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Barlaston (and tittensor!)
Barlaston station, now closed but mothballed, is located on the main ‘Pottery Line’ of the former North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) about 4½ miles to the south of the NSR’s principal station and epicentre at Stokeon-Trent. It was once frequented on a
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Mr. Fowler's Class 3 Tanks
In 1930 Henry Fowler introduced on the London Midland & Scottish Railway a new 2-6-2T of Class 3 power rating but if it was expected these would be a smaller version of his already highly regarded Class 4 2-6-4T of 1927, then disappointment loomed. W
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Editorial
Following our invitation to readers to write a guest editorial for occasional use on this page, we welcome STEPHEN BERRY this month who reflects on how railway periodicals and books stimulated an interest in learning more about railways and their act