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 • A taste of things to come . . .

MORE RECENTLY AT CARLISLE • Last month we featured steam at Carlisle in the 1960s. These photographs by KEITH DUNGATE take us forward to the 1980s - but over 30 years ago now!!

'THE HUB OF THE SYSTEM' A STUDY OF FIVE ASPECTS OF CREWE: 1867–1913

SPEEDLINK THE RISE AND FALL OF A RAILFREIGHT BRAND PART ONE

BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS AND THE BOER WAR 1899-1902 PART ONE

THE BIRKENHEAD JOINT THE HOOTON TO WEST KIRBY BRANCH REVISITED PART TWO

THE LNER IN COLOUR • The London & North Eastern Railway, if not the wealthiest if the 'Big Four', was arguably the most colourful with its apple green livery for its passenger locomotives and garter blue for its streamliners, then later with its desire after the drab wartime years to return to these colours as widely as possible. Here is a flavour of it seen through some landmark photography in the COLOUR-RAIL Collection.

SOUVENIRS OF THE SOUTH WESTERN

THE FAILURE OF POST-WORLD WAR I RECONSTRUCTION AND THE RAILWAYS ACT 1921

PAST SIGNS

AN ACCIDENT WHILE DISMANTLING A RAILWAY

THE SCOTTISH QUARTET • For a period from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s the Scottish Region of British Railways delighted enthusiasts by restoring to working order four historic preserved locomotives from the pre-grouping companies and using them for hauling special trains. These colourful locomotives were photographed on their travels by GAVIN MORRISON.

THE DECADE OF STAGE AND MAIL COACH 'PIGGY-BACKING' WHEN STAGECOACHES COMPLETED PARTS OF THEIR JOURNEY 'ON THE RAILWAY'

A MISCELLANY OF PASSENGER TRAINS

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