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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
The "Warship" Story - Part 1 - The Western Region's dreams of a totally diesel-hydraulic railway soon came to naught - the fate, it seems, of anything that dares to be different! Geoffrey Freeman Allen describes the wrangles that set Class 42 and 43 "Warships" back before their reign even started.
Orient Express - from the cab! - While the cossetted passengers in tow settled down to their five-star lunch and champagne, Peter Kelly joined the driver of 73142 Broadlands for the pleasant trip through the Garden of Kent to Folkestone Harbour.
"Choppers" on holiday - You can always tell summer's here when the Class 20 Bo-Bos come out in pairs and head for the fresh air and fun of Skegness. Howard Johnston takes a cab ride to remember - and dwells on happier times gone by.
CC6500s - the SNCF's superstars - Our third footplate ride this month is one with a difference. Brian Perren clambers into a huge French Co-Co that is equally at home with heavy freight trains or a 125mph express.
What's in a Class 56 - A feast of heavy metal as Basil Cooper describes the workings of BR's heavy freight diesel-electrics in detail. There's also a page of colour and one of Mike Turner's "Outlines of Power" paintings on the class.
Forth Bridge Special - One hundred years ago, work started on the colossal structure that was to become dubbed as one of the "Wonders of the Modern World". Peter Kelly meets the men who maintain it to this day - and reflects on its future after Serpell!
Letters
Works Report
Books
News Lines
Stock Report
All Change
Looking Ahead
Reader's Round-up
Front cover: Diesel-hydraulic B-B No. D801 Vanguard leaves Paddington with a chocolate and cream rake of coaches on August 13,1960. Photo: Dick Riley.
Orient Express - from the cab! - While the cossetted passengers in tow settled down to their five-star lunch and champagne, Peter Kelly joined the driver of 73142 Broadlands for the pleasant trip through the Garden of Kent to Folkestone Harbour.
"Choppers" on holiday - You can always tell summer's here when the Class 20 Bo-Bos come out in pairs and head for the fresh air and fun of Skegness. Howard Johnston takes a cab ride to remember - and dwells on happier times gone by.
CC6500s - the SNCF's superstars - Our third footplate ride this month is one with a difference. Brian Perren clambers into a huge French Co-Co that is equally at home with heavy freight trains or a 125mph express.
What's in a Class 56 - A feast of heavy metal as Basil Cooper describes the workings of BR's heavy freight diesel-electrics in detail. There's also a page of colour and one of Mike Turner's "Outlines of Power" paintings on the class.
Forth Bridge Special - One hundred years ago, work started on the colossal structure that was to become dubbed as one of the "Wonders of the Modern World". Peter Kelly meets the men who maintain it to this day - and reflects on its future after Serpell!
Letters
Works Report
Books
News Lines
Stock Report
All Change
Looking Ahead
Reader's Round-up
Front cover: Diesel-hydraulic B-B No. D801 Vanguard leaves Paddington with a chocolate and cream rake of coaches on August 13,1960. Photo: Dick Riley.
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