 44934 crosses the River Wenning Locomotives Clapham Lancaster 21 569

BR The other Clapham Junction with BR Type 2 no D7592 crossing it Locomotives Clapham Junction Lancaster 21 569

An odd bunch 21 570

Ireland No 25 one of 4 non superheated 4-6-4T's built for the Belfast and County Down Railway in 1920 Locomotives Ireland 21 570

LMS An ex Furness 4-6-4T no 116 as LMS no 11101 Locomotives Carnforth Carnforth 21 571

LMS A neat but ineffective Pickersgill 'Oban' no 14621 pilots an ex Highland 'Castle' out of Oban Locomotives Oban Oban 21 572

Do this, do that! A miscellany of notices found in odd corners 21 574

A fingerboard reminder of the North Western Railway's route from Merthyr to Abergavenny Miscellaneous Merthyr Welsh Valleys 21 574

A penny to use the loo at Weardale, shame the booking office closed 7 years earlier Miscellaneous Weardale Bishop Auckland 21 574

Ireland An advertisment at Tralee advertises a steamer service set up 55 years earlier in 1906 Miscellaneous Ireland 21 574

How to manoeuvre your bicycle at Whixley Miscellaneous Whixley Harrogate 21 574

Ireland A warning to Catholic girls which requires no furthur comment Miscellaneous Ireland 21 575

An LBSCR trespass notice at New Cross Miscellaneous New Cross London 21 575

The engine arrangements board at Springs Branch Wigan on 29th May 1965 Miscellaneous Wigan Wigan 21 575

BR An Austin van waits for BR class 4 no 75072 to cross at Evercreech Jn. Station Locomotives Evercreech Jn. Bath 21 578

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BR LNER A2/2 no 60501 Cock o' the North Locomotives Grantham Grantham 21 579

Third rail on the Wirral 21 582

BR A motor brake second no M28392M heads a train at Birkenhead Central Rolling Stock Birkenhead Merseyside 21 582

BR A preserved class 502 pair in LMS livery Rolling Stock Bidston Merseyside 21 582

BR Bidston station with a train of two three car sets Railway Premises Bidston Merseyside 21 582

BR M28392 again this time at Rock Ferry Rolling Stock Rock Ferry Merseyside 21 583

BR M28393 arrives at West Kirby Rolling Stock West Kirby Merseyside 21 583

The Great Central War Memorial 21 584

GC Earl Haigh inspect a guard of honour with the chairman and vice chairman of GCR as spectators People 21 584

GC GCR no 1165 Valour brand new at Gorton Locomotives Gorton Manchester 21 584

LNE The unveiling of the war memorial Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 21 585

GC Valour at Leicester Central for the two minutes silence on Armistice day 1920 Locomotives Leicester Leicester 21 585

LNE Armistice day c 1930 Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 21 586

LNE Post 1925 the original 'French Marble' had given way to 'Kupron bronze' Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 21 586

LNE Valour waits in Sheffield Victoria platform 2 for the armistice day celebration to end Locomotives Sheffield Sheffield 21 587

LNE Sheffield Victoria's new booking hall in 1938 Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 21 588

BR The memorial rededicated in 1971 Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 21 588

BR 66 715 is named Valour by what remains of Sheffield Victoria's platform 5 Locomotives Sheffield Sheffield 21 589

BR The memorial in 2004 Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 21 590

Travelling light in Kent 21 591

Vintage East Kent Railway no 2 Locomotives Shepherds Well Dover 21 591

Vintage East Kent's no 6 an ex SER O class Locomotives Shepherds Well Dover 21 591

Vintage Kent and East Sussex Railway's no 3 an A1 class Terrier Locomotives Rolvenden Ashford 21 591

The Green Enigma 21 592

Industrial The East Hill lift at Hastings with a gradient if 1:1.28 Locomotives Hastings Hastings 21 592

Industrial The locomotives of the Kinlochleven railway of the British Aluminium Co Locomotives Kinlochleven Highlands 21 592

Henry Thoreau an americal naturalist People 21 593

GW Oxford Ragwort Miscellaneous Goring-on-Thames Reading 21 593

Switzerland Swiss Federal Railway no 8521 Locomotives Switzerland Switzerland 21 593

Austria Austrian Federal Railway 1-E-1 Locomotives Austria Austria 21 594

USA A Reading Atlantic of the smokestack era Locomotives Reading USA 21 595

Eqypt An experiment in feedwater heating. Eqypt Railway's no 209 as modified in 1902 Locomotives Egypt Egypt 21 596

USA A GNR [USA] train labours up a zig-zag in the Cascade mountains Locomotives USA USA 21 598

Railways for posterity part 3 21 599

Talyllyn Dolgoch station in 1948 Railway Premises Dolgoch Tywyn 21 599

Talyllyn Talyllyn railway 0-402ST no 1 Talyllyn TOS in 1946 and not returned to steam until 1958 Locomotives Tywyn Abermaw [Barmouth] 21 599

Corris Corris railway no 3 was sold to the Talyllyn and became Sir Haydn Locomotives Machynlleth Machynlleth 21 600

