A report on an ambitious attempt to build an LMS Patriot class locomotive, none of which were saved for posterity in the 1960s. The Unkno...

One of Alex's duties at Watford was working push and pull trains where the driver made the return journey from a compartment in the rear...

After working as a passed cleaner for about two years Alex transferred to Watford loco shed where he was promoted to fireman. After a whi...

As a railwayman Alex was exempt from military service but that didn't mean working on the footplate was any less dangerous than serving o...

After about a year working in the shed at Camden Alex took his theory and practical tests to become a "passed" cleaner enabling him to wo...

Alex Scott grew up in the 1930s a stone's throw away from Camden engine shed which was home to many of the famous steam locomotives which...