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FREIGHT FIGHTS BACK
TRAIN OF THOUGHT Editor ’s Comment DCR’s Cappagh-liveried
Let us know your rail memories
AS I mentioned last month, this is the
Headline News
‘Exciting programme’ promised for Scotsman
PLANS to mark the centenary of the National
Britannia is back!
BRITISH RAILWAYS ‘7MT’ No. 70000 Britannia has returned
FirstGroup seeks new locos for TPE and GWR
Order could range from 15 to 30 bi-mode locomotives for TransPennine Express, and up to five for GWR ‘Night Riviera’ services
Class 197s authorised for use by Transport for Wales
THE Office of Rail & Road has granted
East Kent to be home for Class 365
EMU will be used as restaurant, exhibition and events venue
Dorset Heritage line marks 50th anniversary since closure by BR
The commemorative train formed of Class 117 DMU
‘Tractor’ added to DRS sale list
DIRECT Rail Services has included Class 37 No.
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DfT to cap on-train announcements THE Department for
Business case for Metro ‘loop’ will be developed
South Tyneside-Wearside link could be part of Leamside route renaissance
‘Tractor’ takes EMU for a trip into the Forest!
ROG Class 37 No. 37510 Orion and Class
Luxury carriages begin Irish exit for life elsewhere
THE first of Belmond’s premium Grand Hibernian Mk.3
Freight recovers to pre-pandemic levels
Intermodal and aggregates traffic are driving growth, with bright futures for all freight operators
Net zero carbon plan published
Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
HS2’s ‘net zero’ timeline
■ 2022: First diesel-free construction site, adoption of
Archaeologists make further Roman finds
Wooden figure uncovered in Buckinghamshire and ‘vast trading settlement’ found in Northamptonshire
Regulars
Railways in Parliament
Fares rises curbed RAIL fares will rise by
Readers’ Platform
Send yo ur letters to: The Railway Magazine,
FROM THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
100 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 1922 LRO for Fawley
The RCTS: then and now
Britain’s leading Railway Society IN THE pages of
Panorama
Panorama is brought to you in association with porterbrook
EDWARDIAN STEAM
Books, videos and other items for possible review
Model event’s the flower of Scotland
It’s nearly time for one of the show
Prize crossword
£100 worth of Nostalgia Collection books to be won
Where is it?
Our pictorial quiz, for fun only
Features
THE ‘TERRIBLE TWINS’ REVISITED
John Heaton FCILT looks at how Britain’s first main line diesels, the LMSdesigned Co-Co ‘Twins’ Nos. 10000 and 10001, performed on passenger and freight duties on the West Coast Main Line
Viaducts of the S&C
Many readers will have enjoyed travelling over, or photographing, the many viaducts of the Settle & Carlisle, but Dr Joseph Brennan delves a little deeper into the fascinating history of these historic structures
WEST COUNTRY ‘WHISTLERS’
Although Class 40s could reach as far west as Exeter on freights, there have been little more than a handful of known passenger workings to Devon and Cornwall – and these were almost exclusively on railtours, writes Paul Bickerdyke.
BLAENAU ‘CHOPPERS’
Continuing the ‘Then & Now’ railtour theme, 42 years separate the first and most recent visits of Class 20 ‘Choppers’ on charters along the Conwy Valley Line to the former ‘Slate Capital of the World’ at Blaenau Ffestiniog
Southern EMU drags
Andy Flowers looks at the history of loco-powered EMU drags across Southern England, including timetabled services away from the third-rail network and the more impromptu workings during times of bad weather and disruption
Track Record
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Didcot donation boosts ‘County’ 4-4-0 project
Handover of parts by Great Western Society effectively means all the major items required to complete new-build Churchward loco are now in place
L&Y saddle tank debuts ‘down south’
ASPINALL ‘23’ class 0-6-0ST No. 752 has ventured
Barry pioneer bows out at Worth Valley
After 10 years of sterling service on the
Bufferbeam ready for fitting to Bury ‘2MT’
VOLUNTEERS from Bury Standard 4 Group continue to
Boiler and chassis work on course for Swanage ‘T3’
WORK to return the Swanage Railway Trust’s LSWR
New wheels for ‘Patriot’
NEW driving wheels will be acquired for LMS
Swede next in line for overhaul
Nene Valley Railway outlines 10-year plan for steam fleet
Pannier boosts SDR fleet
HUGH Shipton’s GWR 0-6-0PT No. 6430 has formally
£200,000 SOS for Didcot ’s historic coal stage
THE Great Western Society (GWS) has launched an
End of the year return for Duke?
