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4 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: THE COTSWOLD CARNIVAL OF STEAM IS HERE!
Steam galas have long been a vital part of the UKa€ s heritage scene and now the larger lines are vying with each other to put on ever bigger and more spectacular events. Yet what makes a successful gala, and who does it appeal to? The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, a relative latecomer on the preservation scene, has over the past quarter century progressed from an industrial tank engine operation to one that can lay on an event rivalling the best in the country, as we shall see on 31 May-3 June.
40 THE EARLIER THE BETTER!
The second standard gauge steam locomotive to be built in the UK this millennium was unveiled on 13 July last year. Like the first to be built, it was a replica and again like the first (the Steam Elephant) it is of a prototype dating back some 190 years. Beamish Museuma€ s Puffing Billy replica is the latest development in the expanding interest in early railways. The museuma€ s curator of transport Paul Jarman discusses the early locomotive lineage and suggests some further subjects for the replica treatment.
47 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: THE GREAT a€~GREAT BRITAINa€ : THE ONE THEY SAID COULDNa€ T BE DONE!
There were so many reasons from the start why the Railway Touring Companya€ s a€~Great Britaina€ nine-day Easter a€~Landa€ s End to John Oa€ Groatsa€ steam marathon could have gone badly wrong, but none materialised. Taking full advantage of the splendid sunshine and untypical soaring temperatures, Brian Sharpe followed the trip, the biggest ever undertaken by steam on the British national network from start to finish, capturing all the classic locations for our special souvenir issue to mark the feat. Words by Robin Jones
74 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: BREAM STEAM EN ROUTE TO BUDAPEST!
Bill Parkera€ s Flour Mill Colliery restoration workshops at Bream in the Forest of Dean has acquired an enviable reputation for outstanding work on classic locomotives like City of Truro and the two surviving Beattie well tanks. However, members of the Flour Mill team made history of their own big time when they took their GWR prairie No 5521 to Poland en route to the Hungarian National Railway Museum, and wowed the crowds with superb steam performances during the Wolsztyn depot centenary celebrations on 30 April, as Fred Kerr exclusively reports in words and pictures.
80 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: LLANGOLLENa€ S STEAM EISTEDDFOD
Hot on the heels of the West Somerset Railwaya€ s landmark spring gala came another a€~carnival of steama€ event, the Heritage Railway-sponsored Steel, Steam & Stars gala at the Llangollen Railway, which aimed to raise vital funds for the building of a new GWR Grange. Eleven locomotives in steam, superb organisation and two days of unbroken sunshine made it a resounding success, for the railway, the town and the 6880 Betton Grange project, as Robin Jones reports.
86 THIRTY YEARS OF THE NENE VALLEY RAILWAY
The Nene Valley Railway is one of a number of lines celebrating 30 years of operation this year. It has to be said that it is not the most exciting train ride in Britain, but for the volunteer, there is always something new. Brian Sharpe, a long-serving volunteer on the line, recalls some of the highlights of the past 30 years.
100 THE CHANGEOVER YEARS: TRAIN TRAVELS AT 10!
There can be few enthusiasts whose interest did not start with underlining numbers in an ABC. John Crosse recalls the early days of his involvement in the hobby, when there were a lot of numbers to underline.
Regulars
5 HEADLINE NEWS
Green Arrowa€ s main line career ends with York boiler inspection: Mid-Hants buys a€~forgottena€ Standard 4; A4 Bittern to debut on Kinga€ s Cross-York trip; Leighton Buzzard Baldwin now ready, and tributes paid to preservation pioneer Captain Bill Smith.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE
Great Central Railway Workington shed project: first plan drawn up; steam back at Beddgelert after 70 years; frames cut for Severn Valley BR Standard 3 tank new-build project; why North Yorkshire Moors Railway LNER gala was aborted; locomotive trio picked for North Woolwich a€~revivala€ ; a€~forgottena€ nameplates under bed fetch Ã
Steam galas have long been a vital part of the UKa€ s heritage scene and now the larger lines are vying with each other to put on ever bigger and more spectacular events. Yet what makes a successful gala, and who does it appeal to? The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, a relative latecomer on the preservation scene, has over the past quarter century progressed from an industrial tank engine operation to one that can lay on an event rivalling the best in the country, as we shall see on 31 May-3 June.
