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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: A truly atmospheric railway - but will it remain that way?
The GWR's magnificent sea wall route between Exeter and Newton Abbot is one of the most photographed sections of railway in the world. But with new safety measures already being labelled an eyesore which could destroy the unique appearance of the red sandstone cliffs and fears of global warming further threatening the sea wall, what does the future hold for this section of the national network, asks Robin Jones.
INDUSTRIAL SCENE: Hearts of oak - and a railway runs through it!
Geoff Silcock reports on a Great British survivor of harbour steam... situated at Chatham Heritage Dockyard - Kent's best kept steam secret!
NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL:The capital of steam
Euston may have seen its last steam departure ever on July 9, But with three railtours from the city on that day alone, the steam age still lives on in the capital. Brian Sharpe examines the history of steam's retreat and subsequent return to the metropolis.
ROCKET SCIENCE
While Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive, it was Robert Stephenson, whose engine-building legacy has really stood the test of time, with his company, which built Rocket in 1829, still building BR diesels into the 1960s. No other locomotive builder has a history quite like it, as Brian Sharpe reports.
THE SEVERN BRIDGE...
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT! Victoria Bridge, a Grade 2+ listed structure, has recently undergone its third major refurbishment since the Severn Valley Railway began through operations between Bridgnorth and Bewdley in 1974. Phil Sowden gives a brief history of the bridge and describes work carried out during the last 30 years to ensure that it is maintained in a condition that befits both its historical and architectural importance.
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY!
The Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway opened on June 27 1904 and if it had not closed on March 10 1934 would have celebrated its centenary this year. Steam ran in that staggeringly beautiful Staffordshire valley for just 30 years: will it ever return, or simply remain another great British railway legend?, asks Keith Langston.
THE CHANGEOVER YEARS: Summer holidays - Eastern Region style!
What happened to the procession of heavy trains of antiquated coaching stock which ran to the east coast resorts on summer Saturdays, behind equallyantiquated freight engines - and not only back in the days of steam? Brian Sharpe looks for the answers.
HEADLINE NEWS
North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group in bid to buy Blue Peter; three new heritage lines open for public services; Sustrans supports Bodmin & Wenford's Wadebridge extension plan in U-turn and the steam locomotive found 1 70 feet below the surface of a flooded mine!
NEWS
New Matlock-Buxton line "would not pay" - can Peak Rail take over reinstatement plan? Barrington quarry line faces closure; railway fined Ã
The GWR's magnificent sea wall route between Exeter and Newton Abbot is one of the most photographed sections of railway in the world. But with new safety measures already being labelled an eyesore which could destroy the unique appearance of the red sandstone cliffs and fears of global warming further threatening the sea wall, what does the future hold for this section of the national network, asks Robin Jones.
INDUSTRIAL SCENE: Hearts of oak - and a railway runs through it!
Geoff Silcock reports on a Great British survivor of harbour steam... situated at Chatham Heritage Dockyard - Kent's best kept steam secret!
NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL:The capital of steam
Euston may have seen its last steam departure ever on July 9, But with three railtours from the city on that day alone, the steam age still lives on in the capital. Brian Sharpe examines the history of steam's retreat and subsequent return to the metropolis.
ROCKET SCIENCE
While Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive, it was Robert Stephenson, whose engine-building legacy has really stood the test of time, with his company, which built Rocket in 1829, still building BR diesels into the 1960s. No other locomotive builder has a history quite like it, as Brian Sharpe reports.
THE SEVERN BRIDGE...
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT! Victoria Bridge, a Grade 2+ listed structure, has recently undergone its third major refurbishment since the Severn Valley Railway began through operations between Bridgnorth and Bewdley in 1974. Phil Sowden gives a brief history of the bridge and describes work carried out during the last 30 years to ensure that it is maintained in a condition that befits both its historical and architectural importance.
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY!
The Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway opened on June 27 1904 and if it had not closed on March 10 1934 would have celebrated its centenary this year. Steam ran in that staggeringly beautiful Staffordshire valley for just 30 years: will it ever return, or simply remain another great British railway legend?, asks Keith Langston.
THE CHANGEOVER YEARS: Summer holidays - Eastern Region style!
What happened to the procession of heavy trains of antiquated coaching stock which ran to the east coast resorts on summer Saturdays, behind equallyantiquated freight engines - and not only back in the days of steam? Brian Sharpe looks for the answers.
HEADLINE NEWS
North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group in bid to buy Blue Peter; three new heritage lines open for public services; Sustrans supports Bodmin & Wenford's Wadebridge extension plan in U-turn and the steam locomotive found 1 70 feet below the surface of a flooded mine!
NEWS
New Matlock-Buxton line "would not pay" - can Peak Rail take over reinstatement plan? Barrington quarry line faces closure; railway fined Ã
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