Steam Railway #233 Summer 1999 Sir Nigel Gresley main line farewell Britannia fo
Steam Railway #233 Summer 1999
CONTENTS
NEWS
7 'Gresley's main line farewell
A blistering run along the ECML is a fitting finale for the BR blue 'A4'.
6 Britannia 'up for sale'
The controlling interest in Britannia is put on the market by Rick Edmondson.
8 Flying Scotsman in tight scrape for July 4
It's a battle against the clock to have No. 4472 ready for its debut run to York.
9 New EU ruling could end steam imports
New law could stop railways hoping to import locomotives or build new boilers.
14 DVR will sell Buckfastleigh line
The Dart Valley Railway performs a U-turn and offers to sell the Buckfastleigh branch.
17 FREE entry to Readers' Gala!
Free entry to all readers at our August gala welcome back the '04' on the 'Windcutter'.
18 Narrow Gauge
Now another WHR rock face report is demanded to examine the FR's findings.
20 World Steam
Summer and autumn season of German Plandampfs is announced.
FEATURES
28 EXCLUSIVE - Welcome to York's Aladdin's cave!
After almost four years of waiting, the National Railway Museum at York is to throw open the doors of its £4m extension on July 8. MEL HOLLEY reveals the new workshops and warehouse for 5,000 items in the 'reserve' collection - which the public will be able to explore for the very first time.
32 Efficiency first, atmosphere second...
The allegedly 'clinical' nature of the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway has sparked a lively debate in the letters columns of Steam Railway. Our consumer expert GEORGE PEMBROKE finds the efficient and popular line has taken the professional approach too far, making for an antiseptic atmosphere.
38 An appealing, newsy magazine...
Summer 1999 is a special occasion for Steam Railway and its readers - it's the magazine's 20th birthday - so were celebrating by saluting the readers and contributors who are steam's lifeblood. NIGEL HARRIS, DAVID WILCOCK and HOWARD JOHNSTON recall the terrific response to appeals and, look back over 20 memorable years.
56 ‘O’ - what a lucky locomotive!
If the driver sent to haul '01' 31065 on its last journey had turned up for duty, this article could never have been written. Instead an I I th-hour reprieve saw the veteran 0-6-0 cheat the cutter's torch and make an extraordinary eventful journey into preservation as JOHN HUNT reports in the run-up to its return from overhaul.
62 100,000 people a year get the Abbey habit!
The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway came of age last year with trains once more taking day trippers to the 12th-century priory after a gap of 33 years. JOHN HUNT reveals how passenger numbers have increased dramatically on Yorkshire's 'Friendly Line', which has equally bold plans for the future.
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