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Number 1 January 2016
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BR BR class 3 2-6-2T no 82001 Locomotive Bailey Gate Poole 30 1
  As it was at Manchester Victoria       30 4
BR Railfreight no 31 107 with three coaches in 1989 standing in for a failed DMU Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 4
BR Victoria station in 1984 with a Derby 108 DMU, a Metro-Cammell 101 and a class 25 on the engine line Rolling Stock Manchester Manchester 30 4
BR No 25 251 acting as station pilot waits on the banking line Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 5
BR No 31 215 [Railfreight] and 37 416 [Intercity] Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 5
BR No 47 607 Royal Worcester runs through with empty vans Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 5
  The Cold War - part 1       30 6
LMS Clearing the line near Brock. The watertroughs preclude any mechanical help People Brock Lancaster 30 6
LMS Soldiers working on the WCML People     30 6
LMS A freight train stuck at Abington People Abington Glasgow 30 7
LMS Clearing the line at Abington, Lanarkshire People Abington Glasgow 30 7
LMS Two trains stuck near Horwich Locomotive Horwich Bolton 30 8
LMS Millers Dale station on Feb 4th 1940 looking south Railway Premises Millers Dale Peak District 30 9
LMS Millers Dale station on Feb 4th 1940 looking north Railway Premises Millers Dale Peak District 30 10
LMS Soldiers working at Peak Forest People Peak Forest Peak District 30 10
LMS Cleaning snow off the plough of no 4000 Locomotive     30 11
LMS LMS major blockages Jan 1940 Miscellaneous     30 11
  Locomotives for the NW of Scotland       30 12
Vintage Alexander Allan's first version of a 2-4-0 for the Inverness and Aberdeen Rly, was converted to a 4-4-0 Locomotive   Highlands 30 12
Vintage Highland Railways 4-4-0 Skye Bogie no 88 Locomotive Dingwald Highlands 30 12
Vintage A later version of Highland Railways 4-4-0 Skye Bogie, no 48 as LMS 14285 Locomotive Dingwald Highlands 30 13
Vintage Brittain's 2-4-2T no 155 built specially for the Callander and Oban line Locomotive   Highlands 30 13
Vintage Brittain's 4-4-0 Oban Bogie no 188 here in Caledonian livery Locomotive   Highlands 30 14
LNE Ex GNR class K2 no 4691 at Mallaig Locomotive Mallaig Highlands 30 14
LMS A 55 class in LMS days no 14605 ex CR no 51 Locomotive Stirling Highlands 30 15
Vintage A painting of a 55 class in Caledonian Blue climbs toward Glencruitten summit Locomotive Glencruitten Summit Highlands 30 15
LMS A Pickersgill 191 class ex CR no 191 as LMS 14619 Locomotive   Highlands 30 16
Vintage North British 4-4-0 K class no 333 Locomotive Morar Highlands 30 16
BR BR no's 62476 and 62491 Glen Loy and Glen Falloch at Ardle Locomotive Ardlui Highlands 30 17
BR Gresley's K4 no 61996 Lord of the Isles at Eastfield Locomotive Eastfield Edinburgh 30 17
BR Gresley's V2 no 61700 Bantam Cock Locomotive Keith Inverness 30 18
LNE Peppercorn's rebuild of Gresley's K4 no 3445 became K1 no 61997 Locomotive Glenfinnan Highlands 30 18
  Table; Locomotives specially designed for NW Scotland       30 18
  Oswestry; Railway town of the Welsh borders; part 1       30 19
BR GWR 4-6-0 no 2929 stands in Gobowen station Locomotive Gobowen Shrewsbury 30 19
BR Oswestry's second station built by the Cambrian Railway with Ivatt 2MT no 46905 at the down platform Railway Premises Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 19
GW GWR no 1192 2-4-2T ex Cambrian Railways Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 20
  Map; The Oswestry branch 1849 Miscellaneous Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 20
  Thomas Savin People     30 20
BR Ex Cambrian no 19 now GWR no 1082 passes under the signal gantry Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 21
BR GWR 43xx no 7306 Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 21
BR The GWR station now used as offices for the goods yard Railway Premises Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 22
BR GWR Pannier tank no 5401 waits to leave Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 23
GW GWR Small side tank no 1197 Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 24
  At Paddington       30 25
Vintage GWR 4-4-2 no 102 La France Locomotive Paddington London 30 25
Vintage GWR 4-6-2 no 111 The Great Bear was rebuilt as a Castle 'Viscount Churchill' in 1924 Locomotive Paddington London 30 25
  633 class 0-6-0T no 634 Locomotive Paddington London 30 26
  County class 4-4-0 County Kerry no 3805 Locomotive Paddington London 30 26
Vintage GWR Achilles class Duchess of Teck no 3067 Locomotive Paddington London 30 26
BR BR Britannia no 70026 Polar Star Locomotive Paddington London 30 27
BR GWR 61xx class no 6110 Locomotive Paddington London 30 27
  Spaced out       30 28
BR Bullied Q1 no C26 Locomotive Hither Green London 30 28
Ireland GN Rly of Ireland VS class no 207 boyne Locomotive Ireland Ireland 30 28
BR Ex GE became LNER J20 no 64697 Locomotive March Peterborough 30 29
GW GWR Saint no 2927 St. Patrick no 2927 Locomotive     30 29
Vintage Caledonian 600 class no 600 Locomotive     30 30
Vintage GC 0-8-0 no 159 at Doncaster in 1910 Locomotive Doncaster Doncaster 30 30
India Diagram of 2-8-0 built for the Bengal Nagpur Railway Locomotive Bengal India 30 31
LMS Ex L&Y 0-8-0 no 1604 as LMS no 12924 Locomotive     30 31
  The BR class 3 tanks       30 32
BR Class 3 no 82019 at Southampton Docks Locomotive Southampton Southampton 30 32
BR Class 3 no 82020 at Machynlleth Locomotive Machynlleth Mid Wales 30 32
BR Class 3 no 82004 crossing the level crossing at Warmley Locomotive Warmley Bristol 30 33
BR Class 3 no 82025 on the shore of the Exe Locomotive Exmouth Exeter 30 33
BR Class 3 no 82026 at Penrith Locomotive Penrith Lake District 30 33
BR Class 3 no 82019 again, this time at Sidmouth Locomotive Sidmouth Exeter 30 34
BR Class 3 no 82020 again, this time at Towyn Locomotive Towyn N. Wales 30 34
BR Class 3 no 82040 at Cheddar Locomotive Cheddar Wells 30 34
BR Class 3 no 82001 at Bailey Gate see also cover Locomotive Bailey Gate Poole 30 35
BR Class 3 no 82031 on the Cambrian Coast Express Locomotive Machynlleth Mid Wales 30 35
BR Class 3 no 82013 runs into Sidmouth Locomotive Sidmouth Exeter 30 36
BR Class 3 no 82018 at Exmouth Junction shed Locomotive Exeter Exeter 30 36
BR Class 3 no 82039 calls at Wells Locomotive Wells Wells 30 36
  To Blackpool in 1967       30 37
BR LMS class 5 no 45019 at Blackpool North Locomotive Blackpool The Fylde 30 37
BR LMS Ivatt class 4 no 43029 at Blackpool South Locomotive Blackpool The Fylde 30 37
  The closure of the Potteries loop line       30 38
BR LNWR Cauliflower no 58382 passing through Tunstall station Locomotive Tunstall Stoke 30 38
BR Newchapel and Goldenhill station Railway Premises Newchapel and Goldenhill Stoke 30 38
BR Map; The Potteries Loop Line Miscellaneous   Stoke 30 39
BR Pitts Hill station Railway Premises Pitts Hill Stoke 30 39
BR LMS Fairburn class 4 enters Burslem Locomotive Burslem Stoke 30 40
BR The approach to Tunstall station Railway Premises Tunstall Stoke 30 40
BR A train arrives at Cobridge Locomotive Cobridge Stoke 30 41
BR Hanley station Railway Premises Hanley Stoke 30 42
BR LNWR Cauliflower no 58382 again now shunting at Tunstall yard Locomotive Tunstall Stoke 30 42
BR Etruria station Railway Premises Etruria Stoke 30 43
BR Liverpool Road station with an LMS Crab no 42939 with a special Locomotive Liverpool Road Stoke 30 44
  Table 1; Annual passengers Miscellaneous   Stoke 30 44
  Table 2; Passenger train service Miscellaneous   Stoke 30 44
  A wheeltapper's lot       30 46
  A hand-held carbide lamp Miscellaneous     30 46
  A wheeltapper at work in York station People York York 30 46
  Checking the buffer height Miscellaneous     30 46
  Coupling hook tolerances Miscellaneous     30 47
  Defective wagon labels Miscellaneous     30 47
  Map; Railways in the Chester area Miscellaneous   Chester 30 47
LMS Mold Junction East end yard Railway Premises Mold N. Wales 30 48
  The 'flat' to allow chain removal Miscellaneous     30 48
  The wagon spring clearance to the W bracket Miscellaneous     30 48
BR LMS 0-6-0T shunting Mold Jn. Slate Yard Railway Premises Mold N. Wales 30 49
BR LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42675 Locomotive Mouldsworth Chester 30 49
  Bridging the gaps       30 50
BR LNER B1 no 61276 sets off from Ruswarp across the River Esk Bridge/Viaduct Ruswarp Whitby 30 50
BR Viaduct over the River Wenning on the 'Little North Western' Bridge/Viaduct Settle Settle 30 50
BR The Arthington viaduct over the River Wharfe Bridge/Viaduct Arthington Leeds 30 51
BR The Hook Norton no 1 viaduct Bridge/Viaduct Hook Norton Banbury 30 51
  Southern Airways - part 1       30 52
Vintage A Stirling 'Domeless Q' at Port Victoria Locomotive Port Victoria Isle of Grain 30 52
Southern An aid to air navigation; Tonbridge station had its name on the roof Railway Premises Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells 30 52
BR Southampton flying boat station with SR class H15 no 30487 Locomotive Southampton Southampton 30 53
  The logo of the Great Western and Southern Air Lines Miscellaneous     30 53
Vintage An LBSCR Autotrain with a Stroudley 0-4-2T; whose passengers are observing an aircraft Locomotive     30 54
Southern Poster announcing the opening of Tinsley Green station soon to be Gatwick Airport Miscellaneous Gatwick Airport Crawley 30 55
BR Early BR(S) handbill advertising the links to Gatwick Miscellaneous     30 56
Southern Handbill; Fly from Gatwick to the Isle of Wight Miscellaneous     30 57
  Custom's check at Southampton flying boat terminal Miscellaneous Southampton Southampton 30 58
  Farewell to Allhallows       30 59
BR The last ride from Allhallows behind SECR H class no 31324 Locomotive Allhallows Rochester 30 59
BR The last train passing Middle Stoke Halt Locomotive Allhallows Rochester 30 59
  Tiverton Junction       30 60
BR A rare freight train with empty china clay wagons behind no 47 248 Locomotive Tiverton Junction Tiverton 30 60
BR No 46 033 passes through Tiverton Junction Locomotive Tiverton Junction Tiverton 30 60
BR No 50 018 Resolution was another visitor Locomotive Tiverton Junction Tiverton 30 60
BR SR S15 no 30512 with a goods train nears Worting Junction Locomotive Worting Junction Basingstoke 30 64
 
Number 2 February 2016
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BR GWR no's 6808 Beenham Grange and 4093 Dunster Castle climb the gradient near Doublebois Locomotive Doublebois Liskeard 30 65
  Birmingham south suburban       30 68
BR Class 45 no 45 071 passes the Birmingham and Worcester Canal Locomotive Birmingham Birmingham 30 68
BR Class 47 no 47 555 'The Commonwealth Spirit' near Barnt Hill station Locomotive Birmingham Birmingham 30 68
BR A class 116 DMU at University station Locomotive Birmingham Birmingham 30 69
BR A DMU of class 101 and 116 meets a class 45 hauled express at Longbridge Locomotive Birmingham Birmingham 30 69
BR Class 47 no 47 166 passes through Bournville station Locomotive Birmingham Birmingham 30 69
  Coals to Kensington; steam hauled freight on the District line       30 70
BR An 0-6-0T 'Jinty' no 47246 pulls out of Brent yard with a coal train Locomotive Brent London 30 70
Vintage Midland 0-6-0 no 1925 on a coal train at Clapham Junction Locomotive Clapham Junction London 30 70
  Map; Coal route to Kensington with owning lines indicated Miscellaneous   London 30 71
BR A view of the Midland's West Kensington Depot Railway Premises West Kensington London 30 72
BR An 0-6-0T 'Jinty' no 47436 at Baron's Court with a coal train Locomotive Barons court London 30 72
BR An 0-6-0T 'Jinty' no 47432 shunts at High Street Kensington Locomotive Kensington London 30 73
BR And gaining the road no 47432 sets off Locomotive Kensington London 30 73
BR No 47432 waits for the road while her crew take it easy on the platform Locomotive Kensington London 30 73
BR An unidentified Jinty [No 47433?] at Turnham Green junction Locomotive Turnham Green London 30 74
Vintage Metropolitan-District trains meet at Turnham Green station. The down train is hauled by Beyer Peacock no 34 Locomotive Turnham Green London 30 75
  Two ways to London; south and east through Portobello       30 76
BR A2 no 60519 Honeyway at Niddrie North junction Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 76
BR A3 no 60088 Book Law passes the Portobello East signal box hidden in steam Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 76
BR Looking north from Niddrie North in Oct 1955 Railway Premises Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 77
BR NBR/LNER J37 no 64528 on the spur from Niddrie North Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 77
BR 2MT no 46462 in a 1961 shot of Portobello yard with an N15 in view Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 78
BR J37 no 64605 crosses the ECML on a viaduct but possibly on the back of a train Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 78
BR Class 40 no 40 015 in a view from Portobello East junction Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 79
BR Class 25 no 25 064 passing through Portobello yard Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 80
  Wheldale steam renaissance       30 81
Industrial Hunslet 'Austerity' 0-6-0ST no 3168 at Fryston Colliery, Castleford Locomotive Castleford Leeds 30 81
Industrial Hunslet 0-6-0ST no 3168 en route between Wheldale and Fryston Collieries, Castleford Locomotive Castleford Leeds 30 82
Industrial No 3168 returns to Wheldale Locomotive Castleford Leeds 30 82
Industrial No 3168 draws a mix of wagons on its last day Locomotive Castleford Leeds 30 83
Industrial No 3168 returns to Wheldale also on its last day Locomotive Castleford Leeds 30 83
  It seemed a good idea at the time Part 4       30 84
  A test rig built by the North British Locomotive Co in 1927 Miscellaneous     30 84
  Dunlop's original proposal for a compressed air locomotive Miscellaneous     30 84
  Dunlop's second proposal for a compressed air locomotive Miscellaneous     30 84
  A Maschinenfabrik-Esslingen 4-6-4 diesel compressed air locomotive under construction Locomotive   Germany 30 85
  A Maschinenfabrik-Esslingen proposal for a diesel compressed air locomotive Miscellaneous     30 85
  Lomonosov's design for a diesel/pneumatic locomotive in 1923 Miscellaneous     30 86
  The Maschinenfabrik-Esslingen 4-6-4 diesel compressed air locomotive no V32 01 on test in traffic Locomotive   Germany 30 86
LNE Design of a possible diesel-pneumatic locomotive to replace GN class R1 using the original chassis Miscellaneous     30 87
  Hawthorn, Leslie/Durtnall 'Paragon' diesel compressed steam locomotive Locomotive     30 87
  Ansaldo diesel/pneumatic hybrid no 231-1 on trial Locomotive     30 88
  Sketch of Deutz 2B2 Locomotive     30 88
USA William Boyette's compressed air/electric hybrid railcar chassis Miscellaneous   USA 30 89
  The Cold War - part 2       30 90
LNE An almost buried train on the Great Central and North Staffordshire joint line [two views] Locomotive Stockport Manchester 30 90
LNE Hadfield East signal box Railway Premises Hadfield Manchester 30 91
LNE The train on page 90 is revealed as ex GC C13 no 6060 Locomotive Stockport Manchester 30 91
LNE The Army digs near Hadfield [two views] Miscellaneous Hadfield Manchester 30 92
LNE Digging out a snow plough at Crowden Locomotive Crowden Peak District 30 93
Southern The snow at Haslemere Miscellaneous Haslemere Haslemere 30 93
LMS A railwayman writes a notice 'No trains today!' Miscellaneous     30 94
