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Number 1 January/March 1989
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BR Battle of Britain Pacific 34086 '219 Sqdn' near Paddock Wood with the Golden Arrow Locomotives Paddock Wood London 3 1
BR Paddington - Swansea Blue Pullman in Sonning Cutting Locomotives Sonning Reading 3 1
BR Last of steam on the Eastern Locomotives     3 4
BR LNE J15 No. 65469 at Norwich Locomotives Norwich Norwich 3 4
BR Station pilot 0-6-2 T 69725 waiting with a Brush Type B diesel electric Locomotives Liverpool Street London 3 4
LNE The Great Eastern in the 1930's Main Line     3 5
GE Class D15/2 8868 passing Chesterton Junction Locomotives Chesterton Jn. Cambridge 3 5
LNE Class B12/1 8510 on a down express at Stratford Locomotives Stratford London 3 6
LNE A G4 8139 standing at Saffron Walden with the branch train Locomotives Saffron Walden Essex 3 7
LNE Class F5 7233 arriving at Enfield Town Locomotives Enfield London 3 7
LNE F5 7232 and N7 987 at Liverpool Street Locomotives Liverpool Street London 3 7
LNE A class F3 8069 on a train for Haverhill and Long Melford at Trumpington Locomotives Trumpington Cambridge 3 8
LNE At the south end of Cambridge, the Mildenhall branch train is hauled by E4 7490 Locomotives Cambridge Cambridge 3 9
LNE Class B17 on the Flushing Continental Locomotives     3 9
LNE 2-4-2T class F3 8065 in platform 2 at Cambridge station Locomotives Cambridge Cambridge 3 10
LNE Class D13 8020 at platform 6 at Cambridge and alongside a class D15/2 8867 Locomotives Cambridge Cambridge 3 10
LNE Ivatt Atlantic class C1 3297 with a selection of locos at Cambridge shed Locomotives Cambridge Cambridge 3 10
GW Bromyard station Railway Premises Bromyard Worcester 3 11
GW Bromyard c. 1900 Railway Premises Bromyard Worcester 3 11
GW Construction of an overbridge in 1897 Miscellaneous     3 11
GW Track diagram of the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster railway Miscellaneous     3 11
GW Three views of the station c 1910 Railway Premises Bromyard Worcester 3 12
LNE LNE class J25 on loan during the duration of the war at Bromyard in 1940 Locomotives Bromyard Worcester 3 13
GW The cattle feeds warehouse and delivery vans in Bromyard goods yard Railway Premises Bromyard Worcester 3 13
GW The station staff in the war years, mainly female People Bromyard Worcester 3 13
  Bromyard station from the 1904 OS map Miscellaneous Bromyard Worcester 3 14
BR Class 57xx taking on water in 1959 Locomotives Bromyard Worcester 3 14
BR Nearly the end! a diesel unit and platform staff in 1964 Locomotives Bromyard Worcester 3 14
BR The SLS pays its respects in 1958 People Bromyard Worcester 3 14
  The Stony Stratford tramway Branch Line Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 15
LMS The Bagnall saddle tank at Stoney Stratford Locomotives Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 15
  A Krass tram engine in 1888 Locomotives     3 16
LMS Newton, the long serving conductor, leaves the tram at Stoney Stratford People Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 16
  A Krass tram engine in 1888 with an 80 seater car Locomotives     3 17
  A road crossing point near Stoney Stratford Miscellaneous Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 17
  The entire rolling stock c. 1910 Rolling Stock Wolverton Bletchley 3 17
LNW A view outside the main LNW works entrance in Wolverton Miscellaneous Wolverton Bletchley 3 18
  Green engine and two 100 seater cars outside the Forester's Arms Stoney Stratford Rolling Stock Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 18
LNW Track layout of Wolverton works and town Miscellaneous Wolverton Bletchley 3 19
  Wolverton Rd. Stoney Stratford Miscellaneous Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 19
  Near the end, in more ways than one, an engine runs round its car near the end of its life Miscellaneous Stoney Stratford Bletchley 3 20
BR Blue Pullmans Rolling Stock     3 21
BR The Birmingham Pullmans entering Solihull station Locomotives Solihull Birmingham 3 21
BR The Western Pullman at Acock's Green in 1961 Locomotives Acocks Green Birmingham 3 21
  Scottish Industrials Industrial     3 22
NCB NCB No. 9 at Bedlay Colliery Glenboig Locomotives Bedlay Glenboig 3 22
Industrial No 1 Dailuaine outside its elegant shed at Dailuaine Distillery Locomotives Dailuaine Elgin 3 22
BR Water's edge Locomotives     3 23
BR Cannon Street railway bridge Bridge / Tunnel Cannon Street London 3 23
BR Castle 4037 'The South Wales Borderers' at Dawlish Locomotives Dawlish Exeter 3 23
BR The end of the West Highland line at Mallaig. Loading the train direct from the fishing boats Miscellaneous Mallaig Highlands 3 23
BR Famous four Locomotives     3 24
BR LMS Stanier Pacific 46201 Princess Elizabeth nearing Morecambe South Junction Locomotives Morecambe The Fylde 3 24
BR Merchant Navy Pacific 35021 New Zealand Line near Beaulieu Rd Locomotives Beaulieu Road New Forest 3 24
BR GW 4-6-0 6029 King Edward VIII cresting Hatton Bank Locomotives Hatton Stratford on Avon 3 25
BR LNE A1 60144 King's Courier near High Dyke Locomotives High Dyke Boston 3 25
