Readers letters

Dear Editor: The article on the GWR Hall class locos and the photo taken from Westbury Lane bridge, Purley, Berks as it was then, brought back wartime memories as a 6 year old boy. The signals shown a

W elcome to the latest issue of Railways Illustrated and I start with a bit of housekeeping – my email has changed and is now pip. dunn@kelsey.co.uk; however, nothing in life is simple, and due to con

Dear all: I have just received my Steam Days (December 2025 edition) which contains the sad news from Andrew of Rex’s passing, and there could be only one response from me to those tidings. I had to g

07013 – Bury: A few steps forward were made in early August when the locomotive was lifted from its wheels. All wheelsets require tyre turning to restore their profiles, and the Class 07’s sole AEI RT

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

One of the best-known names in railway photography, Colin Marsden takes up the mantle of this month’s 10 Pictures feature. The former railwayman is also a well-known author who during the last five de