  As usual the public criticise! And this poster tries to balance things Miscellaneous     30 95
  The Great Western 'Granges'       30 96
BR GWR Grange no 6800 Arlington Grange Locomotive Gwinear Road Hayle 30 96
BR GWR Grange no 6824 Ashley Grange Locomotive Penzance Penzance 30 96
BR GWR Grange no 6811 on the sea wall at Teignmouth Locomotive Teignmouth Newton Abbot 30 97
BR GWR Grange no 6828 Trellech Grange Locomotive Liskeard Liskeard 30 97
BR GWR Grange no 6829 Burmington Grange enters Hereford station Locomotive Hereford Hereford 30 97
BR GWR Grange no 6847 Tidmarsh Grange Locomotive Swansea Swansea 30 98
BR GWR Grange no 6851 Hurst Grange picks up water Locomotive Goring Reading 30 98
BR GWR Grange no 6829 Burmington Grange passing Stoke Canon Locomotive Stoke Canon Exeter 30 99
BR GWR Grange no 6841 Marias Grange near Twyford Locomotive Twyford Maidenhead 30 99
BR GWR Grange no 6856 Stowe Grange takes its leave of Great Malvern Locomotive Great Malvern Worcester 30 99
  A Wansbeck wander       30 100
BR NER J27 no 65860 at Meldon station Locomotive Meldon Scottish Borders 30 100
BR The Fireman operated level crossing Railway Premises Meldon Scottish Borders 30 100
  Map; The Wansbeck and Rothbury branch Miscellaneous   Scottish Borders 30 101
BR NER J27 no 65860 arrives at Scotsgap Locomotive Scotsgap Scottish Borders 30 101
BR NER J27 no 65860 does some shunting Locomotive Scotsgap Scottish Borders 30 102
BR NER J27 no 65860 gets a drink Locomotive Scotsgap Scottish Borders 30 102
BR NER J27 no 65860 ready to leave Woodburn Locomotive Woodburn Scottish Borders 30 103
BR A contractor's diesel loco was employed to remove track Locomotive Woodburn Scottish Borders 30 104
BR And there it was gone! Railway Premises Woodburn Scottish Borders 30 104
  Out and about in the North West       30 105
BR BR Clan no 72006 Clan McKenzie at Winwick junction Locomotive Winwick Junction Warrington 30 105
BR LMS 8F on a cement train at Chinley Locomotive Chinley Peak District 30 105
BR LMS class 5 no 45440 near Hindley Green Locomotive Hindley Green Wigan 30 105
BR Class 108 DMU accompanies Class 4/Class 40 no D370 into Guide Bridge passing an 08 diesel shunter Locomotive Guide Bridge Manchester 30 106
BR LMS Coronation no 46254 City of Stoke leaving Crewe Locomotive Crewe Crewe 30 106
BR Black Five no 44733 nears Wigan [North Western] Locomotive Wigan Wigan 30 107
BR LMS Jubilee no 45666 Cornwallis Locomotive Winwick Junction Warrington 30 107
BR Peak [later class 45] no 68 Royal Fusilier heads away from Chinley Locomotive Chinley Peak District 30 107
  Vandalism on the Railways       30 108
  A traditional 'No trespassing' sign Miscellaneous     30 108
BR LMS class 4 no 42104 at South Croydon Locomotive South Croydon London 30 108
Vintage Bensham NER station Railway Premises Bensham Tyneside 30 109
  GWR Grange no 6849 Walton Grange at Pershore Locomotive Pershore Worcester 30 109
  Claypole station Railway Premises Claypole Newark 30 110
  Thurso station Railway Premises Thurso Highlands 30 110
BR A 2-EPB unit near Mitcham Rolling Stock Mitcham London 30 111
  Heaton Chapel station Railway Premises Stockport Manchester 30 111
BR Saltcoats station in 1955 Railway Premises Saltcoats Kilmarnock 30 112
Vintage Shildon station in NER days Railway Premises Shildon Bishop Auckland 30 112
BR J38 no 65932 on a civil engineers train Locomotive Dundee Dundee 30 113
  A 1950's Baby Grand Liverpool tram Rolling Stock Liverpool Merseyside 30 114
BR Granton Road station Railway Premises Granton Road Edinburgh 30 115
  The Southampton and Dorchester Railway       30 116
BR LSWR T9 no 30707 at Brockenhurst Locomotive Brockenhurst New Forest 30 116
  Map; The Southampton and Dorchester Railway 'Castleman's Corkscrew' Miscellaneous     30 116
BR BR class 4 no 76063 arrives at West Moors Locomotive West Moors New Forest 30 117
BR LSWR M7 no 30057 at Ringwood Locomotive Ringwood New Forest 30 117
BR Holmsley station Railway Premises Holmsley New Forest 30 118
Southern LSWR T6 no 686 at Dorchester shed Locomotive Dorchester New Forest 30 118
BR BR class 4 no 76025 at Wimbourne Locomotive Wimbourne New Forest 30 119
BR LSWR M7 no 30056 at Brockenhurst Locomotive Brockenhurst New Forest 30 120
BR LSWR M7 no 30328 at Poole Locomotive Poole New Forest 30 121
BR BR class 3 no 82026 sets off from West Moors Locomotive West Moors New Forest 30 122
  Llandudno Junction       30 123
Vintage Llandudno Junction in 1914 Railway Premises Llandudno Junction North Wales 30 123
BR LMS class 5 no 45074 arrives at the junction Locomotive Llandudno Junction North Wales 30 123
BR LMS Coronation no 46243 City of Lancaster calls Locomotive Llandudno Junction North Wales 30 124
BR LMS no 46220 The Princess Royal Locomotive Llandudno Junction North Wales 30 124
BR LMS Royal Scot no 46152 The King's Dragoon Guardsman with no's 41244 2-6-2T and 47669 0-6-0T Locomotive Llandudno Junction North Wales 30 124
BR A rare visitor in the shape of LNER K4 no 3442 The Great Marquess Locomotive Llandudno Junction North Wales 30 125
BR LMS Black Five no 45191 Locomotive Llandudno North Wales 30 125
BR LMS class 3 no 40083 with the shuttle to Llandudno Locomotive Deganwy North Wales 30 125
BR W29 Alverstone waits to leave Newport Locomotive Newport Isle of Wight 30 128
 
Number 3 March 2016
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BR S15 no 30512 at Alton Locomotive Alton Alton 30 129
  Birkenhead Joint       30 132
BR A Derby lightweight DMU at Upton by Chester Rolling Stock Upton by Chester Chester 30 132
BR BR Std class 5 no 73035 passes Mickle Trafford signal box Locomotive Mickle Trafford Chester 30 132
BR Class 40 no 40 029 crosses the Frodsham Viaduct Bridge/Viaduct Frodsham Merseyside 30 133
BR LMS 2-6-4T no 42633 takes BR 9F's no's 92065 and 92108 through the closed Ledsham station Locomotive Ledsham Merseyside 30 133
BR LMS Stanier class 4 no42613 passes the closed Mollington station Locomotive Mollington Highlands 30 133
  Wagonways and the law       30 134
  A wooden wagonway under construction at the Beamish Museum Miscellaneous Beamish Tyneside 30 134
  Sir Thomas Pengelley People     30 134
  The Beamish wagonway in use with 'Bonnie' providing the 1 HP motive power Miscellaneous Beamish Tyneside 30 135
  The Causey Arch Bridge/Viaduct Stanley Tyneside 30 135
  A reconstruction of a coal wagon by the Causey Arch Rolling Stock Stanley Tyneside 30 136
  The course of the Amble wagonway Miscellaneous Amble Tyneside 30 136
  The course of the Durham and Sunderland railway Miscellaneous   Tyneside 30 137
  Past and present track formation - Part 1       30 138
BR A well maintained straight and level track Railway Premises Slade Green London 30 138
BR Tracks with a 'saw-tooth' profile Railway Premises     30 138
BR Grove tunnel at Denmark Hill Railway Premises Denmark Hill London 30 139
BR Track near New Cross Railway Premises New Cross London 30 140
BR Formation at Ferryhill, Co. Durham Bridge/Viaduct Ferryhill Durham 30 141
BR Tunnel portal at Chatham Tunnel Chatham Medway Towns 30 141
BR A section of the ECML near Northallerton Railway Premises Northallerton Darlington 30 142
Vintage A shaft in the Kilsby tunnel Tunnel Kilsby Rugby 30 142
  The 'Spray' train       30 143
BR The spray train passing the site of the Mirfield shed with class 20 no 20 903 leading and 20 902 at the back Locomotive Mirfield Huddersfield 30 143
  Marylebone station and its suburban services       30 144
  A composite of the GC suburban lines Miscellaneous     30 144
Vintage A Robinson Great Central Atlantic no 362 speeds north near Gerrard's Cross Locomotive Gerrard's Cross Uxbridge 30 144
Vintage Map of the GCR terminus with an inset of what remains in 2015 Railway Premises Marylebone London 30 145
BR The forecourt in 1967 more or less 'as built' Railway Premises Marylebone London 30 145
LT The exit from the Bakerloo which reached Marylebone in 1907 Railway Premises Marylebone London 30 146
BR A disused Wembley Stadium station Railway Premises Wembley London 30 147
LT As it was, is now. Great Central in the tiles at Marylebone LT station Railway Premises Marylebone London 30 147
LNE A train calls at Sudbury and Harrow Road station in 1934 Locomotive Sudbury London 30 148
BR Handbill for the 1966 FA cup specials Miscellaneous     30 148
BR A3 no 60108 Gay Crusader at Marylebone in 1949 Locomotive Marylebone London 30 149
LT An LNER 'White Elephant', the Watford branch with a Metropolitan train in the station in 1961. Rolling Stock Watford London 30 149
Joint An LNER/Met poster with a view of their trains Miscellaneous     30 150
BR A class 115 unit at High Wycombe in 1987 Rolling Stock High Wycombe High Wycombe 30 151
BR A class 115 DMU passing Wembley Hill station Rolling Stock Wembley London 30 152
  Freight trains in the 1920's       30 153
GW GWR Dean goods leaves Southam Road and Harbury c1932 Locomotive Southam Rd and Harbury Leamington Spa 30 153
GW Developed from a William Dean freight design; Aberdare 2-8-0 no 2680 passes Chester shed Locomotive Chester Chester 30 154
GW Developed from a Churchward design of 1903, 28xx no 2378 at Lapworth troughs Locomotive Lapworth Birmingham 30 155
GW ex ROD no 3004 at Dawlish c1920 Locomotive Dawlish Exeter 30 155
GW Hall no 4932 Hatherton Hall climbs Rattery bank Locomotive Tigley Totnes 30 156
GW 57xx no 5796 at West Bromwich Locomotive West Bromwich Birmingham 30 157
GW Developed from a Churchward design of 1911 no 4377 climbs toward Patchway New tunnel Locomotive Patchway Bristol 30 157
  Trevor Owen on the WCML       30 158
BR LMS 8F no 48325 on Bushey troughs Locomotive Bushey London 30 158
BR LMS Royal Scot no 46140 The King's Royal rifle Corps in the Tring cutting Locomotive Tring Aylesbury 30 158
BR Britannia no 70051 Firth of Forth in Tring cutting Locomotive Tring Aylesbury 30 159
BR Coronation no 46235 City of Birmingham Locomotive Berkhamstead Aylesbury 30 159
BR Rebuilt Patriot no 45540 Sir Robert Turnbull takes water from the Bushey troughs Locomotive Bushey London 30 159
  The Southern's S15 class       30 160
BR S15 no 30824 again with a goods train at Broad Clyst Locomotive Broad Clyst Exeter 30 160
BR S15 no 30824 at Feltham depot Locomotive Feltham London 30 160
BR S15 no 30501 is an original Urie LSWR engine Locomotive Clapham London 30 161
BR S15 no 30839 at Deerleap Locomotive Deerleap Dorking 30 161
BR S15's no's 30840 and 2 at Feltham depot Locomotive Feltham London 30 161
BR S15 no 30501 again this time on a mixed freight at Virginia Water Locomotive Virginia Water Staines 30 162
BR S15 no 30839 on the fast line at Surbiton Locomotive Surbiton London 30 162
BR S15 no 30506 another original Urie at Brighton shed Locomotive Brighton Brighton 30 163
BR S15 no 30833 again, now at Feltham depot Locomotive Feltham London 30 163
BR S15 no 30833 with a mixed freight at Andover Junction Locomotive Andover London 30 163
  The 'Royal Scots' as they used to be       30 164
LMS A gleaming no 6110 Grenadier Guardsman at Camden shed Locomotive Camden London 30 164
LMS No 6114 Coldstream Guardsman on Camden turntable Locomotive Camden London 30 164
LMS No 6127 Novelty later The Old Contemptibles picks up water from the Dillicar troughs Locomotive Dillicar Lake District 30 165
LMS No 6162 Queen's Westminster Rifleman pulls out of Preston Locomotive Preston Preston 30 165
BR No 46142 The York and Lancaster Regiment heads north from Oxenholme Locomotive Oxenholme Lake District 30 166
LMS No 6152 The King's Dragoon Guardsman is actually No 6100 Royal Scot Locomotive Wolverton Milton Keynes 30 166
BR No 46137 The Prince of Wale's Volunteers [South Lancashire] climbs Beattock Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 167
BR No 46156 The South Wales Borderer passes Tring Locomotive Tring Aylesbury 30 167
  Oswestry; Railway town of the Welsh borders; part 2       30 168
BR LMS Ivatt class 2 no 46508 stands in the station Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 168
  Map; Proposed lines to Ellesmere Miscellaneous     30 168
GW Duke no 3280 Tregenna at Oswestry depot Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 169
BR The frontage of Oswestry station with a Bristol 'Lodekka' bus Railway Premises Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 169
BR GWR 2251 no 3213 leaves Ellesmere Locomotive Ellesmere Shrewsbury 30 170
GW Ex Cambrian Railways no 76, GWR no 879 at Oswestry Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 171
  Map; Oswestry 1870 simplified railway layout Miscellaneous Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 172
BR Oswestry depot in 1960 Railway Premises Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 172
GW A Metro tank of the 455 class no 617 alongside 0-6-0ST no 680 formerly of the Newport Alexandra Docks Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 174
  Southern Airways - part 2       30 175
Joint The front of a GW & S Airlines DH D89 Dragon Rapide G-AGEE Miscellaneous     30 175
Southern Two pieces of London to the Isle of Wight advertising literature Miscellaneous     30 175
BR An LBSCR Terrier crosses Langstone Harbour Locomotive Hayling Island Hayling Island 30 176
  Kingsnorth ex RN airship station in the early 1930's Miscellaneous Kingsnorth Medway Towns 30 176
Southern A Spartan Cruiser aircraft on the Isle of Wight service c1935 Miscellaneous     30 177
Vintage SECR no 135 0-4-4T Locomotive     30 178
  A DH DH84 Dragon 'St. Aubyn's Bay' of the Jersey airways Miscellaneous     30 179
  RNAS Eastchurch airfield with the Sheppey Light Railway sidings in the foreground Miscellaneous Eastchurch Isle of Sheppey 30 180
SWT A modern 'Gatwick Express' Rolling Stock Gatwick Airport Gatwick 30 181
  The demise of Sir Francis Goldsmit MP… and others       30 182
  Lockerbie station Railway Premises Lockerbie Dumfries 30 182
BR Putney station Railway Premises Putney London 30 182
LNE A North British J36 no 9706 leaves Dunfermline Lower just pre WWII Locomotive Dunfermline Dunfermline 30 183
BR LMS class 5 no 44866 at Leighton Buzzard Locomotive Leighton Buzzard Luton 30 184
BR Midland 3F no 43873 at Towcester Locomotive Towcester Northampton 30 184
BR LMS Black Five no 44720 waits to leave Dundee West Locomotive Dundee Dundee 30 185
  Signalling Spotlight       30 186
BR Kirton [Lime Siding] signal box in 1986 Railway Premises Kirton Gainsborough 30 186
BR The diagram and block shelf Railway Premises Kirton Gainsborough 30 186
BR The lever frame Railway Premises Kirton Gainsborough 30 186
BR Close up of the right hand end of the block shelf Railway Premises Kirton Gainsborough 30 187
BR The restored box in 2010 from the line Railway Premises Kirton Gainsborough 30 187
BR The restored box in 2010 from the overbridge Railway Premises Kirton Gainsborough 30 187
  Going Horseracing       30 188
BR An ex LNER horsebox Miscellaneous     30 188
BR LNER road and rail horseboxes at Leyburn Miscellaneous Leyburn Darlington 30 188
BR A2 no 60536 Trimbush at Waverley accompanied by a V2 at the next platform Locomotive Waverley Edinburgh 30 192
 
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Vintage GNoS 4-4-0 no 49 Gordon Highlander at Carstairs with the Scottish Rambler rail tour in April 1965 Locomotive Carstairs Glasgow 30 193
  Scottish Rambling       30 196
Vintage GNoS 4-4-0 no 49 Gordon Highlander at Glasgow Central with the Scottish Rambler rail tour in April 1965 Locomotive Glasgow Glasgow 30 196
Vintage Highland Railway 'Jones Goods' no 103 at Paisley in 1965 Locomotive Paisley Glasgow 30 196
BR A Branch Line Socy. Brake Van tour behind NBR j37 visits Partickhill Locomotive Glasgow Glasgow 30 197
