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38 WEC WATKINSON: SCOTTISH PRESERVATION PIONEER
Although he lived in England, Ted Watkinson contributed much to railway preservation in Scotland. Neil T Sinclair looks at the part he played in helping to establish first the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, and then the Strathspey Railway, also preserving various items of rolling stock, in particular 'Black Five' No 5025, whose restoration to working order is beginning in his centenary year.
64 GOD'S WONDERFUL RAILWAY
Yet another big celebration, more new lines, existing lines extending rapidly, and steam returning to more classic main line routes, Robin Jones and Brian Sharpe chart the ongoing rise and rise of British railway preservation in the late 1980s.
78 STANIER STILL REIGNS SUPREME!
It's 30 years since a Duchess finally returned to the main line after a long absence, but Sir William Stanier's masterpieces continue to dominate the summer steam season in the north, as Brian Sharpe reports.
84 LAYING DOWN THE LAW
New legislation from Whitehall or Brussels can appear to pose a threat to the continued wellbeing of the heritage railway sector, but how real is this threat? Peter Brown talks to people in the industry and finds that commonsense generally prevails and looks likely to continue to do so.
Regulars
6 HEADLINE NEWS
BR maroon option for Duchess of Sutherland to be considered; Great Central 'talks' with granite quarry over Loughborough bridge link; LSWR T9 hauls first trains since overhaul; King Edward I ex-chairman wins libel case and King Edward II may opt for trials on Nene Valley.
10 NEWS
New Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle prepares to take West Country by storm; first steam trains on Royal Deeside Railway; blind man takes control of steam locomotive; Wirksworth first steam gala success; worn points caused Great Orme Tramway crash; 9F to stay at North Yorkshire Moors Railway; Swanage Railway Wareham plans saved by Ã
38 WEC WATKINSON: SCOTTISH PRESERVATION PIONEER
Although he lived in England, Ted Watkinson contributed much to railway preservation in Scotland. Neil T Sinclair looks at the part he played in helping to establish first the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, and then the Strathspey Railway, also preserving various items of rolling stock, in particular 'Black Five' No 5025, whose restoration to working order is beginning in his centenary year.
64 GOD'S WONDERFUL RAILWAY
Yet another big celebration, more new lines, existing lines extending rapidly, and steam returning to more classic main line routes, Robin Jones and Brian Sharpe chart the ongoing rise and rise of British railway preservation in the late 1980s.
78 STANIER STILL REIGNS SUPREME!
It's 30 years since a Duchess finally returned to the main line after a long absence, but Sir William Stanier's masterpieces continue to dominate the summer steam season in the north, as Brian Sharpe reports.
84 LAYING DOWN THE LAW
New legislation from Whitehall or Brussels can appear to pose a threat to the continued wellbeing of the heritage railway sector, but how real is this threat? Peter Brown talks to people in the industry and finds that commonsense generally prevails and looks likely to continue to do so.
Regulars
6 HEADLINE NEWS
BR maroon option for Duchess of Sutherland to be considered; Great Central 'talks' with granite quarry over Loughborough bridge link; LSWR T9 hauls first trains since overhaul; King Edward I ex-chairman wins libel case and King Edward II may opt for trials on Nene Valley.
10 NEWS
New Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle prepares to take West Country by storm; first steam trains on Royal Deeside Railway; blind man takes control of steam locomotive; Wirksworth first steam gala success; worn points caused Great Orme Tramway crash; 9F to stay at North Yorkshire Moors Railway; Swanage Railway Wareham plans saved by Ã
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