BACK in 1964, as a young rail enthusiast, I travelled on the very final Atlantic Coast Express from Waterloo to the West Country. It was one of the great named trains of the world, and on this last sad occasion, it was hauled by Merchant Navy class No. 35022 “Holland America Line”, one of the most powerful passenger steam engines ever built in Britain. On Saturday, 60 years later, I travelled – this time with my son – on a […]