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Steam Railway #12 1981 April Barry deal Blue Peter City of Wells
Steam Railway #12 1981 April
CONTENTS
City of Wells for main line? "West Country" Pacific 34092 is being brought right up to scratch at Carnforth with a view to main-line running.
Your letters. Three pages of topical comment from Steam Railway's enthusiastic readership.
Main Line Magic. Featuring all the early-season steam specials and it's backed up by centre-page colour of the Welsh Marches Express.
What's happening to Blue Peter? That's the question many readers have been asking. So we visited the man behind the controversial A2 Peppercorn Pacific.
A whiff of the LMS. R.C. Riley chooses Willesden in his series on famous steam sheds this month.
"Slagheap" line's big chance. As BR finishes with the Parkend branch, Peter Skinner looks at the challenge facing the Dean Forest Railway.
Mayflower the Second. Although originally another "131" bore the Mayflower nameplate, 1306 is a worthy representative of the once-numerous class.
Brecon Mountain Railway. The latest addition to the "Great Little Trains of Wales" is analysed in our Preserved Line Profile, with colour of 0-4-OST Sybil.
The not-so-ugly duckling. Bulleid's "Q1" 0-6-0 might not be pretty, but to the practical engineer she's simply beautiful. Mike George reports.
Biking it for steam. This one will jerk the nostalgia nerves, as Mike Cokayne recalls a youthful cycling expedition to a Southern engine shed.
A decade at Quainton. The Quainton Railway Society, near Aylesbury, has come a long way during its first 11 years.
News time. Among the headlines: the Scarborough Spa Express programme and the Barry Rescue project.
Memories of "The Motors". Eddie Bellass looks back on the well-loved push-and-pull workings that were so long a feature of the North-West.
Steam in Print. Our latest selection of books for review with the emphasis on steam.
Tales from the Footplate. Reader Eric Beavor recalls the Christmas when a damsel in distress took a ride on the footplate.
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