Steam Days Magazine - December 2022

In this issue

The Grouping – 100 years on
Coming in the aftermath of seven years of Government ownership to simplify railway operation for the war effort, Andrew Kennedy tells how the 1921-23 period saw 120 railway companies grouped into what became known as the ‘Big Four’.

STEAM DAYS in Colour
216: SR Eastern Division push-pull operations
The fixed formation of push-pull operation was widely adopted on many former SE&CR byways and branch lines, with those serving Westerham, Hawkhurst, Maidstone (West) and the Hundred of Hoo line from Gravesend being the most enduring..

Steam Days Magazine Description:

Steam Days - Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best!
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.