“I photographed my first one at Whitby in 1986 and have liked them ever since.”
Read moreIn praise of bumpy journeys on ‘Pacers’
Category: Letters
Was 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
Read moreOvercrowding 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
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