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Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants
Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants
Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants
Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants
Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants

Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants

Steam Railway #204 April 1997

Includes 16 page beer special insert
CONTENTS
Sir William A. Stainer - saviour of the LMS
In 'Steam Century' this month, David Jenkinson writes about the legacy of Sir William Arthur Stanier FRS, whose knack of getting everyone to pull in the same direction worked wonders for the giant London Midland & Scottish Railway.
`04' Appeal latest
It's staggering to report that already, the generous contributions from Steam Railway readers towards the appeal to put the National Railway Museum's Robinson '04' 2-8-0 No. 63601 back in steam for the centenary of the Great Central Railway in 1999 have already matched the Main Line Steam Trust's initial donation of £25,000!
A matter of GUTS! working out horse-power
If you were always afraid of maths, don't worry - in his second article putting important steam calculations into reader-friendly mode, Chris Randall explains how to work out the horse-power of any given steam locomotive.
Why carriages come first at the SVR
In the first of two articles discovering how carriage maintenance is carried out at the Severn Valley Railway, Hugh Madgin visits the Kidderminster Carriage Works and talks to carriage & wagon mechanical foreman Nigel Hanson.
News
With an £8m lottery boost, it's 'clear road ahead' for a Great Western 'Super Museum' at Swindon.Also,Tyseley burns midnight oil to repair Clun Castle;' I 5XX' survivor for SVR gala comeback.
Narrow Gauge News
Peter Johnson brings readers up to date with the latest from the narrow gauge scene.
World Steam News
As well as David Thornhill's regular news round-up, including some grave news from Pakistan, John Hunt brings spectacular photography of steam in China's new railway through the Jingpeng Pass.
Morgan
Disregarding 'political correctness',AIRPS Chairman David Morgan is outspoken about plans for the Epping-Ongar line.
Better Steam Photography
Looking closely at the recently-introduced Advanced Photographic System, Les Nixon considers its potential in steam photography.
Gallery
A silhouette that's so stark you can see individual passengers at their window seats is just one of the photographs chosen for this month's showcase.
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58 Vulcan's 'Liberations'
Roy Wilson FNRM tells the story of the `Liberation' 2-8-0s built atVulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows.
Plates of distinction
An item in `Mixed Traffic' about railway-related car registration plates sparked off a mini-avalanche! Nigel Harris brings together some of the best.
02 Questions & Answers
Clive Groome describes the sequences involved in the Automatic Warning System. He also answers a question about the valve gear on rebuilt Bulleid `Pacifics'.
Offers
Steam Railway's own shop window offers some attractive offers on railway-related goods.
The One-Stop Steam Guide
Lynne Best's widely-acclaimed guide to what's on and where in the world of steam includes a mini-feature about the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway this month.
Mailbag
Controversy about that East Lancs triple-header, and an explanation about what went wrong with the Bedford-Bletchley steam shuttles, make for lively reading.
The Glorious Years
The superb mono photography of George Thorman, some with a distinctly Great Eastern flavour, is featured in our long-running series this month.
Mixed Traffic
With another delectable menu of the humorous and the thought-provoking, Nigel Harris puts the tail lamp on another great issue.



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