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easter in east anglia - In 1957, despite the introduction of BR Standard steam classes and the encroachment of DMUs, Bill Ashcroft and three friends were delighted to discover a good selection of Great Eastern Railway motive power, when they toured by rail from the north-west to spend a long Easter weekend in East Anglia.
WR 4-6-Os in london in superb colour - A visit to London Raddington, or the nearby Old Oak Common shed, was always a delight for enthusiasts of GWR 4-6-0s as Geoff Rixon recalls with this selection of colour views from 1962.
the saga of an elderly LBSCR '13' 4-4-2 tank - Once at the forefront of LBSCR motive power, in their younger days the Brighton 13' 4-4-2 tanks were employed on heavy trains, such as 'The Sunny South Express' and other key expresses. Philip Evetts recounts a footplate ride in early 1951 on an express from London Bridge to Eastbourne. However, not everything went according to plan.
A unique rescue plan for the great central - In the late 1950s the writing was on the wall for passenger services over the Great Central main line to London. However, a plan, proposed in 1960 but now largely forgotten, envisaged a form of 'privatisation' to maintain passenger services.
boxes full of memories -Concluding his account of working in signalboxes. Rod Fowkes recalk the difficulties of bad weather and successful train regulation.
anytime, any PLACE, anywhere - William Stanier was transferred to the Railway Executive during the Second World War, and as Brian Topping explains, his replacement Charles E. Fairburn, soon set about redesigning the 2-6-4Ts.
A great welsh shed bash - Concluding his account of a tour in September 1961 using a seven-dav all-line Wales rover ticket and a fistful of shed permits. Patrick Evans is trying to mop up sheds in west Wales in his quest to see as many steam locomotives as possible.
own A steam world VIDEO! - Steam World's own video archive - using readers' footage - has expanded to a 15th volume. The latest release covers Central England and the complete collection covers almost every area of the country!
that reminds me...Today's electric trains whisk past Offord so swiftly that many passengers barely have a chance to glance at the view of the River Ouse. However, as Andrew Dow explains, for a brief moment in the 1930s this short stretch of the East Coast Main Line had its '15 minutes of fame'.
comment - Editor Mel Holley argues that it is important that records are kept about pressure groups that tried to save railways from closure, even if their campaigns were unsuccessful.
call attention - More oddities, suggestions and comments from the steam years.
the fastline files - With another helping of superb black and white images from the infrastructure archive of Fastline Photographic Ltd, Andrew Dow examines signalling on the North Eastern Region.
from derby shed to schubert...In the fifth part of his revealing series on his youthful experiences around Derby and Nottingham, former BR manager Norman Roycroft recalls the astonishing variety of tasks performed by a junior clerk, including encounters with some 'difficult' passengers - and an irate stationmaster.
How To subscribe To steam world! - You can save money off the cover price of each issue and get the magazine posted to your home at our expense before ifs in the shops!
platform - Debate and discussion on a wide variety of topics - across the entire steam scene.
stratford forever! - Compared with staff next door in the Works, those at Stratford shed were paid less, and also worked unsocial hours. With poor working conditions, and a backlog of building repairs, it was a recipe for severe industrial unrest as R.N.H. Hardy recalls in his series about the East London shed.
great shot! - One could say that there's more than a whiff of 'Addlestrop' about this magnificent colour picture of GWR 2-6-2T No. 5537 on a Newquay train at Chaccwater, in September 1959.
next issue - Don't miss our peek at next month's timetable, to find out what's going to arrive in the April issue of Britain's top-selling historical railway magazine. Don't miss out - order your copy from the newsagents now!
On the cover: An Eastern Region Class 'V2' 2-6-2 in prime 34A King's Cross (Top Shed) condition heads a down fitted freight through Finsbury Park in June 1962
WR 4-6-Os in london in superb colour - A visit to London Raddington, or the nearby Old Oak Common shed, was always a delight for enthusiasts of GWR 4-6-0s as Geoff Rixon recalls with this selection of colour views from 1962.
the saga of an elderly LBSCR '13' 4-4-2 tank - Once at the forefront of LBSCR motive power, in their younger days the Brighton 13' 4-4-2 tanks were employed on heavy trains, such as 'The Sunny South Express' and other key expresses. Philip Evetts recounts a footplate ride in early 1951 on an express from London Bridge to Eastbourne. However, not everything went according to plan.
A unique rescue plan for the great central - In the late 1950s the writing was on the wall for passenger services over the Great Central main line to London. However, a plan, proposed in 1960 but now largely forgotten, envisaged a form of 'privatisation' to maintain passenger services.
boxes full of memories -Concluding his account of working in signalboxes. Rod Fowkes recalk the difficulties of bad weather and successful train regulation.
anytime, any PLACE, anywhere - William Stanier was transferred to the Railway Executive during the Second World War, and as Brian Topping explains, his replacement Charles E. Fairburn, soon set about redesigning the 2-6-4Ts.
A great welsh shed bash - Concluding his account of a tour in September 1961 using a seven-dav all-line Wales rover ticket and a fistful of shed permits. Patrick Evans is trying to mop up sheds in west Wales in his quest to see as many steam locomotives as possible.
own A steam world VIDEO! - Steam World's own video archive - using readers' footage - has expanded to a 15th volume. The latest release covers Central England and the complete collection covers almost every area of the country!
that reminds me...Today's electric trains whisk past Offord so swiftly that many passengers barely have a chance to glance at the view of the River Ouse. However, as Andrew Dow explains, for a brief moment in the 1930s this short stretch of the East Coast Main Line had its '15 minutes of fame'.
comment - Editor Mel Holley argues that it is important that records are kept about pressure groups that tried to save railways from closure, even if their campaigns were unsuccessful.
call attention - More oddities, suggestions and comments from the steam years.
the fastline files - With another helping of superb black and white images from the infrastructure archive of Fastline Photographic Ltd, Andrew Dow examines signalling on the North Eastern Region.
from derby shed to schubert...In the fifth part of his revealing series on his youthful experiences around Derby and Nottingham, former BR manager Norman Roycroft recalls the astonishing variety of tasks performed by a junior clerk, including encounters with some 'difficult' passengers - and an irate stationmaster.
How To subscribe To steam world! - You can save money off the cover price of each issue and get the magazine posted to your home at our expense before ifs in the shops!
platform - Debate and discussion on a wide variety of topics - across the entire steam scene.
stratford forever! - Compared with staff next door in the Works, those at Stratford shed were paid less, and also worked unsocial hours. With poor working conditions, and a backlog of building repairs, it was a recipe for severe industrial unrest as R.N.H. Hardy recalls in his series about the East London shed.
great shot! - One could say that there's more than a whiff of 'Addlestrop' about this magnificent colour picture of GWR 2-6-2T No. 5537 on a Newquay train at Chaccwater, in September 1959.
next issue - Don't miss our peek at next month's timetable, to find out what's going to arrive in the April issue of Britain's top-selling historical railway magazine. Don't miss out - order your copy from the newsagents now!
On the cover: An Eastern Region Class 'V2' 2-6-2 in prime 34A King's Cross (Top Shed) condition heads a down fitted freight through Finsbury Park in June 1962
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