BR Cranes Miscellaneous     3 26
BR A 15 ton Cowans Sheldon crane at work in the permanent way yard at Leeman Way York Rolling Stock York York 3 26
BR Ex NBR 0-6-0 64618 with the Thornton Junction breakdown crane Rolling Stock Elie Kirkcaldy 3 26
BR Ryde works with 2 ton crane No. 425S Railway Premises Ryde Isle of Wight 3 26
BR Multiple Units Locomotives     3 27
BR A BRCW DMU at Buxton on the last day of service to Miller's Dale Railway Premises Buxton Buxton 3 27
BR SR EMU Set 4506 at Clapham Locomotives Clapham London 3 27
BR In Wales Locomotives     3 28
BR Crumlin Viaduct with class 0-6-0PT on a train to Pontypool Bridge / Tunnel Crumlin Welsh Valleys 3 28
BR Tenby station in 1959 with Large prairie 4132 Locomotives Tenby Pembroke 3 28
  The Canterbury and Whitstable Rly. Branch Line     3 29
  Artefacts of the Canterbury and Whitstable line - 10 views Miscellaneous     3 29
  Artefacts of the Canterbury and Whitstable line - 5 views Miscellaneous     3 30
  Artefacts of the Canterbury and Whitstable line - 8 views Miscellaneous     3 31
  Artefacts of the Canterbury and Whitstable line - 5 views Miscellaneous     3 32
BR Steam to Killin Branch Line Killin Loch Tay 3 33
BR 0-4-4 T 55195 arriving from the Loch Tay direction Locomotives Killin Loch Tay 3 33
Caledonian Caledonian Killin 'Pug' 1263 in 1910 Locomotives Killin Loch Tay 3 34
BR The timetable 1957 Miscellaneous Killin Loch Tay 3 34
BR Caly 'Jumbo' 0-6-0 57450 at Killin Junction Locomotives Killin Jn. Loch Tay 3 35
LMS The terminus at Loch Tay in 1931 with Caly 0-4-4T as LMS 15103 Locomotives Loch Tay Loch Tay 3 35
BR A train about to leave Killin Junction behind Caly 0-4-4T 55195 Locomotives Killin Jn. Loch Tay 3 36
BR The crew of 2-6-4T 80093 pose at Killin Junction Locomotives Killin Jn. Loch Tay 3 36
BR Gradient profile of the Killin branch Miscellaneous Killin Loch Tay 3 37
BR Killin station from the road Railway Premises Killin Loch Tay 3 37
BR Killin station from the track Railway Premises Killin Loch Tay 3 37
BR Standard tank 80126 at Killin Locomotives Killin Loch Tay 3 37
BR 80126 waits in the yard at Killin Railway Premises Killin Loch Tay 3 38
BR Loch Tay station Railway Premises Loch Tay Loch Tay 3 38
BR Automatic train control Technical     3 39
BR Automatic Train Control diagram Miscellaneous     3 39
BR The Hadley Wood widening Bridge / Tunnel Hadley Wood Potters Bar 3 40
BR Four track gives way to two in 1953 Miscellaneous Greenwood Potter's Bar 3 40
BR The continuation in May 1959 Miscellaneous Greenwood Potter's Bar 3 41
BR The start of rail realigning in April 1959 Miscellaneous Greenwood Potter's Bar 3 41
BR Three views of the new Hadley Wood south tunnel Miscellaneous Hadley Wood Potter's Bar 3 41
BR The old Hadley Wood south tunnel in 1949 Miscellaneous Hadley Wood Potter's Bar 3 42
BR Track diagrams of the widening progress Miscellaneous Hadley Wood Potter's Bar 3 42
BR Two views of the new Hadley Wood north tunnel Miscellaneous Hadley Wood Potter's Bar 3 42
BR Four views of progress and the final result Miscellaneous Hadley Wood Potter's Bar 3 43
RCTS Yesterday's observer - Oct 1964 Miscellaneous     3 44
BR Colour files - BR Pacific 72099 Locomotives     3 45
BR Colour files - Uffculme Railway Premises Uffculme Exeter 3 45
BR Chinley South Jn. in the snow - LMS 8F 48442 Locomotives Chinley South Jn. Chapel-en-le-Frith 3 48
 
Number 2 April/June 1989
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BR Llandudno Jn. with Prototype Stanier LMS 4-6-2 46200 'The Princess Royal' Locomotives Llandudno Jn. Llandudno 3 49
BR Royal race train duties Locomotives     3 52
BR Schools class 4-4-0 30915 specially groomed for the Royal Train to the Derby in 1953 Locomotives     3 52
BR Schools class 4-4-0 30926 at Tattenham Corner before returning the empty Royal Train to Victoria Locomotives Tattenham Corner London 3 52
Southern By Southern to the races Locomotives     3 53
LBSC Epsom Downs station on Derby Day Railway Premises Epsom Downs London 3 53
Southern N class 2-6-0 1863 near Chipstead with a Pullman race special on a pre-war Derby day Locomotives Chipstead Sevenoaks 3 54
BR Return race specials for Hurst Park races waiting at Hampton Court station Locomotives Hampton Court London 3 54
BR A return special from the Ascot races at Surbiton Locomotives Surbiton London 3 55
BR Ascot station in 1954 Railway Premises Ascot Ascot 3 55
Southern A race special for Tonbridge and Redhill at Westhanger in 1937 Locomotives Westhanger Sevenoaks 3 56
Southern Return race special ex Wye approaching Ashford c. 1923 Locomotives Ashford London 3 56
BR The Lingfield-Victoria race special at Oxted behind N class 2-6-0 1410 Locomotives Oxted Reigate 3 57
Southern The timetable for the Lewes races Miscellaneous     3 57
Southern The timetable for the Lingfield Park races Oct 15th. 1938 Miscellaneous     3 57
BR A Lingfield - Victoria race special climbing toward Oxted in 1949 Locomotives Oxted Reigate 3 58
BR E1 class 4-4-0 1507 at Westhanger on its way back from Folkestone Locomotives Westhanger Sevenoaks 3 58
Southern Class 13 4-4-2T 2027 pilots H class passing Sutton for Epsom Downs on Derby day 1939 Locomotives Sutton London 3 59
