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.

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LAST YEARS OF THE LNER MOGULS’ • The LNER is perhaps better known for its ‘Pacifics’ than its 2-6-0s but its four ‘Mogul’ classes played a key role in keeping its trains moving. Peter R. Cooper takes a look at the gradual rundown of the fleet

GAVIN GOES GREAT WESTERN • Gavin Morrison continues his tour around Britain. This time, he turns his attention to the Western Region

URGENT MESSAGE FOR HIGH STREET READERS: SAVE YOUR STEAM WORLD

THE DORNOCH LIGHT RAILWAY • Bruce Laws pays tribute to one of Scotland’s prettiest branch lines that was made extra special with a little help from the Great Western

GREAT SHOT!

HOW WE TRIED TO SAVE A ‘CRAB’ • Chris Magner tells the story of the 42942 Preservation Society and how it tried to buy one of Birkenhead’s last Hughes-Fowler 2-6-0s

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

STEAM WORLD CROSSWORD

MY TOP TEN COUNTDOWN No. 4 URIE ‘700’ CLASS 0-6-0 • Having a close personal association with these elderly goods engines, Chris Leigh wonders whether the ‘700' class 0-6-0s should be higher in his ‘chart' than No. 4.

A DAY AT THE CITADEL • Alasdair Jones describes a typical summer’s day at one of Britain’s finest spotting locations

BEING PART OF THE BEST • Brian Evans was a fireman at Stratford from 1956 until 1962. He describes why it was his dream job

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