Trains of Thought

The Moray Firth Coast Line - Keith Jones of the Great North of Scotland Railway Association relates the history of the GNSR line from Cairnie Junction to Elgin, via Portsoy and Buckie, also taking a look at the Highland Railway route from Keith to Portessie.

Britain's Titled Trains 15: The 'North Briton' - Michael Harris describes the life and times of a North Eastern aristocrat that linked Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

James Stirling's 0-6-0s for the South Eastern Railway - 1878 to 1961 - Engines with Mixed Reputations and Differing Fortunes W. A. T. Aves looks at a class of locomotive remembered for its work in and around the Kent Coalfield.

Railways of Wrexham - Concentrating mainly on the 1948 scene, Bill Fear takes a look at the railways around Wrexham with its three stations and two engine sheds, where both GWR and LNER motive power worked side by side.

Lineside Cameraman - Ian S. Carr Steam Days at Lancaster - Stanley Jenkins covers the history of a rail centre once served by both the Midland Railway and L&NWR.

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Readers' Letters

Cover: This is a scene that will take many of our readers back to the days of their youth, when they stood in groups at the ends of platforms in their trainspotting days. The trainspotters here add that special atmosphere to the scene as BR 'Britannia' Pacific No 70012 John of Gaunt awaits departure from Lancaster Castle station on 9 October 1965. Lancaster is featured in our popular 'Steam Days at.. ' series of articles this month.