{"product_id":"steam-railway-233-summer-1999-sir-nigel-gresley-main-line-farewell-britannia-fo","title":"Steam Railway #233 Summer 1999 Sir Nigel Gresley main line farewell Britannia fo","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSteam Railway #233 Summer 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNEWS\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7 'Gresley's main line farewell \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA blistering run along the ECML is a fitting finale for the BR blue 'A4'.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6 Britannia 'up for sale' \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe controlling interest in Britannia is put on the market by Rick Edmondson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8 Flying Scotsman in tight scrape for July 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt's a battle against the clock to have No. 4472 ready for its debut run to York.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9 New EU ruling could end steam imports\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNew law could stop railways hoping to import locomotives or build new boilers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14 DVR will sell Buckfastleigh line\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Dart Valley Railway performs a U-turn and offers to sell the Buckfastleigh branch.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e17 FREE entry to Readers' Gala!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFree entry to all readers at our August gala welcome back the '04' on the 'Windcutter'.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e18 Narrow Gauge\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNow another WHR rock face report is demanded to examine the FR's findings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e20 World Steam\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSummer and autumn season of German Plandampfs is announced.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e28 EXCLUSIVE - Welcome to York's Aladdin's cave! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e32 Efficiency first, atmosphere second...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe allegedly 'clinical' nature of the Paignton \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e38 An appealing, newsy magazine...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSummer 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e56 ‘O’\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- what a lucky locomotive!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e62 100,000 people a year get the Abbey habit!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe 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. 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