rains of Thought Railways around Wimbledon - Alistair Nisbet surveys the railways and traffic around the Wimbledon area of London in the days of steam, involving a plethora of lines of both L&SWR and LB&SCR origin, and also the District Railway's line to Putney Bridge. Britain's Titled Trains 22: The 'South Wales Pullman' - Continuing the series of articles on Titled Trains in the days of steam, Roger Haigh, this month, provides a brief history of a BR (Western Region) Pullman train which started life fifty years ago in 1955 and ran between London (Paddington) and Swansea. STEAM DAYS in Colour a€ 9: Scotland in the 1960s - Another 'All-Colour Photo-Feature' from the camera of one of Britain's prolific railway photographers in the days of steam-hauled trains, this month taking a brief look at the photography of Norris Forrest in Scotland in the 1960s, where he also covered some Scottish railtours. Steam Frequencies in the 'Orange Zone' - Keith Widdowson describes his travels by steam-hauled trains in an around Yorkshire and the north-east in the latter days of steam from August 1964 until May 1968. Steam Days at Preston - Stanley Jenkins, this month, takes a look at the railway history around Preston in Lancashire on the former L&NWR West Coast main line, where the former L&YR lines to and from the Manchester and Blackburn areas and Liverpool, Southport and Blackpool crossed, and the Preston & Longridge Railway ran from the town's Deepdale station. Tail Lamp a€" Readers' Letters Cover: This month Keith Widdowson describes his steam-hauled journeys in the north-east from 1964 to 1968. On 28 October 1967 he was aboard 'The Preservation Special' which was hauled by BR 'Britannia' Pacific No 70013 Oliver Cromwell from Manchester to Doncaster, via Huddersfield and Sheffield, and this train Is seen creating a impressive sight having just emerged from the tunnel at Elland, before heading down to Huddersfield.
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