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

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

Heading south, a WD 2-8-0 passes Newburn Junction with loaded coal, circa 1967. The oldest of the two routes in view is coastal, dates back to 1840 and first ran across a wide expanse of water known a

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

In last month’s issue, we presented Chris Gordon Watford’s Saltford feature, but sadly told of his passing too, on December 6; Chris will be greatly missed by his family, jazz peers, readers and custo

DAVID JUKES mixes third-rail and overhead electrification for his chosen pick of EMUs past and present…