Heritage Railway magazine Issue 258

STEPHENSON’S ROCKET IN SEPTEMBER YORK MUSEUM DEBUT

ISSUE 258

August 30 – September 26, 2019

SOARAWAY SUCCESS FOR WEST SOMERSET TAUNTON SHUTTLES

KYLIE MINOGUE DOES THE LOCOMOTION

AT SCARBOROUGH NORTH BAY!

FIVE RAILWAYS TO LIGHT UP CHRISTMAS

FOCUS ON SEVERN VALLEY CARRIAGE FLEET

BRITAIN’S HOTTEST DAY EVER:

WHERE THE TRACK BUCKLED

■ MARGATE’S HORNBY TRACTION HAVEN ■ HERITAGE OPEN DAYS FREE EVENTS ■ GRESLEY V4: FIRST NEW PARTS DELIVERED

No. 258 UK Off-sale date: 27/09/2019 £4.40

PRINTED IN THE UK

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Heritage Railway magazine Issue 258

Published on Aug 28, 2019

Mortons Media Group Ltd

MUCH of the phenomenal success of our heritage railway sector is down to inspiration and innovation way beyond the call of normal duty. Marvels have been worked by volunteers with the restoration and reopening of lines big and small on which steam and classic diesel-hauled trains can be run, but the movement has long since moved on streets ahead of that commendable goal. Offering a ‘simple' steam trip from A to B is for many visitors no longer the novelty that it may have been half a century ago, and while they in most cases will never please the diehard puritan enthusiast market, the core reason why heritage railways exist, it is the rich variety of add-on attractions with wider family appeal that provide much of the funds to keep them running. Santa specials have for decades been a staple part of the annual timetable for most lines,many of which run Thomas theTank Engine events,wartime weekends and vintage car, bus and road steam rallies also with great success.

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