I AM a driver with a UK train operator and raised the issue of the state of the lineside about eight years ago with Network Rail, citing the points that both The RM and David
Read moreTerrible state of the lineside – RM readers voice concerns
Category: Letters
Final HST working was emotional
HAVING been given your June edition by a friend who recognised me in the Paddington hosts HST farewell feature, I was the driver of 1L7, the 14.29 Swansea-Paddington. The coverage was excellent, but very emotional, and
Read moreThere were other ‘Castle’ name changes
THANK you for the supplement sent with the March 2019 issue. Item 24 states the name Penrice Castle was carried by three separate members of the same class. That is true, but it also applies to eight other
Read moreNo. 10000 and the ‘Royal Wessex’
The recent photos in The RM of No. 10000 working the ‘Royal Wessex’ (and the Up express at Bournemouth Central) reminded me of the problems associated with the running of this train when it was
Read moreMy BR involvement in early GCR operations
Graham Oliver’s article (Saving a Main Line Railway) about the early years of today’s Great Central Railway brought back memories, as I was one of those from British Rail charged with supervising operations. At the
Read moreIn praise of bumpy journeys on ‘Pacers’
“I photographed my first one at Whitby in 1986 and have liked them ever since.”
Read moreWas a conflict of interest the reason for British Rails’s early reluctance to adopt diesel traction?
I REALLY enjoyed Bob Gwynne’s article in the December 2018 issue on the reluctance of British Railways in the early years after Nationalisation to continue the development of diesel traction pioneered by the private railway
Read moreStation lights on, but no one at home
WHILE out and about on my travels, I noticed the station lights were on at Thorne South at midday on a gloriously sunny October 8. Back home, I notified Northern trains via their Facebook page
Read moreNeverers respond to Prince Palatine query
KEITH Farr’s letter in the October issue understandably questions the performance of No. 60052 Prince Palatine climbing to Whitrope summit on the Waverley Route. He is quite right to do so as the ‘A3’s’ performance, while
Read moreElephant takes on water at Mexborough…
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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