SO, NIGEL Wilson of Legal and General thinks HS2 should be scrapped in favour of a second Brighton Line? (RM October 2106) I would expect the leader of the Conservative Group on Brighton Council to
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Crews proud of Yugo/Irish GMs
I WAS very interested in Gary Boyd-Hope’s article on the IE 071 class locos. Very well written and a mine of information. The Yugoslavian railway locos (Jugoslavenske Željeznice), now running in Serbia, mentioned on page 34,
Read moreRecalling a Drax open day with steam
THANK you for a most interesting article on Drax Power station (RM August). I well remember it being built and, of course, the famous BBC Blue Peter programme with presenter John Noakes climbing to the
Read morePresent when No. 92220 Evening Star named
I WAS fascinated by the photograph of the naming ceremony for No. 92220 Evening Star (RM June, p7). At that time I was serving an engineering apprenticeship at Swindon Works, and witnessed the naming of the
Read moreFlying Scotsman – your views on the hype and hysteria
I WONDER whether I am the only old doddering buffer to become heartily tired of the rampant hysteria over Flying Scotsman; after all it has but one claim to fame – (well-deserved and honourable that
Read moreTralee on a staff pass – Grandfather’s memories
I WAS interested to see a picture of the Tralee train station shed (RM, April 2016, p39), without the track in the main part of the shed. My interest in Tralee station is that in
Read moreRecreating the Spurn Bogie
AS PART of the programme to celebrate the opening of the newly refurbished Spurn Lighthouse in Yorkshire, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) is hoping to build a replica ‘Spurn sail bogie’. This unusual type of
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