On the tracks of the wyvern to morecambe by rail: 1962-64

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

The article ‘A whirlwind Scottish shed bash: 1965’ (Steam Days, May 2023) reminded me of an epic Scottish shed and line bash I was fortunate enough to undertake in August 1959, while steam was still p

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LEFT: D1618, allocated to LMML (London Midland Region, Midland Lines) at Toton, is away from its usual operating sphere as it gingerly crosses a new bridge over what will become the M6. The train is o

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

Built to service banking locomotives for the punishing climb to Grayrigg, as well as motive power for the Kendal branch, construction of this former LNWR shed helped transform a sleepy rural hamlet into a thriving railway community.