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ews 6 HEADLINE NEWS Tornado/P2 builders consider three LNER classics for next project; main frames for new Gresley P2 Prince of Wales rolled; A4s shipped back to North America; Bressingham may resteam sole-surviving British standard gauge industrial Garratt and Duchess of Sutherland fails with tender hotbox. 10 NEWS Great Central Railway bridge plans submitted; Doncaster P2 Cock oa€ the North main frames cut; first outside cylinder for new Patriot cast; Dennis Howells MBE retires from Didcot Railway Centre; Brecon Mountain Railway opens Torpantau extension: Llangollen Railway reaches Corwen East; gala action from North Yorkshire Moors, Lincolnshire Wolds and Battlefield railways; Australian Pacific flagship restoration fears grow as officials stay silent; new head curator for National Railway Museum; a€~Three Musketeersa€ head Wensleydale slip repair; Nene Valley locomotive for sale on eBay; another steam engine for the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway; project manager appointed for Swanage extension, how one GWR prairie could become two, plus much more in Britaina€ s widest coverage of the heritage sector by far. Regulars 51 MORGAN Heritage Railway Association chairman David Morgan discusses the importance of leadership. 52 RAILWAYANA Latest news from the action scene. 54 CENTRE Tornadoa€ s return to the East Coast Main Line by John Titlow takes centre stage. 56 MAIN LINE NEWS Dawlish a€~doublea€ for Sir Nigel Gresley as it heads the first steam back over the rebuilt sea wall route, while lineside locations are suddenly out of bounds for photographers; action from the first days of the a€~Great Britain VIIa€ and a first trip for Deltic No. 55002 The Kinga€ s Own Yorkshire Light infantry. 66 MAIN LINE ITINERARY Brian Sharpea€ s definitive guide to steam and heritage modern traction railtours in the coming month. 78 PLATFORM Where your views matter the most. 86 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY The majestic yet monstrous LMS Beyer a€Garratt from Hattons and Heljan, and Pecoa€ s models of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railwaya€ s award-winning coaches for 009. 91 OFF THE SHELF Latest book reviews. 92 UP & RUNNING Brian Sharpea€ s complete listing of museums and operational heritage lines. 106 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 46 INSIDE SOUTHALL The one-time unremarkable GWR shed at Southall plays a pivotal role in main line steam operations today. Peter Brown meets Richard Corser to report on what is required to put a steam engine out on the main line in 2014. 68 STEAMING ON UP THE LONG DRAG The Settle & Carlisle came close to closing in 1989 but was reprieved and has seen a remarkable revival. Brian Sharpe tells the story of what has happened since and what could very easily have been lost. 74 THE BR DINING TRAINS ARE BACK Tour operator Steam Dreams has launched a new series of Sunday dining trains based on British Raila€ s special charters from Marylebone to Stratford-upon-Avon in the late Eighties. Editor Robin Jones travelled on the first, appropriately to Shakespearea€ s home town, on April 13. 80 SECONDHAND GOODS The rich variety of locomotives in preservation today owes a lot to the long-established tradition of selling locomotives to second-hand purchasers for further use. John Scholes presents a selection of mostly now-familiar preserved ex-main line steam locomotives during their days serving industry. Front Cover - Back on the main line; Bulleid Battle of Britain No. 34067 Tangmere hauled the a€~Golden Arrow Statesmana€ from London to Canterbury and back on Saturday April 26. The train is seen passing Postern Lane near Tonbridge.
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