Track Record

62 Steam & Heritage
Railmotor makes Didcot debut; Lydham Manor revealed in black; ‘Terriers’ in K&ESR commemoration.

72 Railtours
First ERTMS?charter operates; ‘Britannia’ woes continue; Non-stop run for 6201; Bristol’s bad weekend.

78 Traction & Stock
Chiltern unveils new ‘Bubblecar’; Class 66 ‘shuffle’ continues; Merseyrail fined £85,000; Vossloh for DRS?

84 Network
Norton Bridge solution unveiled; Royal Albert Bridge restoration begins; First Cotswold double track opens.

88 Narrow Gauge
Baldwin returns to Somme battleground; Repatriated Marchlyn displayed at Statfold; Four visit Hollycombe.

92 Classic Traction
Llangollen looks back to 1960s; First S&D?service trains since 1966; Class 47 ‘IKB’ to be restored.

97 Metro

98 World
Storms derail ‘La Trochita’; Latest Czech electric for VSOE; Dutch DMUs for Argentina.

100 Operations News
A round-up of news from the train and freight operating companies.

107 Traction Update
Scrapped, repainted, named or sold? Full details here.

Regulars

27 Timetable Update

38 Multiple Aspects

39 Readers’ Platform
Your lively letters page.

48 Subscriptions Offer

55 Panorama
A selection of the best in railway photography in our monthly showcase.

60 Reviews
A selection of new books published.

86 Railways in Parliament

108 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.

109 Heritage Diary
A comprehensive listing of the dates when heritage railways and steam centres operating this summer.

110 100 Years Ago
A look back to what Britain’s senior rail title was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.

113 Reader Services

114 Prize Crossword and Where Is It?

Features

14 ‘Deltics’ in Preservation
Paul Bickerdyke tells the story of the six production ‘Deltic’ locos that survived into the preservation era.

20 50 Years of Railway Photography
Inspired by getting his first railway photographs published in The RM in 1961, Brian Stephenson has become a top name. Here he shows some of his favourite photos during 50 years behind the camera.

30 A?Ramble through the Wilderness
Mick Alderman recalls ‘The Leicestershire Woldsman’ railtour from 1960, which traversed many of the now forgotten ironstone branches of the county.

42 Europe’s Mightiest Steam Loco
Very little, outside France, has been written about Europe’s mightiest steam loco - which developed 5,000hp! Keith Farr sets the record straight.

47 Railfuture
Most railway societies have historic underpinnings, but Peter Brown looks at one with its views and opinions very much in the future.

50 Steam’s Last Blast
It’s 50 years since ‘Jubilee’ No. 45596 Bahamas was given a double chimney, but research suggests that the loco was a history-maker in more ways than one. CBM