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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
NEWS:
SCOTSMAN IN BR LIVERY! - The hottest news this month is that Gresley 'A3' Flying Scotsman has been outshopped in BR Brunswick green as No. 60103 - complete with German- style smoke deflectors, double Kylchap exhaust and a 34A King's Cross shedplate. Turn to pages 8-9 for the full story and a set of pictures showing the final countdown to the re-emergence of 60103 after 30 years! Other top stories this month include full final details about the East Lancashire Steam Railway Festival taking place throughout August, at Bury I the announcement that the new 'A I' is to be built at Doncaster and, after 24 years, Quainton is to be reconnected to the national network.
THE KODAK STEAM RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Don't forget to keep working on your entry for this prestigious competition, with its superb prizes!
MAILBAG - Another selection from the postbag, this month's topics of discussion including the building of 'new' locomotives.
THE RETURN OF THE LION - As well as preserving hardware, we need to make sure we preserve livery details accurately too. Nigel Harris talks to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's John Dickinson and Tim Hanson, who have earned an enviable reputation for their historically authentic and top quality coachpainting skills. Over the last ten years or so they have applied BR livery to 20 locomotives, carriages, steam cranes, diesel and electric locomotives, DMUs.....
DOWN MAIN - Main line commentator David Wilcock reveals a plan to relay the Garsdale water troughs!
WORLDWIDE EXTRA - Ray Schofield and David Eatwell describe, in words and pictures, their 1993 trip to Cuba, where vintage working steam is available in superb conditions through out the cane-cutting season.
THE STEAM RAILWAY STANDARD GAUGE STEAM DIRECTORY - Chris Leigh concludes his series of listings designed to accompany our free map, presented with the June issue of this magazine.
THE GLORIOUS YEARS - A.G. Bell presents a selection of quality colour transparencies from the BR steam era - from '9Fs' at Stoke to 'V2s' at Dundee.
THE STEAM GUIDE - Lynne Best's monthly run-down on the what, where and when' of steam operation around the country accompanied by details of meetings, talks, slide shows, film evenings-plan your next few weeks of steam with confidence!
PUTTING PEOPLE BACK IN THE PICTURE - There's more to railways than locomotives and trains - Guild of Railway Artists Chairman Phil Hawkins presents a selection of members' work focussing on people.
LAKESIDE S BLACK BEAUTY - Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Driver Steve Lister tells the story ofFairburn 2-6-4T No. 42085, once the focus of controversy because of its former Caledonian Railway blue livery (below, summer 1978) and now the subject of acclaim following its return to work in BR black livery (lower).
MIXED TRAFFIC - The editor's parting shots this month include a word or two about 60103 - and the caption competition is back too!
GALLERY - Top quality steam photography from the world of private lines and main line operation, in both black and white and colour
WORLDWIDE REPORT - David Thornhill reports on the sudden - and disastrous - news from Zimbabwe that main line steam traction has come to an end - but better news from Poland where the MPD at Wolstzyn continues to
SCOTSMAN IN BR LIVERY! - The hottest news this month is that Gresley 'A3' Flying Scotsman has been outshopped in BR Brunswick green as No. 60103 - complete with German- style smoke deflectors, double Kylchap exhaust and a 34A King's Cross shedplate. Turn to pages 8-9 for the full story and a set of pictures showing the final countdown to the re-emergence of 60103 after 30 years! Other top stories this month include full final details about the East Lancashire Steam Railway Festival taking place throughout August, at Bury I the announcement that the new 'A I' is to be built at Doncaster and, after 24 years, Quainton is to be reconnected to the national network.
THE KODAK STEAM RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Don't forget to keep working on your entry for this prestigious competition, with its superb prizes!
MAILBAG - Another selection from the postbag, this month's topics of discussion including the building of 'new' locomotives.
THE RETURN OF THE LION - As well as preserving hardware, we need to make sure we preserve livery details accurately too. Nigel Harris talks to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's John Dickinson and Tim Hanson, who have earned an enviable reputation for their historically authentic and top quality coachpainting skills. Over the last ten years or so they have applied BR livery to 20 locomotives, carriages, steam cranes, diesel and electric locomotives, DMUs.....
DOWN MAIN - Main line commentator David Wilcock reveals a plan to relay the Garsdale water troughs!
WORLDWIDE EXTRA - Ray Schofield and David Eatwell describe, in words and pictures, their 1993 trip to Cuba, where vintage working steam is available in superb conditions through out the cane-cutting season.
THE STEAM RAILWAY STANDARD GAUGE STEAM DIRECTORY - Chris Leigh concludes his series of listings designed to accompany our free map, presented with the June issue of this magazine.
THE GLORIOUS YEARS - A.G. Bell presents a selection of quality colour transparencies from the BR steam era - from '9Fs' at Stoke to 'V2s' at Dundee.
THE STEAM GUIDE - Lynne Best's monthly run-down on the what, where and when' of steam operation around the country accompanied by details of meetings, talks, slide shows, film evenings-plan your next few weeks of steam with confidence!
PUTTING PEOPLE BACK IN THE PICTURE - There's more to railways than locomotives and trains - Guild of Railway Artists Chairman Phil Hawkins presents a selection of members' work focussing on people.
LAKESIDE S BLACK BEAUTY - Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Driver Steve Lister tells the story ofFairburn 2-6-4T No. 42085, once the focus of controversy because of its former Caledonian Railway blue livery (below, summer 1978) and now the subject of acclaim following its return to work in BR black livery (lower).
MIXED TRAFFIC - The editor's parting shots this month include a word or two about 60103 - and the caption competition is back too!
GALLERY - Top quality steam photography from the world of private lines and main line operation, in both black and white and colour
WORLDWIDE REPORT - David Thornhill reports on the sudden - and disastrous - news from Zimbabwe that main line steam traction has come to an end - but better news from Poland where the MPD at Wolstzyn continues to
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