On site unofficially, like so many railway enthusiasts in the early to mid1950s, this ex-GWR main line engine shed was a regular haunt for Peter Kerslake in his teenage years, with his visits particularly fruitful for photography in...
The 1960s saw widespread change across the railway network and this Bucks community found itself on a three-stage emotional roller coaster post1959, with the loss of its station threatened, an upgrade of facilities and then the need to fight in...
Shining a spotlight on the two railways that served this Northumberland market town, Roger Jermy delves through the archives to reveal decades of railway mishaps, some of them tragic. Alnwick station was built at the end of the short...
Rescued at a time when taking over a railway to preserve its charm was a world first, Andrew Kennedy considers how a woebegone and ramshackle narrow gauge line was rejuvenated and history was made in May 1951. Rescued at a time when...
