Steam Railway #225 December 1998 Grant for ELR estension North York Moors aims f
Steam Railway #225 December 1998
6 NYMR aims for double track
New plans to increase line capacity.
7 ELR $1.2m extension grant
Grant aid package of £ I.2m to facilitate opening of Bury-Heywood extension.
9 GCR ‘8F’ boiler saved by crew
Mudhole door joint blows out at gala.
11 Bever Peacock back in business
Exmoor Steam Centre is the new home of the Manchester locomotive builder.
12 Llangollen's £177.000 for C&W shed
Euro cash for development at Pentrefelin.
13 Ingrow Tunnel damage halts trains
Workmen damage tunnel forcing Keighley & Worth Valley Railway to suspend trains.
14 Lottery cash for Ffestiniog Railway
Two vintages coaches and a slate wagon train will be restored using £375,000 grant.
16 Studs aipports Wenford reopening
Key environmental report backs rail over road for Cornish china clay transhipment.
22 Southall group finds new home
The GWR Preservation Group moves to LSWR locomotive shed in Middlesex.
26 Narrow Gauge New
Llanberis rail link plans fail as Swansea wins maritime museum, plus pictures of Britain's first narrow gauge Pullman car in action.
29 World Steam
South African national railway museum set up in only six months.
32 Taking; the 'Green Train' to Gloucester
The Mid Hants Railway has taken the plunge as a railtour operator, running trains with its own stock and locomotives across its main line link. Robin Jones rode to Gloucester aboard the Daylight Railtours 'Gloucester Standard' from Alton via Guildford and Reading hauled by 'Standard Five' No. 73096 to see how the operation works and find out how successful the venture has been in its debut year.
42 Crewe's Railway Age in crisis
Crewe's tribute to the steam age opened ten years ago amid fanfares, a host of main line locomotives and visitors flooding through the gates. Now both live steam and visitors are a rare occurence and derelict locomotives abound. David Wilcock asks what the future holds for the centre and investigates the fears of some of the centre's supporters.
60 Mail by rail, pouch and net
The last mail exchange using the net and pouch apparatus took place in 1971.Today the skills and techniques of the Travelling Post Office trains are kept alive by groups like that at the Didcot Railway Centre. Phil Haigh visits to see Great Western TPO coach No. 814 in action and tries his hand on the mail exchange apparatus.
64 Christmas Reviews special
Steam Railway's round-up of the Christmas gift ideas that have kept the team up half the night watching videos, reading books and reviewing all the other products received. Here are our unbiased views to help you decide what to buy, or have bought for you, for Christmas. Armchair enthusiast or active volunteer - there's something for you here!
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