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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
ouvenir Section:
a€~Dinosaura€ Tracks from the Dawn of Civilisation - The Railway Magazine goes where few, if any, periodicals have been before and explores the great great great ancestors of railways, covering the era from 2,000BC to 1603AD!
The Pre-History of Britaina€ s Railways - The year 1604 is the one being celebrated this year as the 400th anniversary of British railways. We examine riot only that first line but a host of others built between then and the advent of the first steam boo in 1804.
The Genesis of Steam - Dispelling many of the misconceptions surrounding the early history of steam development, we present the definitive story a€ from the days of Hero in the 1st century AD to the establishment of the Stephensonsa€ loco-building plant in the 1820s.
Trevithick and Penydarren a€" the Bicentenary Story - Two hundred years ago this February, a weird contraption wheezed its way along the Merthyr Tram road, hauling ten tons of iron and 70 excited a€~hangers-ona€ ! The age of the steam train had arrived.
The Lull Before the Storm - After the momentous events of 1804, the potential for fare-paying passengers began to be recognised. This chapter covers the hazy 20-year period between then and 1824.
The a€~Victoriana€ Era - The events of 1804 and 1829 can now be seen as merely part of a natural progression. We take the story forward to 1900.
The Zenith of the Network - The network reached its peak in terms of size, but World War 1 arrived to shatter the dream
The a€~Big Foura€ Era - The 1920s and 30s marked the pinnacle of motive power progress, but a€" once again a€" war brought a rude end to a glamorous age.
The Transition Years - 1948 to 1968 a€" two decades in which the fabulous BR steam age came and went!
The Modern BR Age - The diesel and electric age has dawned and BR bids to capitalise on its clean new image.
The Privatised Railway - And so, after 4,000 years of evolution, we come to the present day a€" and change is still with us!
Regulars:
Multiple Aspects
Railways in Parliament
Events Timetable
100 Years Ago
Readers' Platform
Book Reviews
Classified Ads
Bicentenary Crossword
Where Is It?
Wagon Report
Subscriptions Offer
Reader Offers
Reader Services
Holiday Offer
News:
Railfest News - A special section informing you of the plans being made by the NRM and others for the Bicentenary 'Railfest' at York this summer.
Headline News - All the main news stories of the month, including hints at more State intervention
Traction & Stock News
Network News
Steam News .
Narrow Gauge News
Classic Traction News
Special Trains News
Operations News
Traction Update
Features:
Steam to the Midnight Sun - Westerners can now travel to the world's most northerly station - but the further 15kms to the end of the line has so far proved impossible!
Practice & Performance - In keeping with the special status of this issue, Peter Semmens updates the tables of records published in our 1998 souvenir 'Speed' edition.
FRONT COVER: Our special composite cover this month marks the fact that this is a souvenir issue published to commemorate not only this year's bicentenary but also the 400th anniversary of surface railways in Britain. The illustrations span Richard Trevithick's Penydarren locomotive right through to the 21st century Alstom/Virgin Pendolinos currently entering traffic, taking in examples of locomotive engineering along the way - an NER 01 of the 1890s, a Gresley A4 of the 1930s, a 'Western' diesel-hydraulic of the 1960s and an HST of the 1970s
a€~Dinosaura€ Tracks from the Dawn of Civilisation - The Railway Magazine goes where few, if any, periodicals have been before and explores the great great great ancestors of railways, covering the era from 2,000BC to 1603AD!
The Pre-History of Britaina€ s Railways - The year 1604 is the one being celebrated this year as the 400th anniversary of British railways. We examine riot only that first line but a host of others built between then and the advent of the first steam boo in 1804.
The Genesis of Steam - Dispelling many of the misconceptions surrounding the early history of steam development, we present the definitive story a€ from the days of Hero in the 1st century AD to the establishment of the Stephensonsa€ loco-building plant in the 1820s.
Trevithick and Penydarren a€" the Bicentenary Story - Two hundred years ago this February, a weird contraption wheezed its way along the Merthyr Tram road, hauling ten tons of iron and 70 excited a€~hangers-ona€ ! The age of the steam train had arrived.
The Lull Before the Storm - After the momentous events of 1804, the potential for fare-paying passengers began to be recognised. This chapter covers the hazy 20-year period between then and 1824.
The a€~Victoriana€ Era - The events of 1804 and 1829 can now be seen as merely part of a natural progression. We take the story forward to 1900.
The Zenith of the Network - The network reached its peak in terms of size, but World War 1 arrived to shatter the dream
The a€~Big Foura€ Era - The 1920s and 30s marked the pinnacle of motive power progress, but a€" once again a€" war brought a rude end to a glamorous age.
The Transition Years - 1948 to 1968 a€" two decades in which the fabulous BR steam age came and went!
The Modern BR Age - The diesel and electric age has dawned and BR bids to capitalise on its clean new image.
The Privatised Railway - And so, after 4,000 years of evolution, we come to the present day a€" and change is still with us!
Regulars:
Multiple Aspects
Railways in Parliament
Events Timetable
100 Years Ago
Readers' Platform
Book Reviews
Classified Ads
Bicentenary Crossword
Where Is It?
Wagon Report
Subscriptions Offer
Reader Offers
Reader Services
Holiday Offer
News:
Railfest News - A special section informing you of the plans being made by the NRM and others for the Bicentenary 'Railfest' at York this summer.
Headline News - All the main news stories of the month, including hints at more State intervention
Traction & Stock News
Network News
Steam News .
Narrow Gauge News
Classic Traction News
Special Trains News
Operations News
Traction Update
Features:
Steam to the Midnight Sun - Westerners can now travel to the world's most northerly station - but the further 15kms to the end of the line has so far proved impossible!
Practice & Performance - In keeping with the special status of this issue, Peter Semmens updates the tables of records published in our 1998 souvenir 'Speed' edition.
FRONT COVER: Our special composite cover this month marks the fact that this is a souvenir issue published to commemorate not only this year's bicentenary but also the 400th anniversary of surface railways in Britain. The illustrations span Richard Trevithick's Penydarren locomotive right through to the 21st century Alstom/Virgin Pendolinos currently entering traffic, taking in examples of locomotive engineering along the way - an NER 01 of the 1890s, a Gresley A4 of the 1930s, a 'Western' diesel-hydraulic of the 1960s and an HST of the 1970s
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