Table of Contents
Introduction & Acknowledgements 7
Beginnings Geoff Body 9
A Great Crash & a Cloud of Coal Dust Hugh Gould 11
LMS Apprentice Alan Sourbut 12
The 1987 Hurricane - A Personal Experience Theo Steel 14
Slips, Slides & Washouts Jim Dorward 16
Kettering Dennis Simmonds 18
Renaissance 4472 Bryan Stone 21
First Course Geoff Body 22
The Battle of Broughty Ferry Harry Knox 23
A Shuttle Cock-Up Cedric Spiller 27
Tales of a Young Controller Nick Wood 28
Wormit & Lochee Jim Dorward 31
Music: Orchestra & Chorus Bill Parker 33
Music: Opera Geoff Body 36
Music: Top of the Pops Cedric Spiller 38
Newsworthy Mike Lamport 38
European Night(mare) Services Theo Steel 47
To Pull or Not to Pull Jim Dorward 49
A Near Thing David Crathorn 50
Survey Surprises Peter Spedding 51
'Something of a Luxury' Dennis Simmonds 52
We Couldn't Keep Up Bryan Stone 54
The Down Postal Peter Spedding 56
Joint Line Adventures Bryan Stone 57
The Chief Clerk Bill Robinson 62
Are You Sure It Will Work? Jim Dorward 63
Ferry Admiral Bryan Stone 65
Show Time Bill Parker 68
The Diesels Have Arrived Jim Dorward 71
At a Higher Station Cedric Spiller 73
Stop & Think Geoff Body 74
Unforgettable Meal Basil Tellwright 77
Motorcycle Stationmaster Alex Bryce 78
Now There's a Funny Thing Jim Gibbons 79
Out of the Ordinary Jim Gibbons 80
Prison Yard Bill Parker 82
Merthyr Tydfil Hugh Gould 85
Peter Pan David Maidment 86
Sitting on the Fence Alex Bryce 88
Whoops! Tom Greaves 90
The Swishing Fishes Graham Paterson 91
Queen of Scots China Hugh Gould 92
Biter Bit Alex Bryce 94
Coal Train Runaway Philip Benham 95
On Call Don Love 98
The Cloth Bill Parker 100
Steam Pressures Tom Greaves 103
The Whirling Dervishes Les Binns 105
The Woking Ladies' Finishing School Geoff Body 106
A Shade Too Far Hugh Gould 110
The North Briton David Ward 110
Caught Out Geoff Body 112
The Depot Cats Rule - OK? Colin Driver 112
A Royal Lift Philip Benham 113
Manchester 'Miss'-hap David Ward 115
The Slowest Train? David Maidment 116
I'll Be Alright Hugh Gould 118
The Return of Mallard Philip Benham 120
Expresso Supper Graham Paterson 122
Special Workings Philip Benham 123
Interviews David Jagoe 125
On the LT&S Basil Tellwright 126
Show Me the Way to Go Home Alex Bryce 129
Lured by a Bird Philip Benham 130
None Shall Sleep David Crathorn 133
Ne Worry Pas Jim Gibbons 134
Beaujolais Nouveau Jim Gibbons 135
Crushing Experience Geoff Body 135
Belle Finale Frank Paterson 136
Saloons & Me Sir William McAlpine 138
Glossary 143
