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Comment - A picture of Swindon prompts editor, Chris Leigh.to remember the delights of Sunday shed bashing trips. Call attention - Introducing Messrs Erescey and Riddlesover, two locomotive designers you probably haven't heard of, plus Jim McNab an artist with emery paper. Basingstoke - 70D - Just on 50 miles from Waterloo was a small SR shed with an interesting locomotive allocation. We've a map and some great colour illustrations. Platform - Our monthly letters page includes some comments on chime whistles and Bill Stands' diary. Glasgow: Steam mecca OF THE NORTH - 2 - Frank Hornby concludes his account of shed bashing around Glasgow in the 1950s. Men AT work: Shed turn - A 'Call Attention' special photo-feature goes among the grime and decay to look at railwaymen on various shed duties. Steam fare - The place to buy and sell your railwayana through our free advertisement page. Main line points - Collect the coupons and save money on selected rail-related goods and services. Gates - 3 - Signalling expert Richard Fitzgibbons considers the gated level crossings of the Great Western Railway. beyer-garratt, kilworth 1948 - Something a little different this month as the Aerofilms photographer flies low over an LMS-liveried 'Garratt.' I THINK IT'S broken - The locomotive casualty reports for St. Rollox in the 1950s form the background to Gavin Whitelaw's account. Engine TOOLS - Engine tools were sometimes jealously guarded, at others abused and even purloined. R.H.N. Hardy recalls some of the unusual ways in which he saw them used. "When I START, DIG IN" - 2 - Michael Harris concludes his account of locomotive working by the elite enginemen of Western Region's Old Oak Common depot. Walk THE line - NRM librarian Philip Atkins has walked the Nidd Valley Railway to take a series of 'now' pictures to match those taken in 1928. My favolkite things - David Shepherd, the man who loves giants, provides a glimpse of his railwayana collection which includes three locomotives. All things considered - In recent years classes of passenger service and accommodation on trains have been eroded and compartments have given way to open carriages. Andrew Dow argues for the return of choice. Bits N' pieces - COMPETITION - Identify engines, bridges and locations to win places on a behind-the-scenes trip to the National Railway Museum and other great prizes. Cover: It is April 1960 at Basingstoke shed (70D) and Maunsell 'King Arthur' class 4-6-0 No. 30798 Sir Hectimere has its grate cleaned.
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