May 2023

Steam World

Britain's Best-Selling Historical Railway Magazine

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PUBLISHER: Clive Nicholls EDITOR: Chris Leigh CONSULTANT EDITOR: Nigel Harris BA (Hons) DESIGNER: Lucy Carnell OFFICE MANAGER: Caroline Kingdom EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Judith Murray EDITORIAL ADDRESS Steam World, 4 Milnyard Square, Orton Southgate, Pete
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Ikb — The ‘Mar mite’ Engineer? Comment
Few of the early civil engineers, who built the railways, polarise opinion quite like Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Was he the work-driven genius who died at the pinnacle of his career, as depicted in L.T.C. Rolt’s biography? Or an arrogant, eccentric exp
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Call Attention
The Great Western Railway was at the forefront of caring for stafi welfare. In Daniel Gooch’s time, his assistant, Minard Rea, was put in charge of the welfare scheme under which staff paid a deduction from their wages into a medical fund. Staff welf
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Last Steam On the Sea Wall
When Brunel took the decision to build the South Devon Railway along the beach between Dawlish Warren, Dawlish and Teignmouth, little did he realise this Was to become one of the most scenic and instantly recognisable sections of line in Great Britai
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Memories Of A railway Career
Do you fancy a pint?” “Wouldn’t mind. Where are we going?” “Follow me. I’ll show you.” This was usually the conversation between a driver and a fireman whenever the chance of a pint arose, frequently after being relieved and waiting to relieve anothe
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Platform
Regarding the photograph of Lambourn Valley 2-4-OT No. 1384 at ‘an unknown location’ (page 49 Steam World April) surely it is at Henryock? Howard Mason, Sale, Cheshire From time to time I like to browse through past copies of Steam World and during o
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STEAM World CROSSWORD
A copy of the book Narrow Guage Branch Linhs Douglas to Peel by Tom Heavyside (Middleton Press) will be given to the sender of the first correct answer opened on May 19, 2023. Answers (with your name and address) to SW431 Crossword, Steam World, 4 Mi
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All Things Consid ered: In The Spring
The funny thing about winter, is that once you’ve got past Christmas, all thoughts start to focus on spring and in particular, holidays. It is something that the railways have been well aware of for a long time. In the past, railway publications exto
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NORFOLK’s HOLIDAY LINES
During the BR steam era a holiday excursion to the Norfolk coast was still very much in fashion and achievable, although the connection with the railways was loosening with increased car ownership. People were also discovering foreign holidays (my fi
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William James 1771-1837 - True ‘Father Of The Railway’?
I must admit that I never took much interest in eariy railway history. I went to the S&D Cavalcade at Shildon in 1975 and I’ve always been fascinated by those paintings of the Stockton & Darlington and the Liverpool & Manchester but that’s it. I’ve n
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A Railway From the Canal Age
The late 18th century had been the era of canal-building, giving the first-ever opportunity to move large quantities of heavy goods over considerable distances by connecting navigable rivers with man-made canals. However, many of the canal promoters
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Lambourn Valle y Railway Letter
I freely admit that I’m quite obsessive about certain parts of the old railway! One of those obsessions is the Lambourn Valley Railway, which has fascinated me from the moment I first saw it. Gathering a selection of pictures and producing last month
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Southern Incursions And Excursions
Having previously looked at locomotives which visited the Southern Region from elsewhere, we now look at the reverse process, the sending of SR steam off the Region during the 1960s, often at a time when the SR itself was short of serviceable motive
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1960s SHED VISITS REMEMBERED
So, to another Sunday, the date of which is sadly forgotten, but it was in the late Autumn as it was dark by the time we visited the last shed. Although it included 1A Willesden and 81 A, Old Oak Common, the other four sheds were based on the Eastern
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On The Shovel At Lincoln
Following our trials and tribulations, next day, No. 1859 was back in service and on asking Jack Meanwell about the gent on the train, it seemed he had complained, but had been told “if you ask daft questions when men are doing their best you can exp
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Signed Book Offer
Steam Photographer My Favourite Pictures from the BR Era - by Gavin Morrison, is a volume fit for any steam enthusiast’s bookshelf. Now we have a limited number of copies signed by Gavin that are bound to become collector’s items. You can get your si
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BOOK Stuart Ashworth Transport Treasury Publishing, 16 Highworth Close, High Wycombe HP13 7PJ. Tel: 01494 708939, Email: [email protected] Web: www.ttpublishing.co.uk. Description: Hard cover, 245mm x 190mm, 80pp. ISBN: 978191893156. Price £12

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