Being too young to go to Shildon in 1975, my railway hobby started with the Liverpool and Manchester Rocket 150 celebrations in May 1980. I have lasting memories of visiting Rainhill for the cavalcade

One of the most well-known sheds on the northern stretch of the West Coast Main Line provided vital assistance for trains climbing up to Shap summit.

1M86, the 09.35 Glasgow Central-St Pancras, was the famous Up Thames Clyde Express and ran via the Glasgow Sou’ Western route, then the Settle and Carlisle line to Leeds, and then took the Midland Mai

Eastern Rail Services MD JAMES STEWARD tells JOE CAMPBELL that there is plenty of life remaining in older carriages

PART ONE

The growth in the ‘fleet’ of preserved ex-main line loco seems to have slowed down in recent years due to a number of factors: fewer locos becoming available, a possible saturation of the fleet, and d