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South by South-West from Glasgow - Footplateman Jim Gordon recalls his days in the early 1960s working from Corkerhill shed in Glasgow, and relates a few of his experiences on some of the engines and trains on which he worked.
'Castle' Swansong a€ The Western Region's 'Great Western' of 9th May 1964 - Forty years after the memorable event, Andrew Wilson recalls the special high-speed run between Paddington and Plymouth on 9 May 1964 which was held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the epic run, one hundred years ago, by GWR 4-4-0 City of Truro on the 'Ocean Mails' on 9 May 1904.
Remembering 1954 a€" Fifty years on - Hex Kennedy, your Editor, takes readers back fifty years in time to 1954 to capture the general scene at that time, and recalls some of the interesting happenings during that year, both on Britain's railways and in the country in general.
Life before Preservation a€" 32: Colne Valley Railway - In another article covering the life of a line, a section of which now forms part of today's preservation scene, Stanley Jenkins provides a potted history of the Colne Valley & Halstead Railway in Essex and its stations and train services prior to closure by British Railways.
Grimsargh Junction - Change here for Whittingham - David Handle provides a brief history of the Preston & Longridge Railway in Lancashire, and relates both the social and railway history of the Whittingham Hospital Railway which left this line at Grimsargh Junction. He also recalls his own memories of this unique 'free' Hospital line, and those of other residents from the area.
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