January 2023

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PUBLISHER: Clive Nicholls EDITOR: Chris Leigh CONSULTANT EDITOR: Nigel Harris BA (Hons) DESIGNER: Lucy Carnell OFFICE MANAGER: Caroline Kingdom EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Judith Murray EDITORIAL ADDRESS Steam World, 4 Milnyard Square, Orton Southgate, Pete
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Taking A Break
My daughter has become a commuter. Though based in the East Midlands, she currently has to work in London several days each week. She told me that the other day, as she waited at the London terminus (I’ll spare blushes by not saying which one) for th
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On The Shovel At Lincoln
Lincoln ‘loco’ shed had been extended and altered by the addition of road Nos. 6-9 by the LNER. The ash pits and the coaling plant as well as the drop pit shops were also added in 1938 in an effort to cope with the work of the three previous sheds -
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Platform
Congratlations on the November issue of Steam World - very nicely written and illustrated! I edit a newsletter devoted to the Ilfracombe line, so it’s always a pleasure to read about it in the railway press. Have you any further information about the
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Steam World Crossword
A copy of the book Midland Engines No. 4 The ‘700' Class Double-Frame Goods Engines by David Hunt, Bob Essery & Fred James (Wild Swan) will be given to the sender of the first correct answer opened on January 20, 2023. Answers (with your name and add
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The Tortuous Path To ‘Duchess’ Withdrawal
Camden shed (1B) was closed to steam from September 9 1963 and Willesden (1A) nearby, became the steam depot for power as required for the Western Division and also for the former Great Central line service from Marylebone to Nottingham. Since early
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Ore Trains To Consett!
Within the rich and varied tapestry of a century and half or so of steam railway operation, there are a few locations which became iconic in the eyes of those who loved them, generating almost mythical status, thanks to powerful photographs and impre
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Southern Incursions And Excursions
Until about 1964, LMS steam was a fairly common sight on cross-London wagonload freight onto the Central and the South Eastern sections. Most locomotives were ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0s and ‘8F’ 2-8-0s. However, there were still plenty of exceptions, partic
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THE DIDCOT NEWBURY & SOUTHAMPTON LINE
In the early 1970s, Richard Adams’ book Watership Down was published. The controversial story about a group of rabbits seeking a new home was said to be a children’s story that Adams told his daughters. Its dark, sometimes bloody, storyline led other
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Compton Crossing
Charles Dyer, a local man, was involved in building the DN&S in the early 1880s. He moved to the Crossing Cottage at Compton in 1905, when his wife became crossing keeper. As the hand-worked crossing was devoid of signals, it is said that Mrs. Dyer r
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GWR ‘ARP’ signalboxes
The ARP or Air Raid Precautions signalbox designed and built by the GWR was hardly a thing of beauty but it is a tragedy that most have long since been demolished. That at Burghclere on the DN&S was the last survivor on that line, and I think it has
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An Eight-year Adventure 1955-63
Easter, Christmas and the summer months brought many extra trains, but the real crescendo seemed to be in the Glasgow holiday fortnight when many trains had a relief. This, incidentally, was about the only time you were ever likely to see a double-he
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1962: A Spotter’s Year
Only minutes into this day and I’m already on the coach leaving Ipswich town centre for an East Midlands area shed bash - including 15 Great Central, London and North Eastern, Midland/London Midland Scottish sheds and Derby Works - visiting Leicester
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A Wye Valley Postscript
Living at that time in Surbiton, Surrey, I drove with two colleagues, to Grange Court in time for the 9.48am from Gloucester. While we were waiting, GWR ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 3867 stormed through with a north-bound freight. The branch train then arrived w
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Reviews
BOOK REVIEW OF THE MONTH Derek Phillips Irwell Press, 59A High Street, Clophill, Beds MK45 4BE. Tel: 01707 876713. Web: www.irwellpress.com. Description: Hardback, 302mm × 218mm, 152pp. ISBN: 9781911262480. Price £28.95 Train crew with stories to tel
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Call Attention
I belong to various rail-related and placerelated groups on Facebook and from time to time an irresistible photograph will be posted. Take, for instance, this wonderful picture at East Garston, a tiny station on the Newbury-Lambourn branch. Staff are

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