Festiniog The wreckage of the Festiniog railway at Porthmadoc in 1954 Railway Premises Porthmadoc Porthmadoc 21 600

Festiniog Double Farlie Taliesin under overhaul started in 1940 and finished in 1956 Locomotives Boston Lodge Porthmadog 21 601

W & L Welshpool and Llanfair railway 0-6-0T no 882 crosses the Smithfield Road, Welshpool Locomotives Welshpool Welshpool 21 601

V of R No 7 Owain Glyndwr of the Vale of Rheidol railway in BR corporate blue in 1969 Locomotives Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 21 602

W & L The approach to the Welshpool terminus which the local council was determined to eliminate Railway Premises Welshpool Welshpool 21 602

Bluebell South East and Chatham C class at Horsted Keynes Locomotives Horsted Keynes Crawley 21 603

LNE The Flying Scotsman on a special in 1968 ran non stop London to Edinburgh Locomotives Brookmans Park Potters Bar 21 604

LNE No 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley on the turntable at Aberdeen after working a special from Glasgow Locomotives Aberdeen Aberdeen 21 605

No 850 Lord Nelson far from home on a special at Appleby in 1984 Locomotives Appleby Westmorland 21 606

LMS LMS no 5500 Patriot Locomotives 21 607

No 3442 The Grand Marquess on a special in 1964 at Llandudno Locomotives Llandudno Llandudno 21 607

Touring the 'Halls' 21 608

BR No 4993 Dalton Hall ex works in BR black at Oxford Locomotives Oxford Oxford 21 608

BR No 6910 Gossington Hall in GW green at Banbury Locomotives Banbury Banbury 21 608

BR No 6966 Witchingham Hall was a Hawksworth modified Hall Locomotives Neath Neath 21 608

BR No 5909 Newton Hall at Tyseley with a holiday train Locomotives Tyseley Birmingham 21 609

BR No 6910 Gossington Hall at Basingstoke with a Southern West Country no 34059 Brentor alongside Locomotives Basingstoke Basingstoke 21 609

BR No 6953 Leighton Hall near Basingstoke with a train for Bournemouth West Locomotives Basingstoke Basingstoke 21 609

Mr Thompson's pacifics 21 610

BR A2/2 no 60501 Cock o' the North south of Retford in 1959 Locomotives Retford Retford 21 610

BR No 60517 Ocean Swell at Grantham in 1958 Locomotives Grantham Grantham 21 610

BR The standard Thompson Pacific [A2/3] No 60517 Ocean Swell at York in 1949 Locomotives York York 21 610

BR A 2/3 no 60500 Edward Thompson leaves St Neots in 1962 Locomotives St Neots Cambridge 21 611

BR A 2/3 no 60513 Dante at Grantham shed Locomotives Grantham Grantham 21 611

BR A 2/1 no 60509 Waverley calls at Montrose Locomotives Montrose Montrose 21 612

BR A 2/3 no 60522 Straight Deals leaves Retford Locomotives Retford Retford 21 612

BR A1/1 no 60113 Great Northern a rebuild of the pioneer Gresley pacific no 4470 Locomotives Doncaster Doncaster 21 612

The bombing of Britain's railways; A war diary round two; 1939 - 1945; Part 3 21 613

LMS St Pancras station after a raid during the blitz Railway Premises St Pancras London 21 613

GWR Bath station after a raid Railway Premises Bath Bath 21 614

Table 1; Major damage and interesting incident summary June to Dec 1941 Miscellaneous 21 614

Table 2; Major damage and interesting incident summary 1942 Miscellaneous 21 615

Table 3; Major damage and interesting incident summary 1943 Miscellaneous 21 616

LNE Middlesborough station after a raid in August 1942 Railway Premises Middlesborough Middlesborough 21 617

Table 4; Major damage and interesting incident summary Jan to May 1944 Miscellaneous 21 617

GW GWR 0-6-0PT no 1729 destroyed at Castle Cary Locomotives Castle Cary Yeovil 21 618

Southern The London Road Viaduct, Brighton after a raid in May 1943 Railway Premises Brighton Brighton 21 618

GW Paddington after a raid in March 1944 Railway Premises Paddington London 21 619

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Miscellaneous 21 619

A visit to Ireland in 1961 21 620

Ireland 0-6-2T no 673 Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 620

Ireland 101 class 0-6-0 no 184 at Enfield, Dublin Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 620

Ireland VS class 59 Erne at Adelaide depot Belfast Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 620

Ireland GN [I] class W no 91 River Bush Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 621

Ireland Two views of CIE no 461 Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 621

Railway reflections no 135 21 622

BR A ex NE J21 no 65103 pulls into Humshaugh Locomotives Humshaugh Hexham 21 622

A vignette of the Steam Elephant published in the Engineer in 1931 Locomotives 21 622

BR Ex SER O1 class no 31065 at Tenterden Town Locomotives Tenterden Ashford [Kent] 21 623

The Royal George of Timothy Hackwood Locomotives 21 623

BR Ex Lancs and Yorks Aspinal no 52121 Locomotives Luddendenfoot Halifax 21 624

Vintage Stockton and Darlington no 25 Derwent of the Tory class Locomotives 21 624

