I ENJOYED reading the article about circus trains in the August issue. It reminded me of an unusual day when I was station master at Mexborough in 1956. One Sunday morning I was called out
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Category: Letters
Overcrowding tops list of CrossCountry franchise issues
Business group identifies 10 problem areas with franchise I enjoyed the good and wide-ranging feature about the CrossCountry franchise in the August RM, but let’s not force passengers off CrossCountry to solve the fares problem.
Read moreBoys in blue oversaw escort for a troupe of elephants!
READING the feature about circus trains in the August RM reminded me of a time, not long after I’d joined the Birmingham City Police and stationed at Acocks Green in the early-summer of 1967. I
Read moreBuddleia is a trackside disgrace
YOUR comments about the spread of buddleia along the rail network, and the reflection on ‘poor housekeeping’ by Network Rail, leads me to comment on the disgraceful appearance of the railways as they thread their
Read moreRest days must be taken by staff to reduce fatigue
THE letter from Richard Hurrell in July 2018 issue (p46) raises more than a few questions. Anyone who has read Tom Rolt’s Red for Danger will know rest days were introduced as a result of
Read moreHow safety has moved on
Reading through some back issues of The Railway Magazine I came across the absolutely brilliant (and pre-1974 Health & Safety Act) photograph in April 1964 entitled ‘Relaying at Milford’. Readers will soon spot how many
Read moreDecisions over HS2 aspects remain illogical
IT IS always good to read Lord Berkeley’s contribution to The RM as he is one of the few politicians to talk common sense. His words on HS2 (RM May) were very much to the
Read moreRemember the atomic locomotive idea?
READING of the concerns raised regarding the pollution caused by diesel-powered trains, I was reminded of those superb cutaway drawings by L Ashwell Wood that appeared in the Eagle comic. One was of a rather
Read moreShed permit rules varied by region
THE RCTS column (RM March 2018) says ‘Shed permits were rarely if ever issued to single applicants whereas group visits were usually more successful’. It would appear, depending on the Region in question, the general
Read morePassenger views of new train seats
AS THE editor has previously commented about the seats and their positions on new trains’ seats entering service, here is a passenger point of view. Whoever has designed the new Class 800s has never actually
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