In Steam Railway SR589, we examine whether commuter trains can truly mix with heritage railways; we go inside the restoration of what is arguably the most exciting of the remaining ex-Barry locomotives – Urie ‘S15’ No. 499; we discover the delights of Britain’s only metre-gauge railway at the Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum; we celebrate 60 years of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group; we hear the tale of one fireman’s gruelling 30-hour shift on the footplate… without the locomotive moving an inch; and we look at the 813 Fund, which is also celebrating its 60th anniversary this month.

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