In the latest issue of Steam Railway, Dr Robin Coombes explores the challenges of attracting young people to heritage railways - both as visitors and volunteers - and the potential solutions; Mark Pearce showcases the sole surviving North Eastern Railway '901' 2-4-0, No. 091; Jack Boskett goes behind the scenes of one of the sector's rising stars - the steam engineering firm Leaky Finders; Anthony Dawson reflects upon the ill-fated Kitson-Still steam/diesel hybrid locomotive; Howard Johnston continues looking at where the stars of the 1975 'Rail 150' cavalcade are today; and Thomas Bright documents Flying Scotsman's epic journey right across Australia from Sydney to Perth for its reunion with Pendennis Castle.
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