8 NEWS Virgin branding for East Coast as franchise is re-let; Vossloh to sell transportation arm and Freightliner up for sale; DMU shortage prompts government review; GBRf outwits EU emissions legislation to get another seven Class 66; Class 387s go main line; bye-bye to Bescot as former diesel depot is demolished; temporary theatre erected next to Kinga€ s Cross. 16 NEWS FOCUS: e320 & IEP LAUNCHED Both the new Siemens e320 for Eurostar and Hitachia€ s Super Express IEP for the Great Western & East Coast Main Lines were launched on the same day. 18 CARRY ON SCREAMING Simon Bendall travels on the first passenger train to be hauled by HST prototype power car No. 41001. 20 WEST COAST a€~WHISTLERSa€ Rail Express looks back 50 years to a golden age for Class 40s hauling named trains out of Euston. 26 ONES THAT GOT AWAY: CLASS 506 These LNER-designed units disappeared 30 years ago. 28 REVIEWS & EXPRESS MAILBAG Books, camera phone photography, plus more cut-off stations and when is high-speed not high-speed? . 30 0-60: CLASS 365 Neville Hill visits the Cambridgeshire Fens. 31 LU WORLD a€~Da€ is for departmental unit, LU sets passenger record. 32 RAILTOURS CFPS a€~40a€ reaches Saltburn; PLUS a€~0-60a€ Extra: how did the EE machine perform on the East Coast racetrack? 34 PRESERVATION Third a€~Teddy Beara€ for ELR; BARS hires a€~50a€ and a€~33a€ ; Derby Lightweight moves to EVR; Class 101 scrapped. 38 POWER BY THE HOUR Colas hires Boden a€~Hooversa€ as its third a€~60a€ returns; FGW a€~57a€ ventures into East Anglia. 40 POWERSCENE Our nationwide round-up of notable locomotive workings over the past month. 50 UNITARY AUTHORITY Refurbished a€~456sa€ enter service with SWT. 53 SHUNTER SPOT DBS active shunters return to double figures. 54 COACH COMPARTMENT Great Anglia takes a€~Pretendolinoa€ Mk.3 set. 55 WAGONS ROLL GW electrification vehicles get a€~DRa€ numbers. 56 IRISH ANGLE Plans announced for a second luxury charter train; overhaul of cross-border fleet begins.
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