Trains of Thought

Widnes and Warrington in the 1960s - Kenn Pearce recalls the final years of steam around these two locations in the north-west, when named locomotives were still a feature of the area.

Special Traffic - Seed Potatoes - Michael Harris, in his series of articles where he reviews various flows of special traffic, looks at the seed potato traffic from Scotland to Lincolnshire and East Anglia.

High Days at Newton Abbot - Mike Thompson describes a Summer Saturday at Newton Abbot, 9 August 1958, and explains in detail the poor punctuality of the down trains.

Tales from the Footplate - Guildford Fireman - Bob Wyatt recalls some of his footplate experiences when working from Guildford shed between 1953 and 1961.

The 'Tilbury' Sheds - W. A. T. Aves - 'Ardsleys', Tangos' and 'Chinese Puzzles'.

The Gresley 'J50' 0-6-0Ts - Andrew Wilson

Tail Lamp and Reviews

Cover: This month in Steam Days we take a look at the scene around Warrington and Widnes in the 1960s. Many railway photographers visiting the area headed for Winwick Junction, just north of Warrington, where the West Coast main line was joined by the line from Earlstown and St Helens. This location is pictured in this illustration as 'Black Five' No 45260 brings the 2.25pm Morecambe-Crewe past the junction box on its journey south. The premises of Vulcan Foundry can be seen in the background