Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
With Rex Kennedy as editor, he has 80 years of railway memories to recollect, alongside the stories and tales retold by many of the contributors.
Steam Days covers the six regions of British railways in each edition; Western, Southern, London, Midland, Eastern, and Scottish, with the occasional article on Irish railways and the industrial scene.
Packed with fully illustrated articles, Steam Days covers the history of the railways of Great Britain from the early days of the 1800s through to the end of steam on British Railways in August 1968.
The new August edition of Steam Days includes…
The ‘Big Four’ swansong – BR new-build 75 years ago
The post-war years were ones of both great change and continuity on the railways, as Andrew Wilson explains through the study of the new GWR, LMS, LNER and SR designed locomotives to enter service post-nationalisation.
Douglas to Port Erin: Station-by-station
Opened on 1 August 1874, the ‘South line’ of the Isle of Man Railway celebrates its 150th birthday this month – Andrew Kennedy takes us along the route.
All change: Chandlers Ford
A lone station incompatible with timetable plans in 1969, Roger Smith offers a historical backdrop to a former L&SWR station that was lost for more than three decades until reborn by South West Trains and its partners.
The main line outstations of Thornton Junction: From Forth to Tay
Across Fife on the route linking Edinburgh and Dundee, Roger Griffiths and John Hooper consider the sub-sheds and stabling points under the wing of Thornton Junction engine shed.
And there’s lots more inside! If you’d like to read the August issue of Steam Days, it is available to order here; alternatively, reap the benefits with a subscription and have it delivered straight to your door every month.
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