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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
2 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: Are we beating the a€~Big Four?a€
Four of the biggest stumbling blocks in the preservation sector stand in the way of railway revival schemes reaching their ultimate goals. With the West Somerset Railway recently fully reconnected to the main line and having the ability to accept regular incoming charter traffic after 35 years of hard campaigning, Robin Jones looks at the mountains which the Bluebell, Great Central, North Norfolk railways and Peak Rail must overcome if they are to turn dreams into reality and asks a€ what progress if any is being made?
43 COMPLETE EVENTS GUIDE 2007
Planning your weekends out now and want to know where all the galas are taking place? Are you hoping to catch the little blue tank engine, or stay light years away when plastic faces are the order of the day? Trying to hunt out those increasingly rare diesel galas, or again, avoid them? If so, our fully comprehensive pull-out annual events guide is a must. Galas and special events from lines big and small are listed a€" keep it in your glove compartment for facts at a glance all the year round. Not to mention the superb photography!
38 THE CHANGEOVER YEARS: QUADARTS AND HIGHBALLS IN THE SNOW!
Geoff Silcock takes us back to the time a blizzard hit north London, and reveals the contents of one of the first rolls of film he ever took, at his local station, Haringay, in the winter of 1961.
72 THE YEAR OF THE CHANGEOVER!
The a€~changeover yearsa€ are normally being defined as the change from steam to diesel traction, and in all probability the years 1964-68 would typify this process in the minds of many enthusiasts, not least because this is thought of as the period when grimy and rusting steam engines were to be seen at sheds alongside green diesel locomotives which themselves were not always displaying a sparkling coat of paint. John Crosse explores the livery styles of 1948, which was the year for change on the railways of Britain.
82 INDUSTRIAL SCENE: FOXFIELD WOOD a€" THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT
David Fletcher reports from Foxfield Colliery where final preparations are being made for the commencement of passenger services on the formidable 1-in-19 incline.
REGULARS
5 HEADLINE NEWS
Records tumble in boom year for heritage lines; could Duchess of Sutherland become City of London for 2012 Olympic games? Severn Valley and GCR in mogul-prairie a€~exchangea€ ; Sir Nigel Gresley gets main line funding; Ffestiniog locomen import Chinese tender engine; locomotive number plate stolen from engine inside National Railway Museum, and North Yorkshire Moors Railway signalling supremo dies on train.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE
Secret strategic reserve saved for nation; diesel to work Bluebell gala goods train; a€~sixtha€ USA dock tank arrives in Britain; well-wisher provides Ã
Four of the biggest stumbling blocks in the preservation sector stand in the way of railway revival schemes reaching their ultimate goals. With the West Somerset Railway recently fully reconnected to the main line and having the ability to accept regular incoming charter traffic after 35 years of hard campaigning, Robin Jones looks at the mountains which the Bluebell, Great Central, North Norfolk railways and Peak Rail must overcome if they are to turn dreams into reality and asks a€ what progress if any is being made?
43 COMPLETE EVENTS GUIDE 2007
Planning your weekends out now and want to know where all the galas are taking place? Are you hoping to catch the little blue tank engine, or stay light years away when plastic faces are the order of the day? Trying to hunt out those increasingly rare diesel galas, or again, avoid them? If so, our fully comprehensive pull-out annual events guide is a must. Galas and special events from lines big and small are listed a€" keep it in your glove compartment for facts at a glance all the year round. Not to mention the superb photography!
38 THE CHANGEOVER YEARS: QUADARTS AND HIGHBALLS IN THE SNOW!
Geoff Silcock takes us back to the time a blizzard hit north London, and reveals the contents of one of the first rolls of film he ever took, at his local station, Haringay, in the winter of 1961.
72 THE YEAR OF THE CHANGEOVER!
The a€~changeover yearsa€ are normally being defined as the change from steam to diesel traction, and in all probability the years 1964-68 would typify this process in the minds of many enthusiasts, not least because this is thought of as the period when grimy and rusting steam engines were to be seen at sheds alongside green diesel locomotives which themselves were not always displaying a sparkling coat of paint. John Crosse explores the livery styles of 1948, which was the year for change on the railways of Britain.
82 INDUSTRIAL SCENE: FOXFIELD WOOD a€" THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT
David Fletcher reports from Foxfield Colliery where final preparations are being made for the commencement of passenger services on the formidable 1-in-19 incline.
REGULARS
5 HEADLINE NEWS
Records tumble in boom year for heritage lines; could Duchess of Sutherland become City of London for 2012 Olympic games? Severn Valley and GCR in mogul-prairie a€~exchangea€ ; Sir Nigel Gresley gets main line funding; Ffestiniog locomen import Chinese tender engine; locomotive number plate stolen from engine inside National Railway Museum, and North Yorkshire Moors Railway signalling supremo dies on train.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE
Secret strategic reserve saved for nation; diesel to work Bluebell gala goods train; a€~sixtha€ USA dock tank arrives in Britain; well-wisher provides Ã
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