Sample BackTrack Magazine. St Rollox 1951 - the adventures of a locomotive engineer manqué by Alistair Wright.

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St Rollox 1951 - the adventures of a locomotive engineer manqué. Alistair Wright."I realised that the only part of a locomotive that retains its identity in a general overhaul is the cab sides with the numbers on, Everything else is up for grabs including the frames". Author was participating in a four year "thick sandwich" system at the Royal Technical College in Glasgow (now University of Strathclyde). . illus.: Caledonian 294 class as BR no 56025; Caledonian 72 class as BR no 54492; Class 5 no 73150;