January cover picture
The photograph on the front cover was incorrectly credited. The photographer was David Mitchell, to whom go apologies for this error. Ed.
Colour samples in South Wales
Alas, the top photograph on p44 of the January issue has been printed back to front! Apologies to the photographer for this oversight. Ed.
Great Central
In Part 2 of my article (January) some times were transposed. For the record, trains from Sheffield Victoria at 7.50, 9.31 and 11.36am, 3.11 and 5.03pm arrived Marylebone at 11.27am, 1.40, 3.37, 7.10 and 9.19pm. Trains from St. Pancras at 7.55, 9.15 and 10.15am, 12.15, 2.15, 3.15, 4.15, 5.05 and 6.40pm arrived Sheffield Midland at 10.39am, 12.29, 1.25, 3.21, 5.30, 6.38, 7.32, 8.20 and 10.11pm. The entries for Sheffield Midland to St. Pancras and Marylebone to Sheffield Victoria are correct as printed.
Stephen G Abbott, Skipton
Decline of the Great Central especially into its latter years has provided much detail but may I point out one feature in BR days when inauguration of the Starlight Special’ Anglo-Scottish overnight services commenced in 1953. That which ran to and from Edinburgh
