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A 1960 scottish shed bash - Almost four-and-a-half decades ago, Paul Longhurst and three schoolmates made the trip of a lifetime to Scotland - this is their story.
Darlington works apprentice remembers" - In the early 1930s, aged about eight, the young William Cattermole C.Eng. M.I.Mech.E. was able to roam freely around the engine shed at Haverton Hill, Teesside, while his father, an LNER goods guard, attended trade union meetings at the shed on Sunday mornings. Therefore, it was hardly surprising that he went on to become an apprentice at Darlington's North Road Works, as he describes in this account of the early days of his railway career.
comment - Editor Mel Holley argues that today's railway has failed to learn some important lessons from history.
call attention - More oddities, suggestions and comments from the steam years.
anytime, any place, anywhere...Concluding his in-depth examination of LMS 2-6-4 tanks, engineman Brian Topping looks at the final Fairburn locomotives.
earning brownie points...The humble Box Brownie camera, whilst no great shakes when it came to recording moving subjects, could, in the right hands, produce very acceptable results. John Sansom used his to great effect to capture the last of the 'Big Four' locomotives and early British Railways years.
from derby shed To schubert...Concluding his absorbing series on his experiences as a spotter turned BR employee, former Railfreight manager Norman Roycroft describes the unpredictable duties of a junior clerk providing summer relief cover in the Derby District Commercial area in 1956/57 - including a couple of too-close encounters with fearsome shed foremen.
Brilliant bulleids! - Mce tfian 60 years since the first example was unveiled to a startled public. Bulleid's 'Pacific' locomotives remain amongst the most popular Southern Railway locomotives, and today the working examples continue to delight enthusiasts.
Next issue - Don't miss our peek at next month's timetable, to find out what's in the May issue of Britain's top-selling historical railway magazine. Don't miss out - order your copy now!
behind A carlisle 'clan' To swindon works 0 Confined for most of their short lives to Scotland and northern England, the promise of a 'Clan' from London Paddington to Swindon was a trip not to be missed. Andrew Wilson recalls a very special one-off trip behind this under-rated class.
the infamous 6.10PM from london victoria - While the railway always had a few crack expresses, which frequently ran to time, at the other end of the spectrum were the habitual late runners, of which the 6.10pm London Victoria-Uckfield was one. John Skinner explains why the 6.10pm was the 'black sheep of the family' on the SR's Central Division.
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Darlington works apprentice remembers" - In the early 1930s, aged about eight, the young William Cattermole C.Eng. M.I.Mech.E. was able to roam freely around the engine shed at Haverton Hill, Teesside, while his father, an LNER goods guard, attended trade union meetings at the shed on Sunday mornings. Therefore, it was hardly surprising that he went on to become an apprentice at Darlington's North Road Works, as he describes in this account of the early days of his railway career.
comment - Editor Mel Holley argues that today's railway has failed to learn some important lessons from history.
call attention - More oddities, suggestions and comments from the steam years.
anytime, any place, anywhere...Concluding his in-depth examination of LMS 2-6-4 tanks, engineman Brian Topping looks at the final Fairburn locomotives.
earning brownie points...The humble Box Brownie camera, whilst no great shakes when it came to recording moving subjects, could, in the right hands, produce very acceptable results. John Sansom used his to great effect to capture the last of the 'Big Four' locomotives and early British Railways years.
from derby shed To schubert...Concluding his absorbing series on his experiences as a spotter turned BR employee, former Railfreight manager Norman Roycroft describes the unpredictable duties of a junior clerk providing summer relief cover in the Derby District Commercial area in 1956/57 - including a couple of too-close encounters with fearsome shed foremen.
Brilliant bulleids! - Mce tfian 60 years since the first example was unveiled to a startled public. Bulleid's 'Pacific' locomotives remain amongst the most popular Southern Railway locomotives, and today the working examples continue to delight enthusiasts.
Next issue - Don't miss our peek at next month's timetable, to find out what's in the May issue of Britain's top-selling historical railway magazine. Don't miss out - order your copy now!
behind A carlisle 'clan' To swindon works 0 Confined for most of their short lives to Scotland and northern England, the promise of a 'Clan' from London Paddington to Swindon was a trip not to be missed. Andrew Wilson recalls a very special one-off trip behind this under-rated class.
the infamous 6.10PM from london victoria - While the railway always had a few crack expresses, which frequently ran to time, at the other end of the spectrum were the habitual late runners, of which the 6.10pm London Victoria-Uckfield was one. John Skinner explains why the 6.10pm was the 'black sheep of the family' on the SR's Central Division.
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