BACKTRACK CUMULATIVE INDEXES

Backtrack Cumulative Indexes for the first 35 years

To mark Backtrack's first quarter of a century of publication, we have produced an edition of our comprehensive subject index, including the original Introductory Issue of 1986 and the LMS and LNER Specials of 1998 and 2001 respectively(Vol 1 to 25).
A subsequent index covered the next 5 year, 2012 to 2016(Vol 26-30).

New in 2022 is the index for the last 5 years, 2017-2021(Vol 31-35)

Subjects are listed alphabetically under subject headings, many appearing under more than one heading according to the extent of the subject covered.

The 25-Year Index is 24 pages containing over 7,500 entries, with new subject headings and more cross-references.

The second 5 year index is 12 pages with over 5,000 listings, cross-referenced in 60 sub-headings to help find that subject you are looking for.

The first two indexes are NOW SOLD OUT but you can:-

download a copy of the 25 year (1986-2011) index.

download a copy of the 5 year (2012-2016) index.

The print version of the latest index(2017-2021) is available to purchase at the Back Issues and Binders page.

Sample first page from the 25 year index.

BackTrack Cumulative Index to Volumes 1-25 COMPILED BY TERRY PENFOLD Publishing History Introductory Issue (No 0) Pp. i-xlviii Volume 1 1987 4 issues  Pp. 1-192 Volume 2 1988 4 issues  Pp. 1-192 Volume 3 1989 5 issues  Pp. 1-240 Volume 4 1990 6 issues  Pp. 1-288 Volume 5 1991 6 issues  Pp. 1-304 Volume 6, 7, 8 1992 -1994 each 6 issues  Pp. 1-336 Volume 9 1995 12 issues Pp. 1-680 Volume 10 1996 12 issues Pp. 1-708 Volume 11 1997 12 issues Pp. 1-692 Volume 12 1998 12 issues Pp. 1-696 Special LMS issue (12/S) Pp. 1-80 Volume 13 1999 12 issues Pp. 1-684 Volume 14 2000 12 issues Pp. 1-740 Volume 15 2001 12 issues Pp. 1-732 Special LNER issue (15/S)  Pp. 1-100 Volume 16, 17 2002-2003 each 12 issues Pp. 1-720 Volume 18, 19, 20 2004-2006 each 12 issues Pp. 1-768 Volume 21 2007 12 issues Pp. 1-786 Volume 22, 23, 24, 25 2008 -2011 each 12 issues Pp. 1-768   The Index The index is arranged alphabetically within major topic headings. If an item does not fit within any of the main headings it is shown as a stand-alone entry.   Each entry is shown with volume and page number(s). Entries which are primarily illustrative are marked with an asterisk.*   Many items appear within more than one main topic heading.   Acknowledgements The index entries are based on the annual indices of individual volumes compiled by the editor with some clarification of subject matter if appropriate.   Other Sources A listing of all articles and photographs which have appeared in the magazine is maintained, for personal use, in Excel spreadsheet format, by Bob Farmer. He is happy to share this with others who may be interested and can be contacted by email at Bob.Farmer@BTinternet.com.   ©Pendragon Publishing 2012   ACCIDENTS Abbotts Ripton 25/27 Ardler Junction 22/76 Arlesley, Sudden death at 7/242 Auchterarder, There's a Furniture van on the line 25/541 Aynho, derailment on opening day 17/444 Barnes, disaster at 2/114 Bicester 1851, LNWR 19/24 Bishop's Road, Burst boiler at 24/41 Blackpool Central disaster 16/222 Bricklayers Arms 14/103 Bridgend 21/631 Burton & Ashby Light Railway-Leaves on the line 15/163 Bury Knowsley Street 9/320 Carrbridge 14/411, 570 Channel Islands 23/518, 24/728 Charfield, Two unknown 3/155 Charing Crossed Wires 20/582 Chinley 12/401 Clapham Junction 'A' Box 11/648 Clayton Tunnel disaster 23/606 Detonating signals: 'An awful catastrophe.. .a direful event' 13/385 Dinwoodie, disaster at 7/293 District Railway, deliberate mistake on the 8/297 Dransfield, Lidge 17/464 East London Line, downhill to disaster on the 18/528 Elliot Junction 1906 19/454 Farringdon, Folly at 14/182 Foxhall Junction 24/676 Guthrie Jn: Caledonian mail train crash 18/666 Hampstead, Human error at 19/653 Harrow & Wealdstone 16/588 Hatfield 1946 16/494 Have a safe journey? 