Vintage A view of Derwent's footplate Locomotives 21 625

BR Ex Midland 3F no 43593 Locomotives Coaley Jn. Gloucester 21 625

Vintage Drawing; An not very successful Dalkeith Coal Engine Locomotives 21 626

BR J17 no 65558 enters Hopton-on-Sea in 1957 Locomotives Hopton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth 21 626

GW Broad gauge 'Ethon'. Locomotives 21 627

BR C class no 31588 passes the Paddock Wood signal box Locomotives Paddock Wood London 21 627

Vintage Blyth and Tyne railway no 16 Locomotives 21 628

Vintage Caledonian Railway no 653 0-6-0 with outside cylinders, unusual for the UK Locomotives 21 628

Vintage Drawing; Sphynx a long boilered Sharp's 0-6-0 Locomotives 21 628

Vintage Express Goods of the LNWR, no 371 at Wolverton Locomotives Wolverton Bletchley 21 629

Vintage LNWR 'DX' class no 578 in 'as built' condition Locomotives 21 629

Vintage Midland Railway no 724 built in 1869 it survived until 1930 Locomotives 21 629

Beheld at Bolton 21 630

BR LMS 8F no 48532 on the through lines at Trinity Street Locomotives Bolton Bolton 21 630

BR LMS class 5 no 45101 enters Bolton Locomotives Bolton Bolton 21 630

The Bridgend incident 21 631

BR Ex NBR class J36 climbs the incline towards Garngaber Locomotives Bridgend Glasgow 21 631

Map; Railways round Lenzie Miscellaneous 21 631

BR Muckcroft crossing from the accident site with a J36 heading for Garngaber Locomotives Muckcroft Glasgow 21 632

BR North British J37 no 64574 passes along the branch to Garngaber Locomotives Avenuehead Glasgow 21 633

A pre war view of William Baird and Co's own 0-6-0 ex GE engine Locomotives Avenuehead Glasgow 21 634

BR Muckcroft crossing ptotographed during a line inspection Miscellaneous Muckcroft Glasgow 21 634

The Happy Wanderers 21 635

LMS Ex LYR 0-6-0T no 10779 at Bangor shed Locomotives Bangor Bangor 21 635

LMS Ex LYR 2-4-2T no 6762 Locomotives Grange over Sands Lake District 21 635

LMS Ex LYR no 10897 possibly being used as a test bed Locomotives Ashbourne Derby 21 636

LMS Some Barton Wright 0-6-0's went to LNW sheds in exchange for 18" goods. No 12053 at Stoke Locomotives Stoke Stoke on Trent 21 636

LMS This LYR 0-6-0ST no 11342 found its way to Bletchley Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 21 636

LMS An LYR 0-6-0 no 12091 in its then home area Moor Row Locomotives Moor Row Lake District 21 637

LMS LYR 0-6-0's crossing at Talyllyn Junction nos 12103 and 12233 Locomotives Talyllyn Jn. Mid Wales 21 637

LMS LYR no 1019 as LMS 12086 waits at Oxford Locomotives Oxford Oxford 21 637

LMS Ex LYR no 12114 at Saltley shed, Birmingham Locomotives Saltley Birmingham 21 638

LMS This is thought to be south of Shrewsbury with LYR loco on the train Locomotives 21 638

BR SR class S15 in repair at Eastleigh in 1964 Locomotives Eastleigh Eastleigh 21 642

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BR Royal Scot no 46147 The Northamptonshire Regiment at Euston Locomotives Euston London 21 643

Steam on the Stirling line 21 646

BR BR class 6 'Clan' pacific no 72007 Clan MacKintosh runs through Dunblane Locomotives Dunblane Stirling 21 646

BR LNER A4 no 60034 Lord Farringdon approaches Stirling Locomotives Stirling Stirling 21 646

BR LNER A4 no 60021 Golden Plover between Castlecary and Cumbernauld Locomotives Cumbernauld Glasgow 21 647

BR LNER B1 no 61346 passes Greenhill Locomotives Greenhill Falkirk 21 647

BR Peppercorn A2 no 60532 Blue Peter heads away from Dunblane Locomotives Dunblane Stirling 21 647

Pontypool Road as I knew it 21 648

BR Pontypool Road in 1962 Railway Premises Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 648

BR The south end of Pontypool Road as seen from a train Railway Premises Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 648

BR Diagrammatic map of Pontypool Road Miscellaneous Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 649

BR GWR 43xx class no 5321 at Pontypool Road in the late 50's Locomotives Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 649

BR GWR Castle no 7003 Elmley Castle passes the site of the original station Locomotives Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 649

BR GWR 94xx classno 8444 waits in the south bay platform Locomotives Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 650

BR LMS Jubilee no 45644 Howe arrives to be replaced by a Western region locomotive Locomotives Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 650

BR A view of the north end of the station soon after opening Railway Premises Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 651

BR GWR 0-6-2T no 6690 heads onto the famous Crumlin Viaduct Locomotives Crumlin Welsh Valleys 21 651

