Steam World Railway Magazine

Steam World May 2010
Issue No.275
In This Issue
Front Cover Image - LMS 4-6-2 No.46235 City of Birmingham is watering at Willesden shed on May 11 1963. Geoff Rixon
4 COMMENT - Opinion and analysis from Steam World editor Chris Leigh
6 CALL ATTENTION - More steam oddities, suggestions and comments
8 CLIMBING THE LADDER - Watford MPD cleaner John Crisp helps with eyesight tests
17 PLATFORM - Reader's comments
20 STREAMLINED 'SCHOOLS' - Using plywood, Bulleid;'s team did something very striking in 1938
24 DAD WAS A DRIVER - Alan Mitchell's father became a passed fireman at Sowerby Bridge
26 JIM HULL'S NOTEBOOKS - Jim Hull is 'a professional trainspotter', at Sileby station
29 CUT OFF IN THEIR PRIME - It wasn't just BR Standards where BR's investment was wasted
34 GREAT SHOT! - Join us for a panoramic view of London King's Cross station
36 'AH!' MOMENTS - David Maidment recalls some more of his most memorable experiences
40 WATCH AND LEARN - A visit to a signalbox leads to a rare and unofficial privilege
42 THAT REMINDS ME... - Andrew Dow discusses permanent way maintenance and Wickhams
44 NIGHT AND DAY - In 1967, there was still one way of catching lots of steam action
54 'A4' NAMES 'SOLVED' - The confusing names and number sequences of the LNER A4s
58 LOCATION BAYNARDS.. - The Guildford-Horsham branch is used by a number of moviemakers
66 REVIEWS
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