The True Line - Archive

The quarterly Caledonian Railway Association Journal from Issue 1 has been digitised as a searchable pdf and is available to purchase as a file download. Each printed page has been captured in full giving a true copy of all the text, diagrams and photographs as originally presented, which record/report many aspects of Caledonian Railway history

Full details are available in our Shop TTL Archive pages..

The True Line

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The Reconstruction of Moncrieff Tunnel	An article from The Railway Magazine showed the intricate nature of the work required
Coltbridge Viaduct Refurbishment	John Yellowlees looks at the work involved in restoration
Double Single Track	A look at interlaced track at Auchlochan and elsewhere
Interlacing over Braidhurst Viaduct	Photographic coverage showing upgrading of this structure
Through the Covenanters Country by Railway	An article from The Railway Magazine regarding the 'new' line from Merryton Junction to Stonehouse
Fancy a Trip to Oban? St Fillans for the Day	Two articles from David Ferguson about day excursions in LMS Days
East Kilbride Branch	A look at the historical background and service level on this suburban branch line
A Transatlantic Railway Family and Mossend	An ex-pat relates his connection with Mossend
Ballachulish Branch Memories	Jessie MacKenzie describes her own memories of this branch line
West Highland Locomotive Power: A ‘Clan’ Locomotive’s Fine Performance	Donald Peddie uncovers an article from the ‘Glasgow Herald’ by ‘A Railway Engineer’.
Bridge of Dun Signalling	Graham Roberts & Robert Dey look at the complex signalling arrangements at this important junction station and relate how ignoring the regulations led to several accidents

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.

The Journal of the CRA

The True Line, the Journal of the Association, is published 4 times per year and is free to members. It is produced as an A4 format glossy magazine, now in full colour (colour covers and inserts up to TTL 149)) and illustrated with a wide range of photographs, a number of which are being published for the first time.

In addition to articles of historical interest, the Journal provides news for the membership and a forum for the request and exchange of information in the section titled 'The Down Mail'. Many of the letters received add considerably to the information set out in the original article.

An Index of all issues of The True Line to Number 126 and the five earlier Journals is currently available as a three part download covering Stations, Locomotives, and the General Subjects. The listings are set out in the format aa.xx; bb.xx. The digits before the decimal point indicate The True Line issue number and those after the point give the page number, additional page references are separated by commas. Please note that the pages were not numbered until issue 28. A star * indicates an illustrated item and J indicates the item is in an issue of the early Journal.

As with all publications it can only be as good as the contributions submitted and the Editor is always grateful for material, words and pictures. If you have a Caledonian related story needing to be told the Editor will be pleased to hear from you.

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The True Line - Archive

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The True Line - Archive

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The Journal of the CRA

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