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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
6 LAST DAYS OF THE WANSBECK VALLEY
Maurice Burns shares his happy, nostalgic memories and photographs of the North British Railway Wansbeck Valley branch from Morpeth a€ a line where for him the sun always shone!
46 THE FUTURE FOR GREEN ARROW
Despite its early retirement from the main line, LNER V2 2-6-2 No 4771 Green Arrow has been the star of many gala events this year including the Severn Valley Railwaya€ s 21-23 September event. Will Green Arrow ever steam again? Geoff Courtney puts the question to its owner, the National Railway Museum.
62 THE MAGNIFICENT INDIAN WP PACIFICS
Indiaa€ s independence in 1947 marked a major turning point in world history; 40 years ago, the subcontinent also saw the arrival of the first of a charismatic class of Pacific, signalling the end of Indiaa€ s dependence on Britain for its steam locomotives. Gavin Morrison tells us more.
68 THE GOODS, THE BADS AND THE UGLIES
It was not all glamour on the footplate, especially in the mid-1960s. Dave Wilson recalls a career as a fireman in the closing days of steam, in both the north and south of England.
72 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: SORTED!
The Travelling Post Office is a feature of railway operations that virtually disappeared. On the Nene Valley Railway, an enthusiastic band of volunteers has ambitious plans to keep a variety of TPO vehicles running, and has made considerable progress already. Brian Hallett recounts the story so far and outlines the plans for the future.
78 FIRE QUEEN: THE WELSH ENIGMA
Padarn Railway 0-4-0 Fire Queen is one of the most remarkable survivors of the early railway age. Robert Humm tells its story.
Regulars
5 OPINION
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Special events for Oliver Cromwell and Tornado on the Great Central Railway in 2008 take shape; concern over main line steam failures spate and the GWR prairie that headed the a€~Orient Expressa€ on the continent.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF UK PRESERVATION
North Yorkshire Moors Railway adds LNER Week for October and November gala in aid of stricken Severn Valley; cracked axle sidelines Bulleid West Country Pacific Braunton until 2008; green light for East Lancashire visitor centre project; go-ahead for new-build Patriot and Gordon Heddon voted out at Llangollen AGM.
35 RAILWAYANA
Geoff Courtney with the latest reports from the auction scene.
42 PLATFORM
The pages where your views matter the most.
50 MAIN LINE NEWS compiled by Cedric Johns
Ticket details for the Oliver Cromwell a€~15 Guinea Speciala€ 40th anniversary rerun; a€~Talismana€ rearranged after warm big end stops Bittern; Earl of Mount Edgcumbe boiler steams at Tyseley and should a new boiler have been bought for Lord Nelson?
60 MAIN LINE TOUR ITINERARY
Brian Sharpea€ s guide to steam and heritage modern traction tours.
82 OFF THE SHELF
Latest book and DVD reviews
84 SUBSCRIBE TO HERITAGE RAILWAY!
Be the first to receive your copy of the new-look four-weekly preservation news magazine a€" at a special discounted rate!
86 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY
Hornbya€ s new trainset featuring the short-lived FM Rail Blue Pullman.
87 MORGAN
Why the heritage railway movement is a global community.
88 UP AND RUNNING
Brian Sharpea€ s full listing of operational lines and museum venues.
Maurice Burns shares his happy, nostalgic memories and photographs of the North British Railway Wansbeck Valley branch from Morpeth a€ a line where for him the sun always shone!
46 THE FUTURE FOR GREEN ARROW
Despite its early retirement from the main line, LNER V2 2-6-2 No 4771 Green Arrow has been the star of many gala events this year including the Severn Valley Railwaya€ s 21-23 September event. Will Green Arrow ever steam again? Geoff Courtney puts the question to its owner, the National Railway Museum.
62 THE MAGNIFICENT INDIAN WP PACIFICS
Indiaa€ s independence in 1947 marked a major turning point in world history; 40 years ago, the subcontinent also saw the arrival of the first of a charismatic class of Pacific, signalling the end of Indiaa€ s dependence on Britain for its steam locomotives. Gavin Morrison tells us more.
68 THE GOODS, THE BADS AND THE UGLIES
It was not all glamour on the footplate, especially in the mid-1960s. Dave Wilson recalls a career as a fireman in the closing days of steam, in both the north and south of England.
72 NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL: SORTED!
The Travelling Post Office is a feature of railway operations that virtually disappeared. On the Nene Valley Railway, an enthusiastic band of volunteers has ambitious plans to keep a variety of TPO vehicles running, and has made considerable progress already. Brian Hallett recounts the story so far and outlines the plans for the future.
78 FIRE QUEEN: THE WELSH ENIGMA
Padarn Railway 0-4-0 Fire Queen is one of the most remarkable survivors of the early railway age. Robert Humm tells its story.
Regulars
5 OPINION
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Special events for Oliver Cromwell and Tornado on the Great Central Railway in 2008 take shape; concern over main line steam failures spate and the GWR prairie that headed the a€~Orient Expressa€ on the continent.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF UK PRESERVATION
North Yorkshire Moors Railway adds LNER Week for October and November gala in aid of stricken Severn Valley; cracked axle sidelines Bulleid West Country Pacific Braunton until 2008; green light for East Lancashire visitor centre project; go-ahead for new-build Patriot and Gordon Heddon voted out at Llangollen AGM.
35 RAILWAYANA
Geoff Courtney with the latest reports from the auction scene.
42 PLATFORM
The pages where your views matter the most.
50 MAIN LINE NEWS compiled by Cedric Johns
Ticket details for the Oliver Cromwell a€~15 Guinea Speciala€ 40th anniversary rerun; a€~Talismana€ rearranged after warm big end stops Bittern; Earl of Mount Edgcumbe boiler steams at Tyseley and should a new boiler have been bought for Lord Nelson?
60 MAIN LINE TOUR ITINERARY
Brian Sharpea€ s guide to steam and heritage modern traction tours.
82 OFF THE SHELF
Latest book and DVD reviews
84 SUBSCRIBE TO HERITAGE RAILWAY!
Be the first to receive your copy of the new-look four-weekly preservation news magazine a€" at a special discounted rate!
86 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY
Hornbya€ s new trainset featuring the short-lived FM Rail Blue Pullman.
87 MORGAN
Why the heritage railway movement is a global community.
88 UP AND RUNNING
Brian Sharpea€ s full listing of operational lines and museum venues.
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