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 • To boldly go… and to even more boldly come back

GEMS FROM NORTH WALES

TARTAN CRAMPTONS

THE FIVE RAILWAY STATIONS OF OLDHAM

MILK TRAFFIC MEMORIES PART TWO • DAVID J. HAYES concludes his overview of regular milk train operations on British Rail by examining the last regular runs to London in the late 1970s, the ad hoc movements of the 1980s and the attempted milk by rail revival of the late 1990s

THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIREE  ‘NEW L’ CLASS

WEST HIGHLAND SEASONS

‘COAL ENGINES’ AND ‘COAL TANKS’

MORETONHAMPSTEAD AND THE TEIGN VALLEY RAILWAY

SPOILT FOR CHOICE

PAY AS YOU GO THE STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY PAY BILLS

KIPPERING IN OBAN

A LOOK AT SOME GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY SIGNAL BOXES

A MINOR COLLISION!

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