Southern Class 13 4-4-2T 2091 south of Belmont with a special for Epsom Downs Locomotives Belmont London 3 59
BR BR class 4 4-6-0 leaving Lingfield for Victoria June 1963 Locomotives Lingfield Reigate 3 60
Southern The timetable for Epsom races, Derby week 1934 Miscellaneous     3 60
  Britain's railway at war - 1939 - 1945 Miscellaneous     3 61
Southern A soldier of the BEF has a shave 'somewhere near Southampton' Miscellaneous     3 61
Southern An amateur SR fire fighting unit with fireman Joseph Green as a different sort of fireman! People     3 61
LT Bunks in Tube stations Miscellaneous     3 62
  Clearing up from 'the night before' Miscellaneous     3 62
  An official picture of tanks after attention from the censor Miscellaneous     3 63
  A travel information hut Miscellaneous     3 64
LMS Offloading a tank at Clifton Miscellaneous Clifton Penrith 3 64
  A switchboard in the bowels of a main line station Miscellaneous     3 65
  A dispatch rider was used when all else failed Miscellaneous     3 66
Southern A Southern 21C9 leaving London with a 14 coach train Locomotives     3 67
LMS Locomotives tired, work stained and often with patched up repair, they kept things moving Locomotives     3 67
  Bunsen' waits its next duty Locomotives     3 68
BR In the box three views of signal box interiors Signalling     3 69
BR Scottish selection Locomotives     3 70
BR B1 class 4-6-0 61132 arrives at Pittenweem Locomotives Pittenweem Kirkcaldy 3 70
BR Class 4 2-6-4T 80092 approaches Killin Junction Locomotives Killin Jn. Loch Tay 3 70
BR Class 4F shunting at Forfar shed Railway Premises Forfar Forfar 3 71
BR Former Caly 4-4-0 Pickersgill 4-4-0 at Careston Locomotives Careston Montrose 3 71
BR Eight coupled Great Western Locomotives     3 72
BR A Churchward 2-8-0 47xx class 4704 at Old Oak Common in 1957 Locomotives Old Oak Common London 3 72
BR A Churchward 2-8-0 47xx class 4705 at Westbourne Bridge in 1960 Locomotives Westbourne Bridge London 3 72
BR A 2884 class 2-8-0 3859 at Southam Glos. Locomotives Southam Cheltenham 3 73
BR Another 2884 this time 3809 climbing out of Ledbury tunnel with a coal freight Locomotives Ledbury Hereford 3 73
BR LNE Class J27 Locomotives     3 74
BR Two views of J27 0-6-0 65891 shunting Scotsgap yard Locomotives Scotsgap Tyneside 3 74
BR A gaggle of J27s at Sunderland MPD Locomotives Sunderland Sunderland 3 75
BR J27 0-6-0 65879 climbing Seaton Bank Locomotives Seaton Bank Sunderland 3 75
BR Steam finale at Marylebone Locomotives Marylebone London 3 76
BR An unidentified 2-6-4T waiting to leave in 1963 Railway Premises Marylebone London 3 76
BR Stanier class 5 44872 leaving Marylebone in 1966 Locomotives Marylebone London 3 76
BR Crewe at home and away Locomotives Crewe Crewe 3 77
LNW LNW 4-6-2T 1006 at Crewe in 1912 Locomotives Crewe Crewe 3 77
LNW An original 2-6-4T proposal 'on the drawing board' Miscellaneous     3 78
GN Great Northern 4-4-2 1449 on an LNW train south of Crewe in 1909 Locomotives Crewe Crewe 3 78
Caledonian A Caly 4-6-0 903 Cardean poses with LNW train outside Crewe works Locomotives Crewe Crewe 3 79
LNW LNW 4-6-0 1405 City of Manchester at Glasgow Central in 1909 Locomotives Central Glasgow 3 79
LNW Well off the beaten track! LNW 4-4-0 Titan at Brighton in 1909 Locomotives Brighton Brighton 3 80
LNW Well off the beaten track! LNW 4-6-0 Prince of Wales at Lewes in 1919 Locomotives Lewes Lewes 3 80
BR The Delph branch Branch Line Delph Oldham 3 81
LNW A view of the Delph branch at the turn of the century Branch Line Delph Oldham 3 81
LNW Delph station as shown on the rating map Miscellaneous Delph Oldham 3 81
LNW A Peckett 0-6-0 ST at the Castleshaw reservoir site in the late 1880s Locomotives Castleshaw Manchester 3 82
LNW An excursion handbill 1897 Miscellaneous Delph Oldham 3 82
LNW A map of the Delph branch Miscellaneous Delph Oldham 3 83
LNW LNW 0-6-2 'Coal' tank 3287 on a push-pull working at Greenfield Locomotives Greenfield Oldham 3 83
LNW The steam rail-motor as used on the branch seen at Lees depot Oldham around 1910 Rolling Stock Oldham Oldham 3 83
BR Fowler 2-6-2T 40060 and train at Moorgate Halt Locomotives Moorgate Halt Oldham 3 84
BR The driver of Fowler 2-6-2T 40060 takes the branch tablet c. 1950 Locomotives Delph Oldham 3 84
BR Fowler 2-6-2T pushing the Oldham train off the branch Locomotives Delph Oldham 3 85
BR 40059 at the buffer stops at Delph Locomotives Delph Oldham 3 86
BR Ticket samples of the Delph branch Miscellaneous Delph Oldham 3 86
BR 40047 on the main line just north of Greenfield about to call at Moorgate Halt Locomotives Moorgate Halt Oldham 3 87
BR 84010 pushes a train near Dobcross Locomotives Dobcross Oldham 3 87
BR Dobcross Halt Railway Premises Dobcross Oldham 3 88
BR Ivatt 2-6-2T 41280 leaving the Stalybridge-Huddersfield line at the end of the Saddleworth Viaduct Locomotives Saddleworth Oldham 3 88
RCTS Yesterday's Observer - April 1958 Miscellaneous     3 89
LNE A grey day at Darlington Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 90
LNE A J29 2962 in 1931 at Darlington paint shop Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 90
