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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Headline News:
Science Museum publishes operational strategy for National Collection, May start for LNER IETs, transport hub for Birmingham Moor Street, First Group buys Hitachi for East Coast open access operation, Electrification costs could be cut by half, Class 314s to head south for GOBLIN? .
Track Record:
Steam & Heritage - Black Prince withdrawn for repairs, ‘B1’ and ‘Caley’ tank for Gloucs-Warks gala, quality control issues for new-build ‘Patriot’, £100k required to complete ‘Duke’ by 2020, Swanage launches ‘T3’ restoration appeal.
Industrial
Steam Portfolio
Irish
Narrow Gauge
Heritage Trams
Metro
Network
Railtours
Classic Traction
World
Traction & Stock - Refurbished Class 333 debut, ScotRail hands back Class 365s, GBRf and DCR buy stored Class 60s, GA receives first 12-car ‘FLIRT’, TfW Class 769 deliveries begin.
Traction Portfolio
Stock Update
Operations
Regulars:
Up and Down Lines
Heritage Diary - Details of when Britain’s unique collection of heritage railways and railway museums are open.
Readers' Platform
Subscription Offer - Subscribe today to receive your monthly copies of The Railway Magazine from only £20
Meetings
Panorama - Our regular gallery of the best railway photography from around the world
Features :
Towers of Strength - In the first of a two-part survey on steam-era coaling towers, Nick Pigott looks back at the landmark structures that once stood at more than 100 loco depots.
Back from the Brink - Gary Boyd-Hope explains how the West Somerset Railway's new management team plans to tackle the line's current problems and work towards a brighter future.
Access all Areas? - Open access passenger operations are a controversial topic both in the UK and Europe with strong feelings for and against, as Ben Jones discovers.
A Cinderella Story - From anonymous commuter train to star of the National Collection, Locomotion's newly restored '2-HAP' car tells an important part of the railway story, writes Nicola Fox.
Practice & Performance - Is it a bus? Is it a train? No, it's Supertram. John Heaton reports from South Yorkshire where tram-trains now share the tracks with heavy rail trains between Tinsley and Rotherham.
Science Museum publishes operational strategy for National Collection, May start for LNER IETs, transport hub for Birmingham Moor Street, First Group buys Hitachi for East Coast open access operation, Electrification costs could be cut by half, Class 314s to head south for GOBLIN? .
Track Record:
Steam & Heritage - Black Prince withdrawn for repairs, ‘B1’ and ‘Caley’ tank for Gloucs-Warks gala, quality control issues for new-build ‘Patriot’, £100k required to complete ‘Duke’ by 2020, Swanage launches ‘T3’ restoration appeal.
Industrial
Steam Portfolio
Irish
Narrow Gauge
Heritage Trams
Metro
Network
Railtours
Classic Traction
World
Traction & Stock - Refurbished Class 333 debut, ScotRail hands back Class 365s, GBRf and DCR buy stored Class 60s, GA receives first 12-car ‘FLIRT’, TfW Class 769 deliveries begin.
Traction Portfolio
Stock Update
Operations
Regulars:
Up and Down Lines
Heritage Diary - Details of when Britain’s unique collection of heritage railways and railway museums are open.
Readers' Platform
Subscription Offer - Subscribe today to receive your monthly copies of The Railway Magazine from only £20
Meetings
Panorama - Our regular gallery of the best railway photography from around the world
Features :
Towers of Strength - In the first of a two-part survey on steam-era coaling towers, Nick Pigott looks back at the landmark structures that once stood at more than 100 loco depots.
Back from the Brink - Gary Boyd-Hope explains how the West Somerset Railway's new management team plans to tackle the line's current problems and work towards a brighter future.
Access all Areas? - Open access passenger operations are a controversial topic both in the UK and Europe with strong feelings for and against, as Ben Jones discovers.
A Cinderella Story - From anonymous commuter train to star of the National Collection, Locomotion's newly restored '2-HAP' car tells an important part of the railway story, writes Nicola Fox.
Practice & Performance - Is it a bus? Is it a train? No, it's Supertram. John Heaton reports from South Yorkshire where tram-trains now share the tracks with heavy rail trains between Tinsley and Rotherham.
On the cover:
MAIN IMAGE: The Fifty Alliance's Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 - Defiance were rolled out in GB Railfreight livery at Eastleigh Works on March 20. The locos will be usedfor stock moves and charters as required by GBRf's new Rail Services division.
INSET 1: Celebrating the humble SR commuter EMU.
INSET 2: Coaling Stages - the ultimate guide.
INSET 3: The Open Access story.
MAIN IMAGE: The Fifty Alliance's Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 - Defiance were rolled out in GB Railfreight livery at Eastleigh Works on March 20. The locos will be usedfor stock moves and charters as required by GBRf's new Rail Services division.
INSET 1: Celebrating the humble SR commuter EMU.
INSET 2: Coaling Stages - the ultimate guide.
INSET 3: The Open Access story.
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