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I recently bought this book. It comes From the publishers of Steam Railway Magazine and contains details of all the major steam events and locomotive stories which happened during 2008, complete with many fantastic colour photographs of the events.

From the 40th anniversary of the fifteen Guineas Special, to the building of the Peppercorn A1 no 60163 Tornado, The rebuilding of the damaged parts of the Severn Valley Railway and the first time GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor raised steam after having been overhauled, aswell as many more fascinating articles.

It also has a review of the years various Galas and events of 2008, from the KWVR 40th Anniversary gala, the royal visit to the Severn Valley Railway (Which I thoroughly enjoyed), The LNER festival at the NYMR in March, Llangollen’s Patriot Gala, The Bluebell’s Autumn Gala, The SVR’s Autumn Gala (Which I also thoroughly enjoyed) plus a Narrow Gauge review of 2008 featuring The Welsh Highland Railway and many more.

There is also a list of forthcoming events for 2009, which has really whetted my appetite for more & I can hardly wait.