Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
Here’s what to expect this month…
George Davidson CBE: The man behind the 1925 centenary celebrations
Keith Jones tracks the career of the last general manager of the GNSR, a post-Grouping promotion taking him to York, and his work to markthe centenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway leading to him being honoured by King George V.
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Stockton & Darlington routes beyond roots
Opened in 1825 as the first public railway, largely to transport coal to the Tees for onward movement by sea, the independent S&DR lasted until July 1863. Centring on its Durham coalfield domain, Maurice Hawthorne looks at some of the ex-S&DR lines (and remains) post-Grouping and considers their evolved place within the railways of the area.
London Victoria – Gateway to the continent
Andrew Britton recalls the atmosphere and operations of this Southern Region terminus and his particular fondness for its elite services.
Tracking the 1828-32 ‘pioneer engine’ names of the Royal Scots
A story of four elements from David Anderson: loco names from the earliest days of railway companies that saw use on Royal Scots for a limited time; the ‘pioneeer’ Royal Scots themselves; other LMS-owned locomotives that carried some of these names; and post-Royal Scot reuse.
And there’s lots more to delve into, but you’ll have to find that out for yourself! If you’d like to read the September issue of Steam Days magazine, then you can cut to the chase and order yours here, or better yet save those pennies and subscribe to Steam Days magazine.
