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Steam Classic 1993 October No 43 A Geordie gem The High Fives Swansea Shunters
Steam Classic 1993 October No 43
CONTENTS
CLASSIC COMMENT4Summing up a great summer of steam and anticipating a great autumn with the new-look `Steam Classic'
OBSERVATIONS7Eastleigh's S15 takes the test focus on the All Blacks (the LMS variety, not the Kiwis!) and setting the main-line scene with two splendid signal boxes
NEWS12Bath-time for the Avon Valley Weardale campaign gets up steam Toddington shed gets go-ahead Peak Rail reports progress.
RESTORATION UPDATE16Doncaster to build Tornado Holden B12 could steam this autumn Maunsell Society embarks on fourth restoration report from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
WATCHING BRIEF 22The Stanier LMS Pacific day on video, plus a steam spectacular from New Zealand, are reviewed this month
FROM THE FOOTPLATE SPIRIT OF '68: TAKING A REFRESHER 23Come on to the footplate with BR crews from Swansea and Carmarthen as they prepare for this year's central Wales steam workings with a refresher course on the Severn Valley Railway
STEAM PORTFOLIO: THE HIGH FIVES28Marking the imminent return to steam of the Mid-Hants' No73080 Merlin, Richard Derry profiles the careers of the 172 BR Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0s
OBSERVATIONS SPECIAL: SUMMER OF STEAM38Reflecting the memorable moments of the summer
THEY MADE HISTORY THE MAVERICKS: THE SWANSEA SHUNTERS50The Great Western's spread of standardization was thwarted by the tight curvature and limited clearances of the Swansea docks system, resulting in he survival of a host of four-wheeled curiosities. Martin Smith recalls the Swansea shunters
WRITE LINES53A case of out-of-sight, out-of-mind; and rockin' and rollin' down the east coast main line, among your letters this month
ON CLOSER INSPECTION: A GEORDIE GEM54The smallest standard-gauge locomotives in preservation, the Worsdell North Eastern Railway Y7 0-4-0 tanks, are the subject of this month's data-and-detail feature
STEAM ON THE MAIN LINE59Blue Peter back in Scotland more steam in central Wales plus other autumn highlights of main-line steam
WHERE THERE'S STEAM60Your area-by-area, line-by-line guide to steam activity and special events over the coming weeks.
YOUR NEW-LOOK 'STEAM CLASSIC' IS PREVIEWED ON PAGE 43
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