Track Record
62 Steam & Heritage
Lode Star on show at Tyseley; Scottish 4-4-0s on the move; Crane tank debut at Foxfield; Farewell Met No. 1
72 Railtour
The great advertising debate continues; Brunswick green for Tornado.
76 Network News
£53million upgrade for Gatwick’s station; Stafford options unveiled; Tunnel gives way to quarry.
78 Traction & Stock
Overhaul plan for Class 60s? Seventh Class 70 delivered; Saltire livery for Class 334; EMT?Class 156 refresh.
84 Narrow Gauge
First through trains on Welsh Highland; Night steam at Bredgar; Sittingbourne & Kemsley will return.
86 Miniature
88 Classic Traction
‘Western’ moves to Tyseley; Pontypool extends and expands; DMU?gathering at Seven Valley.
91 World
Chinese high-speed line open in just 20 months.
92 Freight & Metro
93 Operations
Our monthly round-up of news from the industry.
92 Stock Spot
Regulars
21 Subscriptions Offer
Record numbers of readers are subscribing to The RM, so why not join them using our special offer.
52 Panorama
Another selection of some of the best railway images in our monthly showcase.
60 Christmas Reviews
More book ideas as Christmas presents.
100 Meetings
Details of local railway society meetings.
101 Heritage Diary
Some ideas on where to go for steam this winter.
102 100 Years Ago
A look back to what Britain’s senior rail title was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.
105 Reader Services
106 Prize Christmas Crossword
Features
14 Building the Class 70s
Greg McDonnell has an exclusive visit to the GE?plant in Pennsylvania where the Class 70s are built.
22 The RM’s new home
Forsaking London for Lincolnshire, Nick Pigott recalls railway interest around our new home.
25 The new line from A to B
Chris Milner visits the £300m Airdrie to Bathgate line ahead of its re-opening in December.
30 All Change at Reading
John Bonchurch summarises the changes taking place for the Reading re-modelling scheme.
32 ‘Peak’ Performers
In Practice & Performance, Keith Farr details performances by ‘Peaks’ on some classic routes.
39 Rail Tourer Guide 2011
Our annual guide offers some great ideas for rail-based holidays during 2011.
51 Garsdale Crash
Andrew Rodgers looks back 100 years to the tragic Christmas Eve crash at Hawes Junction.
56 The Camel Train
Colin Boocock discovers that there are concerns for the future of the resurrected Listowel & Ballybunion monorail.