‘claughton’ to ‘patriot’

The year 1927 was a significant milestone for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway as it marked the introduction of the first of the Royal Scot 4-6-0s, which were built with some urgency to replace

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,

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Lionheart ...

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) acquired eight new 4-4-0 locomotives of class F (later LNER Class D40) in 1920/21. Six were built by the North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, in 1920,

There are many reasons why locomotives might be fitted with replacement engines to new designs. PIP DUNN looks at various projects and explains why they occurred

Want models of your favourite locomotives? CHRIS LEIGH changed the identity of a Hornby Bulleid ‘Pacific’ to evoke some special memories.