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"Memories of Steam from Glasgow to Aberdeen " by Michael S. Welch, published in 1993 by Runpast Publishing.

I had relatives, all now deceased, who lived in the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire area. Some years ago on a visit, during conversation with two different carers both of whom lived in or near Daventry, I was surprised that neither had been to London. I was 15 years of age when I visited London...

I didn't spend a lot of time at St Enoch's and the only train I remember seeing which used the connection to the Glasgow Union Railway was the ECS from the 0610 from Annan to St Enoch's. It arrived at platform 2 and I guess the ECS then went to Bellahouston carriage sidings ( and always seemed...

The mention of canal towpaths , reminded me of a walk I undertook two months ago which, the route I don't think has been mentioned, or , at least, not recently. I set off from Lancaster station and, after a mile or so, joined the trackbed of the former branch line to Glasson. On arrival at...

Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks for this information. I was curious if drivers were paid whilst travelling to and from relief points. When a driver starts his or her shift at , for example Blantyre, and then travels as a passenger to East Kilbride to pick up a 18 or 21, is this travelling time deducted from driving...

The undernoted Foxline publications may be of assistance to you :- " Scenes from the Past :23 The railways of Colne, Lancashire " by Stuart Taylor " Scenes from the Past 26 : Part One Journeys by Excursion Train from East Lancashire - Part one Colne, Nelson, Burnley, Accrington &...

I can't comment on " Southsider's " post above , but, although I know there is a huge amount of work still to be done, I was pleased to see a few OHL masts are now in situ on the East Kilbride branch just beyond Busby Junction.

Over the last few years, I have tried to obtain as many magazine articles and books with information on the Lancaster - Morecambe/Heysham electrification. In the early 1950s, work was undertaken to convert the system to 6.6kV/50Hz from 6.6kV/25Hz. From what I can ascertain the condition of the...

The August 2014 edition of British Railways Illustrated has an article by Peter Costner describing the work involved when installing OHL in this tunnel. I quote below the concluding paragraph :- "I see from Google Maps that the tunnel is now disused and has no tracks. I wonder why we bothered...

1. A siding adjacent to the up platform at Berwick upon Tweed. ( Why this very short siding was wired has always been a mystery to me .) 2. Rugby to Clifton Mill on the now closed line to Market Harborough. 3. The two " Bothwell Branch " sidings at Shettleston.

An acquaintance in the Busby/Clarkston area received a letter from Network Rail today advising that piling work ( presumably for OHL masts ) will take place between 18 March and the end of June.

At Giffnock and Clarkston stations at one place at each station, there are painted marks on the plaform with "KB" then two numbers so it looks like "KB" will be the code for the East Kilbride line.

I am not a SNP supporter but I agree with Bletchleyite that she gave an excellent speech and I liked the touch of self deprecation when she acknowledged that not everyone would be tearful as a consequence of her resignation. Incidentally, I don't recall Liz Truss or Theresa May answering...

The number 18 bus route replaced the number 18 tram route between Springburn and Burnside with effect from 3 June 1961. The tram terminus was, latterly, in Dukes Road, Burnside and a building there still has a rosette which supported the overhead wires. I presume the 18 bus route was extended...

I bought a copy of the video of this film some years ago . Unfortunately, I don't have any means of watching it at the moment and it is some time since I last saw it. Regarding the enquiry from 102 fan, I think it describes quite accurately some of the situations that arose and the struggle...

I have been very interested in reading the recent posts in respect of the arrangements for rest breaks for drivers. I wonder if it would be possible for someone to provide an example of a duty where the driver takes his or her break at the depot and, also, where the rest break and /or change...

Caledonia Books in Great Western Road , Glasgow has good selection of books in their Transport section . The shop is a few minutes walk from Kelvin Bridge underground station.

Thanks to Harvester and Arglwydd Golau for the replies re the Gateshead A4s- very interesting.

In various books and magazines I've looked at over the years, whilst there are numerous photos of King's Cross and Haymarket allocated A4s, I am struggling to recall seeing photos of the Gateshead allocated locos. Obviously, there will be photos of these locos, but I have always been curious as...