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PUBLISHER: Clive Nicholls EDITOR: Chris Leigh COMMISSIONING EDITOR: Richard Foster CONSULTANT EDITOR: Nigel Harris BA (Hons) DESIGNER: Harrison Coe OFFICE MANAGER: Caroline Kingdom EDITORIAL ADDRESS ADVERTISEMENT DIRECTOR: Paula Scott ADVERTISEMENT M
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Call Attention
Let me start by saying that the Great Western's train reporting number system has long been the bane of my caption-writing life. It was fine when GWR locomotives carried their number on the front bufferbeam. However, when BR fitted smokebox number pl
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BEAUTIFUL 'WDs'
The War Department 2-8-0s are often considered an honorary Standard design. They were designed by a team led by Robert Riddles and, aside from the drop frame under the smokebox, they shared all the hallmarks of a Standard. Yet they were designed for
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Location, Location: dawlish
Estate agents have popularised the expression 'Location, location, location' as being the most important consideration when buying, or selling, a property. If you're selling and the location has 'issues' it either won't sell or the price will be adve
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Sixty Years Ago
The summer of 1964 was not so Tdifferent from that of 2024. A tired Conservative government was in its death throes having been in power for 13 years; a General Election would take place that October. International tensions were running high. US Pres
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Platform
After spending years at Neville Hill and then Normanton, I had a very special day on Saturday September 18 1965. I was a Spare Fireman, starting my shift at 2pm. I was working with a lad called Steve Thackway and this photograph shows Steve and I mov
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'Greatness' and Routine
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them,” wrote Shakespeare in Twelfth Night, referring, of course, to people. The same could be said of locomotives. There's little doubt that, for instance, Flying Scot
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Under The Spotlight: 46159
It's funny how time changes perception. When we think 'Royal Air Force', we think of The Few, the Fighter Command pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain to keep the Luftwaffe at bay; we think of Guy Gibson, bombing the Ruhr dams in his Lancaster;
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Steam World Crossword
A copy of the book Steam Photographer by Gavin Morrison will be given to the sender of the first correct answer opened on September 20, 2024. Answers (with your name and address) to SW447 Crossword, Steam World, 4 Milnyard Square, Orton Southgate, Pe
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Behind The Scenes at Sutton Bridge
The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway is, sadly, just a memory. Just a few miles still survive: Cromer to Sheringham is still part of the national network while Sheringham to Holt has been restored as the beautiful North Norfolk Railway. For tho
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'Crocodile' At Large
On the page opposite is one of my more unusual slide purchases from eBay. It came with no details other than that it had been taken at Ryeford, on the Midland Railway branch from Stonehouse to Nailsworth. A similar photograph, but monochrome, appears
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'Manor' Factfile
To stock: 19/1/38. Allocations: Stafford Road 5/2/38; Banbury 28/5/38; Tyseley 18/6/49; Banbury 4/11/50; Tyseley 19/5/51; Banbury 6/10/51; Tyseley 12/7/52; Chester 4/10/52; Oswestry 9/8/58; Shrewsbury 29/12/62. Withdrawn: 8/64 To stock: 21/1/38. Allo
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THE GWR 'MANOR' 4-6-0s
I've always had an affection for the GWR 'Manor' that I can't really explain. It's probably because I found them difficult to spot. I spent my summer holidays with my grandparents in Shropshire. There was always the promise of a few more under lining
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What Network rail Found
It's December 19 1915. On the Western Front, the Germans have used poison gas against British troops, in retaliation for an earlier British attack. Meanwhile, Allied troops are preparing for final evacuation following the disastrous Gallipoli Campaig
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'Bradford Today is On A Siding'
'Bradford today is on a siding'. Those words, originally written in the Yorkshire Daily Observer in 1906, proved to be a challenge for many young railway enthusiasts growing up in and around the city. Bradford boasted two stations. Forster Square, on
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A Southern Times 'Extra' Compiled by Kevein Robertson Kevin Robertson Transport Treasury Publishing, 16 Highworth Close, High Wycombe HP13 7PJ. Tel: 01494 708939. Web: www.ttpublishing.co.uk Description: Hard cover, 248 × 190mm, 100pp. ISBN: 97819132

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