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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
westerham at war and peace - In an unusual double-header, a wartime woman worker describes her six years doing 'men's' jobs alone on the Westerham branch in Kent while Peter Knottley recounts how the little line helped inspire a lifelong love of railways. steam drifting through driffield - The small market town of Driffield in the East Riding Yorkshire was the focus of a surprisingly large and varied amount of railway activity. Brendon O'Keeffe recalls the holiday traffic that passed through the station on its way to Scarborough and Bridlington. the coast IS clear on the cambrian. - Hugging the western fringe of Wales, the Cambrian Coast line still provides one of Britain's great railway journeys. Paul Chancellor presents a picture special on the stretch from Aberdovey to Barmouth. 'montrose': A 'duchess' in depth - Though it had a lifespan of just 24 years, 'Princess Coronation' 4-6-2 No. 46232 Duchess of Montrose represented the apotheosis of William Stanier's locomotive designs. Andrew Wilson conducts a detailed analysis of the history and performance of this non-streamlined 'Duchess'. comment - Continuity and longevity are two of the great strengths at the ever-changing railway, says the Editor. call attention - Steam World's monthly round-up of the bizarre, offbeat and baffling. the phantoms of cemetery hill - A second selection of powerful images of steam amid the rugged countryside of Lancashire and Cumbria, by former railwayman Michael Chapman. what, where, when? - There was a huge response to the October competition, and there are two more mystery pictures to be identified this month. darkroom discoveries - In contrast to our focus on London Midland and Eastern Region 'Pacifies', Frank Hornby profiles thg small but dependable '45XX' 2-6-2 tanks of the GWR, closing arguments - Four months on, we finally draw a line under the Great Debate over the authenticity ,and future direction of steam railway history. steam's the theme - Neville Stead presents quartet of 'Castles' - without even the flimsiest of GWR. all things considered - Our authoritative columnist Andrew Dow offers cogent and robust opinion on yet another topic of interest to Steam World readers. platform - Mailbags always swell at this time of year, and we again extend our monthly selection. maunsell's 4-4-0s: engines par excellence - In the final part of his series on R.E.L. Maunsell's 4-4-0 designs, John R. Skinner completes his look at the 'D1s' and 'Els' and moves on to the 'Us' and the famous 'Schools'. reviews - Looking for a Christmas present with a steam theme? Our two pages of reviews give a consumer's to guide to what's on offer. A panoply of pacifics' on the eastern region - Like the LMS 'Duchesses', the former LNER 4-6-2s were the pinnacle of the company's locomotive design - Master photographer Keith Pirt provides a selection of shots of Eastern Region next issue - Our monthly preview of what's timetabled in the first issue of Steam World of 2001. Don't miss it - place an order with your newsagent today. Cover - 'A4' No. 60015 Quicksilver climbs Gamston bank, near Eaten Wood, with an up express in 1960.
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