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LIVING THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: TORNADO DEBUTS ON GREAT CENTRAL - At the start of the same month that Britain marked the 40th anniversary of the end of steam on British Railways, the first new steam locomotive built for service on the national network in 48 years moved under its own power for the first time. By the end of August, Peppercorn A1 Pacific Tornado had already made several trips with a full-length passenger train on the Great Central Railway, as Robin Jones and Brian Sharpe report.
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY GUINEAS! - The world, and steam preservation, have moved on since 1968. However, many passengers on the re-enactment of 1T57, the a€ 15 Guinea Speciala€ had also been on the original 40 years ago. Stephen Leyland was one of them, and recounts his experiences in this exclusive News Focus Special feature highlighting West Coast Railwaysa€ splendid re-run of the legendary train again starring Oliver Cromwell.
PRESERVATION IN THE EASTERN US - The Eastern USA, often neglected by British visitors who head for better-known lines in the Rockies, has much to offer. Leading railway bookseller Robert Humm reports a variety of static and operating heritage venues.
THE APEDALE PROJECT: BUILDING A NATIONAL MUSEUM - With the Moseley Railway Trust gearing up to hold its first open weekend at its new running line at Apedale Heritage Centre in the Potteries on 13/14 September, Andrew Neale outlines the organisationa€ s history and its ambitious bid to create a unique national working museum of industrial narrow gauge locomotives.
AUTUMN GALAS GUIDE - The first part in our guide to the best of the autumn galas highlighting the best of the heritage railway year.
LIFE AFTER BR STEAM - 11 August 1968 really was the turning point in the lives of British steam enthusiasts. We know now that the preservation movement has gone from strength to strength, but as John Crosse reports, 40 years ago, there was a huge void to be filled.
1968 a€ THE END OF STEAM? - While attention was focused on the north-west in 1968, the Western Region had been all-diesel for three years. There was steam on BR though, despite the ban, as Peter Chatman recalls.
REGULARS:
OPINION
HEADLINE NEWS - Mid-Hants buys controlling interest in Bulleid Pacific Wadebridge: West Somerset Railway set to sell its first GWR locomotive to Buckfastleigh; new Sandringham cab built; tribute to B1 engineer Bob Mitchell; Sittingbourne & Kemsley may close in five months; go-ahead for major new steam and visitor centre at Stratford-upon-Avon and Royal Scot restorer Roland Kennington suffers stroke.
NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE - Rebuilt West Country Pacific Braunton is back a€" this time for real; Scots Guardsman takes Settle & Carlisle by storm; 12 to steam at big Llangollen Grange 2009 bash; Dukedog and City of Truro lead SVR gala double-headers; Barrow Hill Rail Power 2008 picture special; Swanage fare increase as heritage railway operating costs soar; Alan Pegler in health scare; bid to save Blenheim & Woodstock from bulldozers; GNR Jolly Fisherman marks his centenary; DMU fleet gutted in double arson attack, and Deltic D9016 Gordon Highlander may not be lost forever despite dismantling fears.
MORGAN - Heritage Railway Association chairman David Morgan questions Swale Borough Councila€ s attitude to saving the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway from clsure.
RAILWAYANA - Latest auction news and prices from Geoff Courtney.
THE THIN RED LINE by David Wilcock - Whata€ s in a name a€" should the Llangollen Railway become the Dee Valley Railway; plans for another German plandampf, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at breaking point because Whitby trains are too successful, and remembering B1 engineer Bob Mitchell.
MAIN LINE NEWS compiled by Cedric Johns - King Edward I returns to action of the a€~Torbay Expressa€ ; Oliver Cromwella€ s train derailed at Scarborough; a€~Black Fivea€ suffers cracked cylinder; Minehead turntable for October launch, Frinton-on-Sea residents lose fight to save landmark level crossing gates and Joan Greena€ s stunning centre spread of Princess Elizabeth at Birkett.
MAIN LINE TOUR ITINERARY - Brian Sharpea€ s guide to steam and heritage modern traction tours.
PLATFORM - Four pages where your views matter the most!
SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY - Bachmann unveils its LNWR a€~Super Da€ 0-8-0.
