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NEWS: GENERAL NEWS - Pit closures: the latest position; class 323 simulator reviewed; Grangemouth Depot to close; Maesteg re-opens; major 159 problems; DC Tours' winter programme. SECTOR NEWS - Our monthly round-up of news from the BR business sectors. STEAM PRESERVATION NEWS - BR Standard No. 78022 in traffic; GWR loco infiltrates Lancashire;winter main line steam update; Somerset & Dorset Summer Saturdays remembered; Planet steams into Manchester; West Somerset claims haulage record. DIESEL & ELECTRIC PRESERVATION NEWS - 'Warship' in black at East Lanes; class 40 No. D212 started in preservation; 'Peak' progress on Humberside. MODERN TRACTION: TGV NORD-EUROPE TAKES SHAPE - Chief Correspondent Peter Semmens takes a first-hand look at the SNCF plans to implement the TGV Nord-Europe service. BR RESEARCH LATEST - Modern Traction Editor ColinJ. Marsden visits Derby's Railway Technical Centre and reports on a number of current projects. SPRINTING ACROSS THE RHINE - In 'Railway Practice and Performance', Peter Semmens rides the crack 150 mph Deutsche Bundesbahn Inter City Express between Munchen and Frankfurt. THE '2 Hap' STORY - Southern Region EMU expert Chris Wilson traces the development of the '2 Hap' units from introduction to the present day. SPECIAL FEATURE: SIGNAL-MINDEDNESS IN DEVON - The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway is the first standard-gauge preserved line to install fully track-circuit colour light signalling. David Helliwell reports on this unusual project. REGULAR FEATURES: Channel Tunnel Update Mailbag Answers Withdrawn & Stored Stock Update Railfare Coming Events 10,20 & 50 Years Ago STEAM: LOCOMOTIVE No. 1100 - Continuing a trend started 40 years ago, John Slater looks at locomotives numbered 1100 to coincide with our 1100th issue.
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