Moments not quite in time

PAGE 18, July issue: Are you sure the Stockton and Darlington railway opened in 1925? That said, always a pleasure to read the magazine. Keep up the good work.

Nick Gillett, By email

Indeed, the S&D opened in 1825, apologies for the typo - Ed

IN his interesting article ‘A new Golden Age?’ in the 125th Anniversary Issue (July), Mike Jones has placed the publication of the Beeching Report a year too early.

Although Dr Richard Beeching was appointed chairman of the new British Railways Board in 1962, his report The Reshaping of British Railways was not published until March 27, 1963.

Tim Edmonds

Banbury