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 • Home thoughts from the platform end

Backtrack

THAMES CROSSINGS

DEVON’S RAI LWAYS • The county of Devon once had quite a railway network, with the powerful GWR and LSWR competing for access to Plymouth and a web of branch lines reaching out to its rural and coastal communities. STEPHEN ROBERTS reviews the varied extent of them.

OVER THE SEA TO SKYE - VIA THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY

MORE FRUSTRATIONS OF FUEL EFFICIENCY THE LAST-CHANCE SALOON

SOJOURNS ON THE SOUTHERN COACH CAMPING ON THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY 1935-40 • In the last of this four-part series on the 1930s Railway Camping Coach Holiday schemes, MIKE FENTON puts together the fruits of his research into the Southern Railway’s participation, last into the ‘contest’ in 1935, with a modest stock of 24 coaches but a geographical spread from East Kent to North Cornwall.

A TIMELY VISIT TO MORTIMER STREET SIGNAL BOX

WINNERS ALL THE WAY

CROES NEWYDD AND BRYMBO

ON THE CENTRAL WALES LINE

HORWICH IN THE NEWS 1884-1904

THE LNER HEAVY SHUNTING ENGINES

RETURN TO CUMBRIA • A final selection from the camera of GAVIN MORRISON on his visits to the scenic railways of Cumbria.

THE WAVENEY VALLEY RAILWAY • THE STORY OF AN EAST ANGLIAN BYWAY BY BRUCE LAWS

Readers’ Forum • Letters intended for publication should ideally add extra detail to our articles (or offer corrections of course!) and not be too long, consistent with the detail they offer. As always, we are sorry that space and time prevent us from printing them all or sending personal replies. ED.

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