Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News:
Headline News - DRS Class 20s to remain in Macedonia? Massive industrial loco sale announced; More stone trains for West Somerset; Eight killed in German crash; Freight charter for Grassington branch; Heritage unit farewell for First North Western; Wrong information on Railtrack website.
Track Record - THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE'S NEW MONTHLY NEWS DIGEST:
Traction & Stock - First North Western shows off its 'Coradia' units; New livery for Wales & West; 'Cargo DMU' tests; Freightliner wagons grounded.
Steam News - Robinson 04 back in steam; Tender conversion for Mid-Hants saddletank; Black livery for Nene Valley 'Standard Five'; Bodmin to get 'celebrity' Barry loco.
Narrow Gauge
Fight for Freight
Special Pages
Network News
Classic Traction
Operations News
Traction Update
Metro News
Features:
Women back on track - In some people's eyes, women and railways have never really mixed. With that situation changing, Keith Hill looks at the past and present contributions from women.
Railways return from the dead - The railway renaissance that is taking place in Britain extends well beyond London, as Terry Hope discovers in the first of a two-part feature.
The 'Grid Irons' - Recent withdrawals have reduced the Class 56 fleet to less than half of the 135 examples built. Colin J. Marsden details the history of this popular class.
A Spoke in the Wheel Arrangement - An April issue special as former 'Mastermind' competitor Tony Renwick makes clever use of semantics to provide a unique version of railway history.
Panorama - The rail photography showcase
Building a high-speed railway - Practice & Performance looks at the many factors involved in building a high-speed line.
Regulars:
Coming Events
Classifieds
Prize Crossword
Where Is It?
Parliament
Subscription offer
Readers' Forum
Railway Answers
Bookshelf
Video View
FRONT COVER PICTURE: The long-awaited return to traffic of the ex-Great Central 04 2-8-0 No. 63601 took place at Loughborough GCR on January 28. That night, the Robinson heavy goods loco was captured under the Loughborough lights after being reunited with a rake of coal wagons (see page 72). INSET: Britain's first 'freight DMU' at Tilbury on February 1. See page 68 for full story and more pictures.
Headline News - DRS Class 20s to remain in Macedonia? Massive industrial loco sale announced; More stone trains for West Somerset; Eight killed in German crash; Freight charter for Grassington branch; Heritage unit farewell for First North Western; Wrong information on Railtrack website.
Track Record - THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE'S NEW MONTHLY NEWS DIGEST:
Traction & Stock - First North Western shows off its 'Coradia' units; New livery for Wales & West; 'Cargo DMU' tests; Freightliner wagons grounded.
Steam News - Robinson 04 back in steam; Tender conversion for Mid-Hants saddletank; Black livery for Nene Valley 'Standard Five'; Bodmin to get 'celebrity' Barry loco.
Narrow Gauge
Fight for Freight
Special Pages
Network News
Classic Traction
Operations News
Traction Update
Metro News
Features:
Women back on track - In some people's eyes, women and railways have never really mixed. With that situation changing, Keith Hill looks at the past and present contributions from women.
Railways return from the dead - The railway renaissance that is taking place in Britain extends well beyond London, as Terry Hope discovers in the first of a two-part feature.
The 'Grid Irons' - Recent withdrawals have reduced the Class 56 fleet to less than half of the 135 examples built. Colin J. Marsden details the history of this popular class.
A Spoke in the Wheel Arrangement - An April issue special as former 'Mastermind' competitor Tony Renwick makes clever use of semantics to provide a unique version of railway history.
Panorama - The rail photography showcase
Building a high-speed railway - Practice & Performance looks at the many factors involved in building a high-speed line.
Regulars:
Coming Events
Classifieds
Prize Crossword
Where Is It?
Parliament
Subscription offer
Readers' Forum
Railway Answers
Bookshelf
Video View
FRONT COVER PICTURE: The long-awaited return to traffic of the ex-Great Central 04 2-8-0 No. 63601 took place at Loughborough GCR on January 28. That night, the Robinson heavy goods loco was captured under the Loughborough lights after being reunited with a rake of coal wagons (see page 72). INSET: Britain's first 'freight DMU' at Tilbury on February 1. See page 68 for full story and more pictures.
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