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Keeping No 6201 at work - Michael Harris
Preservation viewpoints - Photo feature
A look at the West Somerset Railway - Chris van den Arend
The long haul - No 2857 on the Severn Valley - R. Kyte
LNER steam preserved - Photo feature
The Market Bosworth Light Railway - M. Williams
On the main line—Steamtown, Carnforth - Photo feature
Steam photographer — Peter J. C. Skelton
Cover: (top) Lord Nelson (left) and Sir Nigel Gresley being prepared for the last 'Cumbrian Coast Express' of the 1980 season at Steamtown, Carnforth on 9 September, (bottom left) Princess Elizabeth at Meathorp on the down 'Cumbrian Coast Express' of 2 September 1980. (bottom right) '28xx' 2-8-0 No 2857 waits outside Bridgnorth to back on to the 17.17 for Bewdley on 7 September 1980.
So we find a group of professional amateurs maintaining a main line express locomotive, and in 1963 that was trail-blazing. Then someone had the inspiration to acquire a complete steam locomotive depot in 1969. There is the Barry saga, too, but have you ever thought how the money is raised, not what it is spent on? If a railway is worth preserving, why shouldn't "it serve the community, and throughout the year, too? It may be relatively easy to recreate a railway with the strong identity of a previous owner, but what happens when that's not possible? Answers to all such puzzles may be found in these pages.
Finally, we welcome Peter Skelton to Our preservation photographic feature.
