ADRIAN VAUGHAN began to learn about the railway in 1946 at only 6 years old, riding the engines and asking questions. He started learning signal-box work in 1950 and was coached in engine driving, hands-on, in 1953–54. After leaving the army, he joined British Railways (WR) as a lad porter (one was not deemed adult until the age of 21). A signalman from 1961 to 1975, he began writing about the railway in 1970 and has now published over thirty books on the subject. He lives in Norfolk.
