| 332 | Two photographs of LNWR signals in the Sirhowy Valley, one at Blackwood.
The Welsh Railways Archive. Volume 3 No.7 – May 2003 |
| 333 | “Scottish West Coast Postal Services”. Article by Niall Ferguson. 6 pages and 6 photographs including 3 of WCJS vehicles. The article outlines the history of services on the Caledonian, Highland and GSWR lines pre-grouping.
Backtrack. Vol. 17 No. 9 – September 2003 |
| 334 | “On Track to Westminster”. Article by Keith Hill. 4 pages and 5 illustrations, 4 of which are portraits of MPs. The author describes the role of MPs in the early development of the railways, including Huskisson, Ross Donnelly Mangles (MP for Guilford and director of the LNWR and the Chester & Holyhead Railway), Locke and R. Stephenson.
Backtrack. Vol. 17 No. 9 – September 2003 |
| 335 | “Back on the West Coast Route Through Lancaster”. Article by Ray Helm. 2-page feature of 6 colour photographs of ex. LMS and BR motive power in the early 1960s.
Backtrack. Vol. 17 No. 10 – October 2003 |
| 336 | “Carlisle snippets in Victorian days”. Article by Fergus Gibson. A trawl through the Border City press cuttings for 1888-89, held by the GSWR headquarters. 7 pages and 10 photographs taken around Carlisle, including a southbound West Coast express behind ‘Waterloo’ No.36 Thalaba and a ‘Jubilee’ circa. 1900.
Backtrack. Vol. 17 No. 10 – October 2003 |
| 337 | “Crewe Works shunting locos”. Article by Allan Baker. 12-page article about the standard and narrow gauge shunting locos employed at Crewe Works; article is accompanied by 13 photographs from the LNWR, LMS and BR periods.
Railway Bylines. Vol. 8 No. 9 – August 2003 |
| 338 | “Mitchells & Butlers, Birmingham”. 10 page article about the private railway serving the MB brewery at Cape Hill; the article refers to the connection with the Harborne branch at Rotton Park Road station and three of the ten photographs (and a 1914 25in OS map) which accompany the article show Rotton Park Road.
Railway Bylines. Vol. 8 No. 9 – August 2003 |
| 339 | “A Bleak Outpost”. 2-page photo feature about Tebay; photographs taken in the 1960s.
British Railways Illustrated. Vol. 12 No. 11 – August 2003 |
| 340 | “Peaks on the West Coast”. 4-page photo feature (8 photos) of ‘Peak’ diesels D1-D10 on the WCML in the late 1950s/early 1960s.
British Railways Illustrated. Vol. 12 No. 11 – August 2003 |
| 341 | “The Foleshill Railway”. It’s only a tenuous LNWR connection - the Foleshill Railway was a 1½-mile long industrial line which joined the LNWR’s Coventry-Nuneaton line near Foleshill station. The 5-page article looks at the history of the railway and is accompanied by five photographs and a 1938 25in OS map.
Railway Bylines. Vol. 8 No. 10 – September 2003 |
| 342 | “Irchester Quarries”. Another tenuous LNWR connection ... Irchester Quarries were connected to the LNWR line at Wellingborough. That's the best we can do. But if you have a penchant for industrial saddle tanks and herbaceous sidings (and why not?), the article extends for 10 Pug-packed pages and includes some superb photographs of railway activities at the quarries.
Railway Bylines. Vol. 8 No. 11 – October 2003 |
| 343 | “On the Level”. Ah! At last - this is more bona fide LNWR fare. Signal boxes and level crossings on the Northampton - Market Harborough line — four photos and extended captions.
Railway Bylines. Vol. 8 No. 11 – October 2003 |
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