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rains of Thought The Swansong of Steam on the North Eastern Region - Verdun Wake recalls the last eighteen months of steam workings in the birthplace of the steam railway a€ the North-East of England. The Autumn 1957 Rail Closures in Ireland - Many railway enthusiasts travelled across the Irish Sea to witness steam locomotives in action in Ireland, and fifty years on Neil Sprinks takes a look at the drastic line closures in Ireland which occurred as early as the autumn of 1957. STEAM DAYS in Colour 34: Steam around Exeter - The Western and Southern Region lines around the city of Exeter in Devon in the 1950s and 1960s are the subject of this month's All-Colour photo-feature where an excellent variety of former Southern Railway and Great Western motive power could still be witnessed until the end of steam in the area. LEEDS - Part 1: The LMS Inheritance - The industrial city of Leeds, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was once served by the Midland Railway, the L&YR, the North Eastern Railway, and the Great Northern, in addition to the L&NWR. In the first of a two-part article on Leeds, Andrew Wilson takes a look at the influence of the Midland Railway, the L&YR, and the L&NWR, and later the LMS in and around Leeds. Scottish Sports Specials - Graham Leggat looks briefly at the special trains that were operated by the Scottish Region of British Railways to serve the myriad of association football matches, rugby union fixtures, and race meetings that were held from 1955 until 1966 in Scotland. Tail Lamp a€" Readers' Letters Cover: This month's 'All-Colour' photo-feature' features steam around Exeter, and in May 1961 we find Collett 'Castle' class 4-6-0 No 5024 Carew Castle pulling away from Exeter St David's station with a westbound express. Before the principal Western Region expresses through Exeter were turned over to the new diesel-hydraulic locomotives this was an ideal location to see 'Castles' and 'Kings' at work on heavy passenger trains.
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