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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
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The a€~Othera€ GWR - Cliff Thomas provides an update on developments at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway a€ relative latecomers to preservation who have quickly established themselves in the a€~premier leaguea€ of heritage lines.
Best of British - In Practice & Performance, John Heaton examines the rapid train services that still ensure Britain remains a member of an elite a€~Top Tena€ in the world speed stakes;
Lazarus Locomotives - In the penultimate instalment, Cliff Thomas looks at the creation of a GWR 43XX by the West Somerset Railway, the partly-built Great Eastern Railway Holden Class F5 2-4-2T and a host of other miscellaneous projects.
A Day in the Life - Therea€ s far more to running a busy station that youa€ d imagine. Nick Pigott spends a day with the front-line staff at Grantham to find out exactly whata€ s involved.
Panorama - For our regular monthly showcase, we take a look this month at some of the exciting newa€ transparencies unearthed by the inimitable Ron White in his 2007/08 Colour-Rail catalogue.
News:
Headline News - National Express takes over East Coast; Britain gains two printed timetables; Purley crash driver's conviction overturned 17 years on; Severn Tunnel rescue train to be sold; Grand Central operations finally start; Youths jailed for brick attack on EWS driver; St Pancras Thameslink' opens: NRM to hold mini-railfest; Robot technology to be tested against lineside fires.
Track Record:
Steam News
Steam News Portfolio
Railtour News
Narrow Gauge News
Traction & Stock News
Traction S Stock Portfolio
Metro News
Fight for Freight
Network News
Classic Traction News
Operations News
Traction Update
Regulars:
Multiple Aspects
Railways in Parliament
Timetable Changes
Readers' Platform
100 Years Ago
Events Timetable
Subscriptions Ad
Classified Ads
Reader Services
Prize Crossword
Where is it?
FRONT COVER: Having gained its main line certification, A4 No. 60019 Bittern worked its first tour from King's Cross to York on December 1, returning south a fortnight later. The latest addition to the main line steam fleet passes Bentley Hampshire, on December 17, working from Old Oak Common back to the Mid-Hants Railway. INSET: The new National Express East Coast livery makes its debut on an HST at King's Cross on December 10. See Headline News.
The a€~Othera€ GWR - Cliff Thomas provides an update on developments at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway a€ relative latecomers to preservation who have quickly established themselves in the a€~premier leaguea€ of heritage lines.
Best of British - In Practice & Performance, John Heaton examines the rapid train services that still ensure Britain remains a member of an elite a€~Top Tena€ in the world speed stakes;
Lazarus Locomotives - In the penultimate instalment, Cliff Thomas looks at the creation of a GWR 43XX by the West Somerset Railway, the partly-built Great Eastern Railway Holden Class F5 2-4-2T and a host of other miscellaneous projects.
A Day in the Life - Therea€ s far more to running a busy station that youa€ d imagine. Nick Pigott spends a day with the front-line staff at Grantham to find out exactly whata€ s involved.
Panorama - For our regular monthly showcase, we take a look this month at some of the exciting newa€ transparencies unearthed by the inimitable Ron White in his 2007/08 Colour-Rail catalogue.
News:
Headline News - National Express takes over East Coast; Britain gains two printed timetables; Purley crash driver's conviction overturned 17 years on; Severn Tunnel rescue train to be sold; Grand Central operations finally start; Youths jailed for brick attack on EWS driver; St Pancras Thameslink' opens: NRM to hold mini-railfest; Robot technology to be tested against lineside fires.
Track Record:
Steam News
Steam News Portfolio
Railtour News
Narrow Gauge News
Traction & Stock News
Traction S Stock Portfolio
Metro News
Fight for Freight
Network News
Classic Traction News
Operations News
Traction Update
Regulars:
Multiple Aspects
Railways in Parliament
Timetable Changes
Readers' Platform
100 Years Ago
Events Timetable
Subscriptions Ad
Classified Ads
Reader Services
Prize Crossword
Where is it?
FRONT COVER: Having gained its main line certification, A4 No. 60019 Bittern worked its first tour from King's Cross to York on December 1, returning south a fortnight later. The latest addition to the main line steam fleet passes Bentley Hampshire, on December 17, working from Old Oak Common back to the Mid-Hants Railway. INSET: The new National Express East Coast livery makes its debut on an HST at King's Cross on December 10. See Headline News.
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