40 THE EARLIER THE BETTER!
The second standard gauge steam locomotive to be built in the UK this millennium was unveiled on 13 July last year. Like the first to be built, it was a replica and again like the first (the Steam Elephant) it is of a prototype dating back some 190 years. Beamish Museuma€ s Puffing Billy replica is the latest development in the expanding interest in early railways. The museuma€ s curator of transport Paul Jarman discusses the early locomotive lineage and suggests some further subjects for the replica treatment.
47 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: THE GREAT a€~GREAT BRITAINa€ : THE ONE THEY SAID COULDNa€ T BE DONE!
There were so many reasons from the start why the Railway Touring Companya€ s a€~Great Britaina€ nine-day Easter a€~Landa€ s End to John Oa€ Groatsa€ steam marathon could have gone badly wrong, but none materialised. Taking full advantage of the splendid sunshine and untypical soaring temperatures, Brian Sharpe followed the trip, the biggest ever undertaken by steam on the British national network from start to finish, capturing all the classic locations for our special souvenir issue to mark the feat. Words by Robin Jones
74 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: BREAM STEAM EN ROUTE TO BUDAPEST!
Bill Parkera€ s Flour Mill Colliery restoration workshops at Bream in the Forest of Dean has acquired an enviable reputation for outstanding work on classic locomotives like City of Truro and the two surviving Beattie well tanks. However, members of the Flour Mill team made history of their own big time when they took their GWR prairie No 5521 to Poland en route to the Hungarian National Railway Museum, and wowed the crowds with superb steam performances during the Wolsztyn depot centenary celebrations on 30 April, as Fred Kerr exclusively reports in words and pictures.
80 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: LLANGOLLENa€ S STEAM EISTEDDFOD
Hot on the heels of the West Somerset Railwaya€ s landmark spring gala came another a€~carnival of steama€ event, the Heritage Railway-sponsored Steel, Steam & Stars gala at the Llangollen Railway, which aimed to raise vital funds for the building of a new GWR Grange. Eleven locomotives in steam, superb organisation and two days of unbroken sunshine made it a resounding success, for the railway, the town and the 6880 Betton Grange project, as Robin Jones reports.
86 THIRTY YEARS OF THE NENE VALLEY RAILWAY
The Nene Valley Railway is one of a number of lines celebrating 30 years of operation this year. It has to be said that it is not the most exciting train ride in Britain, but for the volunteer, there is always something new. Brian Sharpe, a long-serving volunteer on the line, recalls some of the highlights of the past 30 years.
100 THE CHANGEOVER YEARS: TRAIN TRAVELS AT 10!
There can be few enthusiasts whose interest did not start with underlining numbers in an ABC. John Crosse recalls the early days of his involvement in the hobby, when there were a lot of numbers to underline.
Regulars
5 HEADLINE NEWS
Green Arrowa€ s main line career ends with York boiler inspection: Mid-Hants buys a€~forgottena€ Standard 4; A4 Bittern to debut on Kinga€ s Cross-York trip; Leighton Buzzard Baldwin now ready, and tributes paid to preservation pioneer Captain Bill Smith.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE
Great Central Railway Workington shed project: first plan drawn up; steam back at Beddgelert after 70 years; frames cut for Severn Valley BR Standard 3 tank new-build project; why North Yorkshire Moors Railway LNER gala was aborted; locomotive trio picked for North Woolwich a€~revivala€ ; a€~forgottena€ nameplates under bed fetch Ã
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