The British railways at war

AFTER three and a half years of war there is still much about the activities of the railways which must wait until the curtains of censorship can be brushed aside, but some interesting facts can be told. When the time comes, the full story of the railways’ locomotives, for instance, will show how British-built locomotives have set up new records despite bombs and machine-gunning. Remarkable mileages have been covered between repairs, extra heavy loads have been handled, and the splendid work of the enginemen and behind-the-scenes staffs in no small measure has been responsible for the high standards of locomotive performances which have been maintained through the most difficult conditions.

Many changes have taken place at the locomotive depots. Apart from the building of air-raid protection