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7 News GB Railfreight to buy Norwegian locomotives to work the Lackenby steel works internal traffic. HST protototype power car set to run on main line. 16 Life after Speedlink Continuing the series, the years from 2000 to today have not been good as the a€~less than trainloada€ market has all but disappeared. 24 Preservation With the triumphant return to service of the NRMa€ s a€~Deltica€ 55002, plans are afoot to return it for use on Network Rail metals. 26 Time Traveller Ita€ s time to turn the clock back through the ages: 40 years ago, the two Bulleid-designed double-decker third rail EMUs were withdrawn. 36 Railtours Over 100 railtourers headed to Switzerland, home of Sulzer, to enjoy a several day tour with vintage Sulzer 8LDA-powered traction. 40 Power by the Hour DB Schenker decides to sell nine Class 58s to Transfesa, the Spanish operator. Plus DBS has a clear-out of its remaining Class 56s. 44 Powerscene A comprehensive class-by-class round-up of traction workings round the country, complemented by superb imagery. 56 Shunter Spot With the latest round sales having cleared out a further 25 redundant a€~Gronksa€ , DB Schenker now has under 50 Class 08s/09s on its books. 58 Unitary Authority With the introduction of the stylish Class 172s with London Midland, Class 150 Sprinters begin to leave Birmingham for pastures new. 62 Coach Corridor You can still ride in no less than five of the original Mk3s which were part of the prototype HST. All survivors detailed here. 64 Irish Angle Coleraine-Londonderry line users are worried that cuts to the infrastructure budget will jeopardise long-term services. Rail Express Modeller 6 Comment Modelling foreign railways is still a big passion among REM readers, Gareth Bayer finds out why. Plus an update on 2012a€ s RHTT operation, which includes some great new traction. 9 Newsdesk Heljan reveals it is working on the a€~Westerna€ diesel-hydraulics in 7mm scale, Judith Edge has a selection of new kits available, and the N Gauge Society announces its next product. 10 Exhibition diary: Warley preview There is just one month to go before the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition at the NEC. REM previews the exciting line-up for the event, which includes 14 modern layouts. 12 Review: Heljan/Hattons Class 28 The second link-up between Liverpool retailer Hattons and Danish manufacturer Heljan has resulted in the Metrovick Co-Bo Type 2. Read on for our thoughts on this model. 15 Review: Murphy Models 201 GM The situation is definitely improving for Irish modellers, mostly thanks to the efforts of Murphy Models. The companya€ s latest loco is now here in the form of the GM 201 Class. 16 Review: Bachmann/Grafar latest There is no new tooling this month in the 4mm scale range, with the highlight being a Welsh Class 37/4. In a€~Na€ scale, there are further examples of the Met-Camm Class 101. 17 Review: Graham Farish Class 03 Based on the same research that gave us the excellent a€~OOa€ gauge model, Graham Farisha€ s Class 03 0-6-0DM shunter is soon to be released. Our impression can be found here. 19 Review: Hornby a€~Trouta€ hopper Sure to be popular with modellers from the days of the LNER through to the corporate 1970s era of BR, Hornbya€ s new a€~Trouta€ 25-ton ballast hopper fills an interesting gap. 20 Review: Hornby latest A bumper month from Hornby sees a large selection of new locos released, including two Class 31s and two Class 56s. We take a look at the lot, which also sees the blue 4-VEP. 22 Modelling: O Gauge a€~Deltica€ Just released in the senior scale is Heljana€ s ready-to-run Class 55 a€~Deltica€ locomotive. Brian Daniels produces a quick detail and weathering job of the brand new model here. 25 Full Frame: a€~Claytona€ winner in a€~P4a€ A Clayton Type 1 made history at Scaleforum this year by winning the Chairmana€ s Cup competition, the first diesel to win the contest. Michael Walmsley describes the kit build. 25 Competition: Win an a€~Na€ train set One of Graham Farisha€ s well regarded releases of the last few years, the a€~Teddy Beara€ diesel hydraulic, forms the nucleus of a new train pack. You can win this set, worth Ã
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