Steam Days - March 2024

In this issue

To Sharpness for scrap
In 1964/65 Swindon-based scrap merchant Cooper’s Metals undertook locomotive breaking at Sharpness Docks – Peter Kerslake recalls three visits to photograph the short-lived operation.

Crewe Works’ pilot locomotives: the steam classes
Roger Griffiths and John Hooper offer an introduction to the dedicated fleet and work of pilot engines that served Crewe Works, as well as shining the spotlight on the comings and goings of the various steam classes within the allocation in L&NWR, LMS and BR days..

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.