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News:
Headline News - Fatal derailment of a 'Pendolino' caused by faulty set of points - finger of suspicion points at Network Rail; Metronet to use Old Dalby test track for Tube train trials; Class 92s rescued from outdoor store at last; FM Rail creditors hold meeting; Olympic Games transport plans criticised.
Features:
Lazarus Locos - Our popular series on 'new-build' and 're-build' steam locomotive projects continues with an examination of the Great Western Society's 'Saint' 4-6-0 Lady of Legend.
'Glens' of the Highlands - Scottish by name and Scottish by nature, the North British 'Glen' 4-4-0s served both the LNER and BR well, as Keith Farr explains in Practice & Performance.
It's Exam Time - In the first of a two-part feature, Nicholas Walker looks at present-day maintenance activities at former BR depots.
Station Hopping - Roy Thurley explains how, in just 11.5 hours, he managed to visit every London terminus by rail.
Windcutters in Crisis - In a Railway Magazine exclusive, David Wilcock reveals how the GCR's unique 'Windcutter' project could be abandoned due to a lack of skilled volunteers.
Photos on an Army Pass - Former 'squaddie' Robin Russell reveals how he pursued his hobby of railway photography during National Service at the taxpayers' expense.
Trains in the Bible Land - Richard Gennis reports from the Middle East on a rarely-visted line in the heart of the Jordanian desert..
Panorama - Our regular monthly showcase featuring a medley of top railway images.
Track Record:
Steam News
Steam News Portfolio
Narrow Gauge News
Miniature News
Traction & Stock News
Traction Portfolio
Network News
Metro News
Fight for Freight
Classic Traction News
Specials Pages
Operations News
Disposals & Stock Spot
Regulars:
Subscriptions Ad
Readers' Platform
100 Years Ago
Events Timetable
Classified Ads
Reader Services
Prize Crossword
FRONT COVER: The GCR's "Heavy Freight'/'Eight-Coupled' Gala on January 27/28 turned out to be the most lucrative in the line's history in terms of gross takings (see Steam News). 04 2-8-0 No. 63601 makes a fine sight leaving Loughborough on the 27th. There was further good news for the GC regarding the Workington shed reconstruction ... but sad news on the unique 'Windcutter' coal wagon rake. INSET: A sight none of us wanted to see: Virgin 'Pendolino' No. 390033 down an embankment at Grayrigg following a 95mph derailment on February 23. See Headline News.
Headline News - Fatal derailment of a 'Pendolino' caused by faulty set of points - finger of suspicion points at Network Rail; Metronet to use Old Dalby test track for Tube train trials; Class 92s rescued from outdoor store at last; FM Rail creditors hold meeting; Olympic Games transport plans criticised.
Features:
Lazarus Locos - Our popular series on 'new-build' and 're-build' steam locomotive projects continues with an examination of the Great Western Society's 'Saint' 4-6-0 Lady of Legend.
'Glens' of the Highlands - Scottish by name and Scottish by nature, the North British 'Glen' 4-4-0s served both the LNER and BR well, as Keith Farr explains in Practice & Performance.
It's Exam Time - In the first of a two-part feature, Nicholas Walker looks at present-day maintenance activities at former BR depots.
Station Hopping - Roy Thurley explains how, in just 11.5 hours, he managed to visit every London terminus by rail.
Windcutters in Crisis - In a Railway Magazine exclusive, David Wilcock reveals how the GCR's unique 'Windcutter' project could be abandoned due to a lack of skilled volunteers.
Photos on an Army Pass - Former 'squaddie' Robin Russell reveals how he pursued his hobby of railway photography during National Service at the taxpayers' expense.
Trains in the Bible Land - Richard Gennis reports from the Middle East on a rarely-visted line in the heart of the Jordanian desert..
Panorama - Our regular monthly showcase featuring a medley of top railway images.
Track Record:
Steam News
Steam News Portfolio
Narrow Gauge News
Miniature News
Traction & Stock News
Traction Portfolio
Network News
Metro News
Fight for Freight
Classic Traction News
Specials Pages
Operations News
Disposals & Stock Spot
Regulars:
Subscriptions Ad
Readers' Platform
100 Years Ago
Events Timetable
Classified Ads
Reader Services
Prize Crossword
FRONT COVER: The GCR's "Heavy Freight'/'Eight-Coupled' Gala on January 27/28 turned out to be the most lucrative in the line's history in terms of gross takings (see Steam News). 04 2-8-0 No. 63601 makes a fine sight leaving Loughborough on the 27th. There was further good news for the GC regarding the Workington shed reconstruction ... but sad news on the unique 'Windcutter' coal wagon rake. INSET: A sight none of us wanted to see: Virgin 'Pendolino' No. 390033 down an embankment at Grayrigg following a 95mph derailment on February 23. See Headline News.
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