As a born and bred Prestonian, young David took the opportunity to go train spotting at Preston station, within sight and sound of the much-lamented Southport branch line.
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Category: Features
Book of the Week: Loco Review Vol. 1 & 2
An illustrative account of the main changes to freight and loco-hauled passenger services between 2017 – 2021.
Read moreHRH Prince Richard pays a visit to Crich Tramway Village
On Wednesday 20th October, HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester visited Crich Tramway Village, where he is Patron.
Read moreBook of the Week: Diesel Dawn 4
This account is intended to give an overview of the types of first-generation Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains and railbuses that could be seen on BR from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Read moreBook of the Week: Mallard – The Story of Britain’s Most Magnificent Locomotive
On July 3, 1938, LNER A4 streamlined Pacific No. 4468 Mallard reached 126mph, setting a world steam speed record that has never been broken.
Read moreBook of the Week: The Last Days of BR Steam in Wessex Vol 2. Southern Region
By the early 1960s BR’s aim to eliminate steam traction was all too evident. The author therefore decided to try to record these changes pictorially, initially using his Box Brownie camera.
Read moreBook of the Week: The Last Days of BR Steam in Wessex Vol 1. Western Region
By the early 1960s, BR’s aim to eliminate steam traction was all too evident. The author, therefore, decided to try to record these changes pictorially, initially using his Box Brownie camera.
Read moreBook of the Week: Locomotive Recollections 46233 Duchess of Sutherland
After an active mainline career of 27 years, Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 No. 46233 Duchess of Sutherland could be found languishing on the condemned siding at Liverpool’s Edge Hill Depot in February 1964.
Read moreBook of the Week: One young lad’s later trainspotting trips with a camera 1961 – 1964
Like so many youngsters in the 1950s and 1960s, Alan Clarke was a keen railway enthusiast and spent a number of years out and about with his ABC Combined Volume and his camera at various rail-related locations up and down the country.
Read moreBook of the Week: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire Steam Railway Journey
In a new publication which celebrates 40 years the since the formation of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Plc, steam locomotive department volunteer and cameraman Paul Stratford has produced a stunning record of the rebirth of operations.
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