Backtrack

Backtrack, Britain's Leading Historical Railway Journal, covers all aspects of railway history from its earliest days through to more recent events up to around ten years before now including, early railway history from the 'pre-Stephenson' era, steam, diesel and electric locomotive history, railway company history, railway carriages and wagons, railway stations, railway ships, hotels & road vehicles, railway economic and social history, railway publicity and advertising. Backtrack's contributors include many of today's leading railway history writers. From the beginning the magazine has maintained a reputation for its production values and each issue contains a wealth of photographs reproduced to the highest standards, including a generous selection of historic colour. Published monthly, Backtrack is THE magazine for all who are interested in British railway history.

Editorial • Does history have a future?

Backtrack

WORKING CLASS

BIRKENHEAD WOODSIDE

THE NORTH BRITISH ATLANTICS

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH

THE RAF LEUCHARS RAILWAY

‘THE FIRST APPLICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES IN LANCASHIRE’: ROBERT DAGLISH AND ‘THE YORKSHIRE HORSE’

WHEN THE ‘DELTICS’ WERE GREEN • It was going to take a remarkable class of diesel locomotives to match in the affection of enthusiasts the great A4 Pacifies which they displaced on the East Coast Main Line – but the English Electric 3,300hp ‘Deltics’ managed to do that. Introduced in 1961, 22 of them were in service by the time the order was completed the next year and they proved to be outstanding performers on East Coast route expresses for the next twenty years. When new the ‘Deltics’ appeared in a well thought-out two-tone green livery and never looked better – as these photographs by GAVIN MORRISON make clear.

SUBURBAN SURBITON

BATH TIMES • Steam on the Great Western Railway's London to Bristol main line around the even more historic city of Bath.

SOJOURNS ON THE SOUTHERN

CHESSINGTON MEMORIES

JAMES TOLEMAN REVISITED

THE NIDD VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY

Readers'Forum • Letters intended for publication should ideally add extra detail to our articles (or offer corrections of course!) and not be too long, consistent with the detail they offer. As always, we are sorry that space and time prevent us from printing them all or sending personal replies. ED.

BookReviews • Railways and Industry on the Brecon & Merthyr – Bassaleg to Bargoed and New Tredegar/Rhymney B&M