Built by the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway once it reached Cumbria’s only city, Carlisle Upperby was known for its concrete LMS roundhouse until northern neighbour Kingmoor stole its glory.

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

RIGHT: On June 4, 1979, 03158 shunts at Ipswich Lower Yard, with the obligatory match wagon needed to make sure the track circuits were operated correctly. It is near the National Carriers depot and s

The Clarence Railway wharves on the edge of the River Tees at Port Clarence were established in the 1830s and were tidal and subject to the navigational vagaries of the Tees estuary. On February 4, 18

Even before I moved to the Chester area for work in autumn 1955, family visits via the city and its railway hub and on into Wales were regularly undertaken, always by train, but now I was living in Sa

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