Steam Days

Steam Days is a monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts. Each issue covers the six regions of British Railways: Western, Southern, London, Midland, Eastern, and Scottish, with the occasional article on Irish railways and the industrial scene. These well illustrated articles in the magazine cover the history of the railways of Britain from the early days of the 1800s through to the end of steam on British Railways in August 1968.

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Southampton–Gateway to the world • With family and friends working in the docks and on ocean liners, Andrew Britton affectionately recalls the fascinating interaction between the railway and shipping at Southampton Docks, of both passengers and goods traffic.

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The RAF ‘Castles’ • Andrew Wilson remembers the twelve Great Western Railway ‘Castle’ class 4-6-0s named in 1940/41 after RAF aircraft of World War II.

STEAM DAYS In Colour 214: Bowater’s Sittingbourne and Kemsley railway

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Connah’s Quay to Chester (General) Station by station • Richard Clarke continues his Deeside overview with coverage of the North Wales Coast main line into Chester.

The locomotives of Keith engine shed • A former Great North of Scotland Railway premises, Roger Griffiths and John Hooper consider the changing allocation of Keith shed throughout the LNER era and in BR (Scottish Region) days.

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