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NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL:The two Princes of Wales!
Barrie Hughes presents the full story of the Welsh Highland Railways extension to the halfway point of Rhyd Ddu, from conception to the opening of the new section by HRH The Prince of Wales on July 30, and reviews this magnficently-scenic line's aspirations to reconnect with the Ffestiniog Railway at Porthmadog.
BROADENING OUR HORIZONS
The world of railway preservation is set to make another major leap forward with the steaming of the first all-new locomotive built to Brunel's legendary 7ft O' in gauge since 1888, when replica GWR 2-2-2 Firefly makes its debut at Didcot Railway Centre as the culmination of a 20-year project. Laurence Osborne looks at the forgotten quadrant of our railway history that was GW broad gauge, and asks whether it could be revived as the basis of a heritage line.
CARRIAGE & WAGON DEPARTMENT: That most special saloon!
Acclaimed one-man coach restorer Stephen Middleton, who has launched ambitious plans to restore NER petrol-electric railcar No. 3170 to full working order, describes how he became involved with his first carriage, GER inspection saloon No. 14.
PRIZE COMPETITION
Win Peter Gray's new West Country album.
NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL:Steaming back to Swindon
On September 20/21, the Swindon & Cricklade Railway Society will proudly celebrate its 25th birthday with the return to traffic of ex-Barry wreck GWR 4-6-0 No. 7903 Foremarke Hall at a special action-packed gala, complete with bus link to the STEAM museum! John Stretton reports on the line's history and latest moves to extend into both of the towns in its title.
THE CHANGEOVER YEARS:The island of broken promises
When Alan Earnshaw visited the Isle of Wight in the 1950s, the island's lines were already under threat of "rationalisation," but worse was yet to come. He looks back the island's colourful but chequered railway history.
DIGITAL PICTURES:
Getting it right Want to send digital pictures to Heritage Railway? In a cut-out-and-keep feature, David Lloyd-Jones explains how to take and submit images in a suitable format, while Robin Jones checks out a new Ã
Barrie Hughes presents the full story of the Welsh Highland Railways extension to the halfway point of Rhyd Ddu, from conception to the opening of the new section by HRH The Prince of Wales on July 30, and reviews this magnficently-scenic line's aspirations to reconnect with the Ffestiniog Railway at Porthmadog.
BROADENING OUR HORIZONS
The world of railway preservation is set to make another major leap forward with the steaming of the first all-new locomotive built to Brunel's legendary 7ft O' in gauge since 1888, when replica GWR 2-2-2 Firefly makes its debut at Didcot Railway Centre as the culmination of a 20-year project. Laurence Osborne looks at the forgotten quadrant of our railway history that was GW broad gauge, and asks whether it could be revived as the basis of a heritage line.
CARRIAGE & WAGON DEPARTMENT: That most special saloon!
Acclaimed one-man coach restorer Stephen Middleton, who has launched ambitious plans to restore NER petrol-electric railcar No. 3170 to full working order, describes how he became involved with his first carriage, GER inspection saloon No. 14.
PRIZE COMPETITION
Win Peter Gray's new West Country album.
NEWS FOCUS SPECIAL:Steaming back to Swindon
On September 20/21, the Swindon & Cricklade Railway Society will proudly celebrate its 25th birthday with the return to traffic of ex-Barry wreck GWR 4-6-0 No. 7903 Foremarke Hall at a special action-packed gala, complete with bus link to the STEAM museum! John Stretton reports on the line's history and latest moves to extend into both of the towns in its title.
THE CHANGEOVER YEARS:The island of broken promises
When Alan Earnshaw visited the Isle of Wight in the 1950s, the island's lines were already under threat of "rationalisation," but worse was yet to come. He looks back the island's colourful but chequered railway history.
DIGITAL PICTURES:
Getting it right Want to send digital pictures to Heritage Railway? In a cut-out-and-keep feature, David Lloyd-Jones explains how to take and submit images in a suitable format, while Robin Jones checks out a new Ã
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