Win Inside British Rail book.

Clues Across

7 Employee who can sell you 17 (5) 8 River feature - as viewed from the Avocet Line, for example (7)

10 and 12 Across BR Class 52 D1000, scrapped in 1974 (7, 10) 11 Avocet Line station (5) 12 See 10 Across 16 See 21 Across 20 Surname of actor who starred in 2013’s NightTraintoLisbon (5)

21 and 4 Down and 16 Across Scottish artist after whom Virgin Trains has named a Pendolino (7, 6, 10)

23 Seems as if I observed trackside litter (7)

24 Train operator in London (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

Clues Down

1 Frown when Special Constable approaches bird of prey (5)

2 It came from the East and brought wintry disruption to our railways (5)

3 Over the sea opposite Kyle of Lochalsh station (4) 4 See 21 Across 5 Tries to entice - restricted by Automatic Train Supervision (8) 6 Rank of railway pioneer Bill Smith RNR (7) 9 Highland Railway Class 4-4-0T from America? (6)

13 Station at end of Scotland’s Cathcart Circle Line (8)

14 Classmate of 10 and 12 - English Electric initially contained prim sort (6)

15 TOC arranged for honour to be presented to Romeo in the autumn (7)

17 Required by Fab Four for journey to Isle of Wight station, reportedly (6)

18 Name of EMU stock manufactured by Stadler (5) 19 Lamps arranged musically? (5) 22 Wherry Line station (4)