On the cover MAIN IMAGE: Working hard up the 1-in-100 gradient past Saltlake towards Ribblehead on May 19 is a€~Jubileea€ No. 45690 Leander with a northbound a€~Fellsmana€ excursion. This loco is now lined up for The RM gala at Barrow Hill in September. JOHN COOPER-SMITH INSET 1: Flashback 40 years back to the Nuneaton crash in June 1975. See p38. PA ARCHIVES INSET 2: Virgin East Coasta€ s new livery for HSTs has been unveiled - story page 7. ALEXANDAR CROMARTY Headline News HS2 construction to begin in 2017; Indefinite delay on Trans-Pennine electrification; Celebrations as Crossrail tunnelling completed; Biggest-ever LMS gathering planned for Barrow Hill; Borders Line crew training begins; GNER bids for ECML open access paths; Job losses at DB Schenker. Track Record The Railway Magazinea€ s monthly news digest 74 Steam & Heritage GCR marks closure of Woodford Halse; Steam back at Ketton cement works; Ashburton future in balance. 84 Steam Portfolio 86 Traction & Stock Class 317/6 refurbishment begins; Borders Line campaigner honoured; GBRf Class 59 gala debut. 89 Traction Portfolio 90 Traction Update Scrapped, sold, renumbered, repainted? Details here. 93 Network New Street escalator farce; October start for Chilterna€ s Oxford-London service; Training delays station openings. 95 Metro 96 Railtours 100 Classic Traction Class 50 restored to original condition; Photo viewing area at Toddington; a€~Rata€ runs at South Devon. 104 Narrow Gauge Margaret back in steam after 65 years; Ffestiniog a€~Celtic Decoa€ carriage displayed at Paddington; Romney a€~Pacifica€ boost. 106 Miniature 108 World Swedish museum marks centenary; Just 30 standard gauge Chinese locos left working; Morea€~Traxxa€ for Benelux. 110 Operations A round up of news from the train and freight operating companies. Regulars 12 Multiple Aspects 12 Railways in Parliament 30 Subscription offer 32 Time Traveller 35 Heritage Diary Opening times of steam centres and heritage railways. 53 Readersa€ Platform 56 Reviews 58 Panorama A selection of the best railway pictures. 116 Meetings Details of railway society meetings near you. 121 Reader Services 122 Prize Crossword 122 Where Is It?