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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News - The past month has seen plenty of 'non-boilered' freight locomotives in action on passenger trains, especially in North Wales. Taking stock plus / Railtour file - The latest fleet facts and charter details. Preservation News - There's plenty of progress to report from our heritage centres, including the return of 37 099 and the opening of a new line. South Wales coal traffic - Tom Heavyside's illustrated account brings back vivid memories of 'Tractors' hauling long rakes of mineral wagons in the Valleys. Cross-country 'Compton' - Stanley Creer's encounters with 33 023 on Cardiff-Crewe services in July 1983. A midsummer night's depot - Robert C Smout reports on the Shropshire Railway Society's privileged visit to Bescot. Showcase - From the Summer of 1959 to the Spring of 1990, we present more memorable images. North Western Trais' Met-Camms last summer - Robert Forsythe goes on a Class 101 safari. Along dock lines - Two atmospheric glimpses of the past. Cumbrian Coast Contrast - We compare some of Simon Metcalf's views of freight traffic in the 1980s with a selection of more recent shots by Ian Holmes. Highlighting Laira - Gordon Wright presents a brief history of the famous Plymouth depot. Bloxwich tripper - David J Hayes outlines an interesting freight turn still booked for Type 3 haulage. Fallen 'Grid' - Good times, bad times - two photos by Richard McCart taken six years apart. Modern Railwayana - Including prices realised at the Old Oak Common charity auctions. Review - Three new videos and a 'Whistler' print for your consideration. TPO - This month's postbag of letters and photos reveals another interesting mix. Peterborough to Leicester - a line of many junctions - Brian Sharpe pays tribute to the East Midlands cross-country route. Loco-hauled to Llandudno - Garry Stroud makes the most of Class 37s on the North Wales branch this Summer. Cover: Function at the Junction:- Manton Junction is the point where the Peterborough-Leicester line diverges from the former Midland line from Nottingham
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