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Rather more interesting than I expected . At least Peter Snow seemed better informed than he was on that dreadful “Trainspotting “ programme two years ago.

My first HST trip was just after they were introduced on the Paddington to Bristol and South Wales services. The Western Region had a special promotion whereby one could travel anywhere on the HST routes for £1.25 . Even in 1976 that was incredible value! I had a trip to Swansea . I seem to...

Usual accuracy on railway matters from the media . The loco is actually called “Countess” not Countless!

I was living in Loughborough in the 1960’s and enjoyed several trips on the G.C. upto and including the 3rd Sept. 1966. In June 1968 just before I left Loughborough I had two last runs on what was left of the line . Arkwright St. was a dismal place and little if anything had been done to smarten...

Kings were banned west of Plymouth due to weight restrictions over the Royal Albert Bridge . They have worked beyond Plymouth in recent times . Another part of the network from which Kings were banned was west of Cardiff . The now preserved 6023 and 6024 were initially sold to a scrap yard in...

Costs even ! What happened to spell check !

I read somewhere that haulage companies save money by equipping their vehicles with Sat-Navs designed for cars . This is rather than purchasing more expensive Sat-Navs for HGV's . So, is it any wonder there are so many bridge strikes ? I hope the Spa Valley identify the culprit any sue them for...

My first (and only) train set was a Hornby 3 rail set with Coronation pacific "Duchess of Montrose "for Christmas 1956.As we were living in Germany at the time we had to have some sort of transformer due to the different voltage. I later acquired 2-6-4T 80054 and N2 0-6-2T 69567 which others...