LNE LNE class Y7 982 at Darlington shed Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 90
LNE The first of the B1s 8301 Springbok in 1942 Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 90
LNE A prototype A8 4-6-2T rebuilt from an H1 4-4-4T Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 91
LNE Class A2/1 3696 it later became 60507 Highland Chieftan Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 91
LNE LNE 727 a rebuild from a NER Atlantic Locomotives Darlington Darlington 3 91
BR Colour files - Henstride S & D station Railway Premises Henstridge Yeovil 3 93
BR Colour files - SR. Dept. 377s Locomotives     3 93
BR GWR 'Small prairie' 5569 at Coryton on its way to Plymouth Locomotives Coryton Launceston 3 96
 
Number 3 July/August 1989
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Ireland GN of I Class V compound 4-4-0 'Merlin' Locomotives   Ireland 3 97
  Bletchley recalled Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 100
BR LMS class 2P 4-4-0 40646 taking on water at Bletchley in 1962 Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 3 100
LMS Webb LNW 'Cauliflower' 8592 at Bletchley coal stage in 1938 Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 3 100
BR Bletchley station in the early 50s Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 101
LNW Track diagram for Bletchley 1881 Miscellaneous Bletchley Bletchley 3 101
BR Bletchley station from the track in the late 50s Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 102
BR The entrance to Bletchley station in 1952 Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 102
LNW LNW 2-4-0 1168 Cuckoo at Platform 2 Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 103
LMS North end of station a 2-4-2T piloting a 4-4-0 Precursor 25245 Antaeus Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 3 103
BR Patriot 45513 on the way to Euston in the 50s Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 3 103
BR Bletchley shed with a selection of locomotives in 1954 Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 3 104
BR BR std class 4 75036 on an Oxford train Locomotives     3 104
BR Raising the roof' Taking the roof off to allow for electrification Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 104
BR D211 creeps between the bridge piers of the new freight flyover in the early 60s Locomotives Bletchley Bletchley 3 105
BR With the roof still on in the 50s Railway Premises Bletchley Bletchley 3 105
  Rail motors, Sentinels and auto-trains Miscellaneous     3 106
Veteran Eastern Counties 2-2-2WT Eagle Locomotives     3 106
GSW G&SWR 0-4-2 Sprite Locomotives     3 106
LSW Class C14 rail motor Locomotives     3 107
LSW Railcar 5 Rolling Stock     3 107
GW Steam car 74 Rolling Stock     3 107
LMS Railmotor 18 [LMS 10617] at Black Rod Locomotives Black Rod Wigan 3 108
LNE Sentinel car 38 Pearl leaving Edinburgh Rolling Stock Edinburgh Edinburgh 3 108
SEC Steam railcar 2 at Chatham Central Locomotives Chatham Medway Town 3 108
GW Auto-train at Trumper's Crossing halt Rolling Stock Trumper's Crossing London 3 109
LBSC Class D 0-4-2T on 'push-pull' Locomotives     3 109
Ireland Ex Clayton steam coaches at Waterford Manor Rolling Stock Waterford Manor Ireland 3 109
LNE Super Sentinel Y10 0-4-0T 8186 at Yarmouth in 1947 Locomotives Yarmouth Great Yarmouth 3 109
BR Devizes Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 110
GW A painting of Devizes c. 1860 headed by locomotive 'Hercules' Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 110
GW Detail from a postcard C. 1900 Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 111
GW Detail from a postcard C. 1906 Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 111
GW MSWJR 4-4-0 at the head of a troop train entering the 'back' platform Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 111
GW A general view looking west Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 112
GW The western end of the station Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 112
GW A general view looking east from the top of the inner home signal Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 113
GW The signal box Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 113
GW The exit tracks from the goods shed and up goods yard merge before joining the up main Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 114
GW The exterior of the station Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 114
GW Hall' class 4-6-0 Rolleston Hall 5973 standing at Devizes Locomotives Devizes Devizes 3 115
GW The diverted 'Cornish Riviera' express with Type 4 NB A1A-A1A D604 Cossack Locomotives Devizes Devizes 3 115
GW View of the goods yard Railway Premises Devizes Devizes 3 115
GW Catch' passing the token in 1965 Miscellaneous Devizes Devizes 3 116
GW Pressed Steel Motor second W51383 leaving Devizes Locomotives Devizes Devizes 3 116
GW Type 3 Hymek diesel hydraulic meeting a BR std 2-10-0 waiting for the token Locomotives Devizes Devizes 3 116
Southern Significantly South Western Locomotives     3 117
Southern Class H16 4-6-2T No. 516 Locomotives     3 117
