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28 - A PRINCESS FOR ME! - As a new Finescale Locomotive Company model of William Stanier's LMS 'Princess Royal' Pacific goes on sale and progress on restoring No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth at Bury rapidly draws to a positive conclusion, Peter Kelly takes a nostalgic look back at one of his favour classes of engines.
37 THE LAND WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE YOUR OWN MAIN LINE STEAM TRAIN - Advertising feature on the Wolsztyn Experience in Poland.
38 TWILIGHT YEARS IN THE CRADLE OF STEAM - When Rail 2000 was cancelled, one man was left 'holding the fort' to celebrate 175 years of steam in the North East since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on September 27 1825. Andy Elliott has no less than three current local exhibitions of his moody and highly evocative work portraying the demise of the region's steam whih he took as a teenager with severely-limited secondhand equipment - and left the negatives lying unprinted for 35 years .. Until now.
56 Y7 HEAVEN AS TANFIELD 275 STEALS SHILDON'S THUNDER! - After Rail 2000 collapsed, local attention switched to celebrations to mark the 275th anniversary of the world's oldest line still in existence, the Tanfield Railway - which produced a stunning late August performance for the hordes of delighted visitors who turned up there instead of Shildon. Dave Hewitt recorded the action in words and pictures.
64 EXMOOR STEAM CENTRE - HOME OF BEYER PEACOCK - Beyer Garratts are now attracting bumper crowds on the new Welsh Highland extension, but the firm which built them has long since closed its Gorton works. The company, however, is alive and kicking - on the fringes of Exmoor. Roger Melton reports from North Devon.
68 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS - OUR FUTURE OR SIMPLY ANOTHER FAD? - Are our heritage lines doing enough to attract the younger generation as working members? - asks 17-years-old Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway volunteer Gareth Evans.
72 ENTER THE RAILBOAT? - There's always something different in Heritage Railway and as inner city traffic congestion worsens and public protests against high petrol taxes disrupt Britain, one inventor unveils his latest concept - a train which can turn into a tram or a boat! Robin Jones looks at John Parry's idea to revive Birmingham's Harborne branch with his 'boat train' and its potential application for heritage lines.
84 KINGDOM SWITCH FOR CARNFORTH'S 'LITTLE ROYALS' - As the Swanage Railway prepares to re-import the two Churchill Pullman coaches from the United States, the 15in gauge line from the former Steamtown museum at West Coast Railway Company's Carnforth depot and its veteran steam locomotives prepare to cross the Atlantic in the other direction following their recent sale. Peter Clowes look back at the popular miniature line during its operating days.
37 THE LAND WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE YOUR OWN MAIN LINE STEAM TRAIN - Advertising feature on the Wolsztyn Experience in Poland.
38 TWILIGHT YEARS IN THE CRADLE OF STEAM - When Rail 2000 was cancelled, one man was left 'holding the fort' to celebrate 175 years of steam in the North East since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on September 27 1825. Andy Elliott has no less than three current local exhibitions of his moody and highly evocative work portraying the demise of the region's steam whih he took as a teenager with severely-limited secondhand equipment - and left the negatives lying unprinted for 35 years .. Until now.
56 Y7 HEAVEN AS TANFIELD 275 STEALS SHILDON'S THUNDER! - After Rail 2000 collapsed, local attention switched to celebrations to mark the 275th anniversary of the world's oldest line still in existence, the Tanfield Railway - which produced a stunning late August performance for the hordes of delighted visitors who turned up there instead of Shildon. Dave Hewitt recorded the action in words and pictures.
64 EXMOOR STEAM CENTRE - HOME OF BEYER PEACOCK - Beyer Garratts are now attracting bumper crowds on the new Welsh Highland extension, but the firm which built them has long since closed its Gorton works. The company, however, is alive and kicking - on the fringes of Exmoor. Roger Melton reports from North Devon.
68 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS - OUR FUTURE OR SIMPLY ANOTHER FAD? - Are our heritage lines doing enough to attract the younger generation as working members? - asks 17-years-old Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway volunteer Gareth Evans.
72 ENTER THE RAILBOAT? - There's always something different in Heritage Railway and as inner city traffic congestion worsens and public protests against high petrol taxes disrupt Britain, one inventor unveils his latest concept - a train which can turn into a tram or a boat! Robin Jones looks at John Parry's idea to revive Birmingham's Harborne branch with his 'boat train' and its potential application for heritage lines.
84 KINGDOM SWITCH FOR CARNFORTH'S 'LITTLE ROYALS' - As the Swanage Railway prepares to re-import the two Churchill Pullman coaches from the United States, the 15in gauge line from the former Steamtown museum at West Coast Railway Company's Carnforth depot and its veteran steam locomotives prepare to cross the Atlantic in the other direction following their recent sale. Peter Clowes look back at the popular miniature line during its operating days.
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