BR A4 no 60031 Golden Plover with the 1965 tour at Carlisle Citadel Locomotive Carlisle Carlisle 30 197
BR LMS Horwich 5MT with the Scottish Rambler at Broughton Locomotive Broughton Scottish Borders 30 197
  Rails to Morecambe       30 198
BR An EMU at Lancaster [Castle] in 1965 Rolling Stock Lancaster Lancaster 30 198
BR An EMU at Morecambe Promenade station in 1966 Rolling Stock Morecambe The Fylde 30 198
BR LMS 5MT no 45193 hurries through Scale Hall station Locomotive Lancaster Lancaster 30 199
  Map; Railways to Morecambe Miscellaneous     30 199
BR LMS class 5 no 45231 takes the Morecambe branch at Hest Bank Locomotive Lancaster Lancaster 30 200
Vintage Morecambe Harbour station buildings still in more or less original condition in 1936 Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 200
BR Black Five no 44874 takes a breakdown train through Bare Lane station Locomotive Morecambe The Fylde 30 201
Vintage Midland Railway advertising an excursion to Morecambe in 1875 Miscellaneous     30 202
Vintage Morecambe Town station Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 202
Vintage Morecambe Euston Road station in 1886 Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 203
LMS The forecourt of Morecambe Euston Road station Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 203
BR An EMU leaves Lancaster Green Ayre only weeks before closure Rolling Stock Lancaster Lancaster 30 204
Vintage Heysham station in 1904 Railway Premises Heysham The Fylde 30 204
Vintage An aerial view of the harbour in 1921, The Harbour station buildings can still be seen Miscellaneous Morecambe The Fylde 30 205
BR Morecambe Promenade station in 1966 Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 205
BR LMS 0-4-4T no 41903 arrives at Lancaster [Castle] station Locomotive Lancaster Lancaster 30 206
  The Midland Hotel on the promenade as reopened in 2008 Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 206
BR LMS Class 5 no 44897 on a ballast train alongside D216 on a pigeon special Locomotive Heysham The Fylde 30 207
BR The very basic modern station Railway Premises Morecambe The Fylde 30 207
  The upgrading of 'God's Wonderful Railway'       30 208
Vintage Newbury station c1919 Railway Premises Newbury Newbury 30 208
Vintage Westbury station staff c1920 People Westbury Bath 30 208
Vintage Hungerford station c1919 Railway Premises Hungerford Newbury 30 209
  Map; Shortening the distance to the West Country by 1906 Miscellaneous     30 209
Vintage An early view of Frome station with a pannier tank loco at the head of a local train Locomotive Frome Yeovil 30 210
Vintage Witham station Railway Premises Witham Yeovil 30 210
GW A view of Castle Cary junction and station c1922 Railway Premises Castle Cary Yeovil 30 211
GW Langport station with the Cornish Riviera just passing Railway Premises Langport Yeovil 30 212
GW Atherney station Railway Premises Atherney Yeovil 30 213
  Southern Six-coupled tanks       30 214
BR J1 class Abergavenney no 325 [actually 32325 but not as yet repainted] at Ashurst in 1950 Locomotive Ashurst Tunbridge Wells 30 214
Southern Terrier no 2678 heads toward Hayling Island Locomotive Hayling Island Portsmouth 30 214
Southern J class no 1595 at Ashford shed Locomotive Ashford Ashford 30 215
Vintage L&SWR H16 class 4-6-2T no 518 at Southampton West [later Central] Locomotive Southampton Southampton 30 215
BR P class no 31556 Locomotive Brighton Brighton 30 215
  Marylebone station and its suburban services; Part 2       30 216
BR A BR service northwest of Amersham in 1961 Locomotive Amersham Amersham 30 216
LT Metropolitan Bo-Bo locomotive no 11 George Romney at the early Moor Park station Locomotive Moor Park London 30 216
  Table; Passengers boarding and alighting 1963 Miscellaneous     30 216
LT/BR LMS Jubilee no 45567 South Australia meets an LT train of A stock Locomotive Amersham Amersham 30 217
BR Marylebone station in 1966 Railway Premises Marylebone London 30 217
BR Inside Marylebone station in 1962 Railway Premises Marylebone London 30 218
BR Twin DMU's approach Aylesbury on the last day of passenger operation Rolling Stock Aylesbury Aylesbury 30 218
LT A four car A stock unit at Chesham Rolling Stock Chesham Amersham 30 219
BR Warship D850 Swift diverted from Paddington in 1967 Locomotive Marylebone London 30 219
BR A Network Southeast class 105 DMU at Aylesbury in 1989 Rolling Stock Aylesbury Aylesbury 30 220
BR A Network Southeast class 115 DMU at Marylebone in 1991 Rolling Stock Marylebone London 30 221
BR A Chiltern class 168 waits to leave Birmingham Moor Street in 2010 Rolling Stock Birmingham Birmingham 30 222
S&W Wrexham and Shrewsbury no 67 012 A Shropshire Lad Rolling Stock Banbury Banbury 30 223
  Signalling through Barnetby and Wrawby junction       30 224
BR A Trans-Pennine class 185 at Wrawby junction Rolling Stock Wrawby Jn. Scunthorpe 30 224
BR Barnetby East box is passed by EWS no 66 148 Locomotive Barnetby Scunthorpe 30 224
BR DB Schenker no 60 092 nears Barnetby station Locomotive Barnetby Scunthorpe 30 225
BR DB Schenker no 60 100 comes off the Lincoln line Locomotive Wrawby Jn. Scunthorpe 30 225
BR EWS no 66 198 waits for the Doncaster road Locomotive Wrawby Jn. Scunthorpe 30 225
  The Railway in Court 'Mind the gap!'       30 226
  Eydon Road Halt station Railway Premises Eydon Banbury 30 226
  Heckmondwyke station in L & Y days Railway Premises Heckmondwyke Leeds 30 226
BR Beighton station suffering from subsidence Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 30 227
BR Bramhall station in 1972 Railway Premises Stockport Manchester 30 227
BR Dinting station Railway Premises Glossop Manchester 30 228
BR Mablethorpe station Railway Premises Mablethorpe Skegness 30 228
Vintage An LTSR train near Cranham in 1913 hauled by no 2138 formerly no 28 Stepney Locomotive Upminster London 30 229
BR Richmond, Surrey station Railway Premises Richmond London 30 229
LMS LMS 2-6-4T no 2508 waits to leave Shoeburyness Locomotive Shoeburyness Southend on Sea 30 230
  Cheltenham and Gloucester       30 231
BR Gloucester Central station with GWR 51xx no 4100 waiting to leave Locomotive Gloucester Gloucester 30 231
BR GWR 2251 class no 2253 leaves Cheltenham St James Locomotive Cheltenham Cheltenham 30 231
  The Smithy Wood branch       30 232
BR Map; Meadowhall track layout 1982 Miscellaneous Sheffield Sheffield 30 232
BR The line at Tinsley West now part of the South Yorkshire Supertram route Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 30 232
BR The Meadow Hall signal box GC frame Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 30 232
BR Grange Lane station and signal box Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 30 233
BR Map; Smithywood branch 1970's Miscellaneous Sheffield Sheffield 30 233
BR Where the Meadowhall and Wilcobank station used to be with the Meadowhall pilot locomotive Railway Premises Sheffield Sheffield 30 233
  Ecclesfield East track diagram pre 1972 Miscellaneous Sheffield Sheffield 30 234
BR No 31 297 stands by the closed Ecclesfield East signal box in the late 70's Locomotive Sheffield Sheffield 30 234
BR Nos 20 144 and 5 otherwise 'Pinky and Perky' at the end of the line [if they can find it!] Locomotive Sheffield Sheffield 30 235
Industrial Smithy Wood coking plant no 2 was a Hunslet 0-6-0 Austerity Locomotive Sheffield Sheffield 30 235
S.Yorks The new view at Tinsley West with Supertram no 124 crossing the level crossing Rolling Stock Sheffield Sheffield 30 236
  Banavie       30 237
  A Tuck postcard of Ben Nevis with PS Gondolier in view Miscellaneous Fort William Fort William 30 237
  Map; Railways round Banavie and Fort William Miscellaneous   Fort William 30 237
  Map; The Layout at Banavie Pier Miscellaneous Banavie Fort William 30 237
BR Banavie Pier station from the canal Railway Premises Banavie Fort William 30 238
BR Banavie Pier station from the Fort William end after closure to passenger traffic Railway Premises Banavie Fort William 30 238
BR B1 no 61342 leaves Banavie station with a Mallaig train Locomotive Banavie Fort William 30 239
Vintage NBR K class no 333 leaves for Fort William Locomotive Banavie Fort William 30 239
  A view from the Banavie [Canal Bridge] signal box in 1986 Miscellaneous Banavie Fort William 30 240
BR Banavie station from the Fort William end in 1986 Railway Premises Banavie Fort William 30 240
  To Crewe for repair       30 241
BR LMS Patriot no 45515 Caernarvon waits attention in the yard Locomotive Crewe Crewe 30 241
BR LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot no 46105 Cameron Highlander under repair Locomotive Crewe Crewe 30 241
  A different class - the LNER B17's       30 242
BR B17 no 61662 Manchester United waits outside Liverpool Street station Locomotive Liverpool Street London 30 242
LNE The group at the naming of B17 no 2854 Sunderland Locomotive     30 242
LNE An A4 'lookalike' B17 no 2859 displays its streamlining Locomotive Doncaster Doncaster 30 243
LNE The other A4 'lookalike' B17 no 2870 on Ipswich troughs Locomotive Ipswich Ipswich 30 243
LNE No 2857 Doncaster Rovers at Neasden shed Locomotive Neasden London 30 244
LNE No 2866 Nottingham Forest at home leaving Nottingham Victoria station Locomotive Nottingham Nottingham 30 244
BR No 61656 Leeds United at Doncaster Locomotive Doncaster Doncaster 30 245
  The players walk under the Norwich City nameplate at Carrow Road Miscellaneous Norwich Norwich 30 246
  The West Ham nameplate on display at the club Miscellaneous West Ham London 30 246
  Appendix 1; Names of locomotives by type Miscellaneous     30 247
  Appendix 2; Locomotive names specifically appropriate to 'working people' Miscellaneous     30 247
  Appendix 3; Some B17 'football club' statistics Miscellaneous     30 247
  Tales from a South Wales footplate       30 248
BR GWR 64xx no 6439 at Newport High Locomotive Newport Newport [Mon] 30 248
BR GWR 94xx no 8436 arrives at Risca station Locomotive Risca Welsh Valleys 30 248
BR Castle no 5094 Tretower Castle and Grange no 6818 Hardwick Grange Locomotive Newport Newport [Mon] 30 249
BR Grange no 6840 Hazeley Grange waits at Cardiff Central Locomotive Cardiff Cardiff 30 249
BR 42xx 2-8-0T no 4290 at Severn Tunnel Junction shed Locomotive Severn Junction Newport [Mon] 30 250
BR Engines lined up at Ebbw Junction Depot in 1949 Locomotive Ebbw Junction Newport [Mon] 30 250
BR 2-8-0T no 4222 rumbles through Cardiff central station Locomotive Cardiff Cardiff 30 251
BR 51xx no 5103 at St. Mellons Locomotive St. Mellons Cardiff 30 252
  Class 185 heads past Barnetby East signal box in 2015 Rolling Stock Barnetby Scunthorpe 30 256
 
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BR Somerset and Dorset 7F no 53807 leaves Wellow station Locomotive Wellow Bath 30 257
  Observations at Bentley Heath       30 260
BR GW King no 6008 King James II Locomotive Knowle and Dorridge Birmingham 30 260
BR LMS class 5 no 44920 nears Bentley Heath crossing Locomotive Bentley Heath Birmingham 30 260
BR A 'Blue' Pullman crosses the crossing Rolling Stock Bentley Heath Birmingham 30 261
BR D 1002 with a tradition rake of Pullman coaches Locomotive Bentley Heath Birmingham 30 261
BR D 1683 overtakes BR class 4 no 80072 Locomotive Bentley Heath Birmingham 30 261
  The Railway regulation Act 1844       30 262
Vintage Canterbury station (South East Railway) in 1846 Railway Premises Canterbury Canterbury 30 262
  William Ewart Gladstone People     30 262
  A line drawing of a Birmingham and Gloucester Railway second class carriage C1840 Rolling Stock     30 263
Vintage The opening od Barnstaple station of the North Devon railway Railway Premises Barnstaple Barnstaple 30 263
Vintage A drawing of The London and Birmingham's station in Curzon Street Railway Premises Birmingham Birmingham 30 264
Vintage A line drawing of the London and South Western 'Parliamentary' third class coach Railway Premises     30 264
Vintage A drawing of the terminus of the Kendal and Windermere Railway soon after opening in 1847 Railway Premises Windermere Windermere 30 265
  Past and present track formation - Part 2       30 266
BR The approach to Victoria station in 1960 Railway Premises Victoria London 30 266
BR Mechanical diggers at work at Newington in 1960 Railway Premises Newington Sittingbourne 30 267
BR The curve through Brixton station Railway Premises Brixton London 30 267
BR Metropolitan Junction Railway Premises Southwark London 30 268
BR A bridge somewhere in Lincolnshire Railway Premises     30 269
Vintage The great landslip at Folkestone Warren in 1915 from the east Railway Premises Folkestone Warren Folkestone 30 270
BR The Newcastle 'diamonds' Railway Premises Newcastle Tyneside 30 270
GW GWR Star no 4012 'Knight of the Thistle' on the sea wall at Dawlish Locomotive Dawlish Exeter 30 271
Vintage The great landslip at Folkestone Warren in 1915 from the west Railway Premises Folkestone Warren Folkestone 30 271
  Holiday literature of the LMS and LNER       30 272
LMS Brochure cover: Ayrshire and the Land of Burns Miscellaneous     30 272
LNE Brochure cover: Clyde Trossachs and the Western Highlands Miscellaneous     30 272
LMS Brochure cover: From the Grampians to the North Sea shores Miscellaneous     30 273
BR Brochure cover: Scotland Miscellaneous     30 274
LNE Brochure cover: Looking at Scotland Miscellaneous     30 275
Joint Brochure cover: Scotland for the holidays [LMS/LNE) Miscellaneous     30 276
LMS Brochure cover: The romance of Scotland Miscellaneous     30 276
  Class 47's Stratford style       30 277
BR No 47 163 in full 'Silver Jubilee' regalia at Colchester Locomotive Colchester Colchester 30 277
BR No 47 167 County of Essex at Witham Locomotive Witham Chelmsford 30 277
BR No 47 583 County of Hertfordshire with blue and red stripes for Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding Locomotive Colchester Colchester 30 277
  Bullion thefts from railways       30 278
BR A horse drawn delivery vehicle in BR livery at Edgware [GN] station Miscellaneous Edgware London 30 278
Vintage The London end of Winchester station in LSWR days Railway Premises Winchester Winchester 30 278
  An eighteenth century illustration of a trial in place at the earlier Old Bailey Miscellaneous   London 30 279
  Inspector Charles Field of the Metropolitan Police People     30 279
  Images purporting to be of Pierce, Burgess and Tester People     30 280
BR A horse drawn delivery vehicle in BR livery at St Pancras Miscellaneous St Pancras London 30 281
  Bow Road London, near Bow Church Miscellaneous Bow Road London 30 282
  Following in the steps of Flight Lieutenant Aidan Fuller       30 283
  Cover of the British Locomotive shed directory 8th edition Miscellaneous     30 283
  Map of Cardiff East Dock Miscellaneous Cardiff Cardiff 30 283
  This is what you would have found at Cardiff East Dock shed on 13th May 1954 Railway Premises Cardiff Cardiff 30 283
BR Ex North London Rly, 0-6-0 no 58860 in its little shed at Middleton Top on 5th June 1950 Locomotive Middleton Top Peak District 30 284
BR St Rollox shed in 1961 with LMS class 5 no 44922 and LNE A2 no 60527 Sun Chariot among others Locomotive St Rollox Glasgow 30 285
  In West Wales       30 286
BR GWR 16xx no 1669 at Whitland Locomotive Whitland West Wales 30 286
BR GWR 43xx no 7340 at Camarthan station Locomotive Camarthan West Wales 30 286
BR GWR 57xx no 3637 at Fishguard and Goodwick Locomotive Fishguard and Goodwick West Wales 30 286
BR GWR '2251' no 2200 nears Pencader Locomotive Pencader West Wales 30 287
