Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Fore & aft - Balanced running trials for the 'WD' 2-8-0: New contributor Charles Taylor describes an experiment with No. 90527 to try and prevent 'for and aft' oscillation of these engines at speeds over 25mph
A peep at Penrhyn: After last month's look at the 4ft gauge Padarn Railway, at Dinorwic, Peter Hay recalls the last days of the 2ft gauge Penrhyn Railway, in 1961
The National Railway Museum Portfolio - John G. Click: Nigel Harris delves into the York archives of private collections once again to present a selection of top quality BR steam photography produced by a former railwayman
Book Review: A critical look at some recent books.
The climb to Rattery: A colour feature by David Marriott, recalling WR steam at work in South Devon in September 1959
The Suez Crisis, 1956 - BR's biggest missed opportunity: Alan Eamshaw concludes his three-pan investigation into this crisis, in which BR was losing the battle with the road haulage lobby
Scraping the barrel at Polmadie: George C. Holyhead concludes his recollections of life as a young passed cleaner at Glasgow's 66A
Memoirs of a champion spotter - A 60-hour stretch: Pat Uvans 'copped' more than 16,000 BR steam engines in the late '50s and early '60s. He outlines some of the techniques and planning required to successfully pursue an intensive three-day shed bashing trip on the North Eastern Region.
S.C. Townroe - memorial colour feature - A tribute to the photographic legacy of Stephen Townroe, featuring transparencies published by Colour Rail
Platform: A selection from the editor's postbag, featuring readers views on jacket design, amongst other topics of debate and concern
Steam World' Subscription Offer: Why not try a post-free subscription?
Front cover: The 'WD' 2-8-0s were very much a 'Cinderella' class, frequently run-down and often indescribably filthy, they were nevertheless responsible for the movement of hundreds of thousands of tons of freight - especially coal. No. 90041 is taking the Edinburgh line at Hilton Junction, with an up freight. See feature, pages 6-11.
A peep at Penrhyn: After last month's look at the 4ft gauge Padarn Railway, at Dinorwic, Peter Hay recalls the last days of the 2ft gauge Penrhyn Railway, in 1961
The National Railway Museum Portfolio - John G. Click: Nigel Harris delves into the York archives of private collections once again to present a selection of top quality BR steam photography produced by a former railwayman
Book Review: A critical look at some recent books.
The climb to Rattery: A colour feature by David Marriott, recalling WR steam at work in South Devon in September 1959
The Suez Crisis, 1956 - BR's biggest missed opportunity: Alan Eamshaw concludes his three-pan investigation into this crisis, in which BR was losing the battle with the road haulage lobby
Scraping the barrel at Polmadie: George C. Holyhead concludes his recollections of life as a young passed cleaner at Glasgow's 66A
Memoirs of a champion spotter - A 60-hour stretch: Pat Uvans 'copped' more than 16,000 BR steam engines in the late '50s and early '60s. He outlines some of the techniques and planning required to successfully pursue an intensive three-day shed bashing trip on the North Eastern Region.
S.C. Townroe - memorial colour feature - A tribute to the photographic legacy of Stephen Townroe, featuring transparencies published by Colour Rail
Platform: A selection from the editor's postbag, featuring readers views on jacket design, amongst other topics of debate and concern
Steam World' Subscription Offer: Why not try a post-free subscription?
Front cover: The 'WD' 2-8-0s were very much a 'Cinderella' class, frequently run-down and often indescribably filthy, they were nevertheless responsible for the movement of hundreds of thousands of tons of freight - especially coal. No. 90041 is taking the Edinburgh line at Hilton Junction, with an up freight. See feature, pages 6-11.
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