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News In an unprecedented move, Virgin Trains takes legal action over the decision to award the West Coast franchise to First Group; Network Rail announces it is to rip up the Leamside line. 13 Time Traveller The monthly step back in time to look at past decades. This month, 10 years ago, Class 58 bowed out in the UK but Europe beckoned for some members. 14 Mission Nearly Impossible It was touch and go whether the DPS could get a€~Deltica€ D9009 Alycidon ready in time for a€~The Elizabethana€ tour. This is the inside story. 18 A Stylish Locomotive The Brush Type 4 a€ Class 47 has reached its 50th birthday. How the class was designed is explored in this exclusive feature. 27 LU World London Underground coped exceptionally well with the Olympics. This is how it was accomplished. 28 Hydrocarbons at Harwich Carless is one of the smaller refineries based on Harwich. The history and present traffic is detailed in this story. 32 Railtours Therea€ s too many railtours being cancelled as our frustrated columnist reveals; plus full tour listing for October. 36 Preservation Top news this month is John Jolly and his team at Mangapps Farm Museum returning 47579 James Nightall GC and 03197 to working order. 39 Powerscene Enjoy the most comprehensive round-up of interesting and unusual locomotive workings during August, supplemented with outstanding imagery. 54 Power By The Hour Class 56 is in its ascendancy as both Colas Rail and Europhoenix prepare more a€~Gridsa€ for revenue earning service. 56 Shunter Spot DBS Schenker is having to use main line locomotives for shunting duties, so two long stored a€~Gronksa€ are coming back into traffic. 57 Unitary Authority REa€ s monthly round-up of news from all the classes and news of a Class 508 taken by road to the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh. 62 Irish Angle Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE), the Government body that oversees public transport in the Irish Republic, receives emergency funding of a,Ã
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