In the middle of the last century, as the industry moved away from steam traction though ... for both starting heavy trains and for moving them at high speed. By 1950 the general form of a ...

Sitting in the comfortable BR Mk1 carriages from the 1950s and 1960s ... A fireman during the days of steam, Les Perry later became a driver on diesel trains and has been working with West Coast ...

The restriction affected the 1950s-era Mark 1 coaches used on ... West Coast, Britain’s biggest operator of classic steam and ...

The ORR was concerned that, due to its 60-year-old carriages lacking a central locking system, passengers could open the door themselves while the train was ... to watch the steam engine and ...