Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
Here’s what to expect this month…
GWR railmotor and auto-train services: an introduction
Established as new types of ‘reversible’ trains for lightly-loaded Great Western Railway passenger operations to cost effectively and efficiently open-up revenue possibilities, Eric Stuart considers these services, respectively in the 1903-35 and 1905-30 periods.
Only know photographs of obscure engine sheds: An Eastern selection
Often blessed with an intriguing back-story, Roger Griffiths presents rare photographs and ancient maps to illustrate some less well-known and rarely seen loco sheds.
The Lake Windermere Cruise and other rail excursions from Morecambe
Host to ancient electric units linking Morecambe with both Heysham and Lancaster, as well as the steam-hauled duties from the Aire Valley upon which he arrived, Richard Dangerfield recalls how Morecambe Promenade station was also the starting point for outings on to ex-LNWR and Furness territory.
A first tour of Scotland
For a couple of impecunious southern Englishmen, their first trip to Scotland in July 1960 was a challenge. Colin Boocock describes how he and a friend made a low-budget tour to venture thus far north to see unfamiliar locomotives as well as to travel through some of Britain’s finest scenery.
