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…
Cathays and Radyr sheds and their duties
D K Jones offers an overview of two Cardiff area ex-Taff Vale Railway engine sheds that saw GWR ‘general improvement’ investment and thus longevity and specifically looks at some of their BR steam era workings.
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Latter-day steam on the Dursley branch
Running east from Coaley Junction on the Bristol-Gloucester main line, a 1958 regional boundary change led to transition from ex-Midland Railway/ LMS power in the last few years of the branch passenger services, while a BR 2MT Mogul became favourite on the longer-lived goods operation.
Those magnificent Merchants
With more than 16,700 miles of Merchant Navy haulage experience to call upon, Keith Widdowson summarises some memorable highlights during their last four years in BR service.
The birth of the Glasgow & South Western Railway
At the 175th anniversary of the G&SWR’s completion as a main line through to Gretna Junction for Anglo-Scottish traffic, Douglas McNaught offers an overview of its evolved creation.
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 October 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.
