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October 2024

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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.

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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 October edition of Steam Days includes…

Cross-country on the Midland main line to the south and west

Tracking sections of the route from Sheffield (Midland) through to Bath (Green Park), Andrew James provides varied examples of passenger train
performance across the 1936-59 period.

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The 1954-built British Railways Standard ‘9F’ 2-10-0s

Accompanied by photographs from all six BR regions, Andrew Wilson examines the life and times of ‘9Fs’ Nos 92000-19, which were completed between May
and October 1954 as the first of their class.

STEAM DAYS in Colour 232:The Cranleigh line

Built as the Horsham & Guildford Direct line, this much-loved former LB&SCR byway was a line of contrasts.The Surrey end of the route enjoyed
good commuter business, particularly from Cranleigh and Bramley & Wonersh, but that in Sussex was never so busy.

Byways to Brecon

Robert Darlaston offers some memories of the four delightful lines that served the county town of Brecknockshire (previously Breconshire) in Mid-
Wales.

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And there’s lots more inside! If you’d like to read the October 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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