The True Line

TTL 149

Front Cover	This painting, by Dugald Cameron, was in the possession of Jim MacIntosh and depicts a period of the Caledonian which John Boyle had researched and provided extensive drawings, etches and models. Tributes to Jim and John feature in TTL149.
Station Spotlight: Denny	Following the series of articles on the history of Denny’s railways, this article illustrates the station in drawings and pictures, by John Boyle.
8 - Coupled Engine Operation in Scotland	Continuing his series of articles on the operation of eight-coupled engines in Scotland, Donald Peddie looks at three classes which operated north of the border during wartime.
The Scottish Industries Exhibition 1959	George Russell recollects the exhibition in Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall with a selection of photographs taken around that time.
Strathaven to Darvel	The Tale of a Misguided Attempt to Stop an Early Closure by Fred Landery
The Cotcastle Agreement	Correspondence between the Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways and the terms of the Agreement sheds further light on the unfinished curve at Stonehouse.
The Caley does its bit in World War 2	John Young discovers the Caley’s involvement in Air Raid Precautions.
Caledonian Railway Breakdown Vans	George Russell takes a look at items of rolling stock which were part of the Breakdown Train consist.
How Not To Turn Your Engine	Donald Peddie relates an incident at Stirling while turning a locomotive.

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 normally about 44 pages, as an A4 format glossy magazine, with full colour covers 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.

The True Line Digital Archive

The quarterly Caledonian Railway Association Journal from Issue 1 to Issue 120 has been digitised as a searchable pdf and is available as a CD. Full Details available here.