{"product_id":"steam-railway-204-april-1997-glorious-beers-sir-william-a-stanier-mid-hants","title":"Steam Railway #204 April 1997 Glorious Beers Sir William A Stanier Mid-Hants","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSteam Railway #204 April 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIncludes 16 page beer special insert\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSir William A. Stainer - saviour of the LMS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn '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 \u0026amp; Scottish Railway.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e`04' Appeal latest\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt'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!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA matter of GUTS! working out horse-power\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhy carriages come first at the SVR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn 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 \u0026amp; wagon mechanical foreman Nigel Hanson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNarrow Gauge News\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePeter Johnson brings readers up to date with the latest from the narrow gauge scene.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWorld Steam News\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMorgan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDisregarding 'political correctness',AIRPS Chairman David Morgan is outspoken about plans for the Epping-Ongar line.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBetter Steam Photography\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLooking closely at the recently-introduced Advanced Photographic System, Les Nixon considers its potential in steam photography.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGallery\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSubscribe to Steam Railway\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e58 Vulcan's 'Liberations'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRoy Wilson FNRM tells the story of the `Liberation' 2-8-0s built atVulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePlates of distinction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAn item in `Mixed Traffic' about railway-related car registration plates sparked off a mini-avalanche! Nigel Harris brings together some of the best.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e02 Questions \u0026amp; Answers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eClive Groome describes the sequences involved in the Automatic Warning System. 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