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

‘TITFIELD’: STILL THE BEST

CALL ATTENTION • Chris Leigh calls attention to some photo-stories with some Questions — and answers, too.

THROUGH THE LENS OF DAVID ROSTANCE • We dip into the extensive archive of David Rostance who not only photographed his West Midlands stamping ground but caught the last years of steam across the country

BRUNEL’S LEGACY • Railway 200 is about the birth of the railway network and the pioneers who built it. Chris Leigh highlights the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel whose vision took railway development one stage further, just 10 years after the Stockton & Darlington

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED • As we celebrate 200 years of railways this year, it’s also the 200th birthday of the railway bridge. Bob Gwynne discusses some favourites

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GREAT SHOT!

THE FOWLER SUBURBAN TANKS • Having covered the Fowler 2-6-2Ts last issue, Peter R. Cooper presents a detailed look at their larger cousins, the 2-6-4Ts

THE DIRTIER SIDE OF THE S&D • The Somerset & Dorset wasn’t just the rolling hills, summer Saturday specials, ‘Pines Express’ and classic locomotive combinations as depicted by Ivo Peters. We delve into Paul Strong’s archive to show you that the SDJR often lived up to its ‘Slow & Dirty’ moniker

MIDDLESBROUGH DOCKS REMEMBERED • David P. Williams visited Middlesbrough docks in early 1962 just a matter of days before steam shunters were replaced by diesels

BERT HOOKER’S WARTIME MEMORIES • In a feature found deep in the Steam World archives, legendary engineman, the late Bert Hooker, describes what it was like working on the railways in wartime

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