| 242 | “Through the Tunnels at Chester”. Article by Jim Carter. 2 page photo feature. 6 photographs taken between 1959 and 1964 with LMS and GWR motive power.
Backtrack. Vol. 16 No. 9 – September 2002 |
| 243 | “Station Scenes”. Article by S C Dent. 2 page colour photo feature. Includes photograph of Furness Vale on the Stockport Edgeley to Buxton branch taken in early 1981. A traditional scene including ex. LNWR signal box , gated level crossing , stone buildings and cast iron footbridge.
Backtrack. Vol. 16 No. 9 – September 2002 |
| 244 | “Carlisle Coronations”. 4 page photo feature about Coronations at Carlisle in BR days.
British Railways Illustrated. Vol.11 No.12 – September 2002 |
| 245 | “The Harrow Disaster”. 10 page article with 9 photographs and one track plan about the Harrow & Wealdstone disaster of October 1952.
British Railways Illustrated. Vol.11 No.12 – September 2002 |
| 246 | “Buxton shed and Snowploughs”. 8 page photo feature about – would you guess it from the title – snowplough work at Buxton shed. Article deals mainly with the famously bad winter of 1962/63 and looks at snow clearance duties on the Ashbourne line and the Cromford & High Peak . Brrrrrrr…
British Railways Illustrated. Vol.12 No.1 – October 2002 |
| 247 | “BBC’s Rainhill re-enactment under way”. The BBC are re-enacting the Rainhill Trails at the Llangollen Railway, with replicas of “Rocket”, “Novelty” and “Sans Pareil” (photographs of the later two).
Steam Railway. No. 276 – October 2002 |
| 248 | “Super D’s first steaming to be at Crewe Works Open Day”. Super D 0-8-0 No.9395 is to make a triumphant return to steam next year at its birthplace – Crewe Works . No Photographs.
Steam Railway. No. 276 – October 2002 |
| 249 | “National Service – Railway Operating Division Locomotives of the Great War”. 3 page photo feature from the Paul Strong collection with extended captions by Niall Ferguson. 10 photographs. Includes ROD No.3411, a 17in Coal Engine , at Rouxmesnil in 1917.
BackTrack. Vol. 16 No. 10 – October 2002 |
| 250 | “Fateful Journey from Crewe”. Article by Peter Tatlow. 2 pages, 3 photographs. The Chairman of the LMS Society reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Harrow & Wealdstone disaster.
Backtrack. Vol. 16 No. 10 – October 2002 |
| 251 | Letter from J.P. Watson regarding railway charities includes reference to one quarter scale models of LNWR coaches built at Wolverton in 1910.
BackTrack. Vol. 16 No. 10 – October 2002 |
| 252 | “Bridging the Gaps”. Article by S.C. Dent. 2 page colour photo feature with 4 photographs. Includes a photograph of the MBR and LNWR built viaducts at Wilmslow.
Backtrack. Vol. 16 No. 10 – October 2002 |
| 253 | “Sutton Oak – Serving St. Helens” (Part 1) . First part of a two-part feature about Sutton Oak shed and its duties. This part covers 10 pages and includes 9 photos (all BR period) and a track plan of the shed.
British Railways Illustrated. Vol.12 No. 2 – November 2002 |