BR Little Mill Junction in the late 80's Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 652

BR Pontypool South box Railway Premises Pontypool Road Welsh Valleys 21 652

BR What was left by the late 80's A two car sprinter stands at the down platform of what is now just Pontypool Rolling Stock Pontypool Welsh Valleys 21 653

A milk and fish diet 21 654

BR Brush type 2 D6321 nears Exeter with the Exeter Riverside milk tankers Locomotives Exeter Exeter 21 654

BR Western D1011 leaves Exeter past Cowley Mill Jn. Locomotives Exeter Exeter 21 654

BR GWR Castle no 5017 The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th 61st waits to leave Ealing milk depot Locomotives Ealing London 21 655

BR LMS class 5 no 44794 pilots A4 no 60004 William Whitelaw out of Aberdeen Locomotives Aberdeen Aberdeen 21 655

BR LNER K1 no 62011 takes a fish van off the Mallaig train to be attached to the Glasgow one Locomotives Fort William Fort William 21 655

Railways and the Epsom races; Part 1 21 656

Southern Class D1 0-4-2T no B612 about to leave Epsom Downs station in 1926 Locomotives Epsom Downs London 21 656

Map; Epsom Downs and Tattenham Corner branches Miscellaneous 21 656

Southern Class B1 no 174 Fratton leaves Epsom Town station Locomotives Epsom Town London 21 657

Southern SECR class H no A193 leaves Tadworth station Locomotives Tadworth London 21 657

Southern H class 0-4-4T no A158 arrives at Tattenham Corner Locomotives Tattenham Corner London 21 658

Southern Class D1 0-4-2T no B359 enters Epsom station Locomotives Epsom London 21 659

Southern SECR class R1 no A706 at Epsom joint station Locomotives Epsom London 21 660

Exploring a York backwater 21 661

BR A DMU waits at the Rowntree's platform while 08 class shunter no 08 824 waits Locomotives York York 21 661

BR Class 20 no 20 076 with insulated vans from the Rowntree's factory Locomotives York York 21 661

BR Shunter 08 500 takes a single van to Foss Islands Locomotives York York 21 661

Crossing the Tyne and Wear 21 662

Vintage The High level bridge at Newcastle from the King Edward bridge Bridge/Tunnel Newcastle Tyneside 21 662

The High level bridge from the Gateshead side Bridge/Tunnel Newcastle Tyneside 21 662

BR The view from the castle as LNER V3 no 67636 crosses the 'diamonds' Locomotives Newcastle Tyneside 21 663

BR A North Tyneside electric train of LNER stock nears Newcastle Central Rolling Stock Newcastle Tyneside 21 664

BR A3 no 60073 St Gatien leaves the King Edward bridge in a view taken from the signal box Locomotives Newcastle Tyneside 21 664

Vintage Road and railway bridges over the Wear at Sunderland Bridge/Tunnel Sunderland Sunderland 21 665

The railway bridge and the new road bridge Bridge/Tunnel Sunderland Sunderland 21 665

Vintage A football crowd crossing the Wear road bridge Bridge/Tunnel Sunderland Sunderland 21 666

Tyne and Wear bridge data Miscellaneous 21 666

A ship is launched under the Queen Alexandra bridge Bridge/Tunnel Sunderland Sunderland 21 667

The Queen Alexandra bridge over the Wear carried both road and rail traffic Bridge/Tunnel Sunderland Sunderland 21 667

Going round the sheds 21 668

BR Black Five no 44699 at St Rollox Locomotives St Rollox Glasgow 21 668

BR LNER A3 no 60075 St Frusquin Locomotives Darlington Darlington 21 668

BR An LNER B1 and an LMS Class 4 in Boston Yard Locomotives Boston Boston 21 669

BR LMS 2-6-0 no 42814 in Springs Branch shed Wigan Locomotives Wigan Wigan 21 669

BR LMS class 8F no 48282 on the ash pit at Patricroft Locomotives Patricroft Manchester 21 669

BR LMS Royal Scot no 46165 The Ranger [12th London Regiment] Locomotives Llandudno Llandudno 21 670

BR Southern U class no 31790 at Redhill Locomotives Redhill London 21 670

BR BR Std 8F no 92128 at Carnforth Locomotives Carnforth Carnforth 21 671

BR Caledonian 'Standard goods' adding to the ash pile at Motherwell Locomotives Motherwell Glasgow 21 671

BR Kitson saddletank 0-4-0ST no 47000 with the big boys in Derby shed Locomotives Derby Derby 21 671

Here comes British Railways 21 672

BR Painting out the LMS in 1948 Miscellaneous 21 672

BR Pocklington station in early BR times Railway Premises Pocklington York 21 673

BR Richmond station in 1963 Railway Premises Richmond Darlington 21 673

Salute to the 'Royal Scots' 21 674

BR Royal Scot no 46137 The Prince of Wales Volunteers [South Lancashire] Locomotives Camden London 21 674

BR Royal Scot no 46143 The South Staffordshire Regiment at Manchester Central Locomotives Manchester Manchester 21 674

