RAILWAY 200

With the fabled ‘Collection X’ locomotives out in the open at last, several are moving to pastures new. One locomotive moved to its new home by steam power – but not in the way you might expect. SIMON COLBECK was there to witness the extraordinary journey.

PART TWO

Running a rail timetable relies on the right number of locos, coaches, and staff being fit and in the right place. But on a network the size and complexity of British Rail, sometimes – in fact, often

Rail’s architectural legacy reaches further than where the rails go -and far beyond the lineside fence or the station walls. TIM DUNN reports

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