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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News - Including details of the appearance of 'Slug 6' at the Mid-Hants Railway's Trainspotter's Ball' plus all the latest "Strange Turns'. Preservation News - This month's highlights include the news that 40 145 is to return to main line service. Taking stock plus / Railtour file - A 'wedged' page of the very latest loco 'gen' plus our 'tips for the trips'. Noctural 'Napiers' - Alexander McGlashaw re-lives some of his adventures after dark with the big Type 5s. Capital 'Hymeks' - Often featured in their rural habitat, the Class 35s were equally at home in the City. Ryecroft freight - David J Hayes surveys the varied traffic at this often busy Black Country junction. Northern Exposures - Trevor Law presents three slides from 1983. Showcase - This month's fine selection of photographic images includes a chilling winter mixture. The Advanced Passenger Train - Part 1: The APT-E. S G Allsopp presents the first installment of his fascinating study. The next train - Robert Forsythe reflects on a futuristic view of Britain's railways dating from 1969. Res-ort 47/7s - A photo round-up featuring Res Type 4s at work on seaside branches during 1999. A 'Valient' Effort - Ian Wilkinson and Gareth Hughes of the Manchester Class 50 Group tell the tale behind the preservation of 50 015. Review - Two new videos and a CD-Rom are put to the test by our team of reviewers. D5528/31 110 past & present - A pictorial life of our very special 'namer'. The Boulby branch - Stuart Craig reports on this dramatic freight byway on the Cleveland coast. TPO - Topics covered this month include 'Hymeks' in South Wales and a 'Warship' at Wembley. Meldon moments - Graham Braund recalls operations on the Devon quarry branch 1981-83. Cover: 55 009 Alycidon waits to leave York with the 20.00 King's Cross-Edinburgh on October 16 1981, whilst a Class 47 stands on the centre roads with an MGR. This month we re-live the glories of 'Deltic'-hauled night trains with Alexander McGlashaw's feature commencing on page 14. Opposite: Changing standards. A Class 37 heads the Down 'Continental' boat train along the Harwich branch through Mistley on June 20 1979, passing another split-box example running light engine towards Manningtree. This pre-electrification scene features a well-filled goods yard (since lifted) and the signal box (now at the East Anglian Railway Museum).
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