BR Rebuilt Royal Scot no 46109 Royal Engineer leaves Leeds City Locomotives Leeds Leeds 21 675

BR Royal Scot no 46113 Cameronian heads out of Dumfries Locomotives Dumfries Dumfries 21 675

BR Royal Scot no 46158 The Loyal Regiment Locomotives Carnforth Carnforth 21 675

BR Royal Scot no 46111 Royal Fusilier in Willesden shed Locomotives Willesden London 21 676

BR Royal Scot no 46133 The Green Howards waits to leave St Pancras Locomotives St Pancras London 21 676

BR No 46100 Royal Scot was originally no 6152 and swapped identities with 6100 for a visit to the USA Locomotives Derby Derby 21 677

BR Royal Scot no 46152 The King's Dragoon Guardsman leaves Hereford Locomotives Hereford Hereford 21 677

BR Royal Scot no 46170 British Legion was a rebuild of 'Fury' Locomotives Crewe Crewe 21 677

The bombing of Britain's railways; A war diary round two; 1939 - 1945; Part 4 21 678

LMS Somers Town goods hit by a 'doodlebug' in 1944 Railway Premises Somers Town London 21 678

The Heinkel He 177 Greif [Griffon] was more trouble to its crews than anyone else! Miscellaneous 21 678

LT A hit on the retaining wall at West Brompton Miscellaneous West Brompton London 21 679

Table 1; Total number of V1 and V2 hits on British railways Miscellaneous 21 679

The doodlebug offensive prompted a second evacuation from London in 1944. Evacuees wait at Surbiton Railway Premises Surbiton London 21 679

Table 2; Incident summary June to Aug 1944 Miscellaneous 21 680

Table 3; Incident summary Sept to Dec 1944 Miscellaneous 21 681

LT A V2 landed near the Campbell Road junction in East London Miscellaneous 21 682

Table 4; Incident summary Jan to March 1945 Miscellaneous 21 683

Appendix 1; No of incidents month by month Miscellaneous 21 684

Appendix 2A; No of casualties month by month Miscellaneous 21 684

Appendix 2B; Casualties, the worst cases Miscellaneous 21 685

LMS Despite appearances this was repaired and ran until 1967 Locomotives 21 686

LNE Soldiers at Liverpool Street station in March 1945 Railway Premises Liverpool St London 21 686

Railway reflections no 136 'Good and Faithful servant' The British 0-6-0 Part 2 21 687

BR Ex GER Y14, LNER j15 no 65475 on a train at Long Melford Locomotives Long Melford Colchester 21 687

Sectional view of one of John Gray's 0-6-0 locomotives for the Hull and Selby Railway Miscellaneous 21 687

BR GWR 2251 class no 2218 at Barry Junction Locomotives Barry Junction Welsh Valleys 21 688

Vintage William Bouch's 1001 class no 1275 Locomotives 21 688

BR Ex Caly Dougal Drummond Jumbo no 57261 Locomotives Bridge of Allen Stirling 21 689

Vintage LCD No 130 Tarquin Locomotives 21 689

LMS A Solway Junction Railway loco became Caly no 543 then 382 and finally LMS 17102 Locomotives 21 690

GW Preserved Dean Goods no 2516 with an SLR special Locomotives Wombourn Birmingham 21 690

GW A 360 class no 363 Locomotives 21 691

GW Dean Goods no 2441became WD no WD120 and was sent to China never to be seen again Locomotives 21 691

BR Gresley J 39 no 64942 Locomotives Waterhouses Durham 21 691

India Kitson no 3900 was built for the Great Indian Penisular Railway in 1900 Locomotives India India 21 692

Vintage The shed workshop of the Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Jn. Railway with loco no 10 Railway Premises 21 692

BR LNER J37 no 64629 at Anstruther Locomotives Anstruther Fife 21 693

S & D S & DJR no 57 now BR no 44557 climbs out of Midford Locomotives Midford Bath 21 693

Vintage East Kent railway no 6 was originally SER no 372 Locomotives Eastry Dover 21 694

LMS LNWR Cauiflower no 8370 at Shrewsbury Locomotives Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 21 694

Vintage North Staffs no 23 was rebuilt in 1924 by the LMS and became no 2367 Locomotives 21 695

Sancton Wood - railway architect; part 2 21 696

BR Oakham station frontage in 1962 Railway Premises Oakham Oakham 21 696

Vintage The original frontage of Ipswich station Railway Premises Ipswich Ipswich 21 696

BR Ketton and Collyweston station now demolished Railway Premises Ketton and Collyweston Stamford 21 697

BR Luffenham station which has now been demolished Railway Premises Luffenham Stamford 21 697

BR Gomshall and Shere station in 1968 Railway Premises Gomshall and Shere Guildford 21 698

Vintage The original Market Harborough station renewed in 1894 Railway Premises Market Harborough Leicester 21 698

Ireland The terminus of the Great Southern and Western Railway in Dublin Railway Premises Dublin Ireland 21 699

Ireland The up platform at Portarlington Railway Premises Portarlington Ireland 21 699