BR GWR 45xx no 4550 waits at Llanglydwen to cross the Cardigan train Locomotive Llanglydwen West Wales 30 287
BR GWR 57xx no 7444 at Aberayron Locomotive Aberayron West Wales 30 287
  Visiting Camden shed       30 288
BR LMS Coronation no 46238 City of Carlisle on the turntable at Camden shed Locomotive Camden London 30 288
BR LMS Coronation no 46239 City of Chester in the gloom of the shed Locomotive Camden London 30 288
BR LMS Coronation no 46220 Coronation Locomotive Camden London 30 289
BR Rebuilt Patriot no 45527 Southport Locomotive Camden London 30 289
BR Rebuilt Royal Scot no 46156 The South Wales Borderer Locomotive Camden London 30 289
  Swindon railway works       30 290
Vintage Men going home c1910 People Swindon Swindon 30 290
Vintage Swindon works in 1908 looking toward A shop and the turntable Railway Premises Swindon Swindon 30 290
Vintage A vertically suspended boiler in the AV boiler shop c1920 Railway Premises Swindon Swindon 30 291
Vintage The Broad Gauge dump in 1892 Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 291
GWR Seven Kings in echelon no's 6005, 6008, 6017, 6020, 6022, 9023 and 6024 Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 292
GWR Swindon work's staff and their families make their way to the 'Trip Trains' in 1934 People Swindon Swindon 30 292
GWR Castles nearing completion in A shop in 1932 include No 5014 Goodrich Castle and 5022 Wigmore Castle Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 293
BR A shop in 1966 with Warship no D604, Type 2 no D6305 and Type 3 no D7025 among others Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 294
GWR Bomb making in 1940 Miscellaneous Swindon Swindon 30 294
BR Castle no 4074 under repair c1958 Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 295
  'Through a glass darkly…..'       30 296
Joint Wartime posters re the blackout [2 of] Miscellaneous     30 296
LNE LNER N1 no 4559 shunting in the blackout. It was actually darker than this in practice. Locomotive     30 297
LT Wartime cartoon re blackout Miscellaneous     30 297
Southern Norbury station in 1940. Cabbages are growing in the flower beds Railway Premises Norbury London 30 298
  Tables 1 and 2; Specifications regarding lighting Miscellaneous     30 298
Joint Poster; Some lights are necessary Miscellaneous     30 299
Southern Workers remove the nameplates from Esher signal box Railway Premises Esher London 30 299
Southern SR L class no 1763 shows its scars and the anti glare sheets Locomotive Victoria London 30 300
LMS A wartime view of Euston. Painting the glazed roof made even the daytime gloomy Railway Premises Euston London 30 301
Southern Brighton shed in 1945 showing many of the hazards associated with the blackout Railway Premises Brighton Brighton 30 302
  Table 3, Blackout regulations Miscellaneous     30 302
Southern A soldier and two policemen converse People Waterloo London 30 303
Southern New Cross Gate shed in 1945 was a Health and Safety nightmare! Railway Premises New Cross Gate London 30 303
GWR Paddington Station on Bank holiday weekend, August 7th 1943 Railway Premises Paddington London 30 303
  The closure of the Somerset and Dorset joint line - Part 1       30 304
BR LMS class 2 no 41290 arrives at Glastonbury and Street Locomotive Glastonbury and Street Yeovil 30 304
BR S&D 7F 2-8-0 no 53810 lifts its train out of Bath with assistance Locomotive Bath Bath 30 304
BR 2P no 40634 pilots BR class 5 no 73051 at Lyncombe Vale Locomotive Lyncombe Vale Bath 30 305
BR BR class 5 no 73049 calls at Bailey Gate in 1964 Locomotive Bailey Gate Bournemouth 30 305
BR 3F no 43248 waits at Highbridge and Burnham in 1955 Locomotive Highbridge and Burnham Bridgwater 30 306
BR S&D 7F 2-8-0 no 53807 takes water at Evercreech Jn. Locomotive Evercreech Junction Bath 30 306
BR BR class 4 no 75027 heads Southern WC no 34041 away from Midford Viaduct with the 'Pines Express' Locomotive Midford Bath 30 307
BR LMS 2-6-2T no 41296 at Wincaton Locomotive Wincanton Yeovil 30 307
BR LMS class 2 no 41242 rolls into Cole Locomotive Cole Bath 30 308
BR S&D 7F 2-8-0 no 53809 takes water at Evercreech Jn. Locomotive Evercreech Junction Bath 30 309
BR Southern WC no 34042 and Std class 5 no 73051 on the Pines Express near Combe Down tunnel Locomotive Coombe Down Bath 30 310
  Slate quarry engines       30 311
Industrial 0-4-0ST Velinheli at Dinorwic Quarry Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 311
Industrial 0-4-0T Marchlyn at Penrhyn Quarry Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 311
Industrial 0-4-0 Glyder at Penrhyn Quarry Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 312
Industrial 0-4-0ST Nesta at Penrhyn Quarry Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 312
Industrial 0-6-0T Dinorwic at Gilfach Ddu on the 4 foot Padarn railway Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 312
Industrial 0-4-0 ST Linda now part of the Ffestiniog Railway fleet Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 313
Industrial 0-4-0T Ogwen at Penrhyn Quarry Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 313
Industrial 0-4-0WT Cegin at Bethesda Locomotive Llanberis North Wales 30 313
  B1 experiences       30 314
BR B1 no 61004 on the turntable at Buxton Locomotive Buxton Peak District 30 314
BR B1 no 61299 at Sutton on Sea with the fireman ready to exchange single line tokens Locomotive Sutton on Sea Skegness 30 314
BR B1 no 61035 Pronghorn at an unknown location Locomotive     30 315
BR B1 no 61132 pauses at Anstruther Box in 1966 Locomotive Anstruther Kirkcaldy 30 315
BR B1 no 61207 with a goods train on Welwyn Viaduct Locomotive Welwyn Viaduct Welwyn 30 315
  Wings over Cambridge       30 316
Vintage An aerial view of Cambridge in 1922 from above Romsey Town Miscellaneous Cambridge Cambridge 30 316
BR LMS Jubilee no 45647 Sturdee waits to leave Llandudno Locomotive Llandudno North Wales 30 320
 
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Isle of Man Isle of Man Railway 2-4-0T no 11 Maitland at Ramsey Locomotive Ramsey Isle of Man 30 321
  Caledonian Mixture       30 324
BR Caly 4-4-0 no 54465 at Forfar Locomotive Forfar Dundee 30 324
BR LMS Class 5 no 44794 leaves Gleneagles Locomotive Gleneagles Stirling 30 324
BR A veteran 2F 0-6-0 from 1892 at Forfar Locomotive Forfar Dundee 30 325
BR BR class 2 no 80092 on the Killin branch Locomotive Killin Jn. Stirling 30 325
BR Caly 4-4-0 no 54465 again on the 1992 'Easter Rambler' at Rosemount Locomotive Rosemount Perth 30 325
  Never a dull moment       30 326
BR An unidentified 'Hall' takes the Hants and Berks line bound for Basingstoke Locomotive Reading Reading 30 326
BR No 5959 Mawley Hall Locomotive Reading Reading 30 326
BR GWR 61xx 2-6-2T heads west from Reading Locomotive Reading Reading 30 327
BR Ex WD 2-8-0 no 9356 leaves Reading with the up freight Locomotive Reading Reading 30 328
BR Modified Hall no 7917 North Aston Hall receiving attention from an oil can Locomotive Reading Reading 30 329
BR BR class 5 no 73053 looks out of the shed Locomotive Reading Reading 30 330
BR Britannia no 70025 Western Star Locomotive Reading Reading 30 331
BR GWR 0-6-0PT no 7788 Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 331
  The closure of the Somerset and Dorset joint line - Part 2       30 332
BR BR class 4 no 75072 pilots class 5 no 73047 near Midford Locomotive Midford Bath 30 332
BR SDJR 7F no 53808 passing through Broadstone Locomotive Broadstone Bournemouth 30 332
BR LMS 4F no 44424 assists Southern WC no 34102 Lapford near Midford Locomotive Midford Bath 30 333
BR SDJR 7F no 53803 with a freight in the Wellow valley Locomotive Wellow Bath 30 333
BR BR 9F 2-10-0 no 92001 at Midsomer Norton South Locomotive Midsomer Norton Bath 30 334
BR BR 9F 2-10-0 no 92010 at Bath Green Park Locomotive Bath Bath 30 335
BR BR class 4 no 75027 heads Southern rebuilt WC no 34040 Crewkerne on the Midford Viaduct Locomotive Midford Bath 30 336
BR BR class 4 no 75073 at Radstock Locomotive Radstock Bath 30 336
BR BR class 4 no 80039 at Stalbridge Locomotive Stalbridge Yeovil 30 337
BR BR class 4 no 76011 at Henstridge Locomotive Henstridge Yeovil 30 338
  New lines for the Southern       30 340
BR Ex SECR D class no 1574 leaves Ramsgate Locomotive Ramsgate Isle of Thanet 30 340
BR King Arthur no 776 Sir Galagars leaves Margate Locomotive Margate Isle of Thanet 30 340
Vintage A GN borrowing during the Greet war class E1 no 1067 at Margate Sands station Locomotive Margate Isle of Thanet 30 341
Vintage The frontage of the SECR's Ramsgate Town station c1910 Railway Premises Ramsgate Isle of Thanet 30 341
BR A 'Schools' V class 30908 Westminster leaves Dumpton Park Locomotive Dumpton Park Isle of Thanet 30 342
BR H class 0-4-4T no 31517 waits at Allhallows Locomotive Allhallows Isle of Grain 30 342
BR H class 0-4-4T no 31524 arrives at Stoke Junction Halt Locomotive Stoke Junction Isle of Grain 30 343
Southern New and abandoned lines in the Isle of Thanet 1936 Miscellaneous Isle of Thanet Isle of Thanet 30 343
BR H class 0-4-4T no 31524 takes water at Allhallows Locomotive Allhallows Isle of Grain 30 344
BR H class 0-4-4T no 31551 somewhere near Middle Stoke Halt Locomotive Middle Stoke Isle of Grain 30 344
Southern Demolition at West Sutton of properties that had been built on the published route line Miscellaneous Sutton London 30 345
Southern Map; The Allhallows branch Miscellaneous Isle of Grain Isle of Grain 30 345
Southern Sutton station forecourt in the mid 1930's Railway Premises Sutton London 30 345
  South Merton station Railway Premises South Merton London 30 346
  Map; Wimbledon to Sutton railway Miscellaneous   London 30 347
Southern The 'modern' entrance to Wimbledon chase station Railway Premises Wimbledon London 30 347
BR C2X class no 32445 runs through Sutton station Locomotive Sutton London 30 348
BR The frontage of St Helier station Railway Premises St Helier London 30 348
  Rope worked inclines       30 349
BR The Sheep pasture incline on the Cromford and High Peak Railway Railway Premises High Peak Peak District 30 349
BR Ex NER 0-6-0T no 69093 Locomotive Waldridge Tyneside 30 350
BR The Middleton Incline Railway Premises High Peak Peak District 30 350
BR The moment of detachment Railway Premises Waldridge Tyneside 30 350
BR Blackman's Hill West incline on the Bowes railway Railway Premises Bowes Darlington 30 351
Industrial Dorking Greystone Limeworks Miscellaneous Dorking Dorking 30 351
BR The rake [see 350] trundles away Railway Premises Waldridge Tyneside 30 351
  Manx sunshine       30 352
Isle of Man No 14 Thornhill takes its leave of Douglas Locomotive Douglas Isle of Man 30 352
Isle of Man Top shed at Douglas with no's 12 Hutchinson, 10 GH Wood, 13 Kissack, 6 Peveril, 1 Sutherland and 5 Mona Locomotive Douglas Isle of Man 30 352
Isle of Man No 10 GH Wood sets off from Port Soderwick Locomotive Port Soderwick Isle of Man 30 353
Isle of Man Time for a chat with the driver of no 3 Pender Locomotive St Johns Isle of Man 30 353
Isle of Man No 14 Thornhill takes its leave of St Germains Locomotive St Germains Isle of Man 30 354
Isle of Man No 5 Mona at St Johns Locomotive St Johns Isle of Man 30 354
Isle of Man Nos 10 Kissack and 16 Manning [the big boy] set off from Douglas, No 10 GH Wood is in the next platform Locomotive Douglas Isle of Man 30 354
Isle of Man No 10 H Wood waits in the passing loop at Ballasalla Locomotive Ballasalla Isle of Man 30 355
Isle of Man No 6 Peveril runs into Castletown where a company Morris delivery lorry waits outside the goods shed Locomotive Castletown Isle of Man 30 355
Isle of Man No 10 GH Wood crosses the viaduct at Glen Wyllin Locomotive Kirk Michael Isle of Man 30 356
Isle of Man No 10 GH Wood on the harbourside at Peel Locomotive Peel Isle of Man 30 356
Isle of Man No 11 Maitland in its new livery at Douglas shed Locomotive Douglas Isle of Man 30 356
  Rules, helping hands and short straws       30 357
LNE Diagram; 'Buckeye' coupling Miscellaneous     30 357
LNE Tariff for damages Miscellaneous     30 357
LNE Lines between Waskerley, Burnhill and Consett Miscellaneous     30 358
BR RCTS Railtour DMU at Waskerley in 1965 Rolling Stock Waskerley Durham 30 358
BR NE area standard load gauge Miscellaneous     30 359
Vintage Stockton and Darlington milepost between Waskerley and Weatherhill in 1963 Miscellaneous Waskerley Durham 30 359
  Table Z; Local whistles Miscellaneous     30 360
  Weatherhill looking toward Consett in 1963 Miscellaneous Weatherhill Durham 30 360
Vintage Hownes Gill Viaduct in 1858 Bridge/Viaduct Consett Durham 30 361
  The Calvert spur       30 362
BR Class 47 no D1631 takes coal to Aylesbury over the spur Locomotive Calvert Aylesbury 30 362
LNE Diagram 1; The Calvert spur c1940 Miscellaneous Calvert Aylesbury 30 362
BR A pair of Class 25s with a heavily loaded engineering train Locomotive Calvert Aylesbury 30 363
BR Hymek class 35 no 7074 with empty wagons for the Calvert brickworks Locomotive Calvert Aylesbury 30 363
BR Hymek type 3 reverses its train onto the Oxford - Bletchley line Locomotive Calvert Aylesbury 30 364
BR Diagrams 2 and 3; The changes in the Calvert spur - Bletchley line junction Miscellaneous Calvert Aylesbury 30 365
BR A freight service runs through Verney Junction station in 1967 Locomotive Verney Junction Aylesbury 30 366
BR A guard descends from a brick train at the disused Calvert station in 1969 Railway Premises Calvert Aylesbury 30 367
BR Class 59 no 59205 and class 56 no 56091 at the Calvert station site in 2013 Locomotive Calvert Aylesbury 30 367
  In their Liverpool home       30 368
BR LMS Jubilee no 45600 Bermuda at Liverpool Lime Street Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 368
BR LMS Jubilee no 45708 Resolution on its way to Leeds Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 368
Vintage The frontage of the CLC Central station in 1910 Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 369
BR The interior of Central in 1950 Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 369
Vintage Two LNWR 0-6-0ST 'Special Tanks' at Liverpool Riverside Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 369
BR LMS Princess Royal no 46207 Princess Arthur of Connaught breasts the climb from Lime Street Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 370
Vintage The interior of Liverpool Exchange in 1900 Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 370
LMS LMS Coronation no 6234 passes Jubilee no 5703 Thunderer at Wavertree Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 371
LOH Motorcar no 29 heads a train entering Pier Head station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway Locomotive Liverpool Merseyside 30 371
  Putting Railways on the map       30 372
Vintage A section from Coghlans Iron Road Book of 1938 showing the Birmingham area Miscellaneous   Birmingham 30 372
Vintage The Syston and Peterborough branch of the Midland Railway through Rutland Miscellaneous   Oakham 30 373
  The opening of railway halts 1930-5       30 374
BR LMS Fowler 3MT no 40012 on the Delph branch Locomotive Delph Oldham 30 374
BR Perranporth Beach Halt Railway Premises Perranporth Truro 30 374
LNE NER class D17/1 no 1637 draws into Osmondthorpe Halt Railway Premises Osmondthorpe Leeds 30 375
BR Tackley Halt on the GWR north of Oxford Railway Premises Tackley Oxford 30 375
BR Class 4 no 42465 calls at Chassen Road which opened as a halt and is still with us Railway Premises Chassen Road Manchester 30 376
BR Dolserau Halt Railway Premises Dolserau Mid Wales 30 377
BR Ruislip Gardens [GWR] closed on 1958. The adjoining LT station is still open Railway Premises Ruislip Gardens London 30 378
