Steam Railway #209 September 1997 Bluebell buys Ardingly branch MAP included
Steam Railway #209 September 1997 INCLUDES MAP
CONTENTS
3U lour railway needs YOU!
Virtually every steam railway in Britain needs volunteers - and the unpaid jobs on offer range from catering and engine cleaning to tracklaying and carriage restoration. Steam Railway's staff roll up their sleeves for a taste of what's involved. Why not do the same by giving your local railway a call?
40 Will this Peterborough
dream come true?
We reveal the exciting 'Crescent Link' scheme to link the Nene Valley Railway with Peterborough's main line station, using a reconstructed Bardney station as the 'new' Peterborough North!
56 They Can't be Serious Can They?
Well, yes! The Standard Steam Locomotive Company Limited is determined to build brand new BR Class 6 'Clan' Pacific
No. 72010 Hengist - and its major hurdle at the moment appears simply to be credibility!
60 Shots in the (Withered) Arm
The spirit of those Southern holiday trains to the South-West lives on in two remarkable preservation sites at Bideford and Instow. News Editor David Wilcock reports.
72 Running Along the Roof of England
John Hunt visits the expanding South Tynedale Railway, in one of the most remote and picturesque corners of rural England.
78 '04' Appeal Latest
Great news! The joint appeal by Steam Railway, the National Railway Museum and the Great Central Railway for £70,000 to restore Robinson '04' 2-8-0 No. 63601 to steam has smashed through the £60,000 barrier - and now we're starting an '04' auction!
83 Still Sticking at it - After 140 Years!
For 140 years, the Birmingham firm of Tearne & Son has provided Britain's railways with railway crests and insignia - and, writes Hugh Madgin, in the era of preservation it's amazing how it many historic transfers are still in stock!
COVER STORIES
6 Charter stock to go by 2007
8 Bluebell buys Ardingly branch
10 Steam returns to Runcorn
14 Mig-Hants re-creates end of Southern steam
78 ’04 Appeal smashes 60,000 barrier
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