Backtrack | September 2023
BACKTRACK Vol.37 No.9 - SEPTEMBER 2023
Welcome to the September issue of Backtrack magazine. We have gems from North Wales, three pages of colour from the Cambrian and Llangollen lines. Tartan Cramptons - Robin Barnes writes about this distinctive ‘stern wheeler’ locomotives built for use in Scotland. The Five Railway Stations of Oldham - Jeffrey Wells tells how a Lancashire town came to have no fewer than five stations served by four companies. Milk Traffic Memories: Part Two - David J. Hayes concludes his overview by looking at activities from the late 1970s up to the 1990s. The North Staffordshire Railway ‘New L’ Class - Anthony Dawson introduces an influential design of large mixed traffic tank locomotives. West Highland Seasons - three pages of Gavin Morrison’s colour photographs showing the changing colours of the Fort William to Mallaig line. ‘Coal Engines’ and ‘Coal Tanks’ - archive photographs of these LNWR workhorses. Moretonhampstead and the Teign Valley Railway: Part One - Bruce Laws sets out the story of the Dartmoor branch from Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead. Spoilt for Choice - colour photographs by Paul Joyce depicting West London Underground station architecture. Pay as you Go - George Smith looks into the details of Stockton & Darlington Railway pay bills during the company’s early years. Kippering in Oban - Alistair Nisbet describes a dispute between the Caledonian Railway and local residents. A Minor Collision - Richard Chancellor reports on an unfortunate accident near the Morris Cowley motor factory.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Backtrack September 2023.