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News 6 HEADLINE NEWS B1 Mayflower makes suprise main line comeback; Government refuses to intervene in Flying Scotsman crisis; three A4 Bittern 90mph runs heading for sell out; National Railway Museum advertises for new director, and the maroon GWR prairie set for Steam back on the Met debut! 10 NEWS Engineer Roland Kennington breaks silence over Flying Scotsman reports; Ivatt mogul derailed at Great Central gala; the a€~Black Fivea€ that flattened town centre traffic lights; Sheringham signalbox damaged in car fire; Galatea appears in BR maroon; countdown to the six A4s Great Gathering; GWR Steam Multiple Unit unveiled at Llangollen; Tyseley Locomotive Works unveils major new locomotive workshop; Elsecar Heritage Railway removes obstacle to expansion; historic halt a€~reopensa€ for Lynton & Barnstaple gala; new double boost for London water board railway revivalists; action from the Beamish Great North Festival... and the secret standard gauge heritage railway built on HS2 trackbed! Regulars 54 CENTRE A1 Pacific Tornado passing Conwy Castle is this montha€ s centre by David Rodgers. 56 MAIN LINE NEWS London Victoria to Sheffield Park first tour announced; delays as Tornadoa€ s pump fails at Rhyl; Deltic returns to main line freight duty and why Bittern at 90mph is not a heritage era first. 64 MAIN LINE ITINERARY Brian Sharpea€ s definitive guide to steam and heritage modern traction railtours in the coming month. 82 PLATFORM Should all six LNER streamlined A4 Pacifics be displayed at Kinga€ s Cross? 88 RAILWAYANA Geoff Courtney reports on the latest prices from the auction scene and previews what is coming up for sale. 92 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY Hornbya€ s new GWR heavy freight trio and Bachmanna€ s Somerset & Dorset a€~Jintya€ 97 UP & RUNNING Brian Sharpea€ s complete listing of museums and operational heritage lines. 104 THE MONTH AHEAD Our new at-a-glance guide to the big events coming up in the next four weeks, with Heritage Railway, as usual, bringing unrivalled coverage Features 48 RILEYa€ S a€~FIVESa€ TO THE RESCUE Steam to Newquay, Aberdeen and Kyle of Lochalsh in a week, much of it involving a€~Black Fivesa€ . Brian Sharpe reports on the highlights of a€~Great Britain VIa€ which culminated in some fine running by two A4s on the East Coast Main Line. 66 MANX NORTHERN REMEMBERED With a Manx Northern Railway train headed by No. 4 Caledonia as its centrepiece, Brian Sharpe reports on what has become an annual event, the multi-day photo charter on the Isle of Man organised by David Williams. 70 THE HISTORY OF THE H CLASS Following the non-appearance of Britannia for the East Grinstead opening, the Bluebell Railwaya€ s own fleet came to the fore, including H class 0-4-4T No. 263. Don Benn recounts the story of this locomotive. 74 THE MAGIC OF THE BRITISH TRANSPORT MUSEUM The forerunner of York: clapham, 1961-1973 This year, London Transport Museum has been elevated to the international stage. In July, the National Railway Museum at York will be marking the 75th anniversary of streamlined A4 Pacific Mallarda€ s world record speed run. In this special feature, John Titlow looks back at Londona€ s first big transport museum at Clapham, the original home to No. 4468. 78 TAW VALLEY REMEMBERED Bulleid West Country Pacific No. 34027 will be remembered for an epic voyage while in the guise of Hogwarts Castle. Cedric Johns recounts the story of one of Britaina€ s landmark steamruns of the heritage era, taking the engine to such diverse destinations as Kinga€ s Cross, Didcot and Perth. 80 BUILT BY BAGNALL A reunion of former locomotive manufacturer employees and the products they created took place at Foxfield Railway 51 years after the works closed reports Alan Castle
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