Trains of Thought - Locomotive Names and their Origins: The World War I Military Personal 'J36' 0-6-0s Unique among British standard gauge 0-6-0s were the 25 North British Railway engines named to commemorate their ROD service in France during World War 1. As Remembrance Sunday approaches, David Anderson reviews the fourteen engines named after military leaders, as well as one named after a cartoon character. Bushbury Footplateman - 1948 to 1965 Harry Pratt recalls his home depot in Wolverhampton, and his climb from cleaner to Top Link West Coast main line footplateman at this ex-LMS shed. Steam Days in Colour 95: A Journey over the Somerset & Dorset Line Part One: Bath (Green Park) to Evercreech Junction With Midland, Southern and even Western Region influence in its later years, this cross-country railway had it all, including beautiful scenery, unique 2-8-0s, banking and piloting over fearsome gradients, lengthy freights and heavy Summer Saturday extra trains heading to and from the seaside. Memories of Great Western Steam in Worcestershire in the 1940s and in early BR Days Rex Kennedy recalls his early days as a railway enthusiast from World War II through to the first days of Nationalisation, around Worcester, the Vale of Evesham, the Severn Valley, Tenbury Wells, the Black Country, and the Malverns. Gresley Moguls in Lincolnshire A.J. Ludlam explores the life and times of the Gresley 2-6-0s - the GNR 'H2', 'H3' and 'H4' (LNER 'K1', 'K2' and 'K3') classes - across the metals of his home county, reviewing the activities of the local and visiting engines. Tail Lamp - Readers' Letters
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