Crossword

Win Avonmouth Line book.

Clues Across

1 Takes off on railway journeys, heading south first (6)

4 Name given to a locomotive-hauled Pullman car (6)

8 Stupid person leads InterCity. How very silly! (7) 10 Presenter of 19, 13, 20 and 2 (3, 4) 11 More depressed at Sydenham or Tyndrum, perhaps (5)

12 Gives an account of when Mr O’Connor restrained writer (9) 14 Checks Rail Express System trains (9) 18 It’s added on during Essex train journey (5) 19 and 13 Down and 20 Down and 2 Down Recent Channel 4 series tracing the routes of closed lines (7, 8, 4, 8) 21 Not buying at Chatham Main Line station (7) 22 Wear out after heading in two different directions - that’s all! (6) 23 Try station code for Saltash when arranging secret rendezvous (6)

Clues Down

1 What the S stands for in industry body NSAR (6) 2 See 19 Across 3 Depart, confused, when hoisted by it! (6)

5 Estuary that can be seen from Selby-Hull trains (6)

6 Eric is facing the wrong way in Heaton Chapel-Disley service (4)

7 Walkways between rows of seats in a carriage (6)

9 Pedestrian ones are level on the railway (9) 13 See 19 Across 14 Provide new electrics when the overhead cables fail (6) 15 Rail is ended prematurely by the German - Lara perhaps? (6) 16 He is employed thus at 21 (6) 17 Items of railwayana that can be displayed on your lapel (6) 20 See 19 Across