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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features: Hitachi exhibits "A-train" - Hitachi displayed its "A-train" rolling stock concept at Railtex 2002. Andy Flowers reports. Rail regulation - benefits to financiers - Part 2 of our report of the sixth annual UK Rail Finance Conference. Lincoln Christmas market specials - Alan Yearsley and Robert Pritchard sample the delights of Lincoln's Christmas market - including a visit by two railtours. Technical spot - Colin Boocock explains the basics of passenger train suspension systems. The Manchester-Northwich-Chester tine - Andrew Macfarlane of the Mid-Cheshire Rail Users' Association tells the story of this fascinating line and describes its present day operations. c2c - Transformation complete. - Robert Pritchard takes a trip around this recently modernised commuter network and pays a visit to East Ham depot. Regulars: Train of thought News - Government announces major road-building programme at the expense of rail, SRA bails out Connex and cuts costs, Virgin cuts out costs and cancels trains to increase reliability, FGW HST derails, ELL extension threatened, S&C diversions. First Group and Siemens to develop HST2. Irish matters Light Rail News Publicity points - We look at the publicity - or tack of it - about service alterations and rail connecting buses, including a review of the January NRT supplement. Mail Train Rolling Stock News Stock Changes Vintage Train - Dick Crane continues his monthly review of the railway preservation and heritage scene. Railtours Diary Newsround - Mike Stone presents a day-by-day round-up of happening&on Britain's main line railways. Reviews
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