Trains of Thought Out and About on the Isle of Wight Once boasting 55 1/2 route miles and 33 stations, Neil Sprinks surveys the railway of the 'Garden Isle', recalling the unique nature of this Southern Railway and Southern Region island from the 1940s through to the 1960s. Britain's Titled Trains 41: 'The Corridor' and 'Mid-day Scot' - Part Two 1934-1965 Linking London with both Glasgow and Edinburgh as the natural successor to the 1883-established 'Corridor', Roger Haigh resumes his review of this famous West Coast Main Line service through an era dominated by Pacifics. Steam Days in Colour 85: BR 'Britannia' Pacifics at Work The longest-lived of the British Railways Standard classes, these '7MTs' served on all regions of BR. Equally at home on Top Link passenger work, fast fitted freights, or parcels duties, the class even played a role as the final curtain came down on BR standard gauge steam in August 1968. The Atlantics of the North Eastern Railway David P. Williams looks at the evolution of the NER's successful family of 4-4-2 express locomotives. Rails through Portskewett and Severn Tunnel junction Over 150 years in the making, Roger Malyn describes the story of the main line railway to south-east Wales, including bridging the River Wye, the Severn ferry, the Severn Tunnel, and the rise and fall of Severn Tunnel Junction. Tail Lamp - Readers' Letters
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