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

THE ANSWER LIES IN THE RESEARCH!

CALL ATTENTION • Chris Leigh and Richard Foster assemble some tantalising news and comments from the world of Steam.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CHINLEY • The railways around Chinley, deep in the Peak District, are a shadow of their former selves. We delve into Ray Farrell's archive to show you what the area looked like 60 years ago, on April 18 1964

ROUND THE HILLS TO CALLINGTON • Chris Leigh last took the train from Bere Alston to Gunnislake in 2009 - and wished he have gone on through to Callington

RAILROVER REME MBERED - PART 2 • David Percival was enjoying working his way around the North East, in an orderly fashion, ‘copping’ engine after engine… until an impromptu trip north of the border threw his plans into chaos! Part 1 appeared in SW443 (May 2024)

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

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STEAM SHEDS AROUND LEEDS • Leeds was one of those cities that every railway company wanted access to, which resulted in a tangled network of lines, stations and engine sheds. We delve into Keith Sanders’ archive to present a look at what its myriad steam sheds once looked like

A BRIEF INTERLUDE AT REDBRIDGE • Lorry driver Paul Strong had been given an easy job of a trip down to Solent Flour Mills at Southampton. With his work done, he parked his lorry near Redbridge sleeper works to see what he could see… although the exact date has gone unrecorded

‘SUPER DS’ AT OXFORD • David Anderson was on hand at Oxford in the summer of 1961 to witness the arrival of some wheezy pre-Grouping survivors

REMEMBERING P-WAY DAYS • Malcolm Lobban recalls how he swapped the footplate for the Permanent Way Department and entered a new world of full of interesting characters, technical skills and where pride in the job mattered

UNDER THE SPOT LIGHT: 6926 • Welcome to the second in an occasional series where we focus on one engine from one class. This time, we look at one of Collett's famous ‘Halls’

AROUND THE CLOCK AT ANNESLEY • John Palmer takes a look at the famous Great Central Railway yard at Annesley in Nottinghamshire. In part 1, John delves into the yard's origins and its relationship with neighbouring railway companies

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