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over Heading its first train after overhaul on the East Lancashire Railway at Bury is LMS a€~Craba€ No. 13065 at Bury Bolton Street station. ELR/RICHARD BARNETT News 6 HEADLINE NEWS National Railway Museum wins 2014 Peter Manisty Award for Excellence for Mallard 75; Council takes West Somerset Railway freehold off market afer rejecting rival bids; A4 Dominion of Canada parts for sale; Brighton Atlantic is a€~wheeleda€ and Betton Grange project hits cylinder appeal target. 10 NEWS Sir Nigel Gresleya€ s grandsons begin cutting new P2 frames at Tata Steel: A4 Bittern takes Wensleydale by storm; major investigation underway into Great Central diesel crash; Bodmin bid to save St Blazey turntable for Cornish main line steam; minister opens new Porthmadog Harbour station; Manchester museum concedes defeat over main line link; black Morayshire shines in Boa€ ness charter; action from Swithland sidings gala; Galateaa€ s Skegness to Scarborough jaunt; Fiji locomotive in Welsh Highland charity charter; Padstow station saved from demolition; Australian Pacific restoration crisis deepens; Welsh Pony restoration begins; tributes to Seaton Tramway chairman, and the civic reception for South Devon Railwaya€ s new a€~super looa€ . Regulars 54 CENTRE Brian Sharpea€ s view of doubleheaded a€~Black Fivesa€ on the Highland main line takes centre stage. 56 MAIN LINE NEWS Double Castles over South Devon banks, best a€~Cathedrals Explorera€ so far; Oliver Cromwell is back and Stream Dreams and Railway Touring Company plan Irish trips for 2015. 64 MAIN LINE ITINERARY Brian Sharpea€ s definitive guide to steam and heritage modern traction railtours in the coming month. 86 PLATFORM Where your views matter the most. 88 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY Hornbya€ s East Coast a€~Flying Scotsmana€ and Accucraft UKa€ s Canadian Selkirk 2-10-4. 90 RAILWAYANA Geoff Courtneya€ s monthly guide to the railwayana scene. 94 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 66 GREY SKIES NO MATCH FOR BR BLACK Mixed weather over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, could not deter the crowds from attending the Cotswold Festival of Steam at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Robin Jones was among passengers who defied the forecasts to enjoy a superb day out on a magnificent line. 48 DOUBLE HIGHLAND FLING Main line steam north of Perth is comparatively rare in the 21st century, but Brian Sharpe reports on two tours of the Scottish Highlands which operated in quick succession in early May. 70 WADEBRIDGE COMES TO BODMIN The long-term ambition of the Bodmin & Wenford Railway is to extend its line to Wadebridge. However, during the linea€ s spring steam gala of May 3-5, Wadebridge came to Bodmin. Robin Jones visited the Cornish a€~bluebell railwaya€ to see the action for himself, and learn the latest about the linea€ s ambitious plans for the future. 76 FORTY YEARS OF COLONEL STEPHENSa€ FINEST The Kent & East Sussex Railway celebrated 40 years of heritage-era passenger trains with a landmark gala over the May 24-26 Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Carlwebus looks back at his visit in 1965 to the linea€ s initial preservation base, while Geoff Courtney looks to the future at the latest plans to relink to the main line at Robertsbridge. He reports on a similar light railway in eastern Europe that is still giving sterling service in the Colonel Stephensa€ style. 82 THE VERY END Forty-five years ago, the last non-preserved BR steam locomotive outside Barry was scrapped nine months afer August 1968. Robert Anderson witnessed the destruction of one of Lostock Halla€ s favourites at Hull in May 1969. 84 BOSNIA STEAMS ON It is now 46 years since British Railways ran out of steam but Warwick Falconer reports on a remote corner of Europe where steam still remains in commercial service. 92 MOORS STEAM GALA SUCCESS Diesels had to be brought in for the second weekend of the North Yorkshire Moors Railwaya€ s spring steam gala a€ but it did not deter the crowds and fine weather made for some stunning photography, writes Roger Melton
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