by Aa3rt
Way back in 1964, as an eleven year old, I received a book in my Christmas stocking titled "The Observers Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain". (Where my parents found this book, living in rural northwest Pennsylvania, is still a puzzle to me.) I was fascinated to find that at that late date, steam was still a form of locomotion in the British Isles. I still have this book in my possession and look at it occasionally. The black and white photos of various classes and wheel arrangements are still intriguing to me as well as the background in some of the photos.
My last name is quite obviously of British origin, although family history was not a strong point on my father's side of the family.
Somehow I managed "adopt" the London, Midland & Scottish (LMS) as my favorite British railway. I'd love to learn more about it and the great locomotive works at Crewe. (BTW-I believe the town of "Audley" is not too far from Crewe.) Are there any websites or suggested reading materials readily available here in the US?
In 1977, while serving in the US Coast Guard, the cutter I was stationed aboard made a cadet cruise to northern Europe. One of our stops was to sail up the Thames to the Royal Dockyard at Chatham. From Chatham, we boarded electric carriages (single cars drawing their electricity from a third rail) and rode the train to London. Can anyone identify the line I rode, which station was at the end of the line (I think it was Charing Cross but after 28 years the memory has faded a bit.) and what type of carriages these were?
My last name is quite obviously of British origin, although family history was not a strong point on my father's side of the family.
Somehow I managed "adopt" the London, Midland & Scottish (LMS) as my favorite British railway. I'd love to learn more about it and the great locomotive works at Crewe. (BTW-I believe the town of "Audley" is not too far from Crewe.) Are there any websites or suggested reading materials readily available here in the US?
In 1977, while serving in the US Coast Guard, the cutter I was stationed aboard made a cadet cruise to northern Europe. One of our stops was to sail up the Thames to the Royal Dockyard at Chatham. From Chatham, we boarded electric carriages (single cars drawing their electricity from a third rail) and rode the train to London. Can anyone identify the line I rode, which station was at the end of the line (I think it was Charing Cross but after 28 years the memory has faded a bit.) and what type of carriages these were?
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Art Audley, AA3RT
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