BR Bower's Halt Railway Premises Bower's Halt Leeds 30 379
  A trip to Oxford       30 380
BR LNER D49 Hunt no 62773 The South Durham piloting B1 61014? from Ripon Locomotive Ripon Harrogate 30 380
  The Brochure produced for the trip Miscellaneous     30 380
BR LBSCR Terrier no 32640 with the Hayling Island branch line train Locomotive Hayling Island Portsmouth 30 384
 
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BR BR class 4 no 75047 passing Sandhills' signal box Locomotive Sandhill's Merseyside 30 385
  East Lancashire Lines       30 388
BR LMS Class 5 no 44713 at Lostock Hall Depot Locomotive Lostock Hall Preston 30 388
BR LMS Class 5 no 45407 crossing the River Darwen Locomotive Pleasington Blackburn 30 388
BR BR Britannia no 70013 Oliver Cromwell climbs away from Wilpshire tunnel Locomotive Wilpshire Blackburn 30 389
BR LMS 8F no 48257 at Huncoat Locomotive Huncoat Burnley 30 389
BR Black Five no 45350 passes Rishton station Locomotive Rishton Blackburn 30 390
BR LMS 8F no 48124 in need of a clean at Pleasington Locomotive Pleasington Blackburn 30 390
BR LMS 8F no 48257 at Church and Oswaldtwistle station Locomotive Oswaldtwistle Blackburn 30 391
BR LMS 8F no 48727 at Farington Curve junction Locomotive Farington Preston 30 391
BR Black Five no 45318 waits for the last steam working to Liverpool on Saturday 3rd August 1968. Locomotive Preston Preston 30 392
BR LMS class 5 no 45338 heads into the sunset Locomotive Preston Preston 30 392
  Murphy's Law; Class 84       30 393
BR Class AL4 no E3037 passes Jodrell Bank radio telescope Locomotive Goostrey Manchester 30 393
BR Class AL4 no E3037 at Marylebone Locomotive Marylebone London 30 394
BR Class AL4 no E3036 on the Styal line under test Locomotive   Manchester 30 395
BR Class AL4 no E3037 at Longsight, Manchester Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 396
BR Plan of the AL4 layout Locomotive     30 396
BR No 84 003 [formerly E3038] at New Street Locomotive Birmingham Birmingham 30 397
  By road and rail across the Firth of Forth       30 398
BR The Forth railway bridge Bridge/Viaduct Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 398
BR LNER J38 no 65929 leaves the north end of the bridge Locomotive Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 399
LNE NB D30/2 'Scott' no 9422 on the bridge in 1929 Locomotive Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 399
BR The view from the ferry with a J39 crossing Bridge/Viaduct Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 400
BR A link span with a class 170 crossing Bridge/Viaduct Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 401
BR Track workers showing details of the special rails and sleepers Bridge/Viaduct Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 401
BR NBR Scott no 62429 at North Queensferry station Locomotive North Queensferry Dunfermline 30 402
BR The classic view of the bridge Bridge/Viaduct Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 403
BR Both road and rail bridges from South Queensferry in 1992 Bridge/Viaduct Firth of Forth Edinburgh 30 404
  The Severn tunnel; Part 1       30 406
Vintage The Sudbury pumping station in Edwardian days Railway Premises Sudbury Newport [Mon] 30 406
Vintage The Welsh portal in the early 20's Railway Premises Caldicot Newport [Mon] 30 406
  Map; The Severn tunnel Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 30 407
Vintage Severn Tunnel Junction station c1910 Railway Premises Caldicot Newport [Mon] 30 407
BR Motorail 1958 style leaving the English portal Rolling Stock   Bristol 30 408
BR Pilning station in 1960 as the South Wales Pullman passes through Railway Premises Pilning Bristol 30 408
BR The original lower river crossing at Lydney was severely damaged in 1960 and subsequently demolished Railway Premises Lydney Gloucester 30 409
Vintage De Glenh 4-4-2 no 104 La Alliance leaves the Monmouth side c1907/8 Locomotive Caldicot Newport [Mon] 30 411
  Eric Lomax, Railwayman of war and peace       30 412
LMS LMS Jubilee no 5701 Conqueror calls at Bolton Trinity Street in 1936 Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 412
Industrial Peckett 0-4-0ST at Clydebank at the Singer Sewing Machine works Locomotive Clydebank Singer 30 412
LMS Coronation no 6221 Queen Elizabeth at Glasgow Central in 1937 Locomotive Glasgow Glasgow 30 413
LNE NBR 0-4-0ST no 10098 at Preston Links Colliery in 1936 Locomotive East Lothian Edinburgh 30 413
GW Dean Goods 0-6-0 no 2327 at Oswestry Locomotive Oswestry Shrewsbury 30 414
LNE GNoS G10 as LNER no 6889 at Kirkcaldy Locomotive Kirkcaldy Dunfermline 30 414
Industrial A Foden steam lorry modified to run on railway track Locomotive Aycliffe Darlington 30 415
Industrial Ex GE J15 no 7690 at Gartsherrie Ironworks, Coatbridge in 1938 Locomotive Coatbridge Glasgow 30 415
India The 'Frontier Mail' at Jhelum headed by NWR of India Pacific no 2696 Locomotive India India 30 415
  Trevor Owen's World of steam       30 416
BR GW Castle no 7000 at Twyford Locomotive Twyford Reading 30 416
BR SR Merchant Navy no 35011 General Steam Navigation Locomotive Pirbright Jn. Woking 30 416
BR BR class 4 no 75027 leaves Aberystwyth on Christmas Eve 1962 Locomotive Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 30 417
BR GWR 45xx no 5552 calls at Trewerry and Trerice Halt Locomotive Trewerry and Trerice Newquay 30 417
BR BR class 5 no 73091 calls at Builth Road [High level] Locomotive Builth Road Mid Wales 30 418
BR GWR 14xx no 1444 pulls away from Ham Hill Halt Locomotive Ham Hill Halt Stroud 30 418
BR GWR 61xx no 6109 at Goring Locomotive Goring Reading 30 419
BR The roundhouse at Tyseley with seven locos on display in 1962 Locomotive Tyseley Birmingham 30 419
BR LMS class 5 among the Westmoreland fells near Shap Fell Locomotive Shap Lake District 30 420
BR SECR designed N class no 31821 enters Groombridge Locomotive Groombridge Tunbridge Wells 30 420
  Focus on Newcastle       30 421
BR A3 no 60037 Hyperion at Central in the mid 50's Locomotive Newcastle Tyneside 30 421
BR An Ex NER D20 backs under the impressive signal gantry at the west end of the station Locomotive Newcastle Tyneside 30 421
BR A Metro-Cammell DMU waits to leave for South Shields Rolling Stock Newcastle Tyneside 30 422
BR A4 no 4499 Pochard [later Sir Murrough Wilson] with its mouth open Locomotive Gateshead Tyneside 30 422
BR NER design, Gresley rebuild B16/2 no 2364 Locomotive Newcastle Tyneside 30 422
BR A4 no 60027 Merlin calls with the Flying Scotsman Locomotive Newcastle Tyneside 30 423
BR The High Level Bridge in NER days Bridge/Viaduct Newcastle Tyneside 30 423
  A Bolton Exodus       30 424
BR Jubilee no 45710 Irrestible, 2-6-4T no 42435, No 45558 Manitoba and 45663 Jervis in Bolton Yard Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 424
BR LMS designed Ivatt no 43040 with Ivatt Crab no 42810 in the background Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 424
BR 8F no 48317 descends toward Wigan Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 425
  Holiday train routes from Bolton Miscellaneous     30 425
BR Green BR class 5 no 73014 brings its coaches into Bolton station Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 426
BR Advertisement for extra holiday trains Miscellaneous     30 427
BR No 73014 again this time passing the site of the Mirfield depot Locomotive Mirfield Huddersfield 30 428
BR No 73014 yet again this time at Wakefield Kirkgate where it handed its train over to D6871 Locomotive Wakefield Leeds 30 428
BR Extract from the Guard's log for the 29th June 1963 trip from Bolton to Penychain Miscellaneous     30 429
BR Chronological listing of specials for Friday night and Saturday morning Miscellaneous     30 430
BR LMS class 5 no 44915 leads no 45225 past Bolton MPD Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 430
  75000's on the Southern       30 431
BR BR class 4 no 75070 runs through Bournemouth Locomotive Bournemouth Bournemouth 30 431
BR No 75077 near Clapham Junction Locomotive Clapham Jun. London 30 431
BR No 75071 on the S&D at Templecombe Locomotive Templecombe Yeovil 30 432
BR No 75074 at Brighton shed Locomotive Brighton Brighton 30 432
BR No 75079 nears Eastleigh Locomotive Eastleigh Eastleigh 30 433
BR Table 1; Estimates of speed on a level track Miscellaneous     30 433
BR Table 2; Timings Waterloo to Woking Miscellaneous     30 433
BR Table 3; Timings Waterloo to Basingstoke Miscellaneous     30 434
BR Table 4; Timings Sevenoaks to London Bridge Miscellaneous     30 434
BR No 75076 stands alongside WC no 34040 Crewkerne at Basingstoke depot in 1966 Locomotive Eastleigh Eastleigh 30 435
BR Table 5; Timings Whitstable to Victoria Miscellaneous     30 435
  In the water       30 436
BR Dredger MV Mudsucker in Lowestoft harbour in 1957 Shipping Lowestoft Lowestoft 30 436
BR Paddle steamer PS Freshwater Shipping Lymington New Forest 30 436
BR Ferry MV Humphrey Gilbert on the Dart river Shipping Dartmouth Torbay 30 437
BR Ferry TSMV Brading sails from Ryde passing sister Southsea at the quay Shipping Ryde Isle of Wight 30 437
BR Ferry TSS Maid of Kent [the third] at Weymouth Shipping Weymouth Weymouth 30 437
  The Didcot 'Fly'       30 438
BR No 31 102 arrives at Cholsey on the 'Didcot Fly' trip Locomotive Cholsey Reading 30 438
BR No 31 102 at the maltings at Wallingford Locomotive Wallingford Reading 30 438
BR No 31 102 backs its train toward Wallingford Locomotive Wallingford Reading 30 438
BR No 31 102 at the maltings at Wallingford Locomotive Wallingford Reading 30 439
BR No 31 102 picks up the wagons from Didcot that were left in the relief siding Locomotive Cholsey Reading 30 439
  Emile Bachelet and the dawn of 'Magalev'; Part 1       30 440
USA Inside Bachelet's first laboratory at Mount Vernon. New York USA Miscellaneous USA USA 30 440
China The Shanghai Magalev with inset of the maximum speed reached 430 Km per hour Locomotive China China 30 440
USA A group including Emile Bachelet People USA USA 30 441
  Details from patent Miscellaneous     30 442
  A visit to the laboratory by Churchill in 1914 People Holborn London 30 443
  Emile Bachelet demonstrating his flying train Miscellaneous Holborn London 30 443
  What might have been on the Great Central Miscellaneous     30 443
BR An environment unfriendly LMS 8F climbs towards Sough tunnel Locomotive Sough Manchester 30 448
 
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BR GWR Dukedog no 9004 runs through Barmouth station Locomotive Barmouth Mid Wales 30 449
  Lingering in Leicestershire       30 452
BR Leicester Belgrave Road frontage in 1968 Railway Premises Leicester Leicester 30 452
BR Melton Mowbray station in 1961 Railway Premises Melton Mowbray Leicester 30 452
BR Great Dalby station in 1961 Railway Premises Great Dalby Leicester 30 453
BR Tilton station Railway Premises Tilton Leicester 30 453
BR WD 2-8-0 no 90104 passes Loddington church Locomotive Loddington Leicester 30 453
  The Lickey Incline in transition       30 454
BR Jubilee no 45597 Barbados restarts after its banker buffers up Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 454
BR Two LMS 0-6-0T's sandwich a Midland 3F 0-6-0 on banking duty at Bromsgrove Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 454
BR Fowler 4F no 44165 starts from the up loop Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 455
BR LMS 4F no 44131 stops to unpin the wagon brakes Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 455
BR 94xx no 8402 with a sister locomotive on banking duty Locomotive Lickey Incline Birmingham 30 456
BR BR 9F no 9220 Evening Star restarts a down freight Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 456
BR LMS 3F no 47276 gives a helping push to an express Locomotive Lickey Incline Birmingham 30 457
BR 9F no 92079 gives a push to an express Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 458
BR 9F no 92079 returns light engine. It has a headlight to assist 'buffering up' Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 459
BR LNER B1 no 61169 reaches the top of the climb Locomotive Lickey Incline Birmingham 30 459
BR BR type 4 Peak no D150 passing with an express to Bristol Locomotive Bromsgrove Birmingham 30 460
BR Leaflet advising the new diesel service in 1962 Miscellaneous     30 460
  Steam versus Diesel       30 461
BR EE type 4 no D279 leaves Lostock junction Locomotive Bolton Bolton 30 461
BR LMS Coronation no 46228 Duchess of Rutland Locomotive Crewe Crewe 30 461
BR BR Britannia no 70007 Coeur de lion passes through Stratford Locomotive Stratford London 30 462
BR LMS class 5 no 45025 near Milnthorpe Locomotive Milnthorpe Carnforth 30 462
BR A 4 car Derby DMU [later class 115] enters Marylebone Rolling Stock Marylebone London 30 463
BR Brush type 2 no D5609 near Hitchin Locomotive Hitchin Hitchin 30 463
BR The grimy working environment of York shed in the early 50's Railway Premises York York 30 464
BR LMS 4F no 44218 plods through Chapel-en-le-Frith with an unbraked goods Locomotive Chapel-en-le-Frith Peak District 30 465
BR The new Plymouth Laira diesel depot in 1962 Railway Premises Plymouth Plymouth 30 466
BR EE Deltic no D9000 Royal Scots Grey Locomotive King's Cross London 30 467
  The Sharp Stewart Locos of the Cambrian Railways; A chronological survey - Part 1       30 468
Vintage Cambrian no 2 Mazeppa in original condition Locomotive     30 468
Vintage Cambrian no 7 Llanerchydol at Barmouth c1880 Locomotive Barmouth Mid Wales 30 468
Vintage Cambrian no 36 Plasffynon of the Mountaineer class Locomotive Kerry Mid Wales 30 469
Vintage Cambrian no 38 Prometheus of the Mountaineer class Locomotive     30 469
Vintage Cambrian no 43 ex Plynlimon of the Albion class Locomotive Aberdovey Mid Wales 30 470
Vintage Cambrian no 54 Palmerston of the Albion class on Barmouth bridge Locomotive Barmouth Mid Wales 30 471
Vintage Cambrian no 28 Mazeppa in 1909 as updated by William Ashton Locomotive Machynlleth Mid Wales 30 473
  Dukedogs on the Cambrian       30 475
BR An unidentified pair of Dukedogs near Aberdovey Locomotive Aberdovey Mid Wales 30 475
BR Dukedog no 9018 comes off Barmouth bridge in 1953 Locomotive Barmouth Mid Wales 30 475
BR Dukedogs no's 9004 and 9014 at Llwyngwril Locomotive Llwyngwril Mid Wales 30 475
  Focus on the Furness       30 476
LMS Furness Abbey station Railway Premises Furness Abbey Lake District 30 476
BR LMS Jubilees Nos 45674 Duncan and 45631 Tanganyika enter Arnside going west Locomotive Arnside Lake District 30 476
Vintage LNWR 2-4-0 meets a FR. 4-6-4T on the Arnside Viaduct in the early 20's Locomotive Arnside Lake District 30 476
BR Fowler class 4 2-6-4T no 42401 pilots a Stanier version at Ravenglass Locomotive Ravenglass Lake District 30 477
Vintage Steam yacht Gondola and TSS Lady of the Lake at Waterhead Coniston in Edwardian days Shipping Coniston Lake District 30 477
  The terminus at Coniston Railway Premises Coniston Lake District 30 477
Vintage A train nears Eskmeals station across the viaduct Railway Premises Eskmeals Lake District 30 478
BR LMS no 45543 Home Guard at Lakeside Windermere Locomotive Windermere Lake District 30 478
LMS LNWR 0-8-0 goods engine on passenger duty. G1 no 9329 calls at Grange-over-Sands in 1939 Locomotive Grange-over-Sands Lake District 30 478
Vintage A two car railmoter at Foxfield c1910 Rolling Stock Foxfield Lake District 30 479
BR Midland 2F no 58287 shunts Haverthwaite yard Locomotive Haverthwaite Lake District 30 479
BR Sellafield signal box Rolling Stock Sellafield Lake District 30 479
  Go South-West       30 480
BR An LCGB special headed by MN no 35022 Holland America Line in 1965 Locomotive Waterloo London 30 480