Southern Class L11 4-4-0 No. 408 Locomotives     3 117
BR Transition at Laira Locomotives Laira Plymouth 3 118
BR Two views of Laira depot Railway Premises Laira Plymouth 3 118
BR Class 42 diesel-hydraulic 'Warship' class D823 'Hermes' in 1961 Locomotives Laira Plymouth 3 119
BR The new diesel depot takes shape Railway Premises Laira Plymouth 3 119
BR 'There's a famous seaside town called Blackpool' Locomotives Blackpool The Fylde 3 120
BR Blackpool central shed with two class 5s and a 'Jubilee' in 1963 Railway Premises Blackpool The Fylde 3 120
BR No 42754 at Ansdell and Fairhaven in 1964 Locomotives Ansdell The Fylde 3 120
BR Jubilee 45565 leaves Blackpool with the return 'Illuminations Special' Locomotives Blackpool The Fylde 3 121
BR Jubilee 45705 Seahorse being 'watered' prior to leaving for Manchester Locomotives Blackpool The Fylde 3 121
  'True blue?' Locomotives     3 122
Ireland Former GN of I class S 4-4-0 at Dublin in 1960 Locomotives Dublin Ireland 3 122
BR A 'blue' King No. 6025 King Henry III leaving Chippenham Locomotives Chippenham Chippenham 3 123
BR Garter Blue on A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 123
BR LMS 'Duchesses' 46254 City of Stoke on Trent Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 123
BR Merchant Navy' 35027 Port line Locomotives     3 123
BR Gresley Great Northern work horses Locomotives     3 124
BR Class J50/4 0-6-0T No. 68990 Locomotives     3 124
BR Class N2/2 0-6-2T No. 69522 Locomotives     3 124
  Firing the steam locomotive Technical     3 125
BR Driver adjusting the blower to maintain the draught on the fire in the absence of any exhaust Technical     3 125
BR Diagram of footplate layout GW King 4-6-0 Technical     3 126
BR Diagram of footplate layout LNE A4 4-6-2 Technical     3 126
BR Diagram of footplate layout LMS Class 5 4-6-0 Technical     3 127
BR Diagram of footplate layout SR Schools Class 4-4-0 Technical     3 127
BR Checking water levels Technical     3 128
BR Hosing down Silver Links footplate to keep the dust down Technical     3 128
BR Two diagrams demonstrating factors affecting the fire Technical     3 129
BR Two views on Silver Link's footplate. Technical     3 130
BR Three more footplate views Technical     3 131
NB The Port Carlisle branch Branch Line Port Carlisle Carlisle 3 132
NB Port Carlisle at the turn of the Century Miscellaneous Port Carlisle Carlisle 3 132
NB The 'Dandy' arriving at Port Carlisle Rolling Stock Port Carlisle Carlisle 3 132
NB A sketch map of railways round Carlisle Miscellaneous   Carlisle 3 133
NB Port Carlisle beach at the turn of the Century Miscellaneous Port Carlisle Carlisle 3 133
NB The third and the fourth horse drawn vehicles Rolling Stock     3 134
NB The fifth horse drawn vehicle as rebuilt in 1912 and a view of the coach at Port Carlisle Rolling Stock     3 135
NB Conversion to steam power Class R 0-6-0T No. 22 ready for action Locomotives     3 136
NB The last 'train' in 1914 Rolling Stock     3 136
LNE Sentinel railcar introduced in 1928 Locomotives     3 137
NB The first train in 1914 Locomotives     3 137
  'There's No. place like home!' Miscellaneous     3 138
Southern Orphanage New Year Party 1943 Miscellaneous Woking Woking 3 138
BR The Orphanage main entrance just prior to closure in 1988 Miscellaneous Woking Woking 3 138
BR Cooks in the orphanage kitchen 1958 Miscellaneous Woking Woking 3 139
BR Retired railmen at Woking Miscellaneous Woking Woking 3 139
RCTS Yesterday's Observer - Dec 1947 Miscellaneous     3 140
BR Colour files - Desford L.Midland Railway Premises Desford Leicester 3 141
  Colour files - No. 2 Western Pride Locomotives Poole Bournemouth 3 141
BR Southern class N leaving Tunbridge Wells West Locomotives Tunbridge Wells Sussex 3 144
 
Number 4 September/October 1989
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BR BR Class 5 on the rollers at Rugby testing station Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 145
BR Former LSW Adams 'Radial' 4-4-2T 30582 in 1959 Locomotives     3 145
BR On test - Rugby locomotive testing station Railway Premises Rugby Rugby 3 147
BR Three views of testing locos, BR class 9F 92013, ex-LMS class 8P 46255 and ex-LMS 6P5F 42725 Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 148
BR Exterior of the testing station with SR 35022 being tested in 1952 Railway Premises Rugby Rugby 3 149
BR Standard class 5 'at speed' at Rugby Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 149
BR Class 9F 2-10-0 92166 with mechanical stoker on test Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 150
BR Rugby testing station lay out plan Miscellaneous Rugby Rugby 3 150
BR How the coupled wheels engaged the rollers Miscellaneous Rugby Rugby 3 151
BR LMR rebuilt Royal Scot festooned for tests Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 151
BR English Electric gas turbine 4-6-0 GT3 [undressed] on test Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 152
BR Tests carried out 1949-1959 Miscellaneous     3 152
BR LMR 4 cyl 4-6-2 Duchess of Gloucester turning the rollers Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 153
