Inside issue 12...

SIGNAL POST

Have we over collected? And if so, what should preservation outfits, like the Bluebell Railway, do with its surplus rolling stock? 

NEWS

Second-oldest ‘Terrier’ returns for 150th bash, trio of Kemsley Kerr, Stuarts steam together for first – and possibly last time, 4,000 miles of steam… for just £7.61!

ONE-ZULU

National rail strike could disrupt charters, new name for 21st century steam, main line return for ‘Western’ on hold and a ‘double challenge’ Stateside.

TRACKSIDE WORLD

End of ‘real’ steam in China, Ukraine refugee appeal tops £50k, Harz retires the last of its working Mallets.

WHERE IS IT?

Urban getaway: an unusual view at a familiar location – but can you work out where it is?

CALLING AT… DAMEMS

It’s a quiet spot with few passengers to speak of. Even so, it is lovingly tended and an authentic re‑creation as David Pearson explains.

PART EXCHANGE

Two very different locomotives from different eras, but examples of both ‘County’ Class machines are being re-created. By David Bradshaw.

‘I WOULDN’T START HERE…’

Why do we need the NRM and, what about building a broad-gauge heritage line? Two of the questions Jim Rees explores this issue.

SPECTACLE PLATE

Man that’s good! Robert Falconer’s camera captures an idyllic scene during a recent visit to the IoM for a photographic charter.

UPPING THE HORSEPOWER

Who said diesel galas are in decline? With coal shortages pegging back steam, diesel enthusiasts have enjoyed a bumper spring.

WHISTLE BOARD

A round-up of readers’ letters including Hayles Abbey Halt success, and a salutary tale of how not to go about attracting volunteers.

‘PUG’ LIFE

It’s been a long time out of the limelight, but the re-emergence of tiny L&YR No. 19 is about to change all that, as Callum Porter describes the background to the project.

ARCHIVE VIEW

Waterloo (after) Sunset: it’s 55 years since the end of Southern steam and here we contrast views of Bulleid ‘Pacific’-hauled expresses then and now.

WHY I VOLUNTEER

Meet Alan Warren, editor of the B17 Steam Locomotive Trust’s house-magazine, something he manages to do despite not exactly being ‘local’.

DATA ANALYSIS

Legacy of liability? This month we run the rule over the Barry inheritance; how many have returned to steam and how many still haven't turned a wheel.

BOXED UP

Inspiration in the Mendip hills – the charming recreation that is Midsomer Norton’s signalbox – but is it restoration or new-build?

ROUTES FOR CONSERVATION

The Cutting ‘edge team who look after the GCR’s Nottinghamshire section have a long-standing partnership with conservationists, as Phil Sharpe explains.

RUNNING LINES

Our monthly digest of what’s happening around the railway and preservation groups of Britain.

RIGHT AWAY!

A full listing of all operational railways and what might be pulling the trains.

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