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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
half-century of the world of railways - As seen through the pages of Railways and Railway World:
- A railway community gets its coal, by R. Blackmore - from Railways No 100, August 1948
- Glimpses of the Narrow Gauge, by I. C. Boyd - from Railway Worid No 200, January 1957
- Preservation is a serious business, by 'the editorial staff - from Railway World No 300, May 1965
- Highlights from Motive Power Miscellany - from Railway World No 400, September 1973
- At work with steam - George Nightingale - Area Train Crew Manager, Lancaster, by Michael Harris - from Railway World No 500, December 1981
- News reports, by the editorial staff - from Railway World No 600, April 1990
Big Steam Action - Our colour centrespread comes by courtesy of Hugh Ballantyne
From the inside looking out...Editorial musings from No 100 to 600
Driving Quarry Hunslets - Cliff Thomas asks former slate quarrymen what it was like to drive the 2ft gauge Hunslets now in use on a number of heritage lines
Casting an eye on the new railway - Brian Mormon considers New colours for old - goes Off-beat - raises an eyebrow at the Brave new railway and concludes with New-look services
Tony Freschini - railway civil engineer - Chris DIxon profiles some achievements of a remarkable railwayman
Build New Steam Locos! - How preservation could meet its greatest challenge Handel Kardas and Bob Meanley set out a dramatic solution to the motive power crisis that threatens our heritage railways
Worth Valley 30 - 1968-1998 - Planning the special weekend of 19/20 September
Collecting railway posters - John Jenkins provides encouragement for collectors - and potential collectors
Marshalling Yard - Railway World's review of what is on offer to readers including book and video reviews, our diary of events - and not forgetting Bill Ansell's cartoon
RW Comment - Do we need to look back? How important arc anniversaries - or should we look at wider issues?
Heritage Railway Forum - Do modern rules and drink limits improve safety? John Snell argues that those employees undertaking work which might affect safety have a duty to be fit to work
Ian Allan Writes - To explain what Ian Allan publishing company and other group companies are doing; delights in pristine windows and the warmth of welcome at Swanage Railway; samples the little-known Hythe (Hants) Pier railway and Heathrow Express and expresses good wishes for the outcome of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's share offer
Letters - Where you, our readers, have your say
Young Isambard - Railway World's wry observer of the world of railways
Standard Lines - Latest news from the standard gauge heritage railways
Narrow Lines - All the news from the less than 4ft 8.5in gaugea€but 15in-plus...railways
Classic Traction - John Crane reports on developments in the preservation of diesel and electric fraction
On Main Lines - Roster Clerk reviews the charter scene - Rail Excursion Roster lists the wide range of main line excursions with diesel and electric traction - Steam Mainliners lists the summer and autumn steam charters on Railtrack
NRM Spotlight - Bob Cwynne looks at giants of the steam age and much more...August's 'Railways and Roads' and September's combination of the Modern Traction event with Railtrack's Family Weekend
National Network - Our update on the national system: Privatised Railway provides the comment behind the news, and Brian Morrison reports in news and pictures
European Steam Scene - Colin Boocock reports on both preserved and working steam in western and central Europe: Replicas: Sweden breaks the Novelty curse! Switzerland: Steam to the Furka; Germany: Bus company rescues 1 the Cranzahl-Kurort Oberwiesenthal line; Hungary: the narrow gauge railways with steam working; Plinthed for posterity; Germany: Shrimp attacks the Brocken climb and Steam up the Schiefe Ebene, and a brief note on Slovakia's Steam 150
Front Cover - Photo charter at BSC Redcar with Middleton Railway's Hudswell Clarke MIrvale and Foxfleld's Lion - 9 October 1996, courtesy Bob Avery, Poster, courtesy of Onslow's. Class 150/2, courtesy Bryan Phllpott, 89001, leaving Shipley with 11.36 Bradford Forster Square-Kings Cross, 23 July 1997 courtesy Tarry Hanson.
