Steam Days - May 2025

In deze editie

Railway 200 – first thoughts
An event to open minds to the story of our railways like never before, Andrew Kennedy looks at the journey made over 200 years, at the opportunities that are ongoing to celebrate the story of the modern railway, and how to be part of this grand celebration.

Pilgrimage to Beattock: Spotting in 1954 and 1963
A stretch of the West Coast main line with near-legendary status, it is the contrasting sights of speeding Coronation Pacifics and the slog of banking
work that pepper the memories of Douglas McNaught as he recalls how family visits to Beattock led to many days witnessing steam on the bank.

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.