BR MN no 35026 Lamport and Holt Line pulls out of Waterloo Locomotive Waterloo London 30 480
BR Rebuilt WC no 34013 Okehampton at Tunnel junction Salisbury Locomotive Salisbury Salisbury 30 481
BR WC no 34102 Lapford speeds through Hampshire near Basingstoke Locomotive Basingstoke Basingstoke 30 481
BR A mixed livery train hauled by BoB no 34060 25 Squadron Locomotive Woking Woking 30 482
BR An unmistakeable Q1 no 33009 with a brake van at Wimbledon Locomotive Wimbledon London 30 482
BR BR class 5 no 73083 Pendragon in the Deepcut cutting Locomotive Deepcut Camberley 30 482
BR MN no 35008 Orient Line calls at Surbiton Locomotive Surbiton London 30 483
BR WC no 34015 Exmouth near Deepcut Locomotive Deepcut Camberley 30 483
  The Severn tunnel; Part 2       30 484
  Severn tunnel plans Miscellaneous     30 484
GW The Severn Tunnel signal box in the 20's Railway Premises Caldicot Newport [Mon] 30 484
BR GWR Castle no 5099 Compton Castle passing Severn Tunnel junction station in 1948 Locomotive Caldicot Newport [Mon] 30 485
BR The Sudbrook engine houses in 1959 Railway Premises Sudbrook Newport [Mon] 30 485
BR The beam pumping engines Railway Premises Sudbrook Newport [Mon] 30 486
BR The tunnel inspection van DW249 about to be taken down the tunnel by diesel railcar W23 in 1952 Rolling Stock Pilning Bristol 30 487
BR Pilning station in 1957 with the motor vehicle car carrying service train Rolling Stock Pilning Bristol 30 488
BR Maintenance work on the tunnel in 1961 Miscellaneous Severn Tunnel Bristol 30 489
BR Two inspection trains by the east portal in 1952 Rolling Stock Severn Tunnel Bristol 30 489
  The Crieff and Methven Junction railway       30 490
Vintage Abercairny station and staff C&MJR Railway Premises Abercairny Highlands 30 490
Vintage Balgowan station with Mr John Mann, daughters and staff Railway Premises Balgowan Highlands 30 490
Vintage Caledonian 0-4-4T no 439 waits to leave Balquhidder Locomotive Balquhidder Highlands 30 491
Vintage Map; The branch lines of Strathearn Miscellaneous   Highlands 30 491
Vintage Comrie station in Caly days Railway Premises   Highlands 30 492
LMS Madderty station and staff c 1930 Railway Premises Madderty Highlands 30 492
Vintage A view of Lochearnhead station and viaduct c1910 Railway Premises Lochearnhead Highlands 30 493
BR Methven junction in 1958 Railway Premises Methven Highlands 30 493
  Western Region permanent way shunters       30 494
BR PWM650 at Evesham in 1963 Locomotive Evesham Worcester 30 494
BR PWM651 at Radyr in 1976 Locomotive Radyr Cardiff 30 494
BR PWM653 at Swindon in 1959 Locomotive Swindon Swindon 30 494
BR 97 652 formerly PWM652 at Exeter Riverside Locomotive Exeter Exeter 30 495
BR PWM654 in BR green at Taunton concrete works Locomotive Taunton Taunton 30 495
BR PWM954 now in BR Blue at Worcester Locomotive Worcester Worcester 30 495
  Bridges of the Newark and Bottesford branch       30 496
BR J6 no 64225 approaches Newark Northgate station Locomotive Newark Newark 30 496
BR Map; Bridges of the Bottesford to Newark branch Miscellaneous Newark Newark 30 496
BR Bridge 274 from King's Cross Bridge/Viaduct   Newark 30 497
BR Bridge no 6 Bridge/Viaduct   Newark 30 497
BR Bridge no 11 Bridge/Viaduct   Newark 30 498
BR Bridge no 4 Bridge/Viaduct   Newark 30 498
BR Bridge no 26 with Bottesford North box Bridge/Viaduct Bottesford Newark 30 499
BR J6 no 64234 passes Newark South signal box in the mid 50's Locomotive Newark Newark 30 499
  J. C. Bourne       30 500
Vintage Building the Kilsby tunnel as portrayed by J.C.Bourne Tunnel Kilsby Rugby 30 500
Vintage Excavations at Park Street, Camden Town in 1836 Cutting Camden Town London 30 501
Vintage The 'horse runs' of Tring cutting Cutting Tring Aylesbury 30 501
  The Great Northern Leeds - Bradford line       30 502
BR Fairburn class 4 no 42145 takes empty stock from Leeds Central Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 502
BR The prototype EE Deltic at Leeds Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 502
BR A type 91 hauled express passes the site of the Wortly south junction Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 503
BR Map; Railways to the west of Leeds; Wortley to New Pudsey Miscellaneous Leeds Leeds 30 503
BR BR Sulzer type 2 no D5155 passing the partly demolished station at Armley Moor Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 504
BR Fairburn class 4 no 42145 takes stock from Leeds City Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 504
BR BR Sulzer type 2 [Class 24] no D5100 passes near Bramley Heights Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 505
BR Stanier class 5 no 44693 climbs the cutting behind West Leeds school Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 505
BR BR type 03 shunter D2094 Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 506
BR Fairburn class 4 no 42073 passes the Heights estate Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 506
BR Brush type 4 no D1103 leaves the recently opened Pudsey 'Parkway' station Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 507
BR Class 40 no 40 114 and a sister type 4 near Heights Lane bridge Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 507
BR LMS class 5 no 44693 passes Laisterdyke Locomotive Laisterdyke Bradford 30 508
BR LMS Ivatt class 4 descends to Bradford Exchange Locomotive Bradford Bradford 30 508
BR Western region Diesel-Hydraulics, a Hymek, a Western and Warship D825 Intrepid Locomotive Bristol Bristol 30 512
 
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BR SECR H class no 31263 waits to leave Grange Road station Locomotive Grange Road Crawley 30 515
  Tyneside electric train working       30 516
LNE Tyneside Electric 1930's route diagram Miscellaneous   Tyneside 30 516
BR Tyneside EMU at Whitley Bay Rolling Stock Whitley Bay Tyneside 30 516
BR Tyneside EMU at Manors platform 8 in 1964 Rolling Stock Manors Tyneside 30 517
BR Tyneside EMU at Newcastle Central Rolling Stock Newcastle Tyneside 30 517
BR Table 1; Standard composition of trains Miscellaneous   Tyneside 30 518
BR Table 2; Station dwell times Miscellaneous   Tyneside 30 518
BR Timetable section Miscellaneous   Tyneside 30 519
BR Tyneside EMU at Heaton Rolling Stock Heaton Tyneside 30 519
BR Tyneside EMU at Little Benton Rolling Stock Little Benton Tyneside 30 520
BR The afternoon Blyth and Tyne parcels train behind V3 2-6-2T no 67646 Locomotive Earsdon Tyneside 30 521
BR Tyneside EMU at Newcastle Central Rolling Stock Newcastle Tyneside 30 521
  District Railway steam       30 522
LT District Railway Beyer Peacock no 42 Locomotive London 30 522
LT District Railway Beyer Peacock no 54 Locomotive Earl's Court London 30 522
LT District Railway Beyer Peacock no 20 Locomotive Putney Bridge London 30 523
LT District Railway Beyer Peacock no 52 Locomotive Gunnersbury London 30 523
LT District Railway Beyer Peacock no 34 Locomotive Lillie Bridge London 30 524
LT District Railway Hunslet as London Transport no L30 Locomotive Lillie Bridge London 30 524
LT District Railway Hunslet as London Transport no L30 Locomotive Olympia London 30 525
LT District Railway Hunslet as London Transport no L30 with sister loco L31 Locomotive Lillie Bridge London 30 525
LT Metropolitan Railway Peckett as London Transport no L54 Locomotive Lillie Bridge London 30 526
  LNWR via Market Harborough       30 527
BR EE Type 4 [Class 40] no D338 at the site of Ashley and Weston station Locomotive Ashley and Weston Leicester 30 527
BR Gloucester RCW [later class 100] set Rolling Stock Seaton Junction Leicester 30 527
BR Three car Metro-Cammell DMU at Weston by Welland Rolling Stock Weston by Welland Leicester 30 527
  The 'Wet' review of 1881       30 528
Vintage Soldiers of the London Scottish leave their train at an unidentified NBR station People     30 528
Vintage Soldiers of the London Scottish leave their train at Leith Walk goods station People Leith Walk Edinburgh 30 528
  Coldstream station Railway Premises Coldstream Borders 30 529
Vintage Railway clearing house map of the lines round Edinburgh in 1910 Miscellaneous   Edinburgh 30 529
Vintage A NER six wheeled coach Rolling Stock     30 530
Vintage An extract from the NBR traffic notice Miscellaneous     30 530
  Kirkintilloch station Railway Premises Kirkintilloch Glasgow 30 530
Vintage NER 1880 stock at York Rolling Stock York York 30 531
  Scotsgap station Railway Premises Scotsgap Borders 30 531
  Roxburgh station Railway Premises Roxburgh Borders 30 532
Vintage The bookstall at Glasgow Central in Caledonian days Railway Premises Glasgow Glasgow 30 532
Vintage A NER 4-4-0 passes through East Fortune station c1912 Locomotive East Fortune Edinburgh 30 533
Vintage The 'splashpast' as described by one newspaper People   Edinburgh 30 534
  Apple green       30 535
LNE A1 no 2548 Galtee More coaling at York Locomotive York York 30 535
BR A2/3 no 60157 Ocean Swell at York shed Locomotive York York 30 535
  The history of the Staines to Wokingham line       30 536
BR Class 423/0 VEP no 3490 Rolling Stock Wokingham Reading 30 536
  Map; Staines to Wokingham Miscellaneous     30 536
Vintage An Adams LSWR '415' radial 4-4-2T at Bracknell in Edwardian days Locomotive Bracknell Bracknell 30 537
First GW First GW power car no 43 128 on diversion at Wokingham Rolling Stock Wokingham Reading 30 537
Vintage Bracknell station frontage pre WWI Railway Premises Bracknell Bracknell 30 538
BR Wokingham station in the early 60's Railway Premises Wokingham Reading 30 538
Southern Ascot station in the 1930's Railway Premises Ascot Ascot 30 539
BR Virginia Water station in 2014 Railway Premises Virginia Water Staines 30 539
Vintage Egham station in Edwardian days Railway Premises Egham Staines 30 540
Southern LSWR M7 0-4-4T no 328 gets an oiling in Ascot station c1938 Locomotive Ascot Ascot 30 540
BR A 2014 view looking west from Staines station with SWT no 450 083 coming off the Windsor line Rolling Stock Staines Staines 30 541
Vintage Drummond L11 4-4-0 no 413 at Virginia Water station in pre electrification days Locomotive Virginia Water Staines 30 541
BR Ascot station in 2014 Railway Premises Ascot Ascot 30 542
BR Longcross station looking west as built during WWII Railway Premises Longcross Staines 30 542
BR A SWT class 458 8004 takes the line to Staines Rolling Stock Wokingham Reading 30 543
  The Southern 0-4-4 tanks       30 544
BR LSWR M7 no 30132 at Nine Elms shed Locomotive Nine Elms London 30 544
BR LSWR O2 class no W28 Whitwell leaves Ashley Locomotive Ashley and Weston Isle of Wight 30 544
BR LSWR M7 no 30376 leaves the Southampton terminus Locomotive Southampton Southampton 30 545
BR SECR H class no 31530 at Rowfant Locomotive Rowfant Three Bridges 30 545
BR LSWR M7 no 30125 at Brockenhurst Locomotive Brockenhurst New Forest 30 546
BR SECR H class no 31551 push-pull crosses another at Rowfant Locomotive Rowfant Three Bridges 30 546
BR LSWR M7 no 30060 leaves Brockenhurst Locomotive Brockenhurst New Forest 30 547
BR LSWR M7 no 30241 passes under Nine Elms loco signal box in 1958 Locomotive Nine Elms London 30 547
BR LSWR O2 class no W24 nears Shanklin Locomotive Shanklin Isle of Wight 30 547
  Three ways to Blaenau Ffestiniog       30 548
Ffestiniog Double Fairlie Little Wonder on a test train in 1870 Locomotive Tan-y-Bwlch North Wales 30 548
  Portmadoc harbour in 1877 Shipping Portmadoc North Wales 30 548
Vintage The LNWR tunnel below Moel Dyrnogydd Railway Premises Blaenau Ffestiniog North Wales 30 548
BR GWR 74xx no 7414 at Trawsfynydd in 1958 Locomotive Trawsfynydd North Wales 30 549
BR LMS class 3 no 40208 at Blaenau Ffestiniog North in 1955 Locomotive Blaenau Ffestiniog North Wales 30 549
Vintage An LNWR train arrives at Tal-y-Cafn and Eglwysbach Locomotive Tal-y-Cafn North Wales 30 550
BR GWR 57xx no 5742 at Bala Locomotive Bala North Wales 30 550
BR The local freight nears Manod in 1960 Locomotive Manod North Wales 30 550
BR Derby Lightweight DMU enters the Bettws-y-Coed loop Rolling Stock Bettws-y-Coed North Wales 30 551
Ffestiniog Double Fairlie Taliesin crosses the Cob in 1939 Locomotive Portmadoc North Wales 30 551
  Great Western development at Paddington and Bristol       30 552
Vintage A pre WWI view of platforms 1 and 2 Railway Premises Paddington London 30 552
Vintage Paddington frontage c1910 Railway Premises Paddington London 30 552
GW A more modern view of platforms 1 and 2 Railway Premises Paddington London 30 553
BR A Warship alongside platform 8 Locomotive Paddington London 30 553
BR A Blue Pullman at Platform 3 in 1961 Locomotive Paddington London 30 554
GW Lunch on the roof in 1930 People Paddington London 30 555
GW The new office block Railway Premises Paddington London 30 555
Vintage An early view of the Temple Meads frontage Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 30 556
GW The interior of the arrivals side buffet Railway Premises Paddington London 30 556
Vintage A pre WWI view of Temple Meads interior with a Midland Railway train in platform 2 Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 30 557
GW Temple Meads interior pre 1935 Railway Premises Bristol Bristol 30 558
BR Star class 4056 Princess Margaret leaves from platform 5 in 1957 Locomotive Bristol Bristol 30 559
  Territorial limits       30 560
Vintage Alexandra [Newport and South Wales] Dock and Railway marker at Bassaleg Miscellaneous Bassaleg Newport [Mon] 30 560
Vintage Barry Railway marker at Rhoose Miscellaneous Rhoose Barry 30 560
Vintage LSWR boundary marker at Basingstoke [which I found] which marked the corner of the cattle pens Miscellaneous Basingstoke Basingstoke 30 560
Vintage Taff Vale marker at Penarth Miscellaneous Penarth Cardiff 30 560
Vintage L & Y boundary marker at Irwell Vale Miscellaneous Irwell Vale Manchester 30 561
Vintage LNWR boundary marker at Bolton-le-Sands Miscellaneous Bolton-le-Sands Carnforth 30 561
Vintage LNWR boundary marker at Whaley Bridge Miscellaneous Whaley Bridge Peak District 30 561
  More men at work       30 562
BR A dangerous liquids train in Gloucester station Rolling Stock Gloucester Gloucester 30 562
BR Booking Clerk George Colligan at Shawlands People Shawlands Glasgow 30 562
BR Locomotive 37 185 brings material for track work Locomotive Pollockshields West Glasgow 30 562
BR A track gang at Clapham Junction People Clapham Jun. London 30 563
BR Almost the last pull at Lidlington for the gates in 2004 People Lidlington Bedford 30 563
BR Closing a door on a Motorail coach at Fort William Rolling Stock Fort William Highlands 30 563
BR Shunter 08 114 at Mossend yard Locomotive Mossend Glasgow 30 563
  Strikes, go-slows and stoppages       30 564
Vintage A GWR coal stockpile at Slough Miscellaneous Slough Slough 30 564
Vintage Dozens of Barry Railways locomotives stand idle Locomotive Barry Cardiff 30 564
Vintage Brent sidings at a complete standstill Railway Premises Brent London 30 565
Vintage Empty coal wagons near Willesden Junction Rolling Stock Willesden Junction London 30 565
Vintage LNWR temporary timetable facing sheet Miscellaneous     30 566
Vintage NB temporary timetable facing sheet Miscellaneous     30 566
Vintage GER coal stockpile at Stratford Miscellaneous Stratford London 30 567
Vintage GER coal stockpile at Whitemoor Miscellaneous Whitemoor March 30 568
Vintage Illustrated London News cover showing overcrowding Miscellaneous     30 568
Vintage Borrowing' railway coal Miscellaneous Holmfield Halifax 30 569
Vintage Table; Average receipts 1911 and 1912 Miscellaneous     30 569
  Black Country industrial       30 570
Industrial After working at various mines in the Dudley area, Peter a Barclay 0-6-0ST went to the Blists Hill Museum Locomotive Dudley Birmingham 30 570
