PART TWO

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

The Clarence Railway wharves on the edge of the River Tees at Port Clarence were established in the 1830s and were tidal and subject to the navigational vagaries of the Tees estuary. On February 4, 18

T he National Railway Heritage Awards enjoyed another ...

Built by the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway once it reached Cumbria’s only city, Carlisle Upperby was known for its concrete LMS roundhouse until northern neighbour Kingmoor stole its glory.

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