BR LMR Jubilee class 4-6-0 with a temporary double chimney Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 153
BR One of the first BR 9Fs 92013 on test Locomotives Rugby Rugby 3 154
  Two unknowns - unknown victims from two accidents Miscellaneous     3 155
LMS The locomotive involved in the Charfield accident Class 3 4-4-0 714 climbing the Lickey incline Locomotives Lickey Incline Bromsgrove 3 155
LMS The wreckage of 714, barely recognisable alongside the breakdown crane Accident Charfield Bristol 3 156
  Track line diagram of the layout round Charfield Miscellaneous Charfield Bristol 3 156
LMS The grave of the accident victims Miscellaneous Charfield Bristol 3 157
BR The site of the 1928 accident as it was in 1984 Miscellaneous Charfield Bristol 3 157
BR Diary of the decline of the Melton Mowbray GN and LNW joint line Main Line     3 158
BR 64438 on a Melton Mowbray to Leicester train prior to departure Locomotives Melton Mobray Leicester 3 158
BR 64438 on the same train after arrival at Leicester Locomotives Leicester Leicester 3 159
GN & LNW A ticket for the dog Miscellaneous     3 159
BR Leicester Belgrave Rd station in 1951 Railway Premises Belgrave Rd. Leicester 3 159
  Class D3 4-4-0 2000 about to fail at John 0' Gaunt station Locomotives John o' Gaunt Leicester 3 160
BR Diagram of the railways around Melton Mowbray Miscellaneous Melton Mobray Leicester 3 160
BR Class K2 2-6-0 61754 leaving Melton Mowbray for the East Coast Locomotives Melton Mobray Leicester 3 161
BR John o' Gaunt station with a train from Melton to Leicester Railway Premises John o' Gaunt Leicester 3 161
BR Shunting at Melton a class 4F 0-6-0 44064 doing the honours in 1955 Locomotives Melton Mobray Leicester 3 162
BR Shunting at Melton a class J5 0-6-0 65498 doing the honours in 1955 Locomotives Melton Mobray Leicester 3 162
BR Harby & Stathern station in 1953 Railway Premises Harbury & Stathern Leicester 3 163
BR Long Clawson & Hose station in 1952 looking north Railway Premises Long Clawson Leicester 3 163
GN & LNW Third class ticket to Scalford Miscellaneous     3 163
BR The last day of the unadvertised workmen's service from Market Harborough Locomotives East Norton Leicester 3 164
BR The last day of the unadvertised workmen's service from Market Harborough. Two views Locomotives Tilton Leicester 3 164
BR DMU at Leigh in 1961 Rolling Stock Leigh Burton on Trent 3 165
BR DMU at Wilmslow in 1959 Rolling Stock Wilmslow Manchester 3 165
BR DMUs to Crewe Locomotives     3 165
BR The O2 Class analysed Locomotives     3 166
BR A standard LNE build No. 63975 class O4/4 at Retford Locomotives Retford Retford 3 166
BR O2 No. 63924 near Retford built in 1921 as GN 479 Locomotives Retford Retford 3 166
BR No 63940 at Grantham with GN pattern cab but built in Feb 1924 as LNE class O2/2 Locomotives Grantham Grantham 3 167
BR No 63943 at Grantham with GN pattern cab but built in March 1924 as LNE class O2/2 Locomotives Grantham Grantham 3 167
BR Summer days beside Torbay Locomotives Torbay Newton Abbot 3 168
BR 2-6-2T waiting for the crossing gates to open at Paignton Locomotives Paignton Newton Abbot 3 168
BR Torquay gas-works in 1963 with Hall 4903 Astley Hall Locomotives Torquay Newton Abbot 3 168
BR Kingswear terminus in 1961 with 6841 Marias Grange in the station and 4984 Albrighton Hall arriving Locomotives Kingswear Totnes 3 169
BR No 6814 Enbourne Grange piloting a 2-6-2T and passing a 0-4-2T on the Brixham Auto train Locomotives Kingswear Newton Abbot 3 169
BR On Midland lines Locomotives     3 170
BR Midland goods engine design built by the LMS as class 4F 0-6-0 No. 44414< Locomotives Derby Derby 3 170
BR Oakham level crossing signal box Signalling Oakham Stamford 3 170
BR Britannia 70043 Lord Kitchener passing Wellingborough Locomotives Wellingborough. Wellingborough. 3 171
BR Genuine Midland a class 1F 0-6-0T 41734 shunting at Staveley Ironworks Locomotives Staveley Kendal 3 171
BR Axminster and Lyme Regis light railway Branch Line Axminster & Lyme Regis Honiton 3 172
BR Radial tanks 30582 and 3 double head a train just passing Hartgrove Farm Combpyne Locomotives Combpyne Axminster 3 172
BR Whit Monday on the Lyme Regis branch Adams '0415' class No. 30582 has just arrived Locomotives Lyme Regis Lyme Regis 3 172
BR 30583 on its own with the train from Axminster Locomotives Axminster & Lyme Regis Honiton 3 173
BR Lyme Regis branch gradient profile Miscellaneous Axminster & Lyme Regis Honiton 3 174
LSW Opening day at Lyme Regis in 1903 Miscellaneous Lyme Regis Lyme Regis 3 174
LSW Lyme Regis station Oct 1903 Railway Premises Lyme Regis Lyme Regis 3 175
BR The route of the Lyme Regis branch Miscellaneous Axminster & Lyme Regis Honiton 3 175
LSW Two views of Lyme Regis station in the early part of the century Railway Premises Lyme Regis Lyme Regis 3 176
BR A view of the Cannington viaduct with an LMS loco 41216 with a GW coach Bridge / Tunnel Cannington Bridgwater 3 177
BR A nearer view of the Cannington viaduct with an LMS loco 41216 with a GW coach Bridge / Tunnel Cannington Bridgwater 3 178
BR Adams radial tank 30583 leaving Combpyne in 1957 Locomotives Combpyne Axminster 3 178
