Backtrack | November 2020
Focus on Glasgow Central - three pages of b/w and colour photographs by Gavin Morrison
The Death of the Waverley Station Master - a sorry tale related by Alistair F. Nisbet.
Rails in Western Lakeland - David Joy describes the building of the Coniston branch and the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, as well as looking at unfulfilled proposals.
A glimpse of the Cavan & Leitrim Railway - three historic colour photographs of this 3ft gauge line.
From Road unto Rail: Part Seven - Miles Macnair concludes his survey into technology transfer.
Southern Railway 0-6-0s - three colour pages portraying the Q and Q1 Classes of goods engines.
Aspects of the 'Salford Triangle' - Jeffrey Wells sets out the development of the city's railway network.
That Sinking Feeling - M. G. Sadler investigates the somewhat fraught relationship between British Railways and the National Coal Board in South Yorkshire in the 1970s.
It's a Guard's Life - Anthony Dawson considers the duties and responsibilities of guards on the early railways.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Backtrack November 2020.