Steam World Magazine

18 October 2024

• Impressive exhausts: Geoff Plumb’s pictures united in clag • Staines Branch memories: Marking the 140th anniversary of the remains of the Staines & West Drayton Railway • Football and spotting: Roger Bamber and friends had fun combining the two! • All Things Considered: Bob Gwynn considers what makes a locomotive running on a particular stretch of railway ‘right’ • Shap – the last time: Geoff Eaton recalls his final visit • A tribute to the 4MT 4-6-0s • An amputee on the footplate • Stranger in Northern Ireland: Colin Boocock’s memories of his first trip out of the UK in 1956 PLUS: Comment, Great Shot!, Call Attention, Readers’ letters and Crossword