BRITAIN'S LEADING HISTORICAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

Sample Issue - July 2017 Journal

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This sample shows the type, range and quality of the articles which appear in the magazine each month.  This is typical of the monthly journal.  In the magazine some of the articles cover several pages and the titles span two pages.  Page numbers start at 1 in the January edition each year and are numbered sequentially during the year, so this July editions starts at no. 385.

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The 'Night Ferry' - two articles by Arnold Tortorella on how its introduction was reported in 'The Times' and Allan Trotter on the final years of the service.

As introduced in the Times

The End of Britian's First International Passenger Train

The Men from the Ministry - George Smith presents an account of a visit in 1826 by two Prussian engineers to learn about Britain's developing railways.

The Southern Gone West: Plymouth and its Branches - Part One - David Thrower describes how the GWR and LSWR came to Plymouth.

'Knights of the Southern Lands - five pages of colour of the famous SR 'King Arthur' 4-6-0s.

Down in the Lime Street Cuttings - John C. Hughes presents an illustrated view of the cuttings and tunnels taking the railway out of Liverpool's famous station.

The Marshall Meadows Tunnel Railway near Berwick-upon-Tweed - Roger Jermy uncovers a little-known industrial line on the Northumberland coast.

Atlantic Journeys - archive photos of 4-4-2 locomotives from six different companies.

On the London & Birmingham Line - four colour pages of latter-day steam on Britain's first trunk main line.

The Formative Years of the London & Birmingham Railway 1832-8: Part One - described by Jeffrey Wells.

The Great Western in Wirral: Part Two - Tony Robinson concludes his account of the GWR's route to the Mersey, ending with the demise of the Paddingtonâ€"Birkenhead service in 1967.

Colonel Howard G. Hill and his two locomotives - David Harris introduces the man behind the American wartime 2-8-2 and 0-6-0T locomotives.

Some thoughts on Passenger Accommodation - a review of 'passenger experience' by Alistair F. Nisbet.

Western Red - photographs by David Cable

A Suffolk Tragedy - John D. Mann recalls a 1936 visit to the closed Southwold Railway.

Front and Back Cover

Download Sizes and Pages

Article	File Size Mg Byte	First Page No.	Pages
Front and Back Cover	0.6	385	2
The 'Night Ferry' - As introduced in the Times	0.9	388	3
The 'Night Ferry' - The End of Britian's First International Passenger Train	0.5	391	2
The Men from the Ministry	1.4	393	5
The Southern Gone West: Plymouth and its Branches	1.2	398	4
'Knights of the Southern Lands	1.8	402	5
Down in the Lime Street Cuttings	1.6	407	3
The Marshall Meadows Tunnel Railway near Berwick-upon-Tweed	1.7	410	4
Atlantic Journeys	0.6	414	2
On the London & Birmingham Line	1.4	416	4
The Formative Years of the London & Birmingham Railway 1832-8	3.3	420	7
The Great Western in Wirral:	1.2	427	6
Colonel Howard G. Hill and his two locomotives	0.6	433	3
Some thoughts on Passenger Accommodation	2.2	436	7
Western Red	0.5	443	1
A Suffolk Tragedy	0.7	444	1
All Articles	20.3	385	64

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