Industrial The Earl of Dudley's Round Oak steelworks' Lady Edith a Barclay's 0-4-0ST Locomotive Dudley Birmingham 30 570
Industrial The Round Oak steelworks' standardised with Yorkshire Engine DE2 loco's. No 7 illustrated Locomotive Dudley Birmingham 30 570
  When things go wrong       30 571
BR A Cravens DMU straddles two tracks at King's Cross in 1976 Rolling Stock King's Cross London 30 571
BR A high level shot of clearing up at Borough Market Junction in 1977 Rolling Stock Southwark London 30 571
BR BoB no 34084 253 Squadron derailed at Hither Green [See also Vol 1 page 22] Locomotive Hither Green London 30 571
  The Royal 'Greyhound'       30 572
Southern Greyhound no 119 was a T9 specially prepared for use on 'Royal' duties Locomotive Waterloo London 30 572
GW GW Hall no 5904 Kelham Hall Locomotive Maidenhead Maidenhead 30 576
 
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BR O4/8 no 63688 was a rebuild of a ROD loco to a GC design Locomotive Retford Retford 30 577
BR A Craven DMU on the Paisley canal line Rolling Stock Glasgow Glasgow 30 580
BR Glasgow Central [Low Level] with LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42125 Locomotive Glasgow Glasgow 30 580
BR Fairburn 4MT heads out of Glasgow Central Locomotive Glasgow Glasgow 30 581
BR A DMU at Partick West Rolling Stock Partick West Glasgow 30 582
  Plans for Glasgow's railway system; No 1 Bruce's of 1945 Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 30 582
  Plans for Glasgow's railway system; No 2 Fitzpayne's of 1948 Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 30 583
  Plans for Glasgow's railway system; No 3 Inglis Report of 1951 with 1974 inset Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 30 583
BR A Corporation tram passes under the bridge at Partick Hill with a DMU on the bridge Rolling Stock Partick Hill Glasgow 30 584
BR Glasgow Electric logo Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 30 584
BR A 'Blue train' at Balloch Pier Rolling Stock Balloch Pier Glasgow 30 585
BR A DMU at Cathcart Rolling Stock Cathcart Glasgow 30 585
  'Let's go Glasgow Electric'       30 586
  Penrith, a bygone junction       30 586
LMS Penrith Station exterior c1925 Railway Premises Penrith Lake District 30 586
LMS Penrith Station main line platforms 1925 Railway Premises Penrith Lake District 30 586
BR Uncaptioned photo of what look like two Ivatt 2MTs no's 46426 and 46528       30 587
BR Coronation no 46228 at Thrimby Wood Locomotive Thrimby Lake District 30 588
BR The Lakes Express arrives behind Coronation no 46229 The Duchess of Hamilton Locomotive Penrith Lake District 30 588
BR A begrimed Britannia passes Clifton and Lowther Signal Box Railway Premises Clifton and Lowther Lake District 30 589
Vintage Precedent 2-4-0 no 1488 Murdoch and a Claughton 4-6-0 pass Brisco in LNWR days Locomotive Brisco Carlisle 30 589
BR A two car Derby Lightweight DMU leaves for Workington Rolling Stock Penrith Lake District 30 590
BR Penrith CK&P no 1 signal box Railway Premises Penrith Lake District 30 590
BR 2MT's no's 46458 and 46455 in charge of 'The Budd' at Troutbeck in 1965 Locomotive Troutbeck Lake District 30 591
BR LMS Fowler 2-6-4T no 42314 leaves Keswick in 1960 Locomotive Keswick Lake District 30 591
BR A four car Virgin Voyager in 2006 [and in 2016 Crosscountry are still using only four cars!] Rolling Stock Thrimby Lake District 30 592
BR The last rites at Keswick with a seven car DMU Rolling Stock Keswick Lake District 30 592
Vintage Appleby East station c 1905 Railway Premises Appleby Lake District 30 593
BR NER J21 no 65089 heads a local from Penrith to Darlington Locomotive Clifton Lake District 30 593
  Emile Bachelet and the dawn of 'Maglev'; Part 2       30 594
  Design details of the railway Miscellaneous     30 594
  Share Certificate for the Bachelet Elevated Railway Miscellaneous     30 594
  Design details of the railway Miscellaneous     30 595
  What might have been of Bachelet's monorail Miscellaneous     30 595
  Cover of Popular Science Magazine Miscellaneous     30 596
  Sir Hyram Maxim visits Bachelet's laboratory in 1914 People     30 597
Industrial Birmingham Airports MAGLEV railway Rolling Stock Birmingham Birmingham 30 598
  For heavy duty on the Great Central       30 599
BR A reboilered ROD loco as class O4/8 no 63688 Locomotive Retford Retford 30 599
BR A ROD 'Clone' class O4/3 no 63637 Locomotive Retford Retford 30 599
BR A GCR original class O4/1 no 63608 Locomotive Retford Retford 30 599
  Somerset's railways       30 600
BR Bath station decorated to greet Princess Elizabeth in 1950 Railway Premises Bath Bath 30 600
  Map; GWR/Western Region in Somerset Miscellaneous     30 600
BR GW Hall no 6977 Grundisburgh Hall in the sidings at Weston super Mare Locomotive Weston super Mare Weston super Mare 30 601
BR LMS designed class 2 no 41202 waits at Yatton with a Frome train Locomotive Yatton Bristol 30 601
  Hallatrow station Railway Premises Hallatrow Bath 30 602
Vintage Keynsham station c1900 Railway Premises Keynsham Bristol 30 602
BR GWR 57xx no 4673 calls at Chard Locomotive Chard Honiton 30 603
GW Milk churns wait collection at Highbridge station in 1928 Railway Premises Highbridge Weston super Mare 30 603
GW A GWR milk train waits at Chard Locomotive Chard Honiton 30 604
BR GWR Modified Hall no 7914 Lleweni Hall near Creech Locomotive Creech Taunton 30 604
BR GWR 14XX no 1412 leaves Yatton Locomotive Yatton Bristol 30 605
BR GWR 2-6-0 no 6327 waits in a bay at Taunton with a DMU in the next platform Locomotive Taunton Taunton 30 605
BR Frome station interior c 1970 Railway Premises Frome Yeovil 30 606
BR GWR 45xx no 5504 runs into Crowcombe Locomotive Crowcombe Taunton 30 606
BR Yeovil Pen Mill station in 1959 with an Autotrain arriving from Yeovil Town Rolling Stock Yeovil Yeovil 30 606
BR A damp day at Wells [Tucker Street] in 1960 Railway Premises Wells Wells 30 607
BR GWR 45xx no 5559 at Portishead Locomotive Portishead Bristol 30 607
Vintage Shepton Mallet station 1910 with 0-6-0 Saddle tank no 2729 in the foreground Locomotive Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet 30 607
  Deliver us to Huddersfield and Halifax       30 608
BR An LMS Fowler no 42404 enters the gloom at Huddersfield Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 608
BR Class 45 no 45 119 leaving the tunnel at Huddersfield Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 608
BR Class 45 no 45 119 again in an earlier view leaving the station Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 609
BR Jubilee no 45717 arrives at Brighouse Locomotive Brighouse Huddersfield 30 609
BR LMS Class 5 no 45219 crossing the 34 arch Lockwood Viaduct with The South Yorkshireman' Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 609
BR LMS Class 5 no 44767 waits to leave Halifax station Locomotive Halifax Halifax 30 610
BR Peak no 46 047 climbs out of Huddersfield with an express for Lime Street Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 610
BR Class 47/0 no 47 112 at Springwood Junction Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 611
BR LMS 8F no 48466 passes a largely empty goods yard at Brighouse Locomotive Brighouse Huddersfield 30 611
BR A Stanier 2-6-0 no 42961 passes Gledholt Junction Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 612
BR An LMS Fowler no 4241? Passes Bradley Junction Locomotive Huddersfield Huddersfield 30 612
BR LMS Jubilee no 45565 Victoria at Dryclough Junction Locomotive Halifax Halifax 30 612
  Sometimes an alternative will do       30 613
BR A one horsepower shunter at Sheffield Queen's Road goods depot Miscellaneous Sheffield Sheffield 30 613
BR Two railwaymen move a wagon at Aberbeeg Miscellaneous Aberbeeg Welsh Valleys 30 613
  Under and over       30 614
BR The eastern approach to Standedge tunnel Bridge/Viaduct Standedge Huddersfield 30 614
BR The entrance to the old Woodhead tunnels Tunnel Woodhead Woodhead 30 614
BR The Ouse Viaduct on the Brighton line at Balcombe Bridge/Viaduct Balcombe Crawley 30 614
Vintage Thackley Tunnel on the Midland Railway's Aire Valley route in 1906 Tunnel Thackley Leeds 30 615
Vintage The Midland Railway viaduct over the Ouse at Sharnbrook in 1882 Bridge/Viaduct Sharnbrook Bedford 30 615
  The Sharp Stewart Locos of the Cambrian Railways; A chronological survey - Part 2       30 616
Vintage Cambrian no 1 which was once Victoria Locomotive Aberdovey Mid Wales 30 616
Vintage Cambrian no 6 Marquis Locomotive     30 616
Vintage Albion class no 55 Treflach Locomotive Afon Wen Chester 30 617
Vintage Cambrian no 14 which was once Broneirion and survived under GW ownership to 1947 Locomotive Aberdovey Mid Wales 30 617
Vintage Small Sharps no 50 leads its train into Llwyngwril station Locomotive Llwyngwril Barmouth 30 618
Vintage Small Goods no 10 previously Marchioness south of Harlech Locomotive Harlech Harlech 30 619
Vintage Small Sharps no 16 Beaconsfield Locomotive     30 619
Vintage Cambrian no 58 nears Aberdyfi. In 1913 Locomotive Aberdovey Mid Wales 30 620
Vintage Cambrian no 56 once Whittington and now converted to a tank engine Locomotive     30 621
Vintage Large Sharp no 68 decorated to draw the LNWR Royal train bearing the Prince of Wales in 1896 Locomotive Welshpool Mid Wales 30 621
Vintage Large Sharps no 67 leaving its home town of Aberystwyth Locomotive Aberystwyth Aberystwyth 30 622
Vintage Cambrian no 47 was referred to as a Large Sharps but was actually built by Robert Stephenson & Co Locomotive     30 623
  Railway jewel robberies       30 624
Vintage A short train arrives at Edinburgh Princes Street behind Caly 4-4-0 no 722 Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 624
Southern L1 4-4-0 no 1787 at Dover Priory in 1947 Locomotive Dover Dover 30 624
Vintage The exterior of Paddington station in Edwardian days judging by the ladies' dresses Railway Premises Paddington London 30 625
  The frontage to Ipswich station Railway Premises Ipswich Ipswich 30 625
Vintage A LCDR train leaves Bromley station Locomotive Bromley London 30 626
  Swanley Junction station Railway Premises Swanley Junction London 30 627
Vintage King's Cross platform 1 in GN days Railway Premises King's Cross London 30 628
GW Westbourne Park GW station Railway Premises Westbourne Park London 30 628
Vintage A Caly train behind 4-4-0 no 764? waits to leave Edinburgh Princes Street Locomotive Edinburgh Edinburgh 30 629
  A Pullman porter assists a lady with her luggage People     30 630
  Finale of the A4; a personal recollection       30 631
BR A4's no's 60019 Bittern and 60024 Kingfisher were the last in service Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen 30 631
BR Bittern is turned at Ferryhill Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen 30 631
BR Bittern with its cod's mouth open Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen 30 632
BR Kingfisher is drawn out of its shed for the photographers Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen 30 632
BR Bittern stands ready to leave Aberdeen on its final run. Locomotive Aberdeen Aberdeen 30 633
  Railway in Court;- Passenger perils:- A few random cases       30 634
Vintage GN Railway timetable cover for 1904 Miscellaneous     30 634
Vintage A 1905 view of Arksey GN station [Not NER as described] Railway Premises Arksey Doncaster 30 635
Vintage Great Central Sacre 4-4-0 at Sheffield Victoria c1910 Locomotive Sheffield Sheffield 30 635
BR A familiar setting. GWR County class no 1026 County of Salop leans into the bend after Teignmouth station Locomotive Teignmouth Teignmouth 30 636
Vintage A GWR Dean single [3078 Eupatoria?] passes Pylle Hill Goods depot in the early 20th century Locomotive Bristol Bristol 30 637
BR An SECR H class 0-4-4T no 31263 at East Grinstead with a Maidstone and District bus waiting. Locomotive East Grinstead East Grinstead 30 640
 
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BR LMS Class 5 no 44806 at Preston in 1968 - only a few more days of steam to go! Locomotive Preston Preston 30 641
  Colourful Salisbury       30 644
BR A red BR/Brush class 47 no 47 631 with a train of 'toothpaste' coaches Locomotive Salisbury Salisbury 30 644
BR No 47 701 in Network South East livery with a train to match Locomotive Salisbury Salisbury 30 644
BR A Class 50 no 50 003 in standard BR blue Locomotive Salisbury Salisbury 30 645
BR A class 50 no 50 005 in Network South East livery Locomotive Salisbury Salisbury 30 645
BR A Southern Region class 33 no 33 049 passes Tunnel Junction Locomotive Salisbury Salisbury 30 645
  The Saga of Charing Cross station roof 1905-6       30 646
Vintage An undated postcard view of Edwardian elegance Railway Premises Charing Cross London 30 646
Vintage The final approach to Charing Cross station Railway Premises Charing Cross London 30 646
Vintage An early picture of the roof spans Railway Premises Charing Cross London 30 647
  Details of the ironwork Miscellaneous Charing Cross London 30 647
  Detail of the roof spans Miscellaneous Charing Cross London 30 648
Vintage An early view of the station interior Railway Premises Charing Cross London 30 649
Vintage An end view of the original roof with no 92 a Wainwright D class 4-4-0 in shot Locomotive Charing Cross London 30 649
Vintage A Wainwright class D no 488 stands outside the station Locomotive Charing Cross London 30 650
Vintage SECR class D no 591 under the new ridge and furrow roof Locomotive Charing Cross London 30 651
  Modernising the NE Region; Trackwork and Signalling       30 652
BR A4 no 60033 Seagull passes Pilmoor Locomotive Pilmoor Tyneside 30 652
BR The lever frame and crossing gate wheel at Belford Railway Premises Belford Berwick 30 652
BR BR 9F no 92064 passes under the signal gantry at Tyne dock Locomotive Tyne Dock Tyneside 30 653
BR The regional HQ building at York with the old station site in use for car parking Railway Premises York York 30 653
BR A DMU calls at Kipling Cotes station Rolling Stock Kipling Cotes Beverley 30 654
BR A North Eastern Q6 no 63379 Locomotive West Stanley Tyneside 30 654
BR NER B16 no 61478 arrives at Scarborough Locomotive Scarborough Scarborough 30 655
BR The Rowntree Halt off the York Foss Islands branch Railway Premises York York 30 655
  'Let's go Glasgow Electric' - Part 2       30 656
BR Blue train line diagram Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 30 656
BR DMU's waiting at the then changeover point from electric working at Springburn in 1974 Rolling Stock Glasgow Glasgow 30 656
BR Advert, extending to Hamilton Miscellaneous Glasgow Glasgow 30 657
BR Class 329 no 320303 at Airdrie Rolling Stock Airdrie Glasgow 30 657
BR The interior of the original 'Blue train' Rolling Stock     30 658
BR A class 334 at the terminus at Wemyss Bay Rolling Stock Wemyss Bay Glasgow 30 659
BR The latter day Whiffet Upper station with a class 314 EMU Railway Premises Glasgow Glasgow 30 659
BR A class 380 EMU at Troon Rolling Stock Troon Ayr 30 660
  The Train Ferries - Part 1       30 661
Canada Impression of the Grand Trunk Railway's PS Lansdowne Shipping Canada Canada 30 661
Vintage The Tay ferry PS Carrier thought to be at Burntisland on this occasion Shipping Burntisland Dunfermline 30 661
Vintage Another view of TF1 or 2 with a U S ambulance train Shipping Richborough Ramsgate 30 662
Vintage TF1 or 2 at Richborough Kent in 1918 Shipping Richborough Ramsgate 30 662
Mexico The train ferry 'Bali Sea' loads with freight traffic at Coatzacoatcos in October 2007 Shipping Mexico Mexico 30 663
Vintage Diagram of the layout of ferries TF1 - 3 Miscellaneous     30 664
