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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
HEADLINE - More than 100 killed as German ICE smashes into a bridge at full'speed; Second disaster averted as Class 91 set loses a wheel just days later; Stagecoach Holdings buys 49 per cent of Virgin Rail; A2 and A4 top Ais Gill at 63mph; Passenger licence for West Coast Railway Company; Steam safety case for Northern Spirit?
STEAM NEWS - Cross-platform link for Strathspey at Aviemore; Great Central's future looking brighter; Success for 'Steam on the Met'; 'Half-cab' and 'Jinty' to star in Barrow Hill opening; New boiler forJ 15; A I Tornade to be on wheels by Christmas, plus Steam News Portfolio.
NARROW GAUGE NEWS - Butterley's Golden Valley line opens; 'Bullying'. claims from Welsh Highland farmers; Peter Pan to visit Knowl Hill. .
TRACTION & STOCK NEWS - Class 168 introduction delayed; Virgin markes 100 per cent increase in Aberdeen services; Adtranz opens Derby test track; New Virgin logo and nameplate style launched; Class 66 tests begin.
NETWORK NEWS - Take the train...says the Highways Agency; New Virgin lounge at Euston; Mkis to be consigned to scrapheap, plus a full ist ofTOC subsidies and our 'Railways in Parliament' column.
CLASSIC TRACTION NEWS - D9000 Ltd withdraws from VSOE deal over Gordon Highlander; Class SO railtour postponed; Massive 'Warship' nameplate display; 50031 Hood runs Cardiff Valleys services; Both Isle of Wight 03s return to the mainland.
OPERATIONS NEWS - Our monthly round-up of news from the passenger and freight operating, and railways workshops
150 YEARS OF -'THE IRISH MAIL' - 'The Irish Mail' - the world's oldest named train - celebrates its 150th anniversary on July 31. Peter E. Baughan traces the development of this Anglo-Irish service from the era of the stagecoach.
NEXT STOP FOR THE PULLMAN? - Changes in travel patterns have seen the virtual elimination of the luxury form of travel. Where do we go from here?, asks David Thrower.
PANORAMA - Our monthly showcase of quality photography, sponsored by Fuji Film.
IS THIS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO DIANA? - This summer, thousands of tourists will embark on a pilgrimage to Northamptonshire to see the burial ground of Diana, Princess of Wales. Sadly, Long Buckby station, closest to Althorp Park, is hardly a fitting destination, as Qavid Price has discovered.
THE 'HYPOTHETICAL KING' - In this month's Practice & Performance, Peter Semmens looks at how the performance of the 'King' class might have been bettered, had modifications been carried out.
PLUS: SPECIAL PULL-OUT SUPPLEMENT - The first four pages of our exclusive Atlas of Heritage Railways - including gradient profiles.
SPECIAL PAGES
RAILWAYS IN
PARLIAMENT
RAILWAY ANSWERS
TRACTION UPDATE
BOOKSHELF
100 YEARS AGO
COMING EVENTS
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
PRIZE CROSSWORD
ALL CHANGE
STEAM NEWS - Cross-platform link for Strathspey at Aviemore; Great Central's future looking brighter; Success for 'Steam on the Met'; 'Half-cab' and 'Jinty' to star in Barrow Hill opening; New boiler forJ 15; A I Tornade to be on wheels by Christmas, plus Steam News Portfolio.
NARROW GAUGE NEWS - Butterley's Golden Valley line opens; 'Bullying'. claims from Welsh Highland farmers; Peter Pan to visit Knowl Hill. .
TRACTION & STOCK NEWS - Class 168 introduction delayed; Virgin markes 100 per cent increase in Aberdeen services; Adtranz opens Derby test track; New Virgin logo and nameplate style launched; Class 66 tests begin.
NETWORK NEWS - Take the train...says the Highways Agency; New Virgin lounge at Euston; Mkis to be consigned to scrapheap, plus a full ist ofTOC subsidies and our 'Railways in Parliament' column.
CLASSIC TRACTION NEWS - D9000 Ltd withdraws from VSOE deal over Gordon Highlander; Class SO railtour postponed; Massive 'Warship' nameplate display; 50031 Hood runs Cardiff Valleys services; Both Isle of Wight 03s return to the mainland.
OPERATIONS NEWS - Our monthly round-up of news from the passenger and freight operating, and railways workshops
150 YEARS OF -'THE IRISH MAIL' - 'The Irish Mail' - the world's oldest named train - celebrates its 150th anniversary on July 31. Peter E. Baughan traces the development of this Anglo-Irish service from the era of the stagecoach.
NEXT STOP FOR THE PULLMAN? - Changes in travel patterns have seen the virtual elimination of the luxury form of travel. Where do we go from here?, asks David Thrower.
PANORAMA - Our monthly showcase of quality photography, sponsored by Fuji Film.
IS THIS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO DIANA? - This summer, thousands of tourists will embark on a pilgrimage to Northamptonshire to see the burial ground of Diana, Princess of Wales. Sadly, Long Buckby station, closest to Althorp Park, is hardly a fitting destination, as Qavid Price has discovered.
THE 'HYPOTHETICAL KING' - In this month's Practice & Performance, Peter Semmens looks at how the performance of the 'King' class might have been bettered, had modifications been carried out.
PLUS: SPECIAL PULL-OUT SUPPLEMENT - The first four pages of our exclusive Atlas of Heritage Railways - including gradient profiles.
SPECIAL PAGES
RAILWAYS IN
PARLIAMENT
RAILWAY ANSWERS
TRACTION UPDATE
BOOKSHELF
100 YEARS AGO
COMING EVENTS
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
PRIZE CROSSWORD
ALL CHANGE
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