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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
EADLINE NEWS New ScotRail franchise holder plans regular steam on eight routes: star- studded big-screen remake of Dada€ s Army to be filmed on North Yorkshire Moors Railway; repatriated Turkish Stanier 8F bought for Boa€ ness & Kinneil Railway; A4 Dwight D. Eisenhower numberplate to be auctioned and the Dartmouth Steam Railway runs a freight train. NEWS First three engines booked for Steel, Steam & Stars IV; new parts made for A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman; Timken sponsors new P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales as all 20 wheels cast or ordered; work begins on Great Central bridge embankment; North Yorkshire Moors Railway rejects new Pickering main line link proposal; action from Keighley & Worth Valley, Great Central, Epping, Ffestiniog, Lynton & Barnstaple and North Gloucestershire galas; Brunel artefacts rediscovered at Paddington; South Tynedale Barber steams at last; Bluebell Railway EMU restored by Bombardier; first trains to Corwen East, Severn Valley plans a year of events to celebrate 50th anniversary; and Taff Vale tank back in Durham. MAIN LINE NEWS 60 B1 Mayflower could make passenger debut in February; West Coast steam ban is lifted for the moment, Bittern in Birmingham New Street first, and two a€~Black Fivesa€ for a€~Cathedrals Expressa€ Christmas specials. WITH FULL REGULATOR 65 Don Benn looks at the a€~Scottish Lowlandera€ trip to compare performances today with those in the steam era. Regulars Centre spread 58 John Storera€ s view of Tangmere on the Dawlish sea wall takes centre stage. Main Line Tours 68 Steam and heritage diesel railtours. Railwayana 74 Auction news and events. Platform 76 Where your views matter most. Scale Heritage Railway 94 Toddingtona€ s No. 2807 released by Hornby. Up & Running 96 Museums and heritage lines. The Month Ahead 114 Upcoming galas and events. Features Capitals united by steam If Scotland had voted a€~yesa€ to independence, we could be seeing truly international expresses between the English and Scottish capitals. Brian Sharpe examines the history of steam running on the Anglo- Scottish main lines, which has seen a revival in recent years after a very long gap. The Great Western comes to the Moors The North Yorkshire Moors Railwaya€ s autumn steam gala on September 26-28 had an unusual theme a€ the Great Western. Brian Sharpe reports on the event with three visiting engines from that railway, all from classes which have never been seen on the line before Black Morayshire boosts Great Central crowds 70 The only appearance of LNER D49 4-4-0 No. 62712 Morayshire south of the Scottish border in British Railways black livery was the icing on the cake of a stupendous Great Central Railway autumn steam gala, writes Robin Jones. Taunton shed reborn! 72 The theme for this yeara€ s West Somerset Railway October 2-5 autumn steam gala was the 50th anniversary of the closure of Taunton shed a€" with forgotten locomotives from those distant days coming back to life as the crowds flocked to Minehead. 78 Steam across the border 2014 Anglo-Scottish steam workings have become almost commonplace. Brian Sharpe reports on a four day steam tour of the West Highlands in glorious autumn weather. The Vulcan story 84 Visitors to Barrow Hill roundhouse will be aware that there is a new steam locomotive in action there now. Martyn Ashworth recounts the story of the black 0-4-0ST called Vulcan and owned by the Vulcan Locomotive Trust. Severn Valley gala variety 88 The Severn Valley autumn steam gala is always a highlight of the steam enthusiastsa€ calendar, with one of the most complex and intensive steam timetables to be seen on any heritage line and trains operating continuously from Friday morning until Sunday night.
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