Letters – Heritage Railway

I owned one of the Metropolitan Railway original bronze nameplates

3rd April 2018 ndevereux Letters

I have been following the articles in Geoff Courtney’s railwayana column and the letters pages concerning the debate about whether the original bronze nameplates on the Metropolitan Railway Bo-Bo electric locomotives were removed for melting

Birkenhead stocks steam memories

3rd April 2018 ndevereux Letters

In issue 237 in Off The Shelf there is a brief review of a book, Locomotives and Railways of The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. I have not seen or read the book, but the

Help restore Balmoral, Bristol Channel steam’s missing link

6th March 2018 ndevereux Letters

As A Bristolian brought up in the postwar era, I was bequeathed the dual delights of steam on the BR Western Region and the steamers of the White Funnel Fleet care of P&A Campbell. Even

Barry scrapyard led the steam world – but what about coaches?

6th March 2018 ndevereux Letters

I was glad to read the story of the preservation of No. 43924. I recall, as a young member of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, spending a day scraping grease and dirt from the

My personal bus route…

1st March 2018 ndevereux Letters

I was astonished to see the article by Geoff Courtney in issue 235 about the photograph of the RT reproduced from my book London’s Classic Buses in Black and White. I enjoyed compiling the book

Why we have diesel assistance today

1st March 2018 ndevereux Letters

Nick Hodges raises a very valid point in his letter in issue 237. Diesel locomotives have to be attached to steam-hauled trains for the following purposes: 1: To provide electric heating to the train. 2:

Keeping rail heritage alive on the Flitch Way

6th February 2018 ndevereux Letters

I wonder if you are aware of the carriage that stands at the platform at Rayne on the disused Bishop’s Stortford to Braintree branch? Since 2014 this Mk.2 carriage has been home to a small

Is this the youngest-ever crew?

5th February 2018 ndevereux Letters

Page 14 of Heritage Railway issue 235 shows a young locomotive crew with a combined age of 43 years on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, querying if this is the youngest crew ever. On October

Mallard should have been restored ahead of Flying Scotsman

8th January 2018 ndevereux Letters

Issue 233 of Heritage Railway was a real treat – and not least the Platform section. Three very noticeable aspects of railway preservation became very obvious from the letters. First was the issue regarding the

Bring back Russell!

9th November 2017 ndevereux Letters

Eighty years ago, the old Welsh Highland Railway closed. Rebuilding the line has been a tremendous achievement, however, there is one thing missing. The iconic locomotive Russell from the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, the only