Tail Lamp Readers’ Letters

Tuxford engine shed and its locomotives

Sir: It may be wondered by some why the relatively obscure ‘little railway with the long name’, the erstwhile Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway has for a very long time captured the attention and imagination (and continues to do so) of writers on the history and/or workings of Britain’s lines. It was neither picturesque like the Somerset & Dorset, nor grand like the West Highland line, yet it still intrigues many of us. Therefore it is no surprise to me that your authors have chosen an aspect of the ‘east to west’ line, the engine shed at Tuxford, which provides the headline subject in the June issue of your magazine.

Lavishly illustrated with no less than 30 photographs displayed to advantage on the quality paper for which is noted, the story is told in a structured way, aided by several tables to explain the allocation of locomotives