Steam Railway #206 June 1997 Oil firing A4 Bittern B1 #1264 back at work
Steam Railway #206 June 1997
CONTENTS
30 The 'Br that came bouncing back
The public return to steam of Thompson 'BI' 4-6-0 No. 1264 on Good Friday marked the end of more than 20 years of challenges and setbacks for the Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust - but the fight to establish a leading active heritage role is only just beginning, writes Peter Kelly.
34 Sir Nigel Gresley - master of steam
In the first part of a comprehensive 'Steam Century' appreciation of the great railway engineer who masterminded the fleet A3 and A4 'Pacifics',Andrew Dow writes about Gresley's early carriage and locomotive achievements.
54 '04' Appeal latest
With the gauge glass almost at £30,000 on top of the initial grant of £25,000, the appeal to restore the National Railway Museum's Robinson '04' 2-8-0 No.63601 is going great guns - and sponsoring our John O'Groats-Lands End cycling marathon by as little as £ 1 for the whole trip could make all the difference!
6 News
Now Flying Scotsman owner Tony Marchington buys Bittern; death of the Rev. W.A. Awdry of Thomas the Tank Engine fame; Peak Rail celebrates Rowsley extension; Welsh Highland latest. This and much more in our leading news pages.
20 Morgan
AIRPS Chairman David Morgan is on his soapbox once more.
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23 Narrow Gauge News
News of the ordering of a 90ft-long tracklaying vehicle for the Welsh Highland Railway heads Peter Johnson's monthly narrow gauge round-up.
27 World Steam News
As the steam engines in Cuba's sugar cane fields show their age, the prospect of new sections of line for them to run on in 1998 emerges.
66 Glasgow's pride
Regular contributor John Hunt tells of an exciting plan by the Glasgow Museum of Transport to repatriate a North British Locomotive Co.-built '15F' 4-8-2 from South Africa, and describes the superb steam engines in the museum's care.
82 The best GWR gala - ever?
This special feature about the West Somerset Railway's hugely-successful 2Ist Anniversary Gala also looks back to the grim days when the railway's outlook definitely wasn't so rosy.
88 Transporting. the 'liberations'
In the second part of his feature about the Vulcan Foundry-built 'Liberation' 2-8-0s which went out to war-torn Europe in 1946, L. Roy Wilson describes the difficult job of getting them to Liverpool Docks by road.
40 Better Steam Photography
Les Nixon concentrates on the secrets of good panoramic photography, along with the pitfalls, and answers more readers' questions about taking pictures of steam.
42 Down Main
As steam ban time approaches, David Wilcock keeps up his well-earned reputation for informed comment on the stories behind main line steam.
48 Gallery
In Steam Railway's photographic showcase this month is a superb panoramic view looking down over the city of Bath as No.35028 Clan Line arrives with a VSOE special.
9 Questions & Answers
With some explanatory drawings, Clive Groome answers an interesting question about roller bearings.
61 Reviews
Another selection of steam books and videos, plus a high-quality art print from an original by one H.N. Gresley!
64 Mailbag
Cuneo Fine Arts replies on the use of the late Terence Cuneo's work in the lads' magazine Loaded; Is the summer steam ban really necessary?; How film crews' 'camouflage' can spoil an engine's looks. These are just three of the topics under discussion this month.
71 The One-Stop Steam Guide
Lynne Best's widely-read guide to what's on and where in steam preservation includes a mini-feature about Southport Railway Centre.
76 The Glorious Years
Our long-running nostalgic photographic series this month features some fine steam colour photography by Roy Hobbs.
86 Steam idyll
Geoff Silcock's full page photograph shows an idyllic scene on the Churnet Valley Railway at Consall Farge, a spot destined to become more familiar to many readers.
99 Mixed Traffic
Peter Kelly stands in for Nigel Harris as he waves off another issue of Steam Railway!
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