BR The 'Cambridge Ferry' setting 'sail!' from Harwich Shipping Harwich Harwich 30 665
Argentina Train ferry argentine style. The Lucia Carbo Shipping Argentina Argentina 30 666
Canada The train ferry Leonard Shipping Canada Canada 30 667
  The origins, diagnosis and historical prevention of track failure - Part 1       30 668
BR A track maintenance gang stands clear of the passing of GWR Hall no 6934 Beachamwell Hall Locomotive Baschurch Shrewsbury 30 668
LNE Permanent way staff using a motorised trolley Rolling Stock Heckington Boston 30 668
LNE 110lb flat bottomed rail alongside spiked track Railway Premises Brayton Selby 30 669
BR Ballasting the newly laid continuous welded track at Pirbright. SR U class no 31791 leads the train Locomotive Pirbright Aldershot 30 669
Vintage Readily available locomotive ash ballasted the track Railway Premises Lincoln Lincoln 30 670
  A recent redesign of a long established track gauge Miscellaneous     30 671
  Special fishplates were needed to join rails of differing sections Miscellaneous     30 671
  Night must fall       30 672
BR LMS class 4 no 43027 at Preston Locomotive Preston Preston 30 672
BR LMS class 5 no 45025 at Bolton Trinity Street Locomotive Bolton Manchester 30 672
BR LMS 8F no 48723 at Rose Grove, Burnley shed Locomotive Burnley Preston 30 673
BR LMS class 5 no 45305 at Lostock Hall shed, Preston Locomotive Preston Preston 30 673
BR LMS 8F no 48730 ready to leave Carnforth shed Locomotive Carnforth Lake District 30 674
BR LMS class 5 no 45156 Ayrshire Yeomanry Locomotive Burnley Preston 30 674
  To Hull       30 675
BR A much earlier view of Hull Paragon station showing the 'porte cochére' Railway Premises Hull Hull 30 675
BR Hull Paragon exterior in 1981 Railway Premises Hull Hull 30 675
BR Two Craven DMU's wait in the station Rolling Stock Hull Hull 30 675
BR A6 no 69796 crosses one of Hull's 23 level crossings Locomotive Hull Hull 30 676
BR J71 no 68264, J72 no 69003, J39 no 64914 and J 73 no 68363 at Dairycoates Locomotive Hull Hull 30 676
BR A5 no 69836 at Hornsea Town Locomotive Hornsea Hull 30 677
BR J25 no 65654 at the ex Hull and Barnsley depot at Springhead Locomotive Hull Hull 30 677
  51 years of Western Express running       30 678
  Charles Rous Martin probably in the mid 1870's People     30 678
Vintage Rover class 4-2-2 Great Western Locomotive     30 678
Vintage Etching; Maidenhead and Taplow station in 1854 Railway Premises Maidenhead Maidenhead 30 679
Vintage GWR 8foot 4-2-2 Great Britain Locomotive     30 679
Vintage North Star as originally built as a 4-4-2. It was rebuilt as a 4-6-0 Locomotive     30 680
Vintage Pacific no 111 The Great Bear at Old Oak Common Locomotive Old Oak Common London 30 680
  Down South       30 682
BR A BR Britannia no 70000 Britannia at Portsmouth Harbour Locomotive Portsmouth Harbour Portsmouth 30 682
BR BoB no 34061 73 Squadron takes its leave of Yeovil Junction Locomotive Yeovil Junction Yeovil 30 682
BR An SR 'American' no 30064 on a rare trip out leads a special at Lewes Locomotive Lewes Brighton 30 683
BR BoB no 34066 Spitfire ready to leave Exeter Central Locomotive Exeter Central Exeter 30 683
BR SECR class H no 31305 at Kensington Olympia Locomotive Kensington London 30 683
BR BR class 4 no 80018 crosses the viaduct at Riddlesdown Locomotive Riddlesdown London 30 684
BR Rebuilt WC no 34098 Templecombe waits to leave Chard Junction Locomotive Chard Junction Axminster 30 684
  Charles Clare 1832-82       30 685
Vintage Charles Clare People     30 685
Vintage Map; The North Staffordshire Railway Miscellaneous     30 685
Vintage An unidentified class B loco not in original form Locomotive     30 686
Vintage Class A no 35 at Pipe Gate station Locomotive Pipe Gate Stoke on Trent 30 686
Vintage Class B no 18 at London Road Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 687
Vintage An unidentified class M faces saddle tank no 58A Locomotive Stoke Stoke on Trent 30 688
Vintage The first class C no 54 John Bramley-Moore at Derby Midland Locomotive Derby Derby 30 688
Vintage The second class C no 55 Colin Milton Campbell as rebuilt by Adams Locomotive     30 689
Vintage The second class C no 55 Colin Milton Campbell in original form Locomotive Manchester Manchester 30 689
  Tickets of Joint Railways       30 690
  Examples of Joint line tickets Miscellaneous     30 690
  Examples of Joint line tickets Miscellaneous     30 691
  Clearing the air       30 692
Vintage Cover of brochure produced for the Mersey Railway Miscellaneous   Merseyside 30 692
Vintage Detail of venting arrangements Miscellaneous   Merseyside 30 692
Vintage Detail of venting arrangements Miscellaneous   Merseyside 30 693
Vintage Cross section of the railway tunnel Miscellaneous   Merseyside 30 694
Vintage James Street station as illustrated in the 1886 brochure Railway Premises James street Merseyside 30 694
Vintage Drawing; The Royal train on opening day Miscellaneous   Merseyside 30 695
Vintage Locomotive no 8 Birkenhead at Park station Locomotive Park Merseyside 30 696
Vintage Illustration of a French 'Fireless' locomotive from an issue of 'The Locomotive' in 1918 Locomotive     30 697
  Christ's Hospital station - The LBSCR 'White Elephant'       30 698
Vintage A very early photo of Christ's Hospital station frontage Railway Premises Christ's Hospital Horsham 30 698
Vintage Not a soul in sight on a large cavernous station Railway Premises Christ's Hospital Horsham 30 699
Vintage Under the canopy of Platform 1 Railway Premises Christ's Hospital Horsham 30 699
  North British six-coupled       30 700
BR A bulled up J37, no 64569 on the Fife Coast Railtour at Anstruther Locomotive Anstruther Dunfermline 30 700
BR J36 no 65243 Maude at Bathgate and happily still with us Locomotive Bathgate Edinburgh 30 700
BR J37 no 64592 at Mallaig Locomotive Mallaig Highlands 30 700
  A Lincolnshire signalman       30 701
BR B1 no 61366 runs over Authorpe level crossing Locomotive Authorpe Lincoln 30 701
LNE Percy Carter People Tattershall Lincoln 30 701
BR Southrey station in 1970, three months before closure Railway Premises Southrey Lincoln 30 701
BR SR U class no 31619 heads away from Reigate with a Reading train Locomotive Reigate London 30 704
 
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BR The Intercity 125 on the clifftops at Burnmouth Locomotive Burnmouth Berwick on Tweed 30 705
  A steady climb - the story of Beattock       30 708
BR LMS class 5 no 44991 nears the top with a freight train aided by a banker Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 708
BR LMS Coronation no 46253 City of St Albans with the Royal Scot, 13 behind it and no banker! Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 709
BR LMS Fairburn Class 4 2-6-4T no 42215 at Greskine Locomotive Greskine Dumfries 30 709
BR Beattock shed in 1956 with two Caly '439' class no's 55232 and 55260 and an LMS 2-6-4T no 42214 Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 710
BR BR Clan, Clan MacLeod 72008 over the top going north Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 711
BR The branch train at Beattock headed by 0-4-4T no 55234 Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 711
BR Caly '439' class no 55260 banking past the Greskine box Locomotive Greskine Dumfries 30 712
BR The staff family train 'The Siege' standing before Beattock summit box Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 712
BR Caly '439' class no 55232 at Moffat on the last day of passenger service Locomotive Moffat Dumfries 30 713
BR Looking north from Beattock station with a BR 4MT no 80045 banking. Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 713
BR LMS Coronation no 46244 King George V1 crossing Harthope Viaduct Locomotive Beattock Dumfries 30 714
  The early years of the Windermere branch       30 715
BR LMS class 5 no 45421 at Windermere with 45095 doing some shunting Locomotive Windermere Lake District 30 715
  Map; The Kendal and Windermere Railway opened 1846 Miscellaneous   Lake District 30 715
Vintage An early 1900's shot this time inside the station Railway Premises Windermere Lake District 30 716
Vintage Edwardian elegance at Windermere station frontage Railway Premises Windermere Lake District 30 716
BR LMS Fowler class 4 no 42313 arrives at Windermere Locomotive Windermere Lake District 30 717
BR LMS Stanier class 4 no 42571 waits at Oxenholme junction Locomotive Oxenholme Lake District 30 718
  An undated picture of Burnside station Railway Premises Burnside Lake District 30 719
BR LMS Fowler 2-6-4T no 42378 leave Kendal Locomotive Kendal Lake District 30 719
  An undated picture of Staveley station Railway Premises Staveley Lake District 30 720
BR LMS Coronation no 46234 Duchess of Abercorn waits for the arriving Windermere train Locomotive Oxenholme Lake District 30 720
BR A less welcoming picture of Staveley station with a class 156 unit arriving in 1994 Rolling Stock Staveley Lake District 30 721
BR A special hauled by Class 20's no's 20 0075 and 131 near Staveley Rolling Stock Staveley Lake District 30 721
LMS A LNWR 4-4-2T no 6782 at Plantation Bridge Locomotive Plantation Bridge Lake District 30 722
LMS LMS Patriot no 5539 at Windermere in1944 Locomotive Windermere Lake District 30 723
  A Wednesbury winter's night - part 1       30 724
BR A Brush type 4 hauls its freight train past Wednesbury no 1 signal box Locomotive Wednesbury Birmingham 30 724
BR Map; the Wednesbury area 1975 Miscellaneous Wednesbury Birmingham 30 724
BR Peak class 45/1 no 45 143 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoons passes the site of Wednesbury Town station Locomotive Wednesbury Birmingham 30 725
BR Peak class 45/1 no 45 143 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoons passes under the former GW main line Locomotive Wednesbury Birmingham 30 726
BR The Wednesbury No 1 signal box from the level crossing Railway Premises Wednesbury Birmingham 30 728
Industrial Two withdrawn Ruston and Hornsby diesels in the R A Giblin sidings Locomotive Wednesbury Birmingham 30 729
BR Class 25/1 no 25 036 indulging in a spot of shunting at the site of the Wednesbury Town station Locomotive Wednesbury Birmingham 30 730
BR Class 25/3 no 25 268 enters Wednesbury exchange sidings Locomotive Wednesbury Birmingham 30 732
  Snaigow and Durn       30 733
LMS The 'Durn' one of two locomotives specially built in WW1 to handle Highland traffic to the Grand Fleet Locomotive   Highlands 30 733
  A Derbyshire outing       30 734
BR A close view from the brake van of an ex LNWR 0-8-0 banking Locomotive Briggs Siding Peak District 30 734
BR Greek meets Greek! Another G2a was met at Parsley Hay on a ballast train Locomotive Parsley Hay Peak District 30 734
BR LNWR G2a no 49439 shunting at Hindlow Locomotive Hindlow Peak District 30 734
BR From the cab of No 49439 at Parsley Hay Locomotive Parsley Hay Peak District 30 735
BR No 49281's fire is prepared for the 1 in 60 climb toward Buxton Locomotive Alsop-en-le-dale Peak District 30 735
BR No 49439 meets 49281 at Alsop-en-le-dale Locomotive Alsop-en-le-dale Peak District 30 735
  High speed trains       30 736
BR Inter-City 125 at Northallerton Locomotive Northallerton Northallerton 30 736
BR Inter-City 125 no 43 095 Heaton at Leeds City Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 736
GNER GNER Inter-City 125 at Ryther Locomotive Ryther York 30 737
BR Inter-City 125 runs alongside the Teign Locomotive Teignmouth Newton Abbot 30 737
EMT EMT HST no 43 081 at Leeds Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 738
Midland Midland Mainline HST passing Sandal and Agbrigg Locomotive Sandal and Agbrigg Wakefield 30 738
Midland Midland Mainline HST with a rake of Virgin coaches leaves Leeds Locomotive Leeds Leeds 30 739
Nat Express National Express HST at York Locomotive York York 30 739
Virgin A diverted Virgin on the Settle and Carlisle at Helwith Bridge Locomotive Helwith Bridge Settle and Carlisle 30 740
Grand Central Grand Central HST at Colton Locomotive Colton York 30 740
BR HST's no's 43 014 and 062 ex Virgin now used on the Network Rail Measurement Train Locomotive Settle Junction Settle and Carlisle 30 740
First GW First GW power car no 43 137 at Chippenham Locomotive Chippenham Bath 30 741
Virgin Virgin East Coast HST near Colton Junction Locomotive Colton York 30 741
  The train Ferries - Part 2       30 742
BR BoB no 34068 Kenley and Maunsell class L1 no 31753 on the 'Night Ferry' Locomotive Sydenham London 30 742
Vintage The North British ferry Balbirne at Granton Shipping Granton Edinburgh 30 743
LNE Train ferry no 2 leaving Zeebrugge Shipping Zeebrugge Belgium 30 743
Southern Cutaway diagram of the standard Southern train ferries, Hampton, Shepperton and Twickenham Shipping     30 744
BR MV Vortigern Shipping     30 745
Vintage Contemporary engraving of the Granton to Burtisland ferry Shipping     30 746
BR MV Norfolk Shipping     30 747
  Across the Midlands       30 748
BR A4 no 60033 Seagull on a local at Grantham Locomotive Grantham Grantham 30 748
BR LMS class 5 no 45448 near Nuneaton Abbey Locomotive Nuneaton Coventry 30 748
BR BR 9F no 92095 at New Basford Locomotive Nottingham Nottingham 30 749
BR Great Central D11/1 Director no 62664 on home ground near Nottingham Victoria Locomotive Nottingham Nottingham 30 749
BR LMS 4F no 44124 at Derby Locomotive Derby Derby 30 749
  Fatal accidents on the Stockton to Darlington Rly. 1825 - 1845       30 750
  The former Aycliffe Lane station building Miscellaneous Aycliffe Lane Darlington 30 750
  Victorian 'Punch' cartoon Miscellaneous     30 750
Vintage Brusselton Incline Miscellaneous Brusselton Incline Bishop Auckland 30 751
Vintage Coal wagons used on the S&DR Rolling Stock     30 752
Vintage Detail of buffers on coal wagons Rolling Stock     30 752
Vintage Etherley Incline Miscellaneous Etherley Incline Bishop Auckland 30 753
  Locomotion No 1 at the 'Head of steam' museum, North Rd. Darlington Locomotive Darlington Darlington 30 753
Vintage An oft used drawing of Locomotion No 1 on the S&DR opening day Locomotive     30 754
Vintage Drawing; S&DR locomotive Wilberforce Locomotive     30 754
  Drawing of William Brunton's traveller Miscellaneous     30 755
  Victorian 'Punch' cartoon 'Permissive Slaughter' Miscellaneous     30 755
  Further recollections of the Reading shed and its many duties       30 756
BR Castle no 4096 Highclere Castle leaving Wargrave Locomotive Wargrave Reading 30 756
BR GWR Modified Hall no 6961 Stedham Hall at Reading shed Locomotive Reading Reading 30 756
BR BR Britannia no 70023 Venus westbound passes a Castle eastbound Locomotive Reading Reading 30 757
BR The Reading hydraulic house Miscellaneous Reading Reading 30 757
BR Walley Farr reversing 2-6-0 no 7331 and a van into the station People     30 758
BR Castle no 7031 Cromwell's Castle near Reading General Locomotive Reading Reading 30 759
BR No 5932 Haydon Hall runs through Twyford Locomotive Twyford Reading 30 759
BR The ramshackle diesel maintenance facility at Reading in the late 50's Railway Premises Reading Reading 30 760
BR King James II arrives after a running in turn Locomotive Reading Reading 30 761
BR Castle no 7001 Sir James Milne accelerates from Reading West Locomotive Reading Reading 30 762
BR Looking from the East main box a Hymek leaves for Paddington Locomotive Reading Reading 30 763
BR The end of Reading shed is nigh as BR class 5 no 73111 stands by the dismantled water crane Locomotive Reading Reading 30 764
BR A BR Scammell Scarab calls at Lloyds bank on Ludgate Hill in 1958 Motor Transport Ludgate Hill London 30 768

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