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News Virgin is given a two-year extension for its West Coast franchise; Doyen Class 07 shunter is sold to Shunters Heritage Trust and DRS takes over a€~Thunderbirda€ duties. 14 Traction Review of 2012 Each year continues to offer an extraordinary array of news and rare workings a€ here are the 2012 highlights. 20 The Birmingham a€~Stoppersa€ The London Midland franchise provides an all unit service for all main stations from Euston to Birmingham and many suburban routes and branches. 28 Railtours It had to happen a€" the use of a Colas Rail Class 56 on a railtour. Its No. 56094 was used on the a€~The Thames Angermana€ and our columnist was there to report. 30 Preservation HNRC sells the doyen Class 07 to the Heritage Shunters Trust at Rowsley and a pair of Class 127 a€~Bed-Pana€ units on the Mid Hants are scrapped. 33 LU World Therea€ s growing support for the Northern Line extension to Battersea and LUa€ s 1938 tube stock tunnel cleaning vehicles are scrapped. 34 Time Traveller We turn back the clock to see what was going on over the past five decades: Ten years ago, National Power ordered its own Class 59. 36 Power by the Hour It is all change on the West Coast Main Line as Direct Rail Services takes over responsibility for providing Class 57/3s for rescue purposes. 38 Powerscene Another cracking review of the past montha€ s outstanding traction workings, complemented by some superb imagery. 51 Wagons Roll DBS debuts new a€~high cubea€ compliant FCA conversions and ARI makes second attempt at Greenbrier acquisition. Plus all the latest wagon news. 52 Shunter Spot Shunter hire firm, RMS Locotec, has a flurry of activity as several of its machines move locations including a replacement for Norwich Crown Point depot. 53 Coach Compartment This montha€ s column looks at the former a€~Green Traina€ a€" many of these carriages are now in maroon by new owner, West Coast Railways. 54 Irish Angle Two more Irish Rail General Motors (GM) built locomotives have been secured for preservation by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI). 56 Unitary Authority Two more former Gatwick Express Class 460s move to Hitachia€ s Ashford site where the sets are disbanded pending conversion to Class 458/5. Rail Express Modeller XI Newsdesk: Latest developments Dapol springs a surprise by unveiling the Class 121 and Class 122 a€~bubble carsa€ in 4mm while ViTrains announces its return to the UK scene with a series of short run releases. XII Hornby 2013 Mid December saw Hornby unveil its new product range for 2013, this including the Southern Railway 2-BIL EMU. A full roundup of all the D&E releases is presented here. XV Newsdesk extra: Hornby images Expanding on the above launch, Hornby has made available a number of images of the new models, including some exclusive CAD drawings of the Sentinel industrial diesel. XVI Reviews: Bachmann/Farish There is new rolling stock in both a€~OOa€ and a€~Na€ from Bachmann this month, the principal release being a second run of the popular BAA/BZA steel wagons in 4mm scale. XVII Reviews: Hornby/Dapol The Mk.1 CCT is back in Express Parcels livery from Hornby, the long-awaited 2mm Mk.3 buffets arrive from Dapol while Oxford Diecast has released some useful vehicles. XVIII Modelling: New Street Class 85s Needing Class 85s for his under construction Birmingham New Street layout, Jim Smith-Wright sets to work on the Bachmann model to bring it up to the necessary standard. XX D&E Files: Class 85/1 Created at the end of the 1980s, the Class 85/1s were a short-lived sub-class dedicated to freight work. Simon Bendall recounts their four-year existence in our latest D&E File. XXI Modelling: Class 85/1 Complementing the above feature, Alex Carpenter gives his take on detailing the Bachmann Class 85 to create one of the aforementioned freight-only AC electrics. XXIII Exhibition diary February is looming so it must be time for the major exhibitions of Stafford and Model Rail Scotland, both once again boasting a fine array of D&E layouts and other attractions. XXIV Serial: Elcot Road #25 In the latest instalment of our on-going 18.83/a€~P4a€ layout serial, work begins on the construction of the station platform canopy, this being entirely fabricated from brass. XXV Reviews: Murphy/Harburn Having covered the NIR version last month, it is the turn of Murphy Modela€ s Irish Rail 071 Class to be examined. There are also new 2mm scenic items from Harburn Hobbies.
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