MAIN COVER IMAGE: Class 90 No. 90034 now sports
DRS livery and logos, the new look being unveiled at
Gresty Bridge (Crewe) on March 11. The loco will be
used to power Virgin Trains’ Mk.3 set on regular
workings and charters. Meanwhile, rail electrification
is set to boom – see page 13. Chris Milner
8 NEWS
Work begins on East-West Rail link; DPS turns
down GBRF freight job; storms abate allowing
repairs to be completed; passengers not being
fairly compensated; Network Rail electrification
‘explosion’; NACCO returns to US ownership;
diesel engines for GBRf ‘92s’?
18 BOX-TO-BOX: NORTH HUMBERSIDE
Michael Rhodes documents the remaining
signalboxes between Gilberdyke and Hull.
24 CAMERA PHONES: YOUR SHOTS
A selection of images taken by readers following
the challenge we issued last month.
26 THEN & NOW: STRATFORD
How the scene has changed at this London hub.
26 0 TO 60: CLASS 220
How fast is a CrossCountry ‘Voyager’ off the mark?
28 REVIEWS
Tracks of the City (Dublin); Shed by Shed Part Nine.
29 EXPRESS MAILBAG
Do we have too many ‘50s’, and should we get
them all together for their 50th anniversary?
30 TIME TRAVELLER
Looking back to April news over the past 50 years.
31 RAILTOURS
Linked trips make railtour history; Polish ‘66’ to
work first time railtour; full diary for April.
34 PRESERVATION
New power unit for ‘07’; Epping EMU for sale;
‘Bubblecars’ to Barry; diesel gala updates.
37 LU WORLD
LU searches for new Tube train; ‘C’ Stock update.
40 POWER BY THE HOUR
Colas ‘70s’ enter service; slow start for DRS ‘68s’.
43 POWERSCENE
Key workings this month locomotive-wise.
51 SHUNTER SPOT
GBRF expands shunter operations.
52 UNITARY AUTHORITY
TransPennine ‘350’ deliveries near completion.
54 COACH COMPARTMENT
Riviera coaches used in an episode of Casualty.
55 WAGONS ROLL
VTG orders 25 triple-platform Ecofret sets.
56 IRISH ANGLE
Stored Irish Mk.3s coaches go for scrapping
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