Backtrack

Backtrack, Britain's Leading Historical Railway Journal, covers all aspects of railway history from its earliest days through to more recent events up to around ten years before now including, early railway history from the 'pre-Stephenson' era, steam, diesel and electric locomotive history, railway company history, railway carriages and wagons, railway stations, railway ships, hotels & road vehicles, railway economic and social history, railway publicity and advertising. Backtrack's contributors include many of today's leading railway history writers. From the beginning the magazine has maintained a reputation for its production values and each issue contains a wealth of photographs reproduced to the highest standards, including a generous selection of historic colour. Published monthly, Backtrack is THE magazine for all who are interested in British railway history.

North West reminiscences

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STOPPED FOR ATTENTION AT CREWE • TOMMY TOMALIN visited Crewe Works on Sunday 27th August 1961 and photographed some of the locomotives which were there on that date for attention.

THE FURNESS RAILWAY AND ITS LOCOMOTIVES 1846-1921

1830: THE YEARRAILWAYS TRANSFORMED ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT FOREVER

DANTE’S INFERNO SMITHYWOOD COKE OVENS • Described and photographed on 11th November 1975 by JONATHAN GUILBERT

BRITAIN’S RAILWAYS AND THE BOER WAR 1899-1902 PART THREE

SOME GREAT EASTERN GEMS

WATERLOO STEAM • We have looked at the spacious concourse of the London & South Western Railway’s rebuilt Waterloo station recently, so now we turn our attention to the platforms themselves – and there were 21 of them to accommodate the main line and suburban services. Main line trains ran to Southampton and Bournemouth as well as to Exeter and beyond, while Waterloo became the last London terminus to see regular steam working until the Bournemouth line electrification in July 1967.

LMS TOURIST TRAFFIC TO SCOTLAND – SUMMER 1939

CONTINUING ON THE COURSE OF THE ‘10.00’ • Carrying on from where we finished at York in the June issue, GAVIN MORRISON’s photographs lead us along the East Coast Main Line towards the end of the ‘Flying Scotsman’ service’s route from London to Edinburgh.

LOCOMOTIVE SKULDUGGERY IN LEEDS THE CASE OF THE COPYCAT VALVE GEARS

SOUTHPORT REMEMBERED • MICHAEL H. C. BAKER shares some recollections from this Lancashire seaside town

THREE HOURS ON A SATURDAY

DEADLY CARGO • DAVID J. HAYES looks back at what was once regarded as the deadliest substance ever moved by rail in the UK

EDITORIAL GUIDELIINES • BACKTRACK is always keen to encourage the submission of suitable material by prospective authors and photographers but, to avoid possible disappointment, the following general notes might be helpful to indicate the preferred form which submissions should take.