Steam World

Steam World is Britain's best selling historical railway magazine. Covering the magical times when steam railways were the lifeblood of the country. It features first-hand accounts from drivers, firemen, BR managers and enthusiasts alike. Featuring magnificent photography from the fifties and sixties, it will bring back wonderful memories coupled with inside information of what it was really like to work, travel and play on the world's best railway.

Steam World

KEEPING THE PAST ALIVE

CALL ATTENTION • Editor CHRIS LEIGH trawls the Steam World post-bag, updates some recent features and adds a few comments of his own

A TRIBUTE TO FRANK HORNBY • Frank Hornby had planned to provide some captions for this selection of his colour slides which he submitted to Steam World many years ago. There can be no better tribute to Frank, who passed away last month at the age of 98, than to give these images the airing they deserve.

‘HIGH-RISE’ REMEMBERED – GEORGE HEIRON PART 2 • Chris Leigh formed a close working relationship with the artist and photographer George Heiron, known in the Ian Allan organisation as ‘High-rise’.

Chris’ top Heiron picks

PLATFORM • send your lettrs to Steam World, 4 Milnyard Square, Orton South gate, Peterborough PE2 6GX or steamworld@choicemag.co.uk

STEAM WORLD CROSSWORD

FENLAND SURPRISES • Discovering ‘new’ images of your favourite section of line is always a delight. Richard Foster presents some hidden gems of one of his favourites, the M&GN

GREAT SHOT

‘V2S’ – SEEING DOUBLE • In a feature found in the Steam World archives, the late Peter Townend describes the trials and tribulations of turning Gresley's 2-6-2 into a world beater…

THE RAILWAY OVER THE STAINMORE PASS – PART 2 • Author Chris Rowley has generously given Steam World a taste of what to expect from his new book, The Railway Over The Stainmore Pass. At the end of part 1, the future of the line looked rosy, thanks to trials to increase the amount of mineral traffic it could carry. But that optimism didn't last…

FIVE TIMES FIVE = 'H16’ • Richard Derry explores the world of the five mighty ‘H16’ 4-6-2Ts, one of the five classes designed by Robert Urie

STEAM IN NORTH WALES

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