Crewe works coppersmith – les jenks: lms pre-war times

One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f

I loved Martin Buckley’s piece about his Mamod Roadster (Backfire, July). Martin is always my go-to when I get a new magazine delivered, but enough sycophancy… It rang a bell with me when Martin menti

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‘DID I HAVE A CHOICE?’ splutters Chris Haynes in mock indignation when I ask him whether he had an interest in cars as a child. Well, sometimes the enthusiasm of the father is not passed down to his o

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D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap