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

BEECHING AND THE ‘BASIC RAILWAY’

CALL ATTENTION • Location, location – not just property but railways, too, says CHRIS LEIGH

ROBERT BILLINTON'S RADIAL TANKS • Jeremy Clarke describes the London Brighton & South Coast Railway 0-6-2Ts credited to Robert Billinton

A DAY OUT IN YORK… • …and Darlington. Paul Cooper delves into Ken Vernon's archive to present several memorable days out to the North Eastern Region

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 COUNT DOWN NO. 6 URIE ‘H16’ 4-6-2T • What was it about a big, ugly freight locomotive that takes it to No. 6 in Chris Leigh's Top Ten?

GREAT SHOT!

THE END OF WESTERN REGION STEAM • How did the Western Region rid itself of steam? Using data from the late Richard Strange's archive, here's a week-by-week break down of withdrawals through the Western's final year of 1965

SETTLE & CARLISLE 150 • The Settle & Carlisle opened to passengers on May 1 1876. Michael Welch pays tribute to one of Britain's most spectacular stretches of railway

GETTING THE MOST FROM THE FLEET – PART 3 • John Palmer continues his investigation into how British Railways improved productivity, looking at each region in turn. Having started with the London Midland Region last issue, he continues with the Eastern

ON THE FOOTPLATE IN WARTIME EUROPE • Ron Herbert tells the story of Randal Hall, his father-in-law, who served on the footplate in wartime Europe and his subsequent career with British Railways

GWR locomotive practice – the ultimate study? • Howard Johnston casts his eye over one of the deepest dives ever taken into the world of GWR locomotive development and the people and personalities behind these classic designs, written by one of preservation's premier engineers, Bob Meanley