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Two great things to celebrate, it's nearly the weekend and the new issue of Steam World is available in store or online ...
17/10/2025

Two great things to celebrate, it's nearly the weekend and the new issue of Steam World is available in store or online today! https://bit.ly/STWONov25

This is what to expect from our new issue:

Gavin Morrison captures the ‘Clans’ - arguably the most elusive of all the BR Standards.

An afternoon on the Nickey - Mike Dodd recall an excursion fro Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead

The ’Sussex Coast Limited’ - historic Southern motive power coming together to haul one special train in 1962

Priceless ‘Princess Memories

Goods Engines on Railtours - Part 2

All things considered: Bob Gwynne considers the implications of steaming through a heatwave

Who was Driver Harris? Richard Foster discovers a remarkable series of papers

A look at the history of the Varsity Line

Richard Derry takes a look at Churchward ‘Moguls'

PLUS: Comment, Great Shot!, Call Attention, Readers’ letters and Crossword

Steam World September 2025 is now on sale, buy in store or online today! • Stockton & Darlington 100• A Tribute to the l...
18/08/2025

Steam World September 2025 is now on sale, buy in store or online today!

• Stockton & Darlington 100
• A Tribute to the late, great Mike Esau
• Leeds Holdback ‘Britannias’
• Richard Derry’s favourite Bulleids
• A memorable trip to Cleethorpes
• How building a motorway bridge offered up a prime spot for watching steam
• All Things Considered: Bob Gwynn considers the locomotives that have been known by different names
• Railway photograph from a ‘by-gone’ age
PLUS: Comment, Great Shot!, Call Attention, Readers’ letters and Crossword

Link to purchase https://bit.ly/STWOS25

Steam World July 2025 is now on sale. If you love reading about historic railways, then this magazine is for you! Coveri...
20/06/2025

Steam World July 2025 is now on sale. If you love reading about historic railways, then this magazine is for you! Covering the magical times when steam railways were the lifeblood of the country. It features first-hand accounts from drivers, firemen, BR managers and enthusiasts alike. Featuring magnificent photography from the fifties and sixties, it will bring back wonderful memories coupled with inside information of what it was really like to work, travel and play on the world's best railway.

Buy in store or online, yours for just £5.95 plus postage, head to the link in https://bit.ly/STWOJul25 to purchase

As the railway world celebrates 200 years of railways in 2025 it’s easy to argue that the British Railways steam era was...
21/04/2025

As the railway world celebrates 200 years of railways in 2025 it’s easy to argue that the British Railways steam era was the golden age of those two centuries.

The May issue of Steam World looks to underline that proposition with a cracking edition. Just the magnificent pictures on offer would do the job:

Editor Chris Leigh looks at the legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel whose influence started just 10 years after the birth of railways.

Bob Gwynne continues his series on railway bridges the history of which also began 200 years ago.

Photographer David Rostance catches the last days of steam with his roving lens.

And the team have found a hidden gem in the Steam World article files – legendry engineman, the late Bert Ho**er, remembering what it was like to work on the railways during wartime.

All these are illustrated with excellent photography in fact it is probably our best ever photographic issue. Don’t miss it - buy in store or online today https://bit.ly/STWOMay25

Want to make sure you never miss an issue? Subscribe for just £4.50 a month (UK postage included) with Direct Debit: https://bit.ly/stwosubscribe

Life on the footplate was the glamourous side of the golden age of British Rail steam but keeping the locomotives in ser...
06/03/2025

Life on the footplate was the glamourous side of the golden age of British Rail steam but keeping the locomotives in service meant their time in workshops and depots was hard, dirty work with little recognition for the skills needed to make those mighty machines reliable and safe.

Even the seemingly straightforward job of washing out the boiler was far from that. It was filthy work and needed precision routines that required careful inspection. Only an old-style five-year apprenticeship prepared young would-be boilersmiths for this vital work behind the scenes of our railways.

Norman Payne knows just how tough it was to measure up to the high standards required and he relays the story of his life as an apprentice boilersmith. He tells his fascinating story in the March issue of Steam World out now.

It was the sort of vital preparation for a working life where concentration and care were needed all the time and where resourcefulness was taught as well as care – Norman was even encouraged to make his own tools guided by mentors who came up through the same tough apprenticeship.

Don’t miss this great story it is just one of pages of brilliant words and pictures that brings the British Rail steam era alive.

Steam World is in newsagents now or, if you want to make sure of every issue, why not take out a subscription and receive your copy through your letterbox every month. Subscriptions start from just £4.50 monthly in the UK and £85 for 12 months internationally https://bit.ly/STWOSocials

A special treat just for you! Subscribe to Steam World between now and 31st December, and we’ll send you 3 historical ba...
13/12/2024

A special treat just for you! Subscribe to Steam World between now and 31st December, and we’ll send you 3 historical back issues to enjoy over the holiday season.