Ireland The frontage at Bagenalstown station Railway Premises Bagenalstown Ireland 21 700

Ireland Wood's original building at Inchinore Works Dublin Railway Premises Dublin Ireland 21 700

Cross that bridge when you come to it 21 702

BR The Cynghordy viaduct from a train Bridge/Tunnel Cynghordy Mid Wales 21 702

The impressive bridge at Connel Ferry Bridge/Tunnel Connel Ferry Oban 21 702

BR The Viaduct at Middleton-in-Teesdale Bridge/Tunnel Middleton Barnard Castle 21 702

BR Gauxholme bridge crosses the River Calder and the Rochdale canal Bridge/Tunnel Gauxholme Rochdale 21 703

BR St Anne's Park Bristol overbridge Bridge/Tunnel Bristol Bristol 21 703

BR The double bridges at Miller's Dale Bridge/Tunnel Millers Dale Buxton 21 703

BR GWR 56xx no 6628 approaches Quaker's Yard [High Level] Locomotives Quakers Yard Welsh Valleys 21 706

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BR BR class 4 no 80137 arrives at Clapham Common with the POSB special from Kensington Locomotives Clapham Common London 21 707

Around Woodford Halse 21 710

BR Eydon Road signal box Railway Premises Eydon Road Banbury 21 710

BR LMS class 5 no 44847 passing the Culworth signal box Locomotives Culworth Banbury 21 710

BR LMS 8F no 48010 leaves Culworth Junction with its coal train Locomotives Culworth Banbury 21 711

BR LMS Fairburn class 4 no 42252 heads away from Woodford Railway Premises Woodford Banbury 21 711

BR What remained of Woodford Halse in 1966 Railway Premises Woodford Banbury 21 711

A Scottish Odyssey 21 712

BR BR 4MT no 80126 on the Killin branch Locomotives Killin Loch Tay 21 712

BR The Connell Ferry bridge being crossed by an ex Caly 0-4-4T Bridge/Tunnel Connell Ferry Oban 21 712

BR ex Highland 0-4-4T no 55053 in Dornoch station Locomotives Dornoch Highlands 21 713

BR The single coach of the train to Killin Junction waits at Killin Locomotives Killin Loch Tay 21 713

BR Ex Caly 0-6-0 no 57667 at Ballachulish Locomotives Ballachulish Oban 21 714

BR Ex Caly 4-4-0 no 54493 at Inverness Locomotives Inverness Inverness 21 714

BR The train shed at Fraserburgh occuoied by 2-6-0 no 46460 and its train Locomotives Fraserburgh Aberdeen 21 715

BR BR no 78045 at Tillynaught Locomotives Tillynaught Aberdeen 21 716

BR The roofed Banff station with BR std class 2 no 78045 on the train Locomotives Banff Inverness 21 716

BR A B1 starts to cross the Tay Bridge Locomotives Tay Bridge Dundee 21 717

BR Black Five no 44979 at Comrie Locomotives Comrie Highlands 21 717

BR 78xxx in the bay platform at St Boswells Locomotives St Boswells Borders 21 718

BR LMS class 5 no 45465 passed by a sister engine at Dunblane Locomotives Dunblane Stirling 21 718

The railway journeys of Sherlock Holmes 21 719

SE SER 2-4-0 no 242 at Charing Cross c1892 Locomotives Charing Cross London 21 719

GW The broad gauge express passes Uffington in 1892 Locomotives Uffington Swindon 21 719

Vintage Birmingham New Street in 1885 Railway Premises New Street Birmingham 21 720

We all three shook hands' Miscellaneous 21 720

Vintage The scene outside Waterloo station toward the end of the Victorian era Railway Premises Waterloo London 21 721

Vintage Waterloo platform 1 c 1900 Railway Premises Waterloo London 21 722

Holmes gave me a sketch of events' Miscellaneous 21 723

Vintage Oxted station in 1884 Railway Premises Oxted London 21 724

Railways and the Epsom races; Part 2 21 725

Plan of Tattenham Corner station from the Railway Gazette in 1923 Miscellaneous Tattenham Corner London 21 725

BR Tattenham Corner station in 1962 Railway Premises Tattenham Corner London 21 725

Southern R1 no A 699 on the train and R no A658 waits for its next duty Locomotives Epsom Town London 21 726

BR The forecourt of Tattenham Corner in 1962 Railway Premises Tattenham Corner London 21 726

Southern An LBSCR H1 no B 41 Peveril Point on the through line Locomotives Epsom London 21 727

BR The Royal Train behind a 'Schools' locomotive passes Chipstead Bottom Miscellaneous Chipstead London 21 727

Southern Epsom Town station in 1929 Railway Premises Epsom Town London 21 728

BR Tattenham Corner station buildings from Platform 1in 1962 Railway Premises Tattenham Corner London 21 729

Southern Epsom station under reconstruction in 1928/9 Railway Premises Epsom London 21 730

The 'Night Scot' and associated sleeping car trains 21 732

LMS A repainted Midland clerestory first class sleeping car no 02770 Rolling Stock 21 732

