From swift & delightful … to sadness & despair

ABOVE: On June 2, 1980, 20066 hauls a coal train from Markam Colliery formed of mineral wagons and hoppers at Barrow Hill, having just come off the line from Hall Lane Junction and Seymour Junction. C

The seed sown by the opening and success of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) led to a rapid increase in the number of railways in Britain as other ventures were promoted, the Liverpool & Manch

I recall that Dad had a brilliant idea in the late 1970s, in his days with OPC, to write a Railway Enthusiasts Diary, its selling point being a railway event of the past pertaining to every day – from

When did railways begin? It certainly wasn’t 1825, says HOWARD JOHNSTON, as he concludes his round-up of the 1925 Stockton & Darlington centenary cavalcade.

When my mother announced that she was going to visit her sister in Saltford, a village on the eastern outskirts of Bristol, I jumped at the chance of accompanying her. This was in the spring of 1952,

Following new-build BR ‘3MT’ tank No. 82045’s starring role at The Greatest Gathering, former Southern Region fireman DAVE WILSON explores the history of the often-overlooked ‘Standard 3s’ and recalls his encounters with the 262Ts in BR days.