BR Double headed Adams radial tanks 30583 and 4 leaving Axminster Locomotives Axminster Honiton 3 179
BR Lyme Regis train in the bay at Axminster Locomotives Axminster Honiton 3 179
BR Axminster withno. 41320 on Lyme Regis branch duty andno. 34030 an a main line local train Locomotives Axminster Honiton 3 180
  The wooden bridge - trainspotting round Kidderminster in the 30's Locomotives     3 181
BR Barnum 2-4-0 3214 shunting at Shrewsbury Locomotives Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 3 181
GW M & SW joint 4-4-4T in almost original condition as GW 25 Locomotives     3 181
GW GW 0-4-2T 1440 made at Wolverhampton Locomotives     3 182
GW M & SW joint 4-4-4T rebuilt as GW 27 Locomotives     3 182
GW One of the last 0-4-2Ts made at Wolverhampton GW No. 3578 Locomotives     3 182
GW Armstrong goods 1195 the last survivor of a once numerous class Locomotives     3 183
GW Kidderminster station c. 1880 Railway Premises Kidderminster Kidderminster 3 183
GW 1076' class 0-6-0 PT was the spare loco for the local push-pull Originally broad gauge Locomotives     3 184
GW 4-4-0 3521 approaching Barmouth South Locomotives Barmouth Barmouth 3 184
GW Bulldog 4-4-0 3373 It was to be called Sir William Henry Wills but they couldn't get it on the nameplate Locomotives     3 184
GW 0-6-0 PT entering Hampton Loade Locomotives Hampton Loade Worcester 3 185
GW 2-6-2 T 5154 entering Highley Locomotives Highley Kidderminster 3 185
GW No 29 0-6-0 PT doing a little light shunting at Kidderminster Locomotives Kidderminster Kidderminster 3 185
LMS LMS handbill advertising illustrated with 11 examples Miscellaneous     3 186
RCTS Yesterday's observer - Sept 1960 Miscellaneous     3 188
BR Colour files - Horwich 'Mogul' 42782 Locomotives     3 189
BR Colour files - Low Gates Northallerton signal box Signalling Low Gates Northallerton 3 189
BR A 4 60024 'Kingfisher' leaving Gleneagles Locomotives Gleneagles Perth 3 192
 
Number 5 November/December 1989
Railway Feature Subject Where General Area Vol. Page
 
BR A4 60032 'Gannet' heads south out of Askham tunnel Locomotives Askham Retford 3 193
BR Mail by rail - The first 150 years of the TPO. Rolling Stock     3 196
BR A southern TPO Rolling Stock     3 196
BR A TPO at Inverness in 1969 Rolling Stock Inverness Inverness 3 196
LMS A fairy accurate replica of a Grand Junction TPO Rolling Stock     3 197
  The 'Irish Mail' about to exchange mailbags at Rhyl Rolling Stock Rhyl Rhyl 3 198
  West Coast Joint stock TPO 186 preserved at York as rebuilt Rolling Stock York York 3 198
LMS The well known LMS poster advertising 'The Night Mail' Miscellaneous     3 199
  Two shots picking up the mail from lineside apparatus at Harrow Miscellaneous Harrow London 3 200
BR Inside view of the North Eastern up TPO in 1987 Rolling Stock     3 201
  Horses for courses - specialised locomotives Locomotives     3 202
NE NER class W 'Whitby Willie' built for service over the Scarborough - Whitby route Locomotives     3 202
NE Rebuilt 'Whitby bogie' 4-4-0 No. 1809 for service between Whitby and Pickering Locomotives     3 202
Caledonian 4-4-0T No. 187 Locomotives     3 203
Caledonian McIntosh Oban 4-6-0 No. 52 Locomotives     3 203
Veteran Taff Vale A 0-6-0 T built to work on the Pyllyrhebog Incline which included rope assisted gradients Locomotives Treherbert Welsh Valleys 3 203
LMS A Pickersgill 'Oban bogie' backs onto its train at Oban Locomotives Oban Oban 3 204
NB North British 4-4-0 No. 227 Locomotives     3 204
LNE The prototype Gresley K4 3441 Loch Long Locomotives Fort William Fort William 3 204
Caledonian 0-4-2 ST specially made for the Killin branch Locomotives     3 205
Midland The Lickey banker 0-10-0 2290 the most celebrated special of them all Locomotives     3 205
BR The Helston branch Branch Line Helston Penzance 3 206
GW An early motor bus used by the GW to connect The Lizard with Helston Miscellaneous Helston Penzance 3 206
GW The route of the Helston Branch Miscellaneous Helston Penzance 3 206
BR 45xx 2-6-2T 4563 at Helston in 1960 Locomotives Helston Penzance 3 207
GW And two more early motor buses used by the GW to connect The Lizard with Helston Miscellaneous Helston Penzance 3 207
GW 45xx 2-6-2T 4517 at Helston in 1938 shunting a very full yard Locomotives Helston Penzance 3 208
GW The timetable for the Helston Branch Miscellaneous Helston Penzance 3 208
  Gwinear Road station Railway Premises Gwinear Road Redruth 3 209
BR Gwinear Road station with an immaculate Castle 5053 Earl Cairns ready to leave on an express Locomotives Gwinear Road Redruth 3 209
BR Twenty two years on and things have hardly changed 4564 shunts Broccoli in 1960 Locomotives Gwinear Road Redruth 3 209
GW Nancegolian station one view looking south and another looking north Railway Premises Nancegolian Penzance 3 210
  Praze station Railway Premises Praze Penzance 3 210
GW Helston station in the 1930s Railway Premises Helston Penzance 3 211
  Nancegolian and Helston track layouts Miscellaneous Helston Penzance 3 211
  Truthall Halt station Railway Premises Truthall Halt Penzance 3 211
BR 45xx 2-6-2T 4563 at the Helston loco shed Locomotives Helston Penzance 3 212
