September 2026 edition of BackTrack out now!
On the North Downs line – colour spread of steam on the cross-country Reading to Redhill route.
The locomotives of the Maryport & Carlisle Railway – David Anderson reviews, with photographs, this small Cumbrian company.
The Standard Railfreight Scrap Scheme – An Early Public/Private Partnership described by Brian Ringer.
A Holiday to Remember: Scotland and North Eastern England in 1957 – Nicholas Daunt reviews the wide range of motive power he noted during his travels.
Ward Lock Red Guides as a source of railway history: Part Two – Malcolm Higginson concludes his look at these once familiar holiday and travel guidebooks and their coverage of railway travel possibilities.
East Kilbride Electrification Work – described by Arnold Tortorella Coats of Many Colours – four colour pages showing some of the many varied liveries carried by the InterCity 125 High Speed Trains during their long careers.
The Central Line 1900-2025 – Stephen Roberts considers the life and times of the ‘red line’ of the London Underground map.
Working the local goods on the Western – archive photographs from the John Spencer Gilks collection.
The Meltham Branch – Richard Lee tells the history of a Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway branch in the West Riding near Huddersfield.
Around the Operational Clock at Derby: Part Two – John Palmer concludes his study.
The York Project 1989 – Ross Tomlinson describes his involvement in the major redesign of the York station area prior to electrification.
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