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36 ICE IN NOVEMBER TO BEAR A DUCK
The rest of the old wives saying suggests there will be a€~nothing more than sludge and mucka€ , but the winter of 2010 is proving the saying wrong as record low temperatrures and heavy snowfalls which hit Britain well before the end of November have continued well into December, with forecasters still predicting more of the same. Brian Sharpe reviews the weather conditions.
66 a€~BLACK FIVEa€
Sir William Staniera€ s mixed traffic 4-6-0 is one of the most successful designs of steam locomotive ever to have worked in Britain. Dave Wilson, who worked on them in later BR days, illustrates just how competent the performances of the a€~Black Fivesa€ could be.
46 BUT IS IT PRESERVATION?
By 2005, the heritage railway movement had expanded way beyond what anyone could have imagined in their wildest dreams. There were still new schemes being launched on a regular basis, but one project came to dominate all others, and it was not even a€~preservationa€ in the strictest sense of the word. Robin Jones and Brian Sharpe bring the story up to 2009.
72 IF CARLSBERG DID RAILWAYS: THE FURKA COGWHEEL RAILWAY
Switzerland is a country of many railway revelations but to enjoy the pleasure of a 18-kilometre steam-operated rack line rising to over 2000 metres in the midst of Oberland splendour is a true delight, but one that most UK enthusiasts seem to ignore. Phil Waterfield reports from what must now be Europea€ s most spectacular steam railway.
80 MEET THE WORKERS
Museums can display steam engines in pristine condition or even in steam but what was it really like to work on them? Peter Brown reports from STEAM, The Museum of the Great Western Railway, which offers a unique insight into the days of steam.
88 WAVERLEY REVIVAL
Closed on 25 April 1969, the Waverley Route from Carlisle to Edinburgh, part of which is to be restored as part of the national network, is still one of the most fondly remembered, as David Cross recounts from the latter days of its operation, with photography by Derek Cross.
Regulars
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Jeremy Hoskinga€ s trust buys GWR 4-6-0 No 6024 King Edward I, the winners of both the Heritage Railway Association annual awards and National Rail Heritage Awards counterparts, plus Britannia to end main line loaded test run by starring in big West Somerset Railway spring steam gala.
10 NEWS
Lynton & Barnstaple snaps up Snapper Halt; Bath Sydney Gardens fence plans spark anger; more Patriot wheels cast as boiler appeal prepared; services on the heritage lines beat the big freeze while parts of the national network ground to a halt; GWR steam railmotor bogie and carriage united; blue King appears in daylight; Southwold in Wenhaston station bid; Gloucesters Warwickshire sets date for reopening to Cheltenham Racecourse and Laverton extension; Settle & Carlisle winter spectacular, Hornby opens a new visitor centre at Margate and Mallet set to run on Welsh Highland
40 THE THIN RED LINE
Following his broadside at the a€~Kinchley Lane Syndromea€ , David Wilcock continues to urge photographers to
36 ICE IN NOVEMBER TO BEAR A DUCK
The rest of the old wives saying suggests there will be a€~nothing more than sludge and mucka€ , but the winter of 2010 is proving the saying wrong as record low temperatrures and heavy snowfalls which hit Britain well before the end of November have continued well into December, with forecasters still predicting more of the same. Brian Sharpe reviews the weather conditions.
66 a€~BLACK FIVEa€
Sir William Staniera€ s mixed traffic 4-6-0 is one of the most successful designs of steam locomotive ever to have worked in Britain. Dave Wilson, who worked on them in later BR days, illustrates just how competent the performances of the a€~Black Fivesa€ could be.
46 BUT IS IT PRESERVATION?
By 2005, the heritage railway movement had expanded way beyond what anyone could have imagined in their wildest dreams. There were still new schemes being launched on a regular basis, but one project came to dominate all others, and it was not even a€~preservationa€ in the strictest sense of the word. Robin Jones and Brian Sharpe bring the story up to 2009.
72 IF CARLSBERG DID RAILWAYS: THE FURKA COGWHEEL RAILWAY
Switzerland is a country of many railway revelations but to enjoy the pleasure of a 18-kilometre steam-operated rack line rising to over 2000 metres in the midst of Oberland splendour is a true delight, but one that most UK enthusiasts seem to ignore. Phil Waterfield reports from what must now be Europea€ s most spectacular steam railway.
80 MEET THE WORKERS
Museums can display steam engines in pristine condition or even in steam but what was it really like to work on them? Peter Brown reports from STEAM, The Museum of the Great Western Railway, which offers a unique insight into the days of steam.
88 WAVERLEY REVIVAL
Closed on 25 April 1969, the Waverley Route from Carlisle to Edinburgh, part of which is to be restored as part of the national network, is still one of the most fondly remembered, as David Cross recounts from the latter days of its operation, with photography by Derek Cross.
Regulars
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Jeremy Hoskinga€ s trust buys GWR 4-6-0 No 6024 King Edward I, the winners of both the Heritage Railway Association annual awards and National Rail Heritage Awards counterparts, plus Britannia to end main line loaded test run by starring in big West Somerset Railway spring steam gala.
10 NEWS
Lynton & Barnstaple snaps up Snapper Halt; Bath Sydney Gardens fence plans spark anger; more Patriot wheels cast as boiler appeal prepared; services on the heritage lines beat the big freeze while parts of the national network ground to a halt; GWR steam railmotor bogie and carriage united; blue King appears in daylight; Southwold in Wenhaston station bid; Gloucesters Warwickshire sets date for reopening to Cheltenham Racecourse and Laverton extension; Settle & Carlisle winter spectacular, Hornby opens a new visitor centre at Margate and Mallet set to run on Welsh Highland
40 THE THIN RED LINE
Following his broadside at the a€~Kinchley Lane Syndromea€ , David Wilcock continues to urge photographers to
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