It was sometime in the early to mid-1960s when Sanquhar stationmaster Herbert James Wilson said to me “Douglas, come in and see this.” So, what was this? I was about to find out, and ‘this’ proved to

The effects of two years of storage delay the introduction of diesel multiple units in Devon and Cornwall

Only two power cars remain at Plymouth depot after final set with Mk 3 carriages moves to Mid-Norfolk Railway

Apologies to author Chris Forrest for missing this late addition to his story as published in the December 2025 issue, this paragraph directly pertaining to the concluding photograph; page 63. The Edi

When I had last spent time in the area in August 1963, most passenger services and just a few longer distance freight trains had started to be diesel-hauled, with local freight trip working still a st

One of the most picturesque inland waterways in the world, the Caledonian Canal is a magnet for leisure boating, cycling and walking. It stretches diagonally across the Scottish Highlands, linking som