A WCJS sleeping composite coach no 124 became LMS no 8420 Rolling Stock 21 732

LMS A Midland and North British sleeping car no 2 became LMS no 4031 then 321 Rolling Stock 21 733

LMS First class sleeping car to diagram D 1739 no 10389 later 308 Rolling Stock 21 733

Table 1; Key to Coach Codes Miscellaneous 21 733

LMS Composite sleeping car to D1781, no 10548 later 700 Rolling Stock 21 734

Table 2; Up 'Night Scot' and associated trains from 24th Sept 1928 Miscellaneous 21 734

Table 3; Down 'Night Scot' and associated trains from 9th July 1934 Miscellaneous 21 735

LMS An early Stanier sleeping car to diagram D 1863 no 585 Rolling Stock 21 736

Table 4; Down 'Night Scot' and associated trains from 4th July 1938 weekdays not Fri Miscellaneous 21 736

Table 5; 'Night Scot' and associated trains from 4th July 1938 Fri and Sat Miscellaneous 21 737

Table 6; Down 'Night Scot' and associated trains from 3rd May 1943 Miscellaneous 21 737

Table 7; Timetable for down 'Night Scot' and associated sleeping car trains from 4th July 1938 Miscellaneous 21 738

The interior of a first class sleeping compartment Rolling Stock 21 738

LMS First class sleeping car no 352 Rolling Stock 21 739

Table 8; Timetable for down sleeping car trains via Midland from 4th July 1938 Miscellaneous 21 739

LMS Composite sleeping car no 713 Rolling Stock 21 740

Table 9; Timetable for down 'Night Scot' and related sleeping car trains via West Coast from 5th Oct 1942 Miscellaneous 21 740

Table 10; Timetable for down sleeping car trains via Midland from 5th Oct 1942 Miscellaneous 21 741

Temporary fitment of an upper bunk in the first class sleeping berth Rolling Stock 21 741

The interior of a third class sleeping compartment Rolling Stock 21 741

Custom House 21 742

BR Custom House station box in 1981 Railway Premises Custom House London 21 742

BR The lever frame from the low number end Railway Premises Custom House London 21 742

BR A DMU on the North Woolwich single line Rolling Stock Custom House London 21 743

BR The signal box diagram Railway Premises Custom House London 21 743

BR Custom House station box in 1981 Railway Premises Custom House London 21 744

BR The lever frame from the high number end Railway Premises Custom House London 21 744

BR Custom House station down platform Railway Premises Custom House London 21 745

The standard class 4 tanks 21 746

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80089 leaving the Heathfield tunnel Locomotives Heathfield Eastbourne 21 746

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80152 on the Salisbury turntable Locomotives Salisbury Salisbury 21 746

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80011 at Oxted with SECR H class no 31522 in the background Locomotives Oxted London 21 747

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80069 leaves Pantyffynon Locomotives Pantyffyon Swansea 21 747

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80072 leaves Lapworth Locomotives Lapworth Birmingham 21 747

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80004 leaves Glasgow [St Enoch] Locomotives St Enoch Glasgow 21 748

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80054 passes through Princes St Gardens Locomotives Edinburgh Edinburgh 21 748

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80068 nears South Croydon Locomotives South Croydon London 21 748

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80072 leaves Solihull Locomotives Solihull Birmingham 21 748

BR Std. class 4 tank no 80132 crosses the Severn at Newtown Locomotives Newtown Mid-Wales 21 748

BR Class 116 DMU passing Ledbury signal box Rolling Stock Ledbury Hereford 21 750

BR Class 50 no 50 036 Victorious shortly after leaving Colwall Locomotives Colwall Worcester 21 750

Through the Malvern Hills 21 750

BR Class 117 DMU at Newland painted in chocolate and brown for the GWR 150 celebrations Rolling Stock Ledbury Hereford 21 751

BR Class 50 no 50 015 Valiant leaves Colwall tunnel Locomotives Colwall Worcester 21 751

BR Class 50 no 50 046 Ajax approaches the crossing at Newland Locomotives Newland Worcester 21 751

Railway reflections no 137 'Good and Faithful servant' The British 0-6-0 Part 3 21 752

BR Ex Furness 0-6-0 no 20 made it to nationalisation and became BR no 52501 Locomotives Workington Lake District 21 752

BR Ex G & SWR no 297 one of Hugh Smellies 22 class Locomotives 21 752

BR A panorama of Gourdon with an ex NB j37 no 64608 on the pick up goods Locomotives Gourdon Aberdeen 21 753

BR Nos 57618 and 57644. Two of the Caly McIntosh 812 class Locomotives Annbank Ayr 21 753

GW Ex Cambrian no 14 became GWR no 898 Locomotives 21 754

Vintage No 736 was one of the 708 class buiilt by Robert Stephenson for the North Eastern Railway Locomotives 21 754

BR SECR C class no 31278 shunts at Ashford works Railway Premises Ashford [Kent] Ashford [Kent] 21 755

