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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
4 News
The Government announces spending review results, but the IEP decision is shelved. Open access firms go head to head with DfT over Blackpool services.
10 News in Pictures
DB?Schenker cuts Class 60 fleet to just six examples; 60054 to become third loco to get overhaul. Freightliner Australia launches new Hunter Valley coal operation.
16 Nostalgia: Cambridge line Class 37s
50 years ago, the first EE Type 3s went to work on East Anglian passenger services. Michael Rhodes celebrates the event with some views from the 1980s.
20 Time Traveller
There was a breakthrough under the Channel as the British and French tunnels met up, but December 1980 brought bad news for fans of the Class 25/0s
22 Speedlink casualties: The VGA
2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the end of Speedlink. David Ratcliffe kicks off a series of articles with a look at the archetypical Speedlink wagon, the VGA.
24 Pictorial: FGW loco-hauled ends
After three years of fun in the South West, the arrival of cascaded DMUs has seen FGW finish its loco-hauled diagrams. We look back at 2010a€ s highlights.
26 Mk. 2s on the other side of the world
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 150 or so air-conditioned Mk. 2s that were exported to New Zealand? Phil Barnes brings the story up to date.
31 Railtours
November saw three charters with more than 1,000 people on board head for the re-opened Bathgate to Drumgelloch route. Includes listings for January 2011.
Centre RAIL?EXPRESS Modeller
REM provides a full report from the Warley show at the NEC. We also visit Longcarse West, a mid-1970s Scottish a€~P4a€ layout.
34 Preservation
Class 33 No. 33012 should be back on the main line in 2011. There is a proposal to return the NRMa€ s Class 71 electric E5001 to working order at Eastleigh.
38 Traction & Rolling Stock
Direct Rail Services and West Coast take over the 2010-11 loco mini-snowplough contract from DB Schenker. GB Railfreighta€ s 66401-5 to become 66733-7
56 Reviews
RE takes a look at a large selection of new books catering to modern traction enthusiasts, including titles on South Wales and Scottish Diesels, and much more.
The Government announces spending review results, but the IEP decision is shelved. Open access firms go head to head with DfT over Blackpool services.
10 News in Pictures
DB?Schenker cuts Class 60 fleet to just six examples; 60054 to become third loco to get overhaul. Freightliner Australia launches new Hunter Valley coal operation.
16 Nostalgia: Cambridge line Class 37s
50 years ago, the first EE Type 3s went to work on East Anglian passenger services. Michael Rhodes celebrates the event with some views from the 1980s.
20 Time Traveller
There was a breakthrough under the Channel as the British and French tunnels met up, but December 1980 brought bad news for fans of the Class 25/0s
22 Speedlink casualties: The VGA
2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the end of Speedlink. David Ratcliffe kicks off a series of articles with a look at the archetypical Speedlink wagon, the VGA.
24 Pictorial: FGW loco-hauled ends
After three years of fun in the South West, the arrival of cascaded DMUs has seen FGW finish its loco-hauled diagrams. We look back at 2010a€ s highlights.
26 Mk. 2s on the other side of the world
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 150 or so air-conditioned Mk. 2s that were exported to New Zealand? Phil Barnes brings the story up to date.
31 Railtours
November saw three charters with more than 1,000 people on board head for the re-opened Bathgate to Drumgelloch route. Includes listings for January 2011.
Centre RAIL?EXPRESS Modeller
REM provides a full report from the Warley show at the NEC. We also visit Longcarse West, a mid-1970s Scottish a€~P4a€ layout.
34 Preservation
Class 33 No. 33012 should be back on the main line in 2011. There is a proposal to return the NRMa€ s Class 71 electric E5001 to working order at Eastleigh.
38 Traction & Rolling Stock
Direct Rail Services and West Coast take over the 2010-11 loco mini-snowplough contract from DB Schenker. GB Railfreighta€ s 66401-5 to become 66733-7
56 Reviews
RE takes a look at a large selection of new books catering to modern traction enthusiasts, including titles on South Wales and Scottish Diesels, and much more.
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