BR MAIN LINE STEAM: THE END - As part of national celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of BR standard gauge steam haulage, two exciting new products have emerged from the publishers of Heritage Railway. Steam: The Grand Finale is Alan Castlea€ s definitive a€~I was therea€ account; while Keith Langston has produced British Steam 1948-1968, a rich celebration of two decades of BR steam power oozing with nostalgia at every turn
LIVING THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: TORNADO DEBUTS ON GREAT CENTRAL - At the start of the same month that Britain marked the 40th anniversary of the end of steam on British Railways, the first new steam locomotive built for service on the national network in 48 years moved under its own power for the first time. By the end of August, Peppercorn A1 Pacific Tornado had already made several trips with a full-length passenger train on the Great Central Railway, as Robin Jones and Brian Sharpe report.
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY GUINEAS! - The world, and steam preservation, have moved on since 1968. However, many passengers on the re-enactment of 1T57, the a€ 15 Guinea Speciala€ had also been on the original 40 years ago. Stephen Leyland was one of them, and recounts his experiences in this exclusive News Focus Special feature highlighting West Coast Railwaysa€ splendid re-run of the legendary train again starring Oliver Cromwell.
PRESERVATION IN THE EASTERN US - The Eastern USA, often neglected by British visitors who head for better-known lines in the Rockies, has much to offer. Leading railway bookseller Robert Humm reports a variety of static and operating heritage venues.
THE APEDALE PROJECT: BUILDING A NATIONAL MUSEUM - With the Moseley Railway Trust gearing up to hold its first open weekend at its new running line at Apedale Heritage Centre in the Potteries on 13/14 September, Andrew Neale outlines the organisationa€ s history and its ambitious bid to create a unique national working museum of industrial narrow gauge locomotives.
AUTUMN GALAS GUIDE - The first part in our guide to the best of the autumn galas highlighting the best of the heritage railway year.
LIFE AFTER BR STEAM - 11 August 1968 really was the turning point in the lives of British steam enthusiasts. We know now that the preservation movement has gone from strength to strength, but as John Crosse reports, 40 years ago, there was a huge void to be filled.
1968 a€ THE END OF STEAM? - While attention was focused on the north-west in 1968, the Western Region had been all-diesel for three years. There was steam on BR though, despite the ban, as Peter Chatman recalls.
REGULARS:
OPINION
HEADLINE NEWS - Mid-Hants buys controlling interest in Bulleid Pacific Wadebridge: West Somerset Railway set to sell its first GWR locomotive to Buckfastleigh; new Sandringham cab built; tribute to B1 engineer Bob Mitchell; Sittingbourne & Kemsley may close in five months; go-ahead for major new steam and visitor centre at Stratford-upon-Avon and Royal Scot restorer Roland Kennington suffers stroke.
NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE - Rebuilt West Country Pacific Braunton is back a€" this time for real; Scots Guardsman takes Settle & Carlisle by storm; 12 to steam at big Llangollen Grange 2009 bash; Dukedog and City of Truro lead SVR gala double-headers; Barrow Hill Rail Power 2008 picture special; Swanage fare increase as heritage railway operating costs soar; Alan Pegler in health scare; bid to save Blenheim & Woodstock from bulldozers; GNR Jolly Fisherman marks his centenary; DMU fleet gutted in double arson attack, and Deltic D9016 Gordon Highlander may not be lost forever despite dismantling fears.
MORGAN - Heritage Railway Association chairman David Morgan questions Swale Borough Councila€ s attitude to saving the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway from clsure.
RAILWAYANA - Latest auction news and prices from Geoff Courtney.
THE THIN RED LINE by David Wilcock - Whata€ s in a name a€" should the Llangollen Railway become the Dee Valley Railway; plans for another German plandampf, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at breaking point because Whitby trains are too successful, and remembering B1 engineer Bob Mitchell.
MAIN LINE NEWS compiled by Cedric Johns - King Edward I returns to action of the a€~Torbay Expressa€ ; Oliver Cromwella€ s train derailed at Scarborough; a€~Black Fivea€ suffers cracked cylinder; Minehead turntable for October launch, Frinton-on-Sea residents lose fight to save landmark level crossing gates and Joan Greena€ s stunning centre spread of Princess Elizabeth at Birkett.
MAIN LINE TOUR ITINERARY - Brian Sharpea€ s guide to steam and heritage modern traction tours.
PLATFORM - Four pages where your views matter the most!
SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY - Bachmann unveils its LNWR a€~Super Da€ 0-8-0.
BR MAIN LINE STEAM: THE END - As part of national celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of BR standard gauge steam haulage, two exciting new products have emerged from the publishers of Heritage Railway. Steam: The Grand Finale is Alan Castlea€ s definitive a€~I was therea€ account; while Keith Langston has produced British Steam 1948-1968, a rich celebration of two decades of BR steam power oozing with nostalgia at every turn
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