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BackTrack November 2006

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BRITAIN'S LEADING HISTORICAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

November 2006 Journal

Blue 'Deltic' days - colour photos of 'Deltic' diesels aBackTrack Cover November 2006round York in late 1970s/early 1980s

St. Pancras - the 'railway cathedral' - a brief history of the London terminus by Alistair F. Nisbet

Safety on and about the railway - Michael B. Binks writes about safety practices to protect track workers

The Bombing of Britain's Railways Part 3 - John W.E. Helm chronicles the attacks on the railway system during the First World War

Between Gloucester and Hereford - colour photographs of the GWR branch

Ten Miles of Magic - Railway Steamer Services on Windermere 1845-2005 by Geoffrey Skelsey

North of Newcastle - colour photographs on the East Coast Main Line

The Bude Line Part 1 - a history of this LSWR branch by David Thrower

Lancashire Hot-Pot - colour pictures of steam at various Lancashire locations

Sharp's of Manchester Part 2 - Michael Rutherford concludes his history of the Manchester loco building firm of Sharp, Stewart & Co.

Lad labourer on the LNER - the experiences of Peter Vines on the Signals & Telegraph Dept. in the Cambridge area.