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Trains of Thought Stafford Road Locomotive Works, Wolverhampton 1849 to 1964 Mervyn Srodzinsky provides a detailed illustrated history of Wolverhampton's Stafford Road Locomotive Works from its early days of locomotive building and maintenance through to its final closure 115 years later. Locals Names for Local Trains A survey of unofficially named trains That train's quite like an old, familiar friend, one feels. (Siegfried Sassoon) Steam Days in Colour 106: Les Nixon's look at the last few month of British Railways steam Over 45 years ago, in an effort to photograph some of the last BR steam workings, Les Nixon travelled extensively as steam activity became concentrated on north-west England. Here are some of the interesting and evocative scenes he recorded on film in steam's last year. Turmoil at Kilmarnock - 1918 W.A.T. Aves describes the situation concerning the Glasgow & South Western Railway's locomotive stock after Peter Drummond had died and the Locomotive Superintendent's job at Kilmarnock Works had been taken over by Robert Whitelegg. Out & About on Rail Tours: Part Three - October 1953 Amongst the pioneers of the classic enthusiasts rail tour visiting the backwaters of Britain's railway network, the activities of the RCTS in its 25th anniversary year concluded with a trio of intriguing afternoon tours on consecutive October weekends, as enjoyed and recalled by Neil Sprinks. Tail Lamp - Readers' Letters
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