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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Headline News Battle for West Coast franchise heads to the High Court as MPs probe decision; Head of NRM?to stand down; Exiled A4s set sail for Liverpool; MTU?power for IEP?trains; Arlington buys out Knights Rail; Mallard coach damaged. Track Record 78 Steam & Heritage Seven Steam at Mid-Hants gala; King Edward II?to be completed at Loughborough; Railways agree loco swop. 89 Railtours Tough time for charters due to Aslef strike; West Coast works Branch Line charter; War of words over Royal 47. 94 Traction & Stock More a€~Super 60sa€ planned; New wagon rakes arrive; More tests for Class 70; a€~Gridsa€ head for scrap. 98 Traction Update Scrapped, withdrawn, sold or painted. Full details here. 103 Freight 104 Network Network Rail faces fines over peformance; Paisley electrification begins; GWR?signalbox saved. 107 Narrow Gauge Statfold shows off repatriated locos; Durley collection up for auction; Fairbourne cash could run out next year. 111 Metro Oldham loop progress; Group visits for Edinburgh depot. 112 Classic Traction Mangapps unveils Brush Type 4; Last fling for a€~Cromptona€ . 116 World Town to be demolished for new Swedish line; Darjeeling locos move by road; a€~Flirtsa€ arrive in Norway. 119 Operations News A round-up of news from the train and freight operating companies. Regulars 14 Multiple Aspects 14 Railways in Parliament 72 Subscriptions Offer 75 Meetings Details of railway society meetings near you. 76 100 Years Ago A look back to what Britaina€ s senior rail title was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago. 125 Heritage Diary A comprehensive listing of dates when heritage railways and steam centres will be open. 129 Reader Services 130 Prize Crossword 130 Where Is It? Souvenir Edition Features 16 The Golden Age of Locomotive Building Philip Atkins sets the scene for our souvenir issue by looking at the history and development of locomotive construction in Britain, which concludes with an all-time list of UK loco works. 24 Locomotive Works of the Major British Companies Many towns such as Crewe, Swindon, Derby and Doncaster became synonymous with locomotive building and remained so well into the British Railways era, as this summary shows. 45 Workshop of the World A look at how British companies sold their products to the far flung corners of the world. 48 Britaina€ s a€~Diamonda€ industry All the privately owned commercial builders detailed. 58 Builders of Non-Steam Traction Who built diesels, electrics, gas-turbines? Ita€ s all here.
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