Steam World

Steam World is Britain's best selling historical railway magazine. Covering the magical times when steam railways were the lifeblood of the country. It features first-hand accounts from drivers, firemen, BR managers and enthusiasts alike. Featuring magnificent photography from the fifties and sixties, it will bring back wonderful memories coupled with inside information of what it was really like to work, travel and play on the world's best railway.

Steam World

IT’S ANCIENT HISTORY — WHO CARES?

CALL ATTENTION • Chris Leigh rings ‘Call Attention’ to some diverse topics including some favourite spotting locations

THROUGH THE LENS OF JOHN WICKHAM • John Wickham presents a selection of his black & white images for your enjoyment

OVER THE THAMES • How many rail bridges were there, over the river Thames? Chris Leigh tries to fill a gap in his knowledge

PICKING OVER THE REMAINS • Geoff Plumb turned his lens away from the last operational locomotives to see what was still dumped in yards and sidings

UNDER THE SPO TLIGHT: 44767 • As the ‘Railway 200’ celebrations gather momentum, we pay tribute to the ‘Black Five’ with more than a passing link to George Stephenson

GREAT SHOT!

A SOUTH WESTERN SU MMER SATURDAY • It’s Saturday July 13 1963 and Don Benn is out by his favoutite trainspotting haunt, the former LSWR main line around Weybridge, Walton and Woking

DERAILMENT AT NEW SOUTHGATE • With this dramatic photograph in his collection, former British Railways Signalling & Safety Officer, the late Stanley Hall, describes what happened

THE FOWLER 2-6-2Ts • Richard Derry casts an eye over one of the LMS’ least successful designs

TRAVELS WITH THE BR OWNIE 127 - PART 2 • Mick Collingwood continues to recall his journeys around the UK with his father’s new Kodak Brownie 127 Part I appeared in SW438

‘56XXs AND CAE RPHILLY WORKS • Richard Derry continues his look at the GWR ‘56XX’ 0-6-2Ts and their link to Caerphilly Works while Richard Foster explores the works’ history

PLATFORM • send your letters to Steam World, 4 Milnyard Square, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6GX or steamworld@choicemag.co.uk

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