News - Top stories include: GNER to opt for Class 67 Thunderbirds (p.6) Connex baled out by SRA (p.8), Class 303 Blue Trains' end after 42 years (p.ll) ScotRail orders Class 170s (p.ll) and West Coast blockades in 2003 (p.l2).
Mess room NEW - Put your feet up in re's Mess Room and relax with this light-hearted page. 1
Welcome to the 'Pendolino' - As Virgin's tilting Class 390 enters public service between Manchester and London, Brian Perren explains the'ins and cuts'of this £llm super train.
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Railtours - Gary Thornton asks: Are the days of 'Spin & Win' tours numbered?
Preservation - Shock decision by owner of Class 40 Andania sees it move from MRC.
Time traveller NEW - We turns the clock back to recall the rail headlines, this month, 5,10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago. You'll be surprised how things have changed!
Traction & Rolling Stock - Our unrivalled traction coverage comprising 17 pages of topical news:
- Power by the hour
- Power scene
- Shed talk
- Spectrum
- Name game
- Classified information
- Grim reaper
- Shunter spot
- Unitary authority
- Coach corridor
- Irish railways
Plus a special complete listing of all stored/condemned locos and their locations
Modern modelling:
Lima in crisis talks (news headlines p.51), In-depth reviews of Bachmann's new Class 37/4 diesel and EW5 bogie wagons (p.52-55), S&T engineer takes possession of the Mostyn layout (p.56).
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