Backtrack | June 2025
Found in Kent - a colour spread of trains in various SE Kent locations.
Brits Down Under: British-built locomotives on colliery lines in NSW, Australia.
The Bishop’s Waltham Branch - Bruce Laws concludes his account of this Hampshire branch up to its closure in 1962.
No.9017: A Remarkable Survivor - Andrew Wilson looks at the life and times of GWR ‘Earl’ No.3217/9017.
Britain’s Railways and the Boer War 1899-1902 - Berenice Baynham continues her account from the beginning of 1900.
Lights Out - Greg Morse considers the lessons from the collision at Wigan North Western in 1984.
Gone West - four colour pages featuring the Kingswear branch in Devon.
Misplaced Midland Magnificence - Richard Lee describes ambitious Midland Railway plans to place Bradford on a new direct north– south route.
Little things mean a lot - arrive photographs of smaller rural halls and stations.
Following the route of the ’10.00’ - four illustrated pages following the route of the ‘Flying Scotsman service from London King’s Cross as far as York.
Andrew Fredrick Rock - Mike G. Fell records the life and works of the North Staffordshire Railway’s Telegraph and Electrical Engineer.
A Woodhouse Station Family - Barry Taylor notes the people who lived and worked at this Great Central station.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Backtrack June 2025.