BR Helston station c. 1958 Railway Premises Helston Penzance 3 212
BR The exit from Helston from the footplate Miscellaneous Helston Penzance 3 212
BR Marsh Mills in it's heyday Branch Line Marsh Mills Plymouth 3 213
BR Marsh Mills station Railway Premises Marsh Mills Plymouth 3 213
BR The lever frame of the Marsh Mills signal box Signalling Marsh Mills Plymouth 3 213
BR The Allhallows / Grain branch Branch Line Allhallows Isle of Grain 3 214
BR Grain station and signal box Railway Premises Grain Medway Town 3 214
BR Gravesend Central with ex-SECR class H 0-4-4T 31512 on the push-pull to Allhallows on sea Locomotives Gravesend Gravesend 3 214
BR Sharnall Street with ex-SECR class H 0-4-4T 31520 on the push-pull from Allhallows on sea Locomotives Sharnall Street Medway Town 3 214
BR Class H 31324 leaving Beluncle Halt with a train of ex main line stock Locomotives Beluncle Halt Medway Town 3 215
BR Gotterdammerung over Shap Main Line Shap Shap 3 216
BR Britannia 70013 Oliver Cromwell at Shap Quarry in 1967 Locomotives Shap Shap 3 216
BR Britannia 70045 ex-Lord Rowallan near Shap Village Locomotives Shap Shap 3 216
BR A class 5 a mile or so short of Scout Green Locomotives Scout Green Shap 3 217
BR And the inevitable banker a BR class 4 doing the honours to a north bound freight Locomotives Shap Shap 3 217
BR Retford in retrospect Main Line Retford Retford 3 218
BR A K3 61803 on the GC line with a freight train approaching the GC/GN crossing Locomotives Retford Retford 3 218
BR Gresley O2/3 63980 on an east bound coal train near Ordsell crossing Locomotives Retford Retford 3 218
BR A3 Flying Scotsman 60103 at Retford station bound for Kings Cross Locomotives Retford Retford 3 219
BR A4 60023 Golden Eagle coming into Retford station from the south Locomotives Retford Retford 3 219
BR Class 4F's on the Somerset & Dorset Locomotives     3 220
BR Crewe built class 4F approaching Evercreech junction in 1959 Locomotives Evercreech Shepton Mallet 3 220
BR Midland class 4F 'Armstrong' 45561 at Templecombe Locomotives Templecombe Yeovil 3 220
BR The non-stop Locomotives     3 221
BR The Flying Scotsman leaving Kings Cross behind Gresley 4-6-2 2578 Bayardo Locomotives Kings Cross London 3 221
BR Front and rear views of the corridor tenders Locomotives     3 222
BR The Flying Scotsman at Yaxley in the early 50s behind A4 60010 Dominion of Canada Locomotives Yaxley Peterborough 3 222
BR A sequence of three views of the Flying Scotsman leaving Kings Cross behind A3 2596 Manna Locomotives Kings Cross London 3 223
BR A3 2580 Shotover on the 'Scotsman' near Granthouse in the mid 30s Locomotives Granthouse Berwick on Tweed 3 224
BR A4 60012 Commonwealth of Australia at Kings Cross Locomotives Kings Cross London 3 224
BR A4 60011 Empire of India leaving Peascliffe tunnel Locomotives Peascliffe Grantham 3 225
BR A4 60025 Falcon at Werrington troughs Locomotives Werrington Peterborough 3 225
BR The Capitals Limited in charge of A4 60017 Silver Fox at Greenwood Locomotives Greenwood Potter's Bar 3 225
BR Monstrous cavities - Victorian fear and the railway tunnel Bridge / Tunnel     3 226
BR The north portal of Clay Cross tunnel Bridge / Tunnel Clay Cross Chesterfield 3 226
BR Primrose Hill tunnel as built, in its heyday and finally lined with electric overhead wires in position Bridge / Tunnel Primrose Hill London 3 227
GW Interior and exterior of Box tunnel from the Bourne engravings of 1846 Bridge / Tunnel Box Bath 3 228
LMS Red Hill new and old tunnels in LMS days Bridge / Tunnel Red Hill Derby 3 228
  Kilsby tunnel under construction Bridge / Tunnel Kilsby Rugby 3 229
BR Yatton - Clevedon Branch Line     3 230
BR 0-4-2T 1410 leaving Yatton in 1960 Locomotives Yatton Weston super Mare 3 230
BR 0-4-2T 1463 about one mile west of Yatton in 1960 Locomotives Yatton Weston super Mare 3 230
BR 0-4-2T 1426 in a hurry with a train from Yatton to Clevedon Locomotives     3 231
BR 0-4-2T 1426 nearing Clevedon Locomotives Clevedon Weston super Mare 3 231
  Not driven by steam - trials with internal combustion engines Technical     3 232
NE NER petrol railcar 3768 Rolling Stock     3 232
LBSC LBSCR petrol car No. 4 Rolling Stock     3 233
NE NER Petrol electric autocar 3171 Rolling Stock     3 233
LMS An experimental LMS three car diesel unit entering Oxford in 1938 Rolling Stock Oxford Oxford 3 234
  The Clogher Valley No. ! diesel railcar in 1937 Rolling Stock     3 234
LMS The first LMS diesel shunter seen inside Derby shed in 1935 Locomotives Derby Derby 3 234
GW A GW streamlined diesel railcar built with a small buffet for cross country working Rolling Stock     3 235
  Armstrong Whitworth diesel electric unit Lady Hamilton Rolling Stock Newcastle Tyneside 3 235
Ireland B&CDRs new diesel loco 28 at Ardglass in 1937 Locomotives Ardglass Ireland 3 235
RCTS Yesterday's observer - Dec 1936 Miscellaneous     3 236
BR Colour files - Chalford Railway Premises Chalford Stroud 3 237
BR Colour files - Great Eastern 65567 Locomotives     3 237
BR Ivatt Class 2MT 41277 at Burton on Trent Locomotives Burton Burton on Trent 3 240

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