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TTL Contents: 

This issue opens with CR419 in its latest LMS livery.     Photo by David Hall   

The suspension of six-wheeled model railway vehicles

     

Angus Bentley explains his manufacturing process.

  

Caledonian Components: Enamel ‘Cross The Line’ Notices

Michael Dunn details an example of such notices common throughout the system.

   

Douglas Scott Hind – A Railwayman’s Story Douglas Hind concludes the story of his father and grand-father, both of whom worked on the Caledonian Railway.

Up from the Archives Once More

Jim Summers tells of recent acquisitions and changes in the storage at Thurso Street.

The Stores Train

Mike Williams gives examples of this mundane but necessary part of railway working.

Station Spotlight: Fordoun

John Paton explores a wayside station on the Aberdeen Railway with drawings, maps and photographs

The Caledonian Railway Lodge No. 354

David Brown relates the development of the Caledonian Railway Masonic Lodge and some of its important members

The rail motor at Connel Ferry

John Paton shows a couple of photographs of this unusual example of rolling stock and its timetable.

The Caledonian Railway in the Great War 1914-1919 Part 9: Motive Power Matters … and Wagon Pooling

Grant Cullen continues his series, looking at motive power and rolling stock.

CR828 At the Spa Valley Railway

Mike Tedstone captures this CR survivor.

In addition each issue contains Association and Membership news, an update on activity at our on-line Forum, news of developments on the remaining Caledonian network, letters and details of forthcoming meetings.