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THE SR’S BIG TANK ENGINES - PAGES
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ISSUE 406 £5.25 APRIL 2021
WEST OF ENGLAND TWILIGHT
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BR Standard ‘3MT’ performance
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Above: On pp54-55, we look at Pangbourne on the Great Western Main Line. On an unrecorded date, ‘King’ No.
6021
King Richard II
enters the station with an Up train in a scene that would have changed little since the first
of Collett’s big 4-6-0s entered service in 1927. MIKE MORANT COLLECTION
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C
OMMENT
Andrew Roden argues that
Richard Trevithick should be
commemorated much more
by the railway.
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A
MAIN LINE
…
SINGLED
The West of England was a
fine main line. John Skinner
looks at some thrilling running
and laments its decline.
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BR S
TANDARD
‘3MT’
PERFORMANCE
The abilities of BR’s ‘3MT’
2-6-0s and 2-6-2Ts come
under Andrew James’ scrutiny,
revealing some very capable
performances.
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8
C
ALL
A
TTENTION
This month’s collection of
railway miscellany.
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S
OUTHERN
R
EGION
COLOUR
Paul Cooper delves into his
photo-archive to show more
steam variety on the SR.
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P
ANGBOURNE IN
COLOUR
The Great Western Main Line
at Pangbourne is showcased in
colour from the Mike Morant
collection.
A
N
S&DJR
TRIBUTE
Fifty-five years after it closed,
Steam World
explores the
appeal of this famous railway
and illustrates it in colour.
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G
REAT
S
HOT
!
‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 No. 44930
enters Preston station in the
1960s in this gorgeous vista
from the Simon Lathlane
collection.
56
T
HE
S
OUTHERN
’
S BIG
FREIGHT TANKS
David Thrower reveals the
fascinating history and
operation of the Southern
Railway’s large freight tank
locomotives.
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W
HEN TRAINS STOPPED
PLAY
…
The railway scene at Newark
is recalled by John N. Smith,
who explains why trains
stopped cricket matches.
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T
ALES FROM THE CAB
Ron Herbert continues his
account of footplate trips in
the North West, plus a thrilling
cab ride on a ‘Merchant Navy’
to Bournemouth.
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P
LATFORM
Readers’ views and opinions –
plus the chance to win in our
prize crossword.
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A
LL THINGS
CONSIDERED
NRM Associate Curator Bob
Gwynne looks at the life and
achievements of Richard
Trevithick, whose 250
th
birthday is in April this year.
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TH SR S B G T NK E G NES AG S
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T
HE MISSING PAINTINGS
OF
B
ARRY
P
RICE
Four paintings by artist Barry
Price went missing after
a gallery closed. Can any
readers help him to find them?
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C
OWLAIRS
B
ANK IN
THE
1950
S
The steep climb out of
Glasgow Queen Street offered
some great photographic
opportunities, as Gavin
Morrison’s pictures show.
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R
EVIEWS
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HE RAILWAY PIONEER MUST
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n ‘All Things Considered’ on pp64-65,
NRM Associate Curator Bob Gwynne
argues that the railway – and indeed
the wider world – should celebrate the
achievements of Richard Trevithick, whose
250
th
birthday is on April 13. Regular readers
will be aware that
Steam World
has quite a
personal connection with the great man as
its Cornish sub-shed is in the town where it’s
generally recognised Trevithick conceived the
high-pressure boiler which paved the way for
steam locomotion.
The effects of Trevithick’s high-pressure
boiler were profound. For the first time
there was a source of power which was small
enough to be transported on a farm cart.
It was the difference between mainframe
computers of the 1960s and the Commodore
PET of the late 1970s, - it paved the way for
the rapid industrialisation of Britain and then
the world in the 19
th
century. It made power
much more accessible and cheaper to access,
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and of course could be used to drive wheels.
There’s little doubt that if Trevithick hadn’t
adopted high-pressure steam when he did,
someone else would have done before too
long. Rapid developments in metallurgy and
improvements in quality meant it was possible
to build a relatively safe high-pressure boiler,
and the wealth to be gained by doing so
would surely have proved irresistible to an
enterprising engineer within a decade or so.
Nonetheless, it was Trevithick who got
there first, drawing on the very considerable
expertise of Harveys Foundry in Hayle,
which developed a sterling reputation for the
quality of its stationary boilers, some of which
still survive in use in the UK and abroad. A
visit to Hayle Heritage Centre is very highly
recommended if you’re in the area, as is a
walk around the surviving remains of the
foundry (which are sadly few).
For railways, the most important impact
of Trevithick’s Penydarren locomotive was
that it proved the eminent soundness of
using steam to replace horses. Although as
Bob points out, Trevithick invented many
other important features such as safety
valves, fusible plugs, pressure gauges and
the blower, but detailed development of
the steam locomotive was left to others and
ultimately largely mastered by George and
Robert Stephenson’s
Rocket,
which set the
outline for virtually every other engine ever
built.
With such tremendous creativity and
inventiveness, it is tempting to wonder
how Trevithick might have developed
steam locomotives had his inherent
restlessness not taken him away from
that. Would he have used increasingly
high pressure steam? Would he have
conceived the multiple tube boiler before
the Stephensons? Might he have examined
compounding? We’ll never know of
course, but had Trevithick persisted, the
locomotives that followed could well have
been very different.
On a different note, it was 55 years ago
this March that the Somerset & Dorset Joint
railway closed. It is undoubtedly one of the
most popular railways due to its mixture
of power, unique ‘7F’ 2-8-0s, the bucolic
scenery and picturesque stations, but I
wonder whether much of its appeal lies in
the fact that it was so well photographed.
There were many routes which were just
as scenic and interesting to travel on which
never quite received the attention they
deserved from photographers. Look at the
mid-Wales line from Brecon to Newtown:
a spectacular line which you seldom see in
print (something we’ll look to address in
a future issue). None of this dismisses the
appeal of the S&D but it does emphasise
how very lucky we are to have such a rich
photographic record of that famous railway.
Obviously, at the moment, getting out
to celebrate these and other anniversaries
simply isn’t possible – but when it is, what
could be more fitting than for the railway
to commemorate Richard Trevithick’s
birth in Hayle? It would also be a superb
location for a Science Museum annexe
focussing on the theme of power. With the
world’s most powerful leaders descending
on West Cornwall this summer for the G7
summit,
Steam World
would be delighted
to explain how one man changed the world
as we know it forever. We all owe Richard
Trevithick a massive ‘thank you’ for his
inventiveness which paved the way for the
railways we know and love so dearly.
SW
Left: Richard Trevithick’s high pressure boiler
paved the way for steam locomotion, and
his Penydarren locomotive was a compelling
proof-of-concept. In March 1964, Hughes-
Fowler ‘Crab’ 2-6-0 No. 42754 calls at Ansdell
& Fairhaven station with the 12.45pm SO
Blackburn-Blackpool Central. It’s as different as
you can imagine from Trevithick’s design – but
the principle of using steam to haul trains on
railways is identical.
PETER FITTON
Andrew Roden
Editor
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