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rains of Thought
Top of the Bank a€ Camden (LMR) - Brian Morrison has been taking railway pictures on Camden Bank on the line out of London (Euston), and at Camden Shed at the top of the bank, since 1954 and, in addition to providing a little history of the bank, has illustrated this small feature with photographs taken by him there in the 1950s.
Past Masters - Mark Yarwood - Rails around Bournemouth in the 1930s - Compiled by Laurence Waters
Heavy Mixed-Traffic a€"The LNER's 'A2' Pacifics - The origins of the four varieties of engine making up the LNER's 'A2' class had much to do with the difficulties of railways in wartime, as Michael Harris explains.
Cardiff Canton Depot - Allocations and Duties in the 1950s and 1960s - John Hodge takes a look at the steam locomotive allocations of Cardiff Canton depot during the 1950s and 1960s, and provides interesting information as to the duties of many of the engines based there during that period, concentrating mainly on the main-line motive power.
Simply the best! - North British Steam in LNER Days - Another small selection of photographs from the many excellent pictures held in the Rail Archive Stephenson Collection.
Life before Preservation 19: Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - Stanley Jenkins takes a look at another of Britain's preserved railways prior to closure by BR, and considers the history and past times of the Furness Railway's route from Ulverston to Lake Side (Windermere) and its steamer connections, part of which has survived as the preserved Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.
Tail Lamp a€" Readers' Letters
Cover: This month in Steam Days we take a look at the duties of the main-line engines which were allocated to Cardiff Canton during the 1950s and 1960s. The BR 'Britannia' Pacifics were first allocated to this depot late in 1952, when five members of the class arrived, including No 70025 Western Star. This Cardiff engine is pictured on 29 August 1959 passing beneath Westbourne Park bridge, soon after leaving Paddington with the 1.55pm Paddington to Pembroke Dock train on that day.
