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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Contents: The Railway in the Landscape, p. 3; The Flying Scotsman Cartel by A.J. Mullay, p. 5; Linesiding at Kenton: The Transition from L&NWR to LMS by Peter Treloar, p. 15; The Trans-Atlantic Effect: The Influence of American Railway Practices on the NER by John G. Teasdale, p. 25; The Leicester to Rugby Line: Part 2: Ullesthorpe to Rugby by Stanley C. Jenkins, p. 37; Pouteau Listings Part 7: The Great Western Railway Part II by John Alsop, p. 57; The Roberts Collection: Part 5: The Great Northern Railway by Phil Coutanche, p. 77; Wish You Were Here Railway Postcards of Gloucestershire by Neil Parkhouse, p. 89
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From 'The Leicester to Rugby Line Pt 2': This magnificent view of the approach to Rugby station from the north-west was taken just after Grouping, mainly to show the British Thomson-Houston Works and sidings but it shows much else besides. On the far left, the line from Leicester can be seen coming in over the brick arch, on a slightly higher level than the ex-L&NWR main line in the centre. The long footbridge on the right gave access to the factory for the BTH workforce. At the left hand end of it can be seen Rugby Midland Signal Box. A replacement box was opened here on 29th March 1925 and, from the state of it, one would assume this is the old cabin, itself a replacement for an earlier box, opened in 1886. If this is correct, it dates the photograph to between 1923 and March 1925. The selection of wagons on view is also of great interest, many of them looking quite freshly painted. All four of the newly created ÃÃ
