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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News
Each month we wonder if the news can get any more amazing, and each month we seem to get a positive reply. Paul Furtek presents the highlights which include 50 031's use on Cardiff-Rhymney trains!
Class 20s to Skegness
Andy Flowers remembers the days when pairs of Class 20s graced this East Coast resort and looks at their performance along the way.
Riding the Rock Train
Colin Girle climbs aboard his Class 37/7 and takes a trainload of boulders for sea defences at Minehead via the West Somerset Railway.
A 'Peak' in the park
Two nostalgic views of 'Peaks' at Bath Green Park and Mangotsfield.
'Deltics' publicised
Robert Forsythe takes a look at BR's use of 'Deltics' in their publicity material, and wonders what other interesting items are out there.
Freight survivors
Newport. You only have to look at the timetable to see what makes this Welsh 'hotspot' so attractive to enthusiasts. Paul Scott whets our appetites for a visit to view the intensive freight operations on offer.
47 601 - was 47 046 the second choice?
Peter Hall takes an intriguing look at the choice of loco for conversion into the Type 5 'testbed'.
Radical change at Radyr
The changing scene in the Cardiff Valleys is seeing the semaphore signals and traditional signal boxes disappear. Adrian Kenny salutes the old order of things.
Scotland via the S & C
Stuart Craig reflects on the attractions of a recent railtour.
Preservation casebook
D1023 Western Fusilier - the story so far. Dave Yates presents a summary of the steps in the restoration of the NRM's famous 'Western' right up to its transformation back into BR blue with marker light dots.
Beam me aboard the 'Second Scotty'
Harry Friend continues his reminiscences of life on the footplate.
Modelling
Two pages of the latest diesel and electric models to appear on the market including a Lima model of 47 142 Traction.
Holiday snaps of 'Hood' - Spring break 1998
The Fifty Fund's 50 031 Hood recently stayed in London due to railtour commitments emanating from the capital. Here we present some holiday 'snaps' of the break including some of its day excursions.
The foreman's log
P D Rendall takes some fascinating extracts from the 1967 entries to the Foreman's Log at Bristol Bath Road, which he saved from the bin!
Taillight
After suffering a recent setback following its reintroduction to traffic, 37 431 is now up and running again as evidenced in this fine scene.
Each month we wonder if the news can get any more amazing, and each month we seem to get a positive reply. Paul Furtek presents the highlights which include 50 031's use on Cardiff-Rhymney trains!
Class 20s to Skegness
Andy Flowers remembers the days when pairs of Class 20s graced this East Coast resort and looks at their performance along the way.
Riding the Rock Train
Colin Girle climbs aboard his Class 37/7 and takes a trainload of boulders for sea defences at Minehead via the West Somerset Railway.
A 'Peak' in the park
Two nostalgic views of 'Peaks' at Bath Green Park and Mangotsfield.
'Deltics' publicised
Robert Forsythe takes a look at BR's use of 'Deltics' in their publicity material, and wonders what other interesting items are out there.
Freight survivors
Newport. You only have to look at the timetable to see what makes this Welsh 'hotspot' so attractive to enthusiasts. Paul Scott whets our appetites for a visit to view the intensive freight operations on offer.
47 601 - was 47 046 the second choice?
Peter Hall takes an intriguing look at the choice of loco for conversion into the Type 5 'testbed'.
Radical change at Radyr
The changing scene in the Cardiff Valleys is seeing the semaphore signals and traditional signal boxes disappear. Adrian Kenny salutes the old order of things.
Scotland via the S & C
Stuart Craig reflects on the attractions of a recent railtour.
Preservation casebook
D1023 Western Fusilier - the story so far. Dave Yates presents a summary of the steps in the restoration of the NRM's famous 'Western' right up to its transformation back into BR blue with marker light dots.
Beam me aboard the 'Second Scotty'
Harry Friend continues his reminiscences of life on the footplate.
Modelling
Two pages of the latest diesel and electric models to appear on the market including a Lima model of 47 142 Traction.
Holiday snaps of 'Hood' - Spring break 1998
The Fifty Fund's 50 031 Hood recently stayed in London due to railtour commitments emanating from the capital. Here we present some holiday 'snaps' of the break including some of its day excursions.
The foreman's log
P D Rendall takes some fascinating extracts from the 1967 entries to the Foreman's Log at Bristol Bath Road, which he saved from the bin!
Taillight
After suffering a recent setback following its reintroduction to traffic, 37 431 is now up and running again as evidenced in this fine scene.
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