Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News - Paul Furtek's round-up of the latest developments from the Railtrack network including an update on 'Deltic 2'. Preserved Traction - Recent news from the heritage railway scene presented by Jarrod Cotter. Railtour file - Time for a treat? Blow away those New Year blues with an outing. Taking Stok Plus - All the latest locomotive reallocations. Were they really necessary - S G Allsopp questions the need by BR to fit certain features to their early diesel and electric locomotives. Celebrity File - D1010 Western Campaigner. Paul Hill profiles the Class 52 with a split personality. Showcase - Five pages of spine-tingling, nostalgia-filled images ranging in time from 1969 to 1992. The Restoration of W55003 - Ian McDonald describes the work necessary to restore his GRC&W railcar. Last Passenger Workings - Class 58 - Andrew Mist takes a timely took at the last passenger runs with these popular Type 5s. East Coast Sandite Duties - Mick Barstow considers a further loco-hauled duty which looks likely to disappear. 'Rats' on the Western - Geoff Gillham presents a picture parade featuring Class 25s on a variety of freight and passenger turns. 'Falcon' at The Cross - The distinctive Brush Type 4 prototype as photographed by Geoff Rixon in June 1962. TPO - As we reach the end of an era it's definitely time for reflection. Review - A decade of Class 47 action is celebrated in a recent video - and those new loco models keep on coming, including our new Class 50! Diesels of the Fall 0 Autumn gala action recorded at the Bodmin & Wenford and Severn Valley railways. Day Return - Bristol. Gordon Wright recalls a visit to Temple Meads in July 1973, while Ken Kay takes advantage of a special offer in 1999. Modern Railwayana - Recent sales and forthcoming offerings. Bells of Rhymney - Mike Matthews brings this issue to a close with a selection of loco-hauled action on Cardiff-Rhymney commuter trains Cover: 1010 Western Campaigner passes Dawlish Warren with the 09.00 Bristol-Paignton on Sunday, August 8 1976. Paul Hill presents a profile of this popular locomotive in his 'Celebrity File' commencing on page 23 of this issue.
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