Steam Days - October 2023

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Deal line operations in the 1950s
Swedebasher offers a pre-electrification account of services through Deal, on the Kent coast, including the ‘Round the Houses’ duties from Charing Cross and Victoria, and the Deal-Minster trains.

Super Tanks’ – Britain’s nearly 100 ton tank locomotives
The Edwardian era saw the creation of heavyweight tank engine designs of 95 tons or more – Philip Atkins tracks the various ‘Super Tanks’ of Britain, and considers some heavier continental classes too.

Steam Days Magazine Description:

Steam Days - Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best!
Steam Days is a monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts. Each issue covers the six regions of British Railways: Western, Southern, London, Midland, Eastern, and Scottish, with the occasional article on Irish railways and the industrial scene.
These well illustrated articles in the magazine cover the history of the railways of Britain from the early days of the 1800s through to the end of steam on British Railways in August 1968.