Subscriptions start at just £4.50 per month. Don’t miss out—subscribe now to receive future issues delivered straight to your door, plus 3 bonus back issues to explore the rich history of Steam World! UK deliveries only. https://bit.ly/STWO3FRDEC24

Happy Friday! Steam World January 2025 is now onsale, buy online or in store today. https://bit.ly/STWOJan25• Preparatio...
13/12/2024

Happy Friday! Steam World January 2025 is now onsale, buy online or in store today. https://bit.ly/STWOJan25

• Preparation and Disposal -– the unglamorous side of footplate life
• The Herberts of Bare Lane -– insights into a ‘railway family'
• Gavin Morrison takes a look at the A3s of Neville Hill
• Midland to the Wye, the Hereford to Brecon line – Part 2
• Mike Peart recalls the bridge at Southall that played a pivotal role in the formation of the GWS
• Tales from a Nottingham trainspotter
• All in a spin at Crewe – Recollections of the overhaul of Midland ‘Compound’ No.1000

PLUS: Comment, Great Shot!, Call Attention, Readers’ letters and Crossword

Pre-order your copy of Steam World's January 2025 issue today! https://bit.ly/STWOJan25• Preparation and Disposal -– the...
09/12/2024

Pre-order your copy of Steam World's January 2025 issue today! https://bit.ly/STWOJan25

• Preparation and Disposal -– the unglamorous side of footplate life
• The Herberts of Bare Lane -– insights into a ‘railway family'
• Gavin Morrison takes a look at the A3s of Neville Hill
• Midland to the Wye, the Hereford to Brecon line – Part 2
• Mike Peart recalls the bridge at Southall that played a pivotal role in the formation of the GWS
• Tales from a Nottingham trainspotter
• All in a spin at Crewe – Recollections of the overhaul of Midland ‘Compound’ No.1000

PLUS: Comment, Great Shot!, Call Attention, Readers’ letters and Crossword

Special ‘Book Bundle’ offer – save £20! These two Steam World books will make excellent additions to your railway librar...
24/11/2024

Special ‘Book Bundle’ offer – save £20!

These two Steam World books will make excellent additions to your railway library or cherished gifts for railway enthusiasts of all kinds.

An Illustrated History of Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate from 1840 is both an important record of the British railway industry and a fascinating inside story of all of the railway accidents and their impact on ever improving safety. As well as tragedy there are many heart-warming tales of bravery, quick thinking and compassion brought by authors, recently-retired HM Chief Inspector of Railways, Ian Prosser, and his retired deputy David Keay.

Steam Photographer My Favourite Pictures from the BR Era by leading photographer of the BR steam era, Gavin Morrison, brings alive that golden age with 400 pictures and the stories behind them.

Both books are large format hardbacks printed on luxurious art paper with high quality reproduction.

Each book is priced at £35 which includes next day courier delivery, but we’re running a special Christmas offer for people to buy both books and save £20! – so you can acquire both of these superb volumes for £50 for delivery in the UK.

How to order
Order at (www.steamworldmag.co.uk) or phone 01733 363484 (9am to 1pm Monday to Friday).

It may not be politically correct these days but the essence of steam memories is the sight and smell of a locomotive in...
23/10/2024

It may not be politically correct these days but the essence of steam memories is the sight and smell of a locomotive in full majesty surrounded by clouds of smoke and exhaust.

Readers of the November issue of Steam World are in for a nostalgic treat with pictures from the collection of noted photographer Geoff Plumb. The images are so evocative the sounds and smells almost leap from the pages.

Robin Bamber conjures more nostalgia when he recounts how football and steam combined. His support of Preston North End led to many away fixtures that meant visits to railway sheds as well as the terraces and spectator sheds of dozens of League grounds around the country.

There’s plenty more to whet the appetite of fans of the golden age of steam in the November issue on sale in store or online now! https://bit.ly/STWONov24

Better still why not take out a subscription and make sure you don’t miss out on a single issue. Pay as you go, just £4.50 monthly for UK delivery and more for international delivery. https://www.mymagazinesub.co.uk/steam-world/

16/09/2024

Steam World October is out this Friday. Still not secured a copy? There's still time. Head to https://bit.ly/STWOOct24 to purchase and we will send a copy directly to your address.

Happy Friday! Do you have that Friday feeling, we sure have! The sun is shining, and our printers are working hard to pr...
13/09/2024

Happy Friday! Do you have that Friday feeling, we sure have! The sun is shining, and our printers are working hard to prepare the October issue of Steam World, which will be hitting the shops and reaching our subscribers next week. Haven't pre-ordered your copy? You can here https://bit.ly/STWOOct24

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Steam World magazine is Britain’s finest and best-selling pre-1971 railway publication covering steam. This historical railway magazine includes details of trains, restoration projects, news, in-depth information and articles and glorious old and new photographs of notable engines, sheds, railways and other Steam railway related objects. Learn from the experts on steam railway history and celebrate the heyday of British steam with Steam World Magazine.