Steam Days - October 2022

In this issue

Southampton – Gateway to the world
With family and friends working in the docks and on ocean liners, Andrew Britton affectionately recalls the fascinating interaction between the railway and shipping at Southampton Docks, of both passengers and goods traffic.

The RAF ‘Castles’
Andrew Wilson remembers the 12 GWR ‘Castle’ class 4-6-0s named in 1940/41 after RAF aircraft of World War II.

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.