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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News Europhoenixa€ s 86701 enters service with Colas Rail, Virgin Trains to bid for East Coast franchise and railfreight is booming despite the recession. 16 Box to Box This month features Part 1 of the review of signalboxes on the Ely-Norwich line, namely Ely to Thetford. 22 LU World As the A Stock finishes service after more than half a century, the columna€ s authors reflect on its life history and replacement S Stock. 24 North by North West If you like a€~Pacera€ travel, then Northern Rail is for you a€ over 100 of them! This feature looks at the Northern Rail operatora€ s life and times. 35 Time Traveller Time to turn the clock back over the decades. 20 years ago this month, freight was having a torrid time as traffic was priced off the rails. 36 Preservation Of the 23 Class 12 shunters which passed into industrial use after withdrawal from BR, the last one, 12088, has been obtained for use by the Aln Valley Railway. 39 Railtours And now for something completely different a€" a charter special using a a€~Pacera€ , complete with Beatles tribute band and real ale. Whatever next? 44 Power by the Hour There will soon be only three of the Crewe-built Class 87 AC electrics left in the UK as Europhoenix announces a deal to send more of the class abroad. 44 Powerscene Another comprehensive round-up of all the interesting and unusual workings in the last month, plus namings and livery changes, and backed up by superb imagery. 58 Irish Angle All the news from across the Irish Sea with topical developments from Irish Rail and Northern Ireland Railways, including a reformed Sandite a€~Thumpera€ . 60 Wagons Roll First pictures of Freightlinera€ s a€~Shortlinera€ wagons and news of a new cement KFA wagon produced by Nurock Mixers and Balfour Beatty for electrification work. 62 Unitary Authority The most thorough round-up of all DMU and EMU news to be found in the railway press. Whoever said unit photography was boring? Not here. 65 Shunter Spot The first of DB Schenkera€ s Class 08s to be resurrected from store to cover shortages is back in traffic as 08742 heads to the Kent yard at Hoo Junction. 66 Coach Compartment Direct Rail Services adds to its fleet of Mk. 2 carriages, including the acquisition of two DBSOs for likely use on the Cumbrian Coast service. Rail Express Modeller X Newsdesk: Latest developments The N Gauge Society announces its models for next year, including the KSA in Rover a€~Cubea€ and timber forms. There is also a new range of weathering powders from Humbrol. XII Layout: Ringburn Yard One of the layouts appearing at this montha€ s Warley exhibition, Alex Hall describes his small freight yard which depicts Railfreight operations in Fife during the late 1980s. XX Modelling: Colas Class 56 Previously facing near extinction, the Brush Type 5s are making a return under the ownership of Colas. Alex Carpenter models one of the colourful yellow and orange a€~Gridsa€ . XXII Review: NGS Inspection Saloon The fourth ready-to-run model to be produced exclusively for the N Gauge Society has now arrived, the long-lived LMS inspection saloons being perfect for a range of eras. XXIV Pictorial: Inspection Saloons To coincide with the release of the new NGS saloon, a small selection of photos depicting the colourful careers of some of the LMS-built vehicles is presented here. XXV Reviews: Dapol/Farish There are new models from both a€~Na€ gauge manufacturers as Dapol releases the Medite ship-vinyled 66709 while the Southern a€~Pillboxa€ brake van is new from Farish. XXVII Reviews: Heljan New from Heljan are a further batch of Class 27s and a€~Hymeksa€ , both including BR blue releases with half yellow panels that recall the earliest days of the corporate image. XXVIII Modelling: Pipe wagons Needing pipe carrying wagons for his layout Georgemas Junction, George Woodcock describes how to convert the Bachmann BDA into both the BFA and BTA variants. XXXII Serial: Elcot Road #23 It is time for the construction of buildings to begin in earnest with the different techniques used to create the warehouse and loco shelter being outlined in this part. XXXVI Modelling: Prototypes The Heljan recreations of the Brush diesel prototypes Kestrel and Falcon are given a quick makeover, showing how to make simple improvements with minimum work. XXXVIII Modelling: Calcutta bridge With work on the rebuilding and conversion from a€~EMa€ to a€~P4a€ of Calcutta Sidings progressing, scenic work has now commenced including this impressive overbridge
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