Inside issue 52...

SIGNAL POST

Defining the ‘Railway 200’ legacy.

NEWS

The stories making the headlines.

GREAT WALL REVIVAL!

Sun, sea, sand... it’s Dawlish, briefly as it should be, complete with Collett ‘Castle’ 4-6-0s.

S&D HOMECOMING!

200 years after the main event, it’s re-run for a new generation.

WHERE’S ERIC?

‘S&D200’ twist at the North York Moors.

229 JOINS THE CLUB!

Charming survivor: Great Eastern ‘Coffee Pot’ No. 229 steams for the first time in decades.

FRAGILE HISTORY!

Glass, eggs… the railways once carried plenty of fragile items. Exploring fun railwayana.

A PIONEER’S PROGRESS

Forget the S&D bicentenary for a moment – the Middleton is preparing for ‘Murray 200’.

ONE-ZULU

The latest main line news and comment.

SNOW GOOD!

Painstaking NER snowplough restoration.

SPECTACLE PLATE

Whalley’s Wonder, seen in a new light…

LIVING TWICE

A Class 47, co-owned by someone who has ‘Austerity’ Whiston, has just returned to traffic.

WHY I VOLUNTEER...

Richard Owen – Telford Steam Railway’s man of at least three hats, plus many more!

SUPER-DETAIL!

Artist James Green adds extreme detail.

‘BLUE’ LAKES

Rare northern workings by ‘A2’ Blue Peter.

WHISTLE BOARD

Your views on the TRACKSIDE scene.

LATE SUMMER GALAS HAVE IT!

An amazing event variety, big and small.

SHED MASTERS!

A new version of locomotives that ran in northern India is being built for North Wales.

RUNNING LINES

TRACKSIDE’S round-up of all the latest news from railways and their societies.

STOP BLOCK

‘Rich’ heritage: Unusual preservation.