1M86, the 09.35 Glasgow Central-St Pancras, was the famous Up Thames Clyde Express and ran via the Glasgow Sou’ Western route, then the Settle and Carlisle line to Leeds, and then took the Midland Mai

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Last issue was a bit of a mare for me. I had heard the whisper that Pathfinder Railtours was going to announce it would end running trains, so I had this column written accordingly, and then… the anno

No revenue-earning services yet on Bicester-Bletchley section, while the planning and consent wheels grind slowly for Bedford-Cambridge

TONY STREETER examines how the railways conquered the globe… and continue to do so

PART ONE