Trains of Thought Memories of a Reading Trainspotter - Mike Poole recalls his early trainspotting days from 1946 and into the mid-1950s around Reading, to Oxford and Basingstoke, as he witnessed the transition from the 'Big Four' to British Railways. Locomotive Names and their Origins: The GWR 'Star' and 'Castle' class Abbeys - Built in 1922/23 as the last dozen 'Stars', Andrew Wilson tracks these 4-6-Os, with ten of them being reborn as 'Castles', as well as providing an historic backdrop to the Abbeys that inspired the evocative names. STEAM DAYS in Colour - 91: Perthshire Revisited - A rich pre-Grouping history, diversity of routes, motive power, traffic and colour ensures that the railways of this glorious county are always worthy of more than a cursory glance. The Ultimate Yorkshire Shed Bash: 1961 - Living by the ethos that any time of day is good for bunking an engine shed, sleep was an afterthought as Patrick Evans embarked on a marathon two-day non-stop spotting expedition to visit thirteen engine sheds. Steam Days at Rochdale - With the Metrolink tram system poised to reach Rochdale via the former Oldham Loop, Stanley Jenkins considers the evolution of the local railways from the days of the Manchester & Leeds Railway, through the L&YR and LMS eras to the end of BR steam, and beyond. Tail Lamp - Readers' Letters Cover: The need to ensure the speedy delivery of fresh fish from Aberdeen to various English cities meant that the loaded trains from the 'Granite City' had the utmost priority when heading south over the 'West Coast' route, and this included the provision of express motive power. In this June 1964 scene the afternoon fish train from Aberdeen has been handed to 'Princess Coronation' Pacific No 46239 City of Chester at Perth, and it is captured here about sixteen miles into its journey, shortly after passing through Gleneagles station.
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