October issue of The Railway Magazine

Have you seen our latest issue? Features include:

*The best laid schemes...

After being postponed twice due to Covid-19, the much-anticipated four-day GBRf charity tour finally got underway in September, only to be hit by a mystery bug on board, as John Heaton FCILT reports.

* Steam down under

Nick Hodges reports on the six-day ‘Southern Steam Spectacular’ tour that ran in the Australian state of Victoria in May.

* A ‘37’ at 60

One of the oldest Class 37s has just celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Great Central Railway, the Heavy Tractor Group’s No. 37714 being the 25th-built member of the fleet but the 11th oldest survivor, as Paul Bickerdyke discovers.

* Guardsman on parade

With steam tours thankfully back on the main line again, John Heaton FCILT was aboard an impressive run behind Scots Guardsman.

* Poisoning the well

In its latter years, BR was forced to make decisions that initially led to a decline in traffic but ultimately produced the competitive market we have today, writes Industry Update.

* Splendid isolation! Gareth Evans shares the experience of a short break with his fiancée in the restored snow huts at Dent.


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