Concerning 'Manifold', this was the very fitting name chosen by the group of authors who combined to publish 'The North Staffordshire Railway' in 1952. In its Foreword the members were named as J R Hollick, C A Moreton, G N Nowell-Gosling, F M Page, and W T Stubbs, most of whom contributed to the magazines of the time. And it is worth tracking down.