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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
THE CHALFORD 'RAILCAR' and the fate of the raUmotor shed - by Mike Fenton
PAINTING LNWR LOCOMOTIVES - The Recollections of a Crewe painter - by E. Talbot
TOTNES - May 1892 - by Andrew Wiles
COMMON LIGHT RAILWAY ARCHITECTURE Part 2 - by Paul Karau
MORE ON "S'& T' PLATES - by Gerry Beale
THE WEST END OP GLOUCESTER (GWR) STATION
ST. CROSS SIGNAL BOX - by Kevin J. Robertson
LNWR SIGNAL CABINS - by Richard D. Foster ..
LSWR STEAM RAILMOTORS Part 1 - by D. L. Bradley
MODELLING TREES IN 4mm scale - by Robert Barlow
SIGNALLING FOR LAMBOURN - by Ian Harrison
BOOK REVIEWS & CORRESPONDENCE
Cover photo : ex-South Devon Railway 2—4—0T No. 1300 at Hemyock in May 1929 by H. C. Casserley.
Article Snippets
EDITORIAL:
Since World War II there have been many changes which have altered considerably the vista from our carriage windows. It is not only the replacement of the 'steam railway' and its various trappings, but, in this comparatively short period even more fundamental changes have transformed the appearance of Britain's landscape. The dramatic spread of urban development is an obvious factor, but in many areas economic necessities have required intensive farming of all available land. This has meant the destruction of miles of ancient hedgerows and thousands of acres of meadow and woodland. Coupled with the Dutch Elm disease epidemic, the distinctive face of Britain has been changed, perhaps irretrievably.
It is to be hoped that enthusiasts who appreciate the 'old' railway system will also be sympathetic to this far greater loss and that those who endeavour to preserve our railway history in model form will attempt to recreate something of our natural heritage. After all, the landscape through which a line runs forms a major part in establishing its individual character. For this reason we are particularly pleased to include in this issue an article on model tree construction prepared by one of the perpetrators of the East Suffolk Light Railway. Hopefully, the information contained therein will inspire modellers to look beyond the boundary fence.
Work of this nature was pioneered many years ago by the late G. Ilife Stokes, yet it is comparatively recently that any number of modellers appear to be seriously interested in attaining similar results. The East Suffolk Light Railway is a good example of what can be achieved as this fictitious .model captures perfectly the atmosphere of a run-down, independent railway byway on a dismal January day some time before 1914. In fact it is rapidly taking its place amongst that select band of model railways, which include the Madder Valley and the Buckingham Branch, where one is almost convinced that they actually existed!
Paul Karau & Gerry Beale
Since World War II there have been many changes which have altered considerably the vista from our carriage windows. It is not only the replacement of the 'steam railway' and its various trappings, but, in this comparatively short period even more fundamental changes have transformed the appearance of Britain's landscape. The dramatic spread of urban development is an obvious factor, but in many areas economic necessities have required intensive farming of all available land. This has meant the destruction of miles of ancient hedgerows and thousands of acres of meadow and woodland. Coupled with the Dutch Elm disease epidemic, the distinctive face of Britain has been changed, perhaps irretrievably.
It is to be hoped that enthusiasts who appreciate the 'old' railway system will also be sympathetic to this far greater loss and that those who endeavour to preserve our railway history in model form will attempt to recreate something of our natural heritage. After all, the landscape through which a line runs forms a major part in establishing its individual character. For this reason we are particularly pleased to include in this issue an article on model tree construction prepared by one of the perpetrators of the East Suffolk Light Railway. Hopefully, the information contained therein will inspire modellers to look beyond the boundary fence.
Work of this nature was pioneered many years ago by the late G. Ilife Stokes, yet it is comparatively recently that any number of modellers appear to be seriously interested in attaining similar results. The East Suffolk Light Railway is a good example of what can be achieved as this fictitious .model captures perfectly the atmosphere of a run-down, independent railway byway on a dismal January day some time before 1914. In fact it is rapidly taking its place amongst that select band of model railways, which include the Madder Valley and the Buckingham Branch, where one is almost convinced that they actually existed!
Paul Karau & Gerry Beale
