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NEWS: HEADLINE NEWS - 'Moorsline' bids for BR franchise; Parliament kills off Central Railway Euro-link; Class 92 enters service; 14XX and autocoach for driver-training; Eurostar launches direct Disney service; Lottery jackpot for Llangollen; Res PCVs tested at West Somerset; Track wrangle halts Scottish steam; Swindon heritage plans outlined; Coal trains on the Falmouth branch; Wagons appear in EW&S livery; Cambridge depot to close. STEAM NEWS - Two 9Fs for next GCR gala; Days Out axes summer steam; 'Duchess' farewell tours planned; Res unhappy over main line watering arrangements; Churnet Valley poised to start services; Blackpool steam centre approved; First 'Saint' wheels cast; Part-complete A1 poised for NRM. NARROW GAUGE NEWS - Snowdon centenary celebrated; Overhaul for Manx-based Donegal railcars? New line opens in Gloucestershire; Snaefell freight car inaugurated. SPECIALS: PRACTICE & PERFORMANCE - Having discovered there are more trains at York now than in steam days, Peter Semmens discovers the same applies at Paddington too! GRASS ROOTS - Anofrier nostalgic look at those early days of preservation and loco restoration - including a save colour glimpse of the erstwhile Hednesford steam centre. PANORAMA SPECIAL - "The land that time forgot' - a photo special on the retun of steam to Barrington Quarry is the centrepiece of this month's selection of premier ohotographs in THE photographers' showcase - soonsored by Fuji. TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK NEWS - ADtranz unveils the 'Networker Classic" stock gets TOPS numbers; Double naming at Newcastle; Nightstock testing begins; New lease of life for Piccadilly Line stock: Weymouth relaunch; 'Works Call" looks at Bombardier-Prorail, Horbury. While News Portfolio features a Foster Yeoman celebration PRESERVED TRACTION NEWS - E5001 turns up on the VSOE Pullman at Victoria; Livery changes for Class 20 and 24 2-BIL marooned; Waterman Class 5 37 torched Royal Oak moves to the WSR; New owner for Western Lady? NETWORK NEWS - Victorian timber viaduct saved: Marketing test for South Eastern leisurebreak tickets; ScotRail ticket hotline; North London electrification on target; Rail service threat in Essex. OPERATIONS NEWS - News from the train operating companies..compiled by Colin Marsden. THE STEVE McCOLL COLUMN - Previously a senior BR manager and now a railway consultant and general manager and now a East Somerset Railway, Steve McColl joins the RM team with an honest look at today's railway system. THE CLASSIC YEARS - To some, they won't seem that long ago, but the 1970s are already vintage years. IMPERTINENT PARAGRAPHS - The light-hearted side of railways. Steam: WILL STEAM SEE IN THE MILLENNIUM? - The operation of steam on the main line is becoming increasingly difficult. Chris Milner investigates the problems and considers the future. RES OFFERS AN OLIVE BRANCH - Rai express systems launched its code of conduct for charter train operators at the end of June. Chris Milner examines whether it will solve the charter market problems. THE 'OTHER' SVR - Deryck Lewis reports on the other SVR, the Swansea Vale Railway - a classic example of grass roots preservation. TRACTION: THE CLASS 58s THAT NEVER WERE - Using exclusive unpublished photographs, Colin Marsden explains how different this familiar class could have looked if the hoped-for export order had materialised. THE ALL-TIME DMU TOPS REGISTER - Part 1 - Following readers' requests, Colin Marsden has produced the first part of a Multiple Unit TOPS register. This first instalment covers Classes A GUIDE TO THE RAILWAYS OF EUROPE - FRANCE - In the second of this occasional series, the French national railway network - the second largest in Europe with more than 32,000km of line - is spotlighted by Paul Shannon, who provides some ideas for readers planning trips. REGULARS ANSWERS READERS'FORUM TRACTION UPDATE VIDEO VIEW BOOKSHELF COMING EVENTS COMPETITION
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