Steam World

Steam World is Britain's best selling historical railway magazine. Covering the magical times when steam railways were the lifeblood of the country. It features first-hand accounts from drivers, firemen, BR managers and enthusiasts alike. Featuring magnificent photography from the fifties and sixties, it will bring back wonderful memories coupled with inside information of what it was really like to work, travel and play on the world's best railway.

Steam World

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES

CALL ATTENTION • Moments of alarm and moments of calm called to our attention this month by Chris Leigh

LIGHT RAIL MEDLEY - 1: THE WC&P • In the first of a new series covering Britain’s light railways, Chris Leigh presents a look at a favourite, the Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Railway

STANIER ‘PACIFICS’ ON RAILTOURS • Peter R. Cooper takes a look at the special trains and unusual workings that Sir William’s finest 4-6-2s undertook in the 1960s

GAVIN GOES WESTERN…AGAIN • We present a further selection of Gavin Morrison’s images from around the Western Region

STARS WITH STRIPES • The yellow cabside stripe was a warning for the West Coast Main Line but some East Coast ‘Top Link’ power also received it…

MY LIFE AS A PART 3 FIREMAN • Dave Simpson concludes the story of his time on the footplate at Leicester shed (Part 1 and 2 appeared in Steam World October 2026 (SW472) and November 2026 (SW473)

GREAT SHOT!

A SCOTTISH HOLIDAY • Tony Cooke recalls how, having saved up enough money, he undertook his first trip to exotic-sounding Scotland in 1960

A SNAPSHOT OF SOUTHERN WORKS • Richard Derry takes a look at the jobs that Eastleigh and Brighton Works undertook in their last years, including the scrapping of his beloved Maunsell ‘Moguls’

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STEAM WORLD CROSSWORD

ON TOUR TO EASTLEIGH AND SWINDON – PART 2 • Bruce Laws recalled an Ipswich Land Transport Society visit to Southern Region sheds on August 12 1962. He continues his account of the day, starting with the first proper visit to the Western Region Continued from Steam World, November 2026 (SW473)

FROM THE SEASIDE TO STRATFORD • After a boyhood spent trainspotting in Blackpool and Preston, Stewart Marshall became a fireman at Stratford and recollects his railway links with both Lancashire and London

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