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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
news - Paul Furtek presents the latest selection of traction highlights from the 'big railway' including the launch of the first Class 57 loco at Loughborough. taking stock - Numbers, names, allocations and modifications - keep up-to-date with all the latest changes. preserved traction - This month's news from the world of railway preservation sees 37 215 up and running plus a return to BR green for Class 20 D8048. the railtour files - Take your pick of the traction on offer for late summer railtours. keeping THE 'westerns' RUNNING - Geoff Endacott considers the work required to keep the popular Class 52s running to the very end of their careers. preservation CASEBOOK - The restoration of D8 Penyghent. An account by Chris Booth of the extensive rebuild of this Class 44 which currently resides at Peak Rail. A GRAND DAY OUT - Blackpool rock. Fred Kerr remembers some attractions at the Lancashire resort other than the illuminations and the sea. normal SERVICE IS RESUMED - 'Deltic' and Class 50 hauled service trains are back for 1998! who'd HAVE THOUGHT IT! - A look at some oddball substitutes on recent passenger trains. fifties REMEMBERED - D419/50 019 Ramillies. David N Clough highlights some memorable runs with this Class 50 in the first of an occasional series. showcase - Amongst another splendid selection of images this month is a scene of Falcon at work and a fond reminder of the NSE era. freight survivors - Acton Traction 2. Paul Furtek rings the changes to the freight traffic in this busy area of London first discussed in issue 3 of traction. green 'deltics' AT leeds central - Two photos by Steve Banks from 1965 which also reflect the present. class 47S, MIXED TRAFFIC & MIXED EMOTIONS - Clint Bull reveals how the Brush Type 4s won his admiration. 'one-way' to edinburgh - Harry Friend recalls another trip which didn't go according to plan. bescot CHANGES - Robert C Smout provides news of future plans for the West Midlands depot and yard plus the unserviceable locomotives stored there. 'tractor' VARIETY IN norfolk - Three scenes of Class 37 activity from East Anglia. modern railwayana - Another month, another record as the price of a 'Warship' nameplate soars. gone BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Holyhead. Chris Booth considers the history of this North Wales depot. review - A bundle of new videos, books, cassettes and a CD are sampled this month. new LOOKS FOR 1998 - A pictorial round-up of new liveries which have appeared on both passenger and freight locos recently. modelling - More new items for modem modellers, including a light blue Brush Z TPO - Featuring some very interesting responses to recent features. round & ABOUT - A selection of readers' photos from up and down the country. nine DAYS IN july - Photographs from the recent traction sponsored ELR 'Mega-Mix 2', which was simply the most impressive preserved traction event to date. Cover: Back in action again, the National Railway Museum's D1023 Western Fusilier was just one of the many attractions at the excellent Now that s what I call ELR Mega-Mix 2'. The immaculate 'Western' is seen emerging from Brooksbottom Tunnel with the 15.25 Rawtenstall-Bury Bolton Street on 'Western Region Day' Thursday. July 9 1998. Inset; 45 060 Sherwood Forester + 832 Onslaught make for an interesting combination as they cross Brooksbottom Viaduct, Summerseat with the 15.30 ex-Bury service also on 'Western Region Day of the 'Mega-Mix 2' event.
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