| OSSHD | The Organisation for Co-Operation of Railways initially managed railway transport in Eastern Bloc countries (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) |
| TEAM | Word linking with "work" for co-operation between humans (4) |
| LOCATE | Come across in Eastern Bloc atelier (6) |
| LIGHTOPERA | Raleigh at the top of the organisation for musical work (5,5) |
| BIPARTISAN | Involving the co-operation of two political parties |
| MINISTRATION | Care taken with railway initially in possible location of toy train? (12) |
| UNESCO | Insider fine-tunes co-operation of cultural peace-maker (6) |
| UNPAID | Quietly help with the organisation for no money (6) |
| ECHT | Genuine old railway initially shunned by German dramatist |
| ROMANIA | The secret police of this former eastern bloc country was the "Securitate", disbanded following the fall of its dictator in 1989 (7) |
| ROBERT | First name of the son of the 'Father of Railways' (6) |
| WARSAWPACT | Defence treaty between the Soviet Union and a number of eastern bloc countries, signed in May 1955 (6,4) |
| WATERPOLO | Hungary has won more gold than any other country in this Summer Olympics sport but couldn't play in 1984 in L.A. during an Eastern Bloc boycott |
| STEPHENSON | "Father of Railways" who built the Rocket locomotive with his son and was inspired by horse-drawn carts in his use of standard gauge (10) |
| ANGLIA | Greater_, part of the Transport UK group of railways (6) |
| REDHEAD | Why brunette can't be a leader in the Eastern bloc? (7) |
| LOCUM | Eastern Bloc umpire was also a bit of a medical stand-in (5) |
| PACT | This military alliance between Eastern Bloc countries was signed in 1955, The Warsaw ... |
| GEORGE | First name of the 'Father of Railways (6) |
| IMPASSE | I initially managed to overtake at the last stand-off (7) |
