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.

Editorial • Going the distance

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VIA MELTON MOWBRAY • Photographs on the former Midland Railway route via Melton Mowbray around Brentingby Junction by

PROTECTING THE TUBE PART ONE

THE LOST JUNCTION AT DAUNTSEY • MIKE FENTON chronicles the story of a long-lost Wiltshire country junction station.

BARLASTON (AND TITTENSOR!) • MIKE G. FELL OBE reviews the life and times of a North Staffordshire Railway wayside station.

MR. FOWLER'S CLASS 3 TANKS

DIRECTORS' CUT

TABLE 51 REVISITED THE STORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST UNIFIED NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY TIMETABLE PART TWO

DAY RETURN FROM KETTERING

THE DECLINE OF THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL RAILWAY PART TWO PARTINGTON AND ELLESMERE PORT

LATER AT SOUTHAMPTON • Last month we featured Southampton in the days of steam, showing a range of the motive power to be seen there in the 1960s. We round matters off with some views of the more modern scene, again through the camera of GAVIN MORRISON

FROM THE DAWN OF PUBLIC RAILWAYS THE WHITBY WEIGHING MACHINE HOUSE • PETER KAIN provides the historical context for the Whitby Weighing Machine House, an amazing survivor from the dawn of public railways.

ALL FOR ONE…

THE TALYLLYN RAILWAY IN OLD POSTCARDS

A VICTORIAN SURVIVOR AT WELLINGBOROUGH MIDLAND ROAD

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