- A railway community gets its coal, by R. Blackmore - from Railways No 100, August 1948
- Glimpses of the Narrow Gauge, by I. C. Boyd - from Railway Worid No 200, January 1957
- Preservation is a serious business, by 'the editorial staff - from Railway World No 300, May 1965
- Highlights from Motive Power Miscellany - from Railway World No 400, September 1973
- At work with steam - George Nightingale - Area Train Crew Manager, Lancaster, by Michael Harris - from Railway World No 500, December 1981
- News reports, by the editorial staff - from Railway World No 600, April 1990
Big Steam Action - Our colour centrespread comes by courtesy of Hugh Ballantyne
From the inside looking out...Editorial musings from No 100 to 600
Driving Quarry Hunslets - Cliff Thomas asks former slate quarrymen what it was like to drive the 2ft gauge Hunslets now in use on a number of heritage lines
Casting an eye on the new railway - Brian Mormon considers New colours for old - goes Off-beat - raises an eyebrow at the Brave new railway and concludes with New-look services
Tony Freschini - railway civil engineer - Chris DIxon profiles some achievements of a remarkable railwayman
Build New Steam Locos! - How preservation could meet its greatest challenge Handel Kardas and Bob Meanley set out a dramatic solution to the motive power crisis that threatens our heritage railways
Worth Valley 30 - 1968-1998 - Planning the special weekend of 19/20 September
Collecting railway posters - John Jenkins provides encouragement for collectors - and potential collectors
Marshalling Yard - Railway World's review of what is on offer to readers including book and video reviews, our diary of events - and not forgetting Bill Ansell's cartoon
RW Comment - Do we need to look back? How important arc anniversaries - or should we look at wider issues?
Heritage Railway Forum - Do modern rules and drink limits improve safety? John Snell argues that those employees undertaking work which might affect safety have a duty to be fit to work
Ian Allan Writes - To explain what Ian Allan publishing company and other group companies are doing; delights in pristine windows and the warmth of welcome at Swanage Railway; samples the little-known Hythe (Hants) Pier railway and Heathrow Express and expresses good wishes for the outcome of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's share offer
Letters - Where you, our readers, have your say
Young Isambard - Railway World's wry observer of the world of railways
Standard Lines - Latest news from the standard gauge heritage railways
Narrow Lines - All the news from the less than 4ft 8.5in gaugea€but 15in-plus...railways
Classic Traction - John Crane reports on developments in the preservation of diesel and electric fraction
On Main Lines - Roster Clerk reviews the charter scene - Rail Excursion Roster lists the wide range of main line excursions with diesel and electric traction - Steam Mainliners lists the summer and autumn steam charters on Railtrack
NRM Spotlight - Bob Cwynne looks at giants of the steam age and much more...August's 'Railways and Roads' and September's combination of the Modern Traction event with Railtrack's Family Weekend
National Network - Our update on the national system: Privatised Railway provides the comment behind the news, and Brian Morrison reports in news and pictures
European Steam Scene - Colin Boocock reports on both preserved and working steam in western and central Europe: Replicas: Sweden breaks the Novelty curse! Switzerland: Steam to the Furka; Germany: Bus company rescues 1 the Cranzahl-Kurort Oberwiesenthal line; Hungary: the narrow gauge railways with steam working; Plinthed for posterity; Germany: Shrimp attacks the Brocken climb and Steam up the Schiefe Ebene, and a brief note on Slovakia's Steam 150
Front Cover - Photo charter at BSC Redcar with Middleton Railway's Hudswell Clarke MIrvale and Foxfleld's Lion - 9 October 1996, courtesy Bob Avery, Poster, courtesy of Onslow's. Class 150/2, courtesy Bryan Phllpott, 89001, leaving Shipley with 11.36 Bradford Forster Square-Kings Cross, 23 July 1997 courtesy Tarry Hanson.
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