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EATURES
38 PRESERVATION IN PERIL?
Two heritage lines, the Dartmoor and Weardale railways, have been offered for sale by their owner. One of Englanda€ s finest narrow gauge railways is fighting for its existence. A London railway museum opened in a fanfare of publicity by royalty two decades ago is being run down with closure seeming inevitable. Robin Jones asks a€ are these a handful of unfortunate cases, or are they manifestations of underlying trends which threaten the long-term survival of more preserved lines and heritage venues?
44 A FAIRBURN TANK ON THE GREAT CENTRAL
As exclusively revealed in Heritage Railway last month, one of the two surviving Fairburn tanks from the Lakeside & Haverthwaite has moved to the Great Central Railway for repairs a€" prior to which, it hauled service trains during the weekend of 21/22 June, reports Robin Jones.
52 BLACK PRINCE BACK FOR EAST SOMERSET 150
The undoubted highlight of the East Somerset Railway 150 gala of 21/22 June was the sight of a BR Standard 9F and a USATC S160 hauling loaded stone trains at nearby Merehead Quarry, writes Cedric Johns.
64 VIVE LA DIFFERENCE!
Steam preservation the other side of the Engish Channel differs in many ways from the UK scene. John Titlow gives an overview on present-day main line steam operations in France.
74 THREE DOWN, THREE TO GO
The end of June 1968 saw the last three steam sheds in Manchester close, leaving just the final three sheds in the Preston Division to keep steam alive for a further five weeks. Brian Sharpe continues the countdown as the story of the end of steam moves towards its finale.
80 DIESEL BASH KICKS OFF KEIGHLEY 40 CELEBRATIONS
Fortieth anniversary celebrations for the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway began on Thursday 5 June, with the naming of a locomotive in honour of the pioneer line prior to start of a successful three-day diesel gala.
86 THE LAST ENGINE CLEANERS ON BR: PART 2
Maurice Burns continues his reminiscences of the time when he and others did their best to ensure that at least some of BRa€ s last steam engines saw out their remaining few weeks of service in presentable external condition.
REGULARS
3 OPINION
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Scots Guardsman in a€~surprisea€ main line test; Flying Scotsman restoration cost tops Ã
38 PRESERVATION IN PERIL?
Two heritage lines, the Dartmoor and Weardale railways, have been offered for sale by their owner. One of Englanda€ s finest narrow gauge railways is fighting for its existence. A London railway museum opened in a fanfare of publicity by royalty two decades ago is being run down with closure seeming inevitable. Robin Jones asks a€ are these a handful of unfortunate cases, or are they manifestations of underlying trends which threaten the long-term survival of more preserved lines and heritage venues?
44 A FAIRBURN TANK ON THE GREAT CENTRAL
As exclusively revealed in Heritage Railway last month, one of the two surviving Fairburn tanks from the Lakeside & Haverthwaite has moved to the Great Central Railway for repairs a€" prior to which, it hauled service trains during the weekend of 21/22 June, reports Robin Jones.
52 BLACK PRINCE BACK FOR EAST SOMERSET 150
The undoubted highlight of the East Somerset Railway 150 gala of 21/22 June was the sight of a BR Standard 9F and a USATC S160 hauling loaded stone trains at nearby Merehead Quarry, writes Cedric Johns.
64 VIVE LA DIFFERENCE!
Steam preservation the other side of the Engish Channel differs in many ways from the UK scene. John Titlow gives an overview on present-day main line steam operations in France.
74 THREE DOWN, THREE TO GO
The end of June 1968 saw the last three steam sheds in Manchester close, leaving just the final three sheds in the Preston Division to keep steam alive for a further five weeks. Brian Sharpe continues the countdown as the story of the end of steam moves towards its finale.
80 DIESEL BASH KICKS OFF KEIGHLEY 40 CELEBRATIONS
Fortieth anniversary celebrations for the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway began on Thursday 5 June, with the naming of a locomotive in honour of the pioneer line prior to start of a successful three-day diesel gala.
86 THE LAST ENGINE CLEANERS ON BR: PART 2
Maurice Burns continues his reminiscences of the time when he and others did their best to ensure that at least some of BRa€ s last steam engines saw out their remaining few weeks of service in presentable external condition.
REGULARS
3 OPINION
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Scots Guardsman in a€~surprisea€ main line test; Flying Scotsman restoration cost tops Ã
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