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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
The 'Chopper' story. - Introduced in 1957, the long-nosed and long-lived Class 20 Bo-Bo diesel-electrics have a special place in BR history.
Beauty In the balance. - The long-term future of the wild and picturesque Settle and Carlisle line is in serious doubt. Alan Whitehead reports.
You have been warned! - In the second of his technical articles, Basil Cooper explains how British Rail's automatic warning system works.
This Is Crewe. - Tradition and modern technology go hand-in-hand at Britain's largest foco works. Peter Kelly reports on a recent visit.
'Dertic1 special. - We know it says ten pages on the front, but we've managed to squeeze in a few more, including a cab ride and Doncaster diary.
French flier. - Geoffrey Freeman Alien starts a new column on the current scene with a full report on the world record-breaking TGV.
Clunk-Click In Scotland. - Eddie Bel lass joins BR's latest lightweight DMU, the Class 140, for a journey along the West Highland Line,
Your Letters. - Why the "Castle" has two names, closing hours over the Woodhead, working out diesel and electric wheel arrangements and much more besides.
Far North Freight. - Malcolm Roughley takes a trip into history when he joins a Class 26 on the early-morning pick-up goods from Inverness to Wick,
Speeding the grain. - The Grainflow bulk wagons are a familiar sight on BR, especially during the harvest season. Mike George joins one of the trains to see the system work.
A line for all Geordles. - The newly-opened Tyne and Wear Metro is the perfect answer for big-city commuters. Peter Kelly is shown around.
News. - Nine pages of solid information about the current rail scene, including works report, loco stock changes and our readers' ever-growing round-up feature.
37s In the North-East - Peter Doel describes a major industrial area where grimy Class 37s toil away over lines with a history book look.
Front cover: "Save me". The message Is clear as one of the last remaining "Deities" stands side-by-sfde with an HST at Kings Cross this summer. Photo: Gary Hurst.
Beauty In the balance. - The long-term future of the wild and picturesque Settle and Carlisle line is in serious doubt. Alan Whitehead reports.
You have been warned! - In the second of his technical articles, Basil Cooper explains how British Rail's automatic warning system works.
This Is Crewe. - Tradition and modern technology go hand-in-hand at Britain's largest foco works. Peter Kelly reports on a recent visit.
'Dertic1 special. - We know it says ten pages on the front, but we've managed to squeeze in a few more, including a cab ride and Doncaster diary.
French flier. - Geoffrey Freeman Alien starts a new column on the current scene with a full report on the world record-breaking TGV.
Clunk-Click In Scotland. - Eddie Bel lass joins BR's latest lightweight DMU, the Class 140, for a journey along the West Highland Line,
Your Letters. - Why the "Castle" has two names, closing hours over the Woodhead, working out diesel and electric wheel arrangements and much more besides.
Far North Freight. - Malcolm Roughley takes a trip into history when he joins a Class 26 on the early-morning pick-up goods from Inverness to Wick,
Speeding the grain. - The Grainflow bulk wagons are a familiar sight on BR, especially during the harvest season. Mike George joins one of the trains to see the system work.
A line for all Geordles. - The newly-opened Tyne and Wear Metro is the perfect answer for big-city commuters. Peter Kelly is shown around.
News. - Nine pages of solid information about the current rail scene, including works report, loco stock changes and our readers' ever-growing round-up feature.
37s In the North-East - Peter Doel describes a major industrial area where grimy Class 37s toil away over lines with a history book look.
Front cover: "Save me". The message Is clear as one of the last remaining "Deities" stands side-by-sfde with an HST at Kings Cross this summer. Photo: Gary Hurst.
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