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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
OTES & NEWS - 'New' electric units on the Isle of Wight; the 'home run' of K4 2-6-0 No. 3442 The Great Marquess; class 82 DVTs vandalised already; class 60 makes its debut.
YEARS APART - Our 'Then and Now' series kicks off with a comparison between Stanhope Station, on the Weardale line, in 1952 and today.
MAILBAG - Memories of the little 'Pugs' which came down to Mitford Haven to help in the war effort begin our readers' letters pages this month.
FIFTIES FILE - Eric Sawford turns up some 1950s photographs showing motive power depots in Nottingham, and the unique 0-10-0 Lickey banker No. 58100.
BOOSTING THIRD RAIL - P. W. B. Semmens investigates the technical aspects of achieving better performance from third rail pick-up.
STEAM IN TURKEY - Hugh Ballantyne samples a variety of steam power during a memorable railway tour of Turkey.
BEACHES & BRIDGES - A nostalgic look at the magnificent coastal route which ran from Teesside to Whitby.
FRONT COVER: K4 2-6-0 No. 3442 'The Great Marquess' passes Kinloid, after leaving Arisaig, on July 17. Photo: John Titlow.
CLASS 60 IN COLOUR - Our centre spread shows the brand new class 60 heavy freight diesel-electric No. 60 001 Steadfast, standing proudly outside Brush's Falcon Works in Loughborough.
IMAGES OF WAR - Fifty years ago, Britain found itself at war with Hitler's Germanya€and the five and a half years which followed stretched pur railways to breaking point.
PADDY'S ENGINE - Prevented from hauling the inaugural 'North Wales Coast Express' this year because of mechanical trouble. Paddy Smith's 'Black Five' 4-6-0 No. 5407 is now back in action.
DOWN-UNDER MARATHON - With 12,500 miles already under its belt in revenue-earning service Down Under, the A3 Pacific No. 4472 Flying Scotsman may stay in Australia for yet another extension.
TRAIN FREIGH TRY-OUT - Although freight trains will be hurtling beneath the English Channel in a few years' time, the train ferry Nord Pas-de-Calais fulfils an important role, and may still have its uses after the tunnel opens.
A 'BABY' BRITANNIA - Impeccable workmanship and fine-scale detail distinguish the 15-in. gauge version of No. 70000 which has been on show at the National Railway Museum.
REGULARS:
Traffic & Traction
Why & Wherefore
Railfare
Coming Events
YEARS APART - Our 'Then and Now' series kicks off with a comparison between Stanhope Station, on the Weardale line, in 1952 and today.
MAILBAG - Memories of the little 'Pugs' which came down to Mitford Haven to help in the war effort begin our readers' letters pages this month.
FIFTIES FILE - Eric Sawford turns up some 1950s photographs showing motive power depots in Nottingham, and the unique 0-10-0 Lickey banker No. 58100.
BOOSTING THIRD RAIL - P. W. B. Semmens investigates the technical aspects of achieving better performance from third rail pick-up.
STEAM IN TURKEY - Hugh Ballantyne samples a variety of steam power during a memorable railway tour of Turkey.
BEACHES & BRIDGES - A nostalgic look at the magnificent coastal route which ran from Teesside to Whitby.
FRONT COVER: K4 2-6-0 No. 3442 'The Great Marquess' passes Kinloid, after leaving Arisaig, on July 17. Photo: John Titlow.
CLASS 60 IN COLOUR - Our centre spread shows the brand new class 60 heavy freight diesel-electric No. 60 001 Steadfast, standing proudly outside Brush's Falcon Works in Loughborough.
IMAGES OF WAR - Fifty years ago, Britain found itself at war with Hitler's Germanya€and the five and a half years which followed stretched pur railways to breaking point.
PADDY'S ENGINE - Prevented from hauling the inaugural 'North Wales Coast Express' this year because of mechanical trouble. Paddy Smith's 'Black Five' 4-6-0 No. 5407 is now back in action.
DOWN-UNDER MARATHON - With 12,500 miles already under its belt in revenue-earning service Down Under, the A3 Pacific No. 4472 Flying Scotsman may stay in Australia for yet another extension.
TRAIN FREIGH TRY-OUT - Although freight trains will be hurtling beneath the English Channel in a few years' time, the train ferry Nord Pas-de-Calais fulfils an important role, and may still have its uses after the tunnel opens.
A 'BABY' BRITANNIA - Impeccable workmanship and fine-scale detail distinguish the 15-in. gauge version of No. 70000 which has been on show at the National Railway Museum.
REGULARS:
Traffic & Traction
Why & Wherefore
Railfare
Coming Events
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