Steam Days

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.

Steam Days

TRAINS of thought

A Canterbury tale a story in three chapters of war and disaster • Created in May 1918, Roger Smith delivers the tale of a short rail connection which was at times indispensable but was otherwise destined for obscurity.

Birmingham area rail memories When steam reigned supreme • Looking back to the mid-20th century, Robert Darlaston recalls the railways of his home city and its mix of Western and London Midland region activities. All photographs by the author.

British Railways operations: the early years • A career railway manager of the steam era and beyond, Swedebasher offers a railwayman’s perspective on the various levels of management and their everyday role within BR operations up to 1955.

NEW YEAR SALE

The name’s the same: Britannia • New to traffic in January 1951 as the first of 999 British Railways Standards, 7MT No. 70000 became ‘Britannia’ – Andrew Wilson marks the 75th anniversary of this milestone event within a broad account of steam locomotives that have seen service as 'Britannia.'

Stepping into the past with Railway Ramblers • Contributions by some of the Railway Ramblers aid Andrew Kennedy in this account of their history, the growth of trackbed-to-trail conversions nationwide and its guided walks along lost railways, often beyond everyday public access.

Tail Lamp • Readers Letters