Steam Days Railway Magazine
- August 2006, No.204
- In This Issue
- Front Cover Image
- On 16 August 1962, in the Isle of Man scene, we see the island's 2-4-0T No.12 Hutchinson, still operating today, at Castleton with the 10.00am train ex-Douglas - K.L.Cook/Rail Archive Stephenson
- Trains Of Thought
- Neasden - The Great Central Railway's london Engine Shed
- Andrew Wilson provides a brief history of the former GCR shed at Neasdon in North-West London where a variety of ex-GWR, LMS, Great Central and LNER classes of locomotives were allocated over the years, in addition to BR Standard classes
- The Scottish Region's Television Train
- Following the interest from readers of this magazine for more information on the Scottish Region's TV train which was illustrated in the Oban article in the March 2006 issue, John Macnab now provides us with full details of this train which was introduced in 1956 and ran until 1964.
- Steam Days in Colour 20: Three-Island steam
- In this month's All-Colour photo-feature we take a look at the delightful holiday islands of the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, and Hayling Island during the days of steam, coutesy of the camera of Ken Cook.
- Pacifics on the North Wales Coast Main Line
- One of the last strongholds of Pacific-worked passenger and parcels trains in the 1960s was the Chester to Holyhead line and Roger Haigh takes a nostalgic look at the duties of the Pacific locomotives that were seen working along the former L&NWR main line
- Radyr Yard and Shed - Taff Vale Railway
- Roger Malyn explores the history of the Taff Vale Railway's sidings and engine shed at Radyr which played an important role in movement of coal and empty wagons in and out of the docks at Cardiff from pre-Grouping days until the last days of steam in the area
- Book Reviews by Walter Heughan
- Tail Lamp - Readers' Letters
- Pages 451-511, 8¼" x 11¾" . Red Gauntlet Publications
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