Trains of Thought

The Newmarket Railway - Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds - Stanley Jenkins looks at the development of the railway network that served the horse-racing town of Newmarket and the line from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds which passed through the town.

A Review of the Scottish Region in January 1957 - Graham Mackenzie surveys the highlights of the Scottish Region's workings in January 1957 fifty years ago  when the first inkling of the demise of steam was apparent to the general public.

STEAM DAYS in Colour - 25: Railtours in Southern England: 1963-67 - This month's 'All-Colour' photo-feature looks at some of the many and varied railtours that were a feature of the last years of steam in the south of England.

The 0-6-2Ts in South Wales - A tribute to the Hurry Riches father (Taff Vale Railway) and son (Rhymney Railway) by John Hodge, and their 0-6-2Ts that graced the valley lines in South Wales tor so many years- resulting eventual in the introduction of Great Western Ratals own bxge fleet of '5600' dass 0-6-2Ts.

Three Specs, Two Lies - Fay Holis takes us on a personal journey of discovery back to the 1950s wr'en he firstbecame enamoured by the railways that served the Staffordshire city of Lichfield.

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