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Steam Railway #189 1996 January INCLUDES Steam World Magazine
Steam Railway #189 1996 January INCLUDES Steam World Magazine 24 page taster
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Old Wilcock's Almanack
What will the coming year bring for steam fans? David Wilcock gazes into his crystal ball.29
Princess Margaret Rose's `year that never was'
Much of the mileage accrued by Stanier 'Pacific' No. 46203 Princess Margaret Rose in 1962 went unrecorded because, with the big 'Lizzies' about to be withdrawn, the servicing card system was not strictly applied. Brell Ewart has been busy gathering evidence of the engine's travels in that year - and is looking for more!30
REGULARS
News
Bressingham Steam Centre sells Duchess of Sutherland 'Children in Need' specials reinstated; '04' 2-8-0 to be restored at Great Central Railway; Llangollen Railway's million Corwen project; Duchess of Hamilton going to East Lancashire Railway.6
Mailbag
`Shap Trials' straight from a driver's mouth; 'Merchant Navy' Association accepts the challenge; 'Last gasp' from Burton-on-Trent roundhouse; Should ETHEL replacement fund go to Garsdale water columns?; Another view on those Somerset & Dorset projects.25
Reviews
Another fine selection of books, videos and other items from our extensive and always-objective Reviews section.4 1
Gallery
More outstanding photography from Britain's best lineside cameramen. This month's pictures come from the East Somerset, Mid-Hants, Gloucestershire Warwickshire, Severn Valley and North Yorkshire Moors railways, and Didcot Railway Centre.45
Down Main
The competence of BR main line crews comes under the microscope in David Wilcock's widely-read column which always searches out the real stories behind the news.59
The Theakston One-Stop Steam Guide
Every steam line operating this month is included in Lynne Best's comprehensive guide, and the Great Central Railway is the subject of 'Steam Fact File'.64
Go by Train! The Photography of Colin Gifford
Steam Railway brings you an exclusive six-page preview of some of Colin Gifford's previously-unpublished railway photographs which are to go on display at an exhibition of his work entitled 'Go by Train' at London's National Postal Museum.34
1996 World Steam Preview
From Argentina to Zimbabwe, this complete overview of what working steam is still left in the world, where and how to see it, is essential reading.53
Saving steam to save ourselves?
Elaine Keegan, a new railway artist with a great future, expounds some interesting theories about her work in an interview with Peter Kelly. 70
Terence Cuneo fine art print competition
You could win a superbly-framed copy of Autumn of Steam, the latest fine print by Terence Cuneo in the Richard Lucraft Limited Editions series, worth 175, by entering our special competition.80
The Glorious Years
Colin Hogg's superb railway photography from the 1950s and very early 1960s is featured in the first of two parts. There's everything from a parallel-boilered 'Royal Scot' to a Brighton 'Atlantic' and a dockland tram engine.73
Questions & Answers
What are firebox arch tubes for - and how do they work? Why did the Great Western Railway fit different lamp brackets from the rest? When did the turntable go from King's Cross yard? Turn to page 85 to find out!85
Mixed Traffic
More off-beat snippets are chewed over by Nigel Harris in his own special style - and the names of #fewer than 30 preserved locomotives are hidden in a word-search competition to win a magnificent fine art print by Terence Cuneo. 90
COVER STORIES
?Bressingham sells Duchess of Sutherland 6
?Stanier '8F' blasts back to Buxton9
?Colin Gifford's `Go by Train'34
?1996 World Steam Preview53
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