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

WHAT'S THE ATTRACTION?

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

BY THE LINESIDE WITH MARTIN SMITH • Martin Smith presents a selection of his colour archive of main line steam in action

GLORIOUS IN GREEN • Gavin Morrison delves into his extensive archive and presents a selection of ‘A4s’ looking rather splendid in British Railways green

TWO BRANCH LINES TO WINDSOR • One-time Windsor resident, Chris Leigh tells the story of the railways which served, and still serve, the Royal Thames-side town

OTHERS ROYAL STATIONS • Windsor's two stations will be forever connected to the Royal Family. But their annual travelling habits meant that stations in Scotland and East Anglia also had royal connections

GREAT SHOT

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

STEAM WORLD CROSSWORD

THE 20 ‘STANDARD ARTHURS' • Richard Derry takes a personal look at the Standard ‘5MTs’ allocated to the Southern Region that took on names associated with King Arthur

MALLARD'S SPEED RECORD • What was it like to be onboard Mallard's train at 126mph? LNER Test Inspector Dennis Carling, who would go on to become Head of Rugby Test Plant, was there on July 3 1938. Here are his recollections.

SEVEN SUMMER SATURDAYS • Don Benn became a frequent visitor to the southern end of the West Coast Main Line during the summer of 1963

ALL IN A SPIN AT CREWE • Crewe was a Mecca for enthusiasts and photographers. David Forsyth was a regular visitor and we present a selection of his images taken at Crewe in the early 1960s where the turntable stars almost as much as the locomotives…

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