ISSUE 195

October 23-November 19, 2014

HEADLINE NEWS
New ScotRail franchise holder plans
regular steam on eight routes: star-
studded big-screen remake of Dad’s
Army to be filmed on North Yorkshire
Moors Railway; repatriated Turkish
Stanier 8F bought for Bo’ness &
Kinneil Railway; A4 Dwight D.
Eisenhower numberplate to be
auctioned and the Dartmouth Steam
Railway runs a freight train.

NEWS
First three engines booked for Steel,
Steam & Stars IV; new parts made for
A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman; Timken
sponsors new P2 No. 2007 Prince of
Wales as all 20 wheels cast or
ordered; work begins on Great
Central bridge embankment; North
Yorkshire Moors Railway rejects new
Pickering main line link proposal;
action from Keighley & Worth Valley,
Great Central, Epping, Ffestiniog,
Lynton & Barnstaple and North
Gloucestershire galas; Brunel
artefacts rediscovered at Paddington;
South Tynedale Barber steams at last;
Bluebell Railway EMU restored by
Bombardier; first trains to Corwen
East, Severn Valley plans a year of
events to celebrate 50th anniversary;
and Taff Vale tank back in Durham.

MAIN LINE NEWS 60
B1 Mayflower could make passenger
debut in February; West Coast
steam ban is lifted for the moment,
Bittern in Birmingham New Street
first, and two ‘Black Fives’ for
‘Cathedrals Express’ Christmas
specials.

WITH FULL REGULATOR 65
Don Benn looks at the ‘Scottish
Lowlander’ trip to compare
performances today with those in
the steam era.

Regulars

Centre spread 58
John Storer’s view of Tangmere
on the Dawlish sea wall takes
centre stage.

Main Line Tours 68
Steam and heritage diesel railtours.

Railwayana 74
Auction news and events.

Platform 76
Where your views matter most.

Scale Heritage Railway 94
Toddington’s No. 2807 released
by Hornby.

Up & Running 96
Museums and heritage lines.

The Month Ahead 114
Upcoming galas and events.

Features
Capitals united by steam
If Scotland had voted ‘yes’ to
independence, we could be
seeing truly international
expresses between the English
and Scottish capitals. Brian
Sharpe examines the history of
steam running on the Anglo-
Scottish main lines, which has
seen a revival in recent years
after a very long gap.

The Great Western comes to the Moors
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s
autumn steam gala on September
26-28 had an unusual theme – the
Great Western. Brian Sharpe reports
on the event with three visiting
engines from that railway, all from
classes which have never been seen
on the line before

Black Morayshire boosts
Great Central crowds 70
The only appearance of LNER D49
4-4-0 No. 62712 Morayshire south of
the Scottish border in British
Railways black livery was the icing on
the cake of a stupendous Great
Central Railway autumn steam gala,
writes Robin Jones.

Taunton shed reborn! 72
The theme for this year’s West
Somerset Railway October 2-5
autumn steam gala was the 50th
anniversary of the closure of
Taunton shed – with forgotten
locomotives from those distant days
coming back to life as the crowds
flocked to Minehead.

78 Steam across the border 2014
Anglo-Scottish steam workings have
become almost commonplace. Brian
Sharpe reports on a four day steam
tour of the West Highlands in
glorious autumn weather.

The Vulcan story 84
Visitors to Barrow Hill roundhouse
will be aware that there is a new
steam locomotive in action there
now. Martyn Ashworth recounts
the story of the black 0-4-0ST
called Vulcan and owned by the
Vulcan Locomotive Trust.

Severn Valley gala variety 88
The Severn Valley autumn steam
gala is always a highlight of the
steam enthusiasts’ calendar, with
one of the most complex and
intensive steam timetables to be
seen on any heritage line and trains
operating continuously from Friday
morning until Sunday night.