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44 The magnificent seven
It does not get much better than this for diesel fans. The modern traction equivalent of the National Railway Museuma€ s planned line-up of all six extant A4 Pacifics saw all seven surviving Deltics brought together for the first time at the Locomotion museum in Shildon, after which the five operational examples travelled together to the East Lancashire Railway for a special weekend of running also to mark the 50th anniversary of the production Class 55s entering service, reports Robin Jones.
67 Sunderlanda€ s steam stadium of light
Monkwearmouth station is probably one of Britaina€ s less well-known transport museums, but it has seen major developments in recent years. Neil T Sinclair, who was the first curator, outlines the history of one of Britaina€ s finest station buildings and the changes from its purchase for conversion to a museum 40 years ago to the opening of the new Wagon Shed to house restored rolling stock.
70 Upgrade signals - ita€ s a long haul
Almost any signalling upgrade takes a long time to be completed from the initial announcement through to the completion of the project. But when it takes place on a heritage line it invariably takes even longer, as Peter Brown reports from Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway.
76 A Lifetime in Steam
Rarely does an entire collection of railway photographs dating back to 1952 become freshly available for publishing today, but on the death of Nottingham enthusiast and photographer John Procter in 2007, video cameraman David Richards came into possession of his entire collection, and it is now available in the form of a photographic album.
90 Saturday Morning Pictures - chance encounters
Did three pictures taken in 30 minutes at Stratford in the autumn of 1961 lead to three engines being restored to their 1961 liveries again over the next half century? Also, a haunting revelation by Geoff Silcock from 20 years ago about the N7 0-6-2T in the former Stratford diesel repair shop that is now part of the 2012 Olympic and International station.
Regulars
6 Headline news
Death of Flying Scotsmana€ s former owner Dr Tony Marchington; Patriot wheels paid for by Heritage Railway readers now complete, engineer Roland Kennington awaits verdict on Southall suspension and David Ward explains why main line steam may self destruct.
10 News
Flying Scotsman overhaul now set to hit Ã
44 The magnificent seven
It does not get much better than this for diesel fans. The modern traction equivalent of the National Railway Museuma€ s planned line-up of all six extant A4 Pacifics saw all seven surviving Deltics brought together for the first time at the Locomotion museum in Shildon, after which the five operational examples travelled together to the East Lancashire Railway for a special weekend of running also to mark the 50th anniversary of the production Class 55s entering service, reports Robin Jones.
67 Sunderlanda€ s steam stadium of light
Monkwearmouth station is probably one of Britaina€ s less well-known transport museums, but it has seen major developments in recent years. Neil T Sinclair, who was the first curator, outlines the history of one of Britaina€ s finest station buildings and the changes from its purchase for conversion to a museum 40 years ago to the opening of the new Wagon Shed to house restored rolling stock.
70 Upgrade signals - ita€ s a long haul
Almost any signalling upgrade takes a long time to be completed from the initial announcement through to the completion of the project. But when it takes place on a heritage line it invariably takes even longer, as Peter Brown reports from Horsted Keynes on the Bluebell Railway.
76 A Lifetime in Steam
Rarely does an entire collection of railway photographs dating back to 1952 become freshly available for publishing today, but on the death of Nottingham enthusiast and photographer John Procter in 2007, video cameraman David Richards came into possession of his entire collection, and it is now available in the form of a photographic album.
90 Saturday Morning Pictures - chance encounters
Did three pictures taken in 30 minutes at Stratford in the autumn of 1961 lead to three engines being restored to their 1961 liveries again over the next half century? Also, a haunting revelation by Geoff Silcock from 20 years ago about the N7 0-6-2T in the former Stratford diesel repair shop that is now part of the 2012 Olympic and International station.
Regulars
6 Headline news
Death of Flying Scotsmana€ s former owner Dr Tony Marchington; Patriot wheels paid for by Heritage Railway readers now complete, engineer Roland Kennington awaits verdict on Southall suspension and David Ward explains why main line steam may self destruct.
10 News
Flying Scotsman overhaul now set to hit Ã
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