LNE A J11 no 5521 an ex GC Robinson Pom-pom Locomotives 21 756

LNE An ex GN, LNER J6 no 624N Locomotives 21 756

BR A 2P 4-4-0 no 40601 pilots 4F 0-6-0 no 44560 near Midford Castle Locomotives Midford Bath 21 757

LNE An ex Hull and Barnsley loco no 159 became NE no 3159 then LNER no 2540 Locomotives 21 758

Table 1; Classifications given by the LNER to constituent company 0-6-0's Miscellaneous 21 759

BR The last Q1 to be built no 33039 leaves Weymouth Locomotives Weymouth Weymouth 21 759

Ireland Great North of Ireland AL class no 57 at Clones Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 760

Ireland Great Southern Railways no 641 on the turntable at Inchinore Locomotives Ireland Ireland 21 761

Table 2; MSL sales of 0-6-0 locomotives in 1854 Miscellaneous 21 761

Table 3; Sales of Sharp Stewart stock 0-6-0's in 1873 Miscellaneous 21 761

When Pacifics were red 21 762

BR Coronation class no 46251 City of Nottingham Locomotives Oxford Oxford 21 762

BR Princess Royal class no 46200 'Princess Royal' at Runcorn Locomotives Runcorn Merseyside 21 762

BR Coronation class no 46245 City of London Locomotives Retford Retford 21 763

BR Coronation class no 46256 Sir William Stanier FRS Locomotives Camden London 21 763

BR Princess Royal class no 46200 'Princess Royal' at Llandudno shed Locomotives Llandudno Llandudno 21 763

Lost behind the rooftops; The main line between Nottingham Victoria and the River Trent; Part 1 21 764

Vintage Garners Hill and Narrow Marsh bridges Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 764

Vintage The southern end of Victoria tunnel in 1896 Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 764

Vintage Nottingham Victoria at Canal Street in 1896 Railway Premises Nottingham Nottingham 21 765

Vintage Weekday Cross junction and signal box Railway Premises Nottingham Nottingham 21 765

The route, Victoria to the Trent Miscellaneous Nottingham Nottingham 21 766

Vintage Canal Street bridge 1897 Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 767

Vintage Great Northern London Road station Railway Premises Nottingham Nottingham 21 767

Vintage The bridge over the Midland Railway centre and north spans Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 768

Vintage The bridge over the Midland Railway centre span Bridge/Tunnel Nottingham Nottingham 21 768

Vintage Clinton Street cutting being constructed Railway Premises Nottingham Nottingham 21 769

200 not out 21 770

BR D200 in Stratford works Locomotives Stratford London 21 770

BR D200 waits at Liverpool Street in 1960 Locomotives Liverpool Street London 21 770

BR D 200 at Crewe works in 2000 Locomotives Crewe Crewe 21 771

BR D 202 passes Witham Junction signal box Locomotives Witham Chelmsford 21 771

Vintage A Barton Wright 0-4-4T arrives at Greenmont station Locomotives Greenmont Bury 21 772

Vintage An Aspinal 2-4-2T no 1210 makes a determined attack of the 1 in 40 from Greenmont to Holcombe Brook Locomotives Greenmont Bury 21 772

Map; The Holcombe Brook Branch Miscellaneous Bury 21 772

The Holcombe Brook branch 21 772

Vintage Looking north from Greenmount station after electrification Railway Premises Greenmont Bury 21 773

Vintage LYR railmotor at Holcombe Brook Locomotives Holcombe Brook Bury 21 773

Vintage A two car electric train in 1913 Rolling Stock Holcombe Brook Bury 21 774

Vintage Motor car no 3501 at Brandlesholme Road Halt Rolling Stock Brandlesholme Rd Ht. Bury 21 774

Vintage A three car LYR electric train at Holcombe Brook now on the third rail system Rolling Stock Holcombe Brook Bury 21 775

Vintage No 3501 crosses Tottington Viaduct Bridge/Tunnel Tottington Bury 21 775

Vintage LYR 2-4-2T at Brandlesholme Road Halt Locomotives Brandlesholme Rd Ht. Bury 21 776

BR No 50651 arrives at Holcombe Brook in 1952 shortly before closure Locomotives Holcombe Brook Bury 21 776

BR Access to Roberts Sidings was still in place in 1960 although out of use since 1920 Railway Premises Roberts Sidings Bury 21 777

BR Last rites at Tottington as no 46416 shunts the final goods train in 1963 Locomotives Tottington Bury 21 778

BR Some boys get a gleeful footplate ride on no 50850 as it runs round its train at Woolfold Locomotives Woolfold Bury 21 778

BR Tottington station on the same day is already being taken over by nature Railway Premises Tottington Bury 21 779

The 'Silver Princess' 21 780

BR An experimental carriage made of stainless steel made in the USA here in carmine and cream livery Rolling Stock 21 780

BR As delivered it had seating for 18 first class passengers and 30 third class Rolling Stock 21 780

BR Seen in 1956 it has been extensively modified Rolling Stock 21 781

BR The bar and lounge Rolling Stock 21 781

BR Rebuilt LMS Patriot no 45521 Rhyl pulls away from Rugby 21 786

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