For those who knew where to look, even in the early 1960s the industrial railways of Britain retained a few steam locos of Big Four and even pre-Grouping heritage: we seek out some latter day survivors of Widdrington, Hartley Main,...
Six years on from the first dieselisation of the region’s passenger services, Andrew Kennedy picks up the story of the ongoing motive power transition and highlights some shorter and longer term stand-in necessities, so often roles played by...
An in-depth look at the later years of Barrow Road shed’s Jubilee class 4-6-0s, Steve Bartlett delves into their duties over the former Midland Railway crosscountry route from Bristol, through Birmingham to Sheffield and the north. An...
