IT IS with great sadness that we report the death of railway author, journalist, photographer and preservationist Peter Nicholson, who passed away on October 30 aged 75.
Peter had been an occasional contributor of photographs and articles to The Railway Magazine for many years before becoming our Classic Traction correspondent in 1999, drawing on his in-depth knowledge of preserved diesel and electric locomotives. Six years later, Peter introduced a new section to the magazine covering miniature railways.
The RM editor at the time, Nick Pigott, recalled how he had initially needed some persuasion to include these smaller gauge railways in the magazine, but subsequently had to admit that Peter had been right to do so.