Backtrack | October 2016
October 2016
'Let's go Glasgow Electric': Part One - Geoffrey Skelsey considers the revolution in Glasgow's local rail transport.
Penrith - David Joy tells the story of a bygone junction.
Emile Bachelet and the dawn of 'Maglev': Part Two - Miles Macnair concludes his investigation into alternatives to conventional rail transport.
For Heavy Duty on the Great Central - 2-8-0 goods locos photographed by Derek Penney.
Somerset's Railways - A survey of the county's main lines and branches by Stephen Roberts.
Deliver us to Huddersfield and Halifax - five pages of colour by Gavin Morrison around the West Riding centres.
Sometimes an alternative will do - two examples in colour of horse and human motive power!
Under and Over - archive photos of tunnels and viaducts.
The Sharp, Stewart Locomotives of the Cambrian Railways: Part Two – John Reohorn completes his chronological survey.
Railway Jewel Robberies - some cases described by Alistair F. Nisbet.
Finale of the A4 - Allan Trotter presents a personal recollection of the farewell of this famous class in Scotland.
The Railway in Court: Passenger Perils – Bill Taylor looks at a few random cases.
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The specialist magazine was first published in 1986 for the purpose of ‘recording the history of Britain’s railway’ - the magazine’s strapline - and it is now published by Pendragon Publishing. Dropping every month, Backtrack magazine is your monthly dose of railway nostalgia and historical insight.
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Articles dans ce numéro
Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection d'articles dans Backtrack October 2016.