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Tweed Valley Line - David Anderson provides a potted history of the line from Berwick-upon- Tweed to St Boswells, describing the traffic and motive power to be seen on this Tweed Valley line in the days of steam. Information on the line from Roxburgh Junction to Jedburgh is also included.
Southern Railway boat-train stock - As the most important operator of boat trains among the Big Four railway companies, the SR could be expected to invest in appropriate rolling stock for its services, as Michael Harris explains.
Taking a different view ... out in the snow - Deep and crisp and often not very even! Compiled by Brian Morrison
The Carlisle (Kingmoor) 'Britannia' Pacifics - Although most of the BR 'Britannia' Pacifies ended their days at Carlisle (Kingmoor) in December 1967, some members of the class had been based there since the early 1960s, as Andrew Wilson explains when describing the duties of the Kingmoor engines.
Gloucester a€ GWR and BR (Western Region) - In the first of two detailed articles covering this important rail centre, Stanley Jenkins describes the Great Western/BR (WR) scene at Gloucester in the days of steam.
Tail Lamp a€" Readers' Letters
Cover: As usual at this time of year we provide a 'seasonal' front cover for our January 2001 issue of the magazine, In addition to including a 'snow' photo-feature within the magazine to remind us of those winters in the days of steam. The Pennine scene depicted on the front cover shows Buxton-based Stanier '8F' 2-8-0 No 48442 heading a Gowholes to Buxton freight train over snow-covered track at Chinley North on 3 February 1968. Also in the scene is a train of Tunstead empties from Northwich, hauled by Type 2 Bo-Bo diesel No D5276.
Tweed Valley Line - David Anderson provides a potted history of the line from Berwick-upon- Tweed to St Boswells, describing the traffic and motive power to be seen on this Tweed Valley line in the days of steam. Information on the line from Roxburgh Junction to Jedburgh is also included.
Southern Railway boat-train stock - As the most important operator of boat trains among the Big Four railway companies, the SR could be expected to invest in appropriate rolling stock for its services, as Michael Harris explains.
Taking a different view ... out in the snow - Deep and crisp and often not very even! Compiled by Brian Morrison
The Carlisle (Kingmoor) 'Britannia' Pacifics - Although most of the BR 'Britannia' Pacifies ended their days at Carlisle (Kingmoor) in December 1967, some members of the class had been based there since the early 1960s, as Andrew Wilson explains when describing the duties of the Kingmoor engines.
Gloucester a€ GWR and BR (Western Region) - In the first of two detailed articles covering this important rail centre, Stanley Jenkins describes the Great Western/BR (WR) scene at Gloucester in the days of steam.
Tail Lamp a€" Readers' Letters
Cover: As usual at this time of year we provide a 'seasonal' front cover for our January 2001 issue of the magazine, In addition to including a 'snow' photo-feature within the magazine to remind us of those winters in the days of steam. The Pennine scene depicted on the front cover shows Buxton-based Stanier '8F' 2-8-0 No 48442 heading a Gowholes to Buxton freight train over snow-covered track at Chinley North on 3 February 1968. Also in the scene is a train of Tunstead empties from Northwich, hauled by Type 2 Bo-Bo diesel No D5276.
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