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.

Steam Days

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The Grouping – 100 years on • Coming in the aftermath of seven years of Government ownership to simplify railway operation for the war effort, Andrew Kennedy tells how the 1921-23 period saw, by Act of Parliament, 120 railway companies grouped into what became known as the ‘Big Four’.

An Oakle Street interlude • Thursday, 6 May 1954 saw Chris Gordon Watford enjoy a late afternoon/early evening session of photography at this wayside station between Gloucester and Grange Court Junction on the route to Chepstow and South Wales.

Christmas Gifts that last all year! • Treat a friend (or yourself!) to a year’s worth of Steam Days this Christmas… and as part of your subscription choose one of these three fantastic books. Plus, check out our other great magazine offers…

STEAM DAYS • In Colour 216: SR Eastern Division push-pull operations

County Durham steam for a day: Whit Monday 1962 • With diesel-units drafted elsewhere for just one day, G L Pallister recalls a non-corridor adventure on Whit Monday, 1962 that took in Sunderland, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Darlington, Crook, and Durham.

Bristol (Barrow Road) shed’s ‘Patriots’ and their duties • Steve Bartlett takes an in-depth look at Barrow Road shed’s three Fowler ‘6P/5F’ ‘Patriot’ 4-6-0s and their work on the former Midland Railway cross-country route from Bristol to Sheffield and the north.

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