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.

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Backtrack

‘RCR’ ON THE MIDLAND • Last year we followed that eminent photographer DICK RILEY on his forays away from his most familiar haunts in the south and west to the Eastern Region of British Railways. This time we look at what ‘RCR’ found on his visits further north around the London Midland Region.

WHEN A STATION ROOF COLLAPSES: 1884-1903

THE LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING • JOHN C. HUGHES takes stock of how the railway companies dealt with race traffic to the Grand National at Aintree.

‘ROCKET’ AND ITS KIN PART ONE ‘ROCKET’ AND RAINHILL

ENGINE AND BRAKE VAN TO SHIREBROOK PART TWO • AN UNSENTIMENTAL REFLECTION ON WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR A FREIGHT GUARD IN THE 1970s

EXERCISING THEIR POWERS

STEAM AT BRIGHTON

NORTH WALES BY WAYS

BERT SPENCER GRESLEY’S MASTER ENGINEER

CIE - MODERN AND ANCIENT

THE RAILWAYS OF HALIFAX

SIXES AND SEVENS THE ‘BIG FOUR’ AND THE ALTERNATIVES

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.

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