18/16 Hazards on the line 1/100 Hellifield Station collision 22/484 Hexthorpe disaster 15/208 Hither green, A complete recovery 1/22* Huddersfield area 11/243 Irk Valley, Tragedy at 5/65 Kiltimagh, Catastrophe at 24/442 King's Cross (Met) 11/669 Llanelly 11/601 London underground-Stop! Proceed with caution 22/312, 346, 443 Manchester Victoria runaway 15/330 Manor House collision 8/72 Minotaur, The death of the 18/620 Newmarket Arch 17/228 Parkside 11/395 Partick 21/170 Penistone Viaduct 10/596 Penmanshiel, Tunnel collapse at 13/435 Pontypool Road, gate crasher 1/77 Pontypridd 24/467 Princess Victoria, The loss of the 15/691 Quintinshill: The tragedy of May 18/624 Railway accidents and the courts 14/718 Regulation of Railways (Prevention of Accidents) Bill of 1873 15/563 Roundwood runaway 16/469 SECR, Blood on the tracks 11/13 Severn Bridge 17/408 Shawford, A complete recovery 1/20 Shipton-on-Cherwell: The Christmas eve derailment 20/710 Silloth branch 4/231 Smedley Viaduct 18/337 Staplehurst disaster, Charles dickens and the 23/286 Sutton Tunnel disaster 15/288 Tay Bridge and the Press 23/710 Tay Bridge disaster 24/302 Tay Bridge disaster, A reconstruction of the 23/140 Train communication, Evolution of 13/579, 641 Weedon, disaster at 0/xxxiv Wormit 13/472   Agriculture, Railways and 18/228 Air Services, Railway 21/370 Alderney Railway 4/256 Alexandra (Newport & South Wales) docks and Railway 20/504* Alternative Fuels, The quest for 11/6, 66, 148 Alternative, There must be an 15/403, 463 Ambulance trains-US Army 13/525 ARCHITECTURE Architecture, Railway: Heritage or horror? 18/404 Barry Railway architecture 10/106*, 640* Brick and the railway builders 17/582, 706 Bricks and railways 11/89 Manchester Central construction 6/60 Neath and Brecon architecture 9/394* Pre-grouping survivals around London 10/332*, 11/108* Railway Construction, The Logistics of 23/356, 436 Railways and reinforced concrete 20/80 Red Hall, The 6/144 Sancton Wood 21/551, 696 Southern survivals 12/230* St. Pancras-the railway cathedral 20/647 St. Pancras, From Redundancy to Jewel in the Crown 23/292, 346 Station Architecture, Journey by design 20/24, 86 Station Footbridges 18/761* Taff Vale architecture 11/514*, 12/58* Thompson, Francis: an architectural mystery solved 9/213 Tile, Sir William, and railways 22/530, 630   Art, Railway 5/163 Ashover Light Railway 6/127 Auditing 'Blue Pencil' storm in a BR teacup 6/151 Australia: British-built locos in Western Australia 12/458, 544 Australia: Rod 2-8-0s 20/327 Automatic train control 3/39 Axminster and Lyme Regis Light Railway 1/6*, 3/172, 13/340*, 22/212 Ayr Corporation Tramway 24/390   Bankfoot Light Railway 24/407 Banking duties 1/64, 67, 7/60, 145, 12/68*, 13/144*, 23/134, 24/478*   BARRY RAILWAY Barry Railway Architecture 10/106*, 640* Barry Works 20/59 Walnut Tree Viaduct 21/79*   Before the roof fell in, 1938-1939 4/155 Belle Vue Carnival 7/298 Benn & Cronin train indicators 16/260* Berwins to the Bering Strait, From the 16/678 Beyer, Peacock & Co.Ltd 9/6 Boat trains 23/739* Boat trains, Southampton 10/252* Bogie steam locomotives 12/333, 387 Booking office window, Backward glimpses through 7/153 Bookstalls, Railway 8/212, 267 `Bournemouth Belle' 10/116* Boy's love affair with the railway, A 16/95 Bradford Railway Circle 9/521 Brake trials 13/98, 155 Braking systems and the American connection 12/22, 80 Branch line miscellany 9/433* Branch line station manager 8/151 Brecon & Merthyr Railway 13/489, 59, 16/212* Brick and the railway builders 17/582, 706 Bricks and railways 11/89