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SEVERN VALLEYa€ S a€~MIRACLEa€ GALA - A year after so much of it was washed away by floods, the Severn Valley Railway enjoyed one of the most spectacular galas in its history, with bumper crowds turning out to see scenes from the Cambrian Line re-created during the 19-21 September event, writes Robin Jones.
MUST WE LET THIS BE SWEPT AWAY? - The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, now under threat of closure with its last trains pencilled in for Boxing Day, holds a unique place in Britaina€ s proud transport history; for the extensive operation at the former Bowatera€ s paper mill internal system was the last working industrial narrow gauge steam in Britain, outlasting both the Welsh slate quarries and the Midlands ironstone lines, as it did not finish until October 1969, writes Andrew Neale, in a News Focus Special.
CLASS 40: THE FIRST 10 YEARS - The 40th anniversary of the demise of steam also marks 50 years since the introduction of the first class of express main line diesel to be built in quantity for BR. J Crosse explores the part these diesels played in the elimination of steam.
THE MAGIC OF INDIA - The time-honoured expression from the era of the Raj and the time of British rule - a€~When I was in Indiaa€ - can now be said by Derek Rayner, who went on a memorable holiday to India in early 2007. Derek tells of some of the rare and interesting vintage railway and other items that they saw.
ISLE OF MAN - 60S STYLE! - The Isle of Man transport system is a true time warp, but back in the 1960s the steam railway was even more impressive, as Gavin Morrison recalls.
REGULARS:
HEADLINE NEWS - Fighting fund launched to save Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway; North Yorkshire Moors Railway wins Ã
SEVERN VALLEYa€ S a€~MIRACLEa€ GALA - A year after so much of it was washed away by floods, the Severn Valley Railway enjoyed one of the most spectacular galas in its history, with bumper crowds turning out to see scenes from the Cambrian Line re-created during the 19-21 September event, writes Robin Jones.
MUST WE LET THIS BE SWEPT AWAY? - The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, now under threat of closure with its last trains pencilled in for Boxing Day, holds a unique place in Britaina€ s proud transport history; for the extensive operation at the former Bowatera€ s paper mill internal system was the last working industrial narrow gauge steam in Britain, outlasting both the Welsh slate quarries and the Midlands ironstone lines, as it did not finish until October 1969, writes Andrew Neale, in a News Focus Special.
CLASS 40: THE FIRST 10 YEARS - The 40th anniversary of the demise of steam also marks 50 years since the introduction of the first class of express main line diesel to be built in quantity for BR. J Crosse explores the part these diesels played in the elimination of steam.
THE MAGIC OF INDIA - The time-honoured expression from the era of the Raj and the time of British rule - a€~When I was in Indiaa€ - can now be said by Derek Rayner, who went on a memorable holiday to India in early 2007. Derek tells of some of the rare and interesting vintage railway and other items that they saw.
ISLE OF MAN - 60S STYLE! - The Isle of Man transport system is a true time warp, but back in the 1960s the steam railway was even more impressive, as Gavin Morrison recalls.
REGULARS:
HEADLINE NEWS - Fighting fund launched to save Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway; North Yorkshire Moors Railway wins Ã
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