Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
news - There's good news on the 'Deltic' front, but not so good news for 'Crompton' fans. traction action - The latest additions, including two confirmed main line trips with D9000. the west riding trio - Peter Hall recalls the Class 31 /4 passenger workings during the 1970s. bedford - bletchley - To help mark the line''s 150th anniversary, Dick Crane highlights the diesel traction seen on this cross country branch over the past two decades. the celebrity file - Lifelines of 37 116 Sister Dora compiled by Ivor Button. west country 1982 - Captain Grey heads West for Class 50 action. On the way he writes a poem - roll over Betjeman! showcase - A further dip into our treasure chest revealed these gems. modern traction in 'the valley' - Jon Dunster presents a short history of the preserved diesels seen on the Severn Valley Railway to date. Plus a full timetable for their forthcoming Diesel Gala. freight survivors - Midland Aggregates - and other freight in the Leicester area. Paul Furtek surveys the current situation in the East Midlands. by royal appointment - A photographic survey of locomotives involved with this prestigious duty. springs branch - THE DIESEL AND ELECTRIC YEARS - Stuart Parkinson's profile of the Wigan depot. 'deltics' ON THE flying scotsman - Back to the days of the 'flying thistle'. traction traumas - Fireball at Bradford-on-Tone. "I was there", says Professor Alan Earnshaw. TPO/REVIEWS - Your recent correspondence and a varied selection of items received for review. bo'ness debuts & repaints - As ever, there were some surprises for the visitors to the Bo'ness Diesel Gala. modelling - News, reviews and previews of new items and some events for the month ahead. sticky fingers - Some recent repaints vie for attention in our latest livery file update. tail light - A blast from the past. Cover photograph: A 'Deltic' under the wires! - 55 006 The Rfe and Forfar Yeomany passing New Southgate with the 16.05 King's Cross-York on April 19 1980.
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