BR Pacific No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester is
Embsay kick-starts Midland carriages restoration
Built at Derby in 1922, restoration of MR
Appeal signals start of Wymondham upgrade
THE Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) has launched a £12,000
Bridge weight limit leads to ‘42XX’ leaving Bodmin
GWR ‘42XX’ No. 4247 has departed the Bodmin
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Kinlet hopeful of September return GWR ‘Hall’
Bluebell secures SECR ‘O1’
Family sells 0-6-0 after owning it since withdrawal by British Railways in 1963
Wooden coal wagon restored
East Lancashire Railway volunteers bring Edwardian truck back to life in time for anniversary gala weekend
All guns blazing on Minehead fleet!
The latest vehicle to be outshopped is GWR
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Caliban rewheeled in Preston THE Furness Railway
Overhaul of Ring Haw gets underway at Weybourne
M&GN Society to return Nassington Hunslet to steam
January blues as locos bow out in style in the north
THE Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway gave its former
Overhaul progress and new livery for Kilmersdon at the Watercress Line
THE Mid-Hants Railway’s (MHR) contract overhaul of the
Steam Portfolio
KICKING OFF IN STYLE: To celebrate the 100th
Tornado storms before overhaul!
It was full steam ahead at the Great Central Railway in January as the line played host to several photo charters as well as its January 15/16 East Coast Mainline Weekend – the latter being the last opportunity to travel behind No. 60163 Tornado prior to the commencement of its overhaul at the end of the month. The popular ‘A1’ starred alongside members of the home fleet, recreating scenes from the past on a variety of passenger workings, as well as the line’s fleet of finely restored wagons
SINGLE LINES
Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Welsh lines combat the Covid-19 effect
Narrow gauge lines approach 2022 with optimism
Talyllyn developments to proceed despite £1.3m lottery funding setback
THE plates for the main frame of near-replica
Planning application for Bala Lake Railway extension submitted
THE planning application to extend Bala Lake Railway
£250,000 ‘All Change At Chirk’ appeal launched
This view of the old Glyn Valley Tramway
More L&BR trackbed acquired by Exmoor Associates
EXMOOR Associates completed the purchase of a further
New Ratty carriage delivered for Christmas
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway’s new carriage following delivery
Rarely seen Rustons
Ruston & Hornsby LBT diesels works No. 496039
Wagon for Wharf narrow to standard gauge display
TALYLLYN Railway (TR) has acquired an ex-LMS five-plank
American 4wBE arrives at Steeple Grange
Garratt K1 worked the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland
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WHR carriage derails in Aberglaslyn Pass WELSH Highland
Hastings now has three steam locos
Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Two locomotives join Watford frontline fleet
Steam and diesel traction variety boosts Hertfordshire line
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Return to service for No. 1858
Early preservation example back in action at the East Anglia Transport Museum
Nexus volunteers work on Beamish Tramway
A Nexus Elevated Work Platform vehicle provides a
Southampton No. 57 saved from scrap threat
A NEW home has been found for Southampton tram No. 57, which would otherwise have faced being scrapped
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Tyseley ‘Whistler ’ moves to Battlefield
After spending more than 30 years at Tyseley, the Leicestershire line is the new home for the only surviving Class 40 never to have run in preservation
Planet loco set for Vale of Berkeley
A PLANET 4wDM diesel, which has been out
Restricted view led to Grosmont ‘20’ crash
THE Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s report into the
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Pathfinder to run four Cambrian Coast specials
Network Rail ‘Tractors’ to haul excursions along scenic Welsh route
‘Hoovers’ head to Devon
A PAIR of Class 50s will be reunited
LSL Class 87 confirmed for Norwich visit in mid-March
WHAT is believed to be only the second
‘Deltic’ farewell anniversary excursion postponed
A RAILTOUR which was to have marked the
‘Black Fives’ to power ‘Jacobite’ in 2022 as ‘K1’ overhaul gets underway
SCOTSMAN ON THE S&C: Climbing past Blea
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Christmas infrastructure works completed on schedule
Track, signalling, bridges and wiring upgraded over festive period
Barmouth Bridge reopens after latest stage of revamp
Work on the viaduct taking place, this view
Facelift for Crawley station
A CGI of how the reworked ticket office
Flood protection works carried out on WCML
Sitting on the up line just north of
Seldom used Far North stations get ‘request kiosks’
The eight request to stop kiosks seen together
Petition to return regular services to Edinburgh ‘sub’ route gains traction
A PETITION to reopen the Edinburgh South Suburban
Six-hour stand-off costs Network Rail £1m in delays
A STAND-OFF between British Transport Police and a
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Landport viaduct strengthened LAST month Network Rail engineers
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Freight traffic returns to Chessington South yard after 30 -year absence
Aggregates services for Cappagh Group follow a year of site work
Penmaenmawr traffic resumes after Hanson investment
AGGREGATES traffic from Penmaenmawr Quarry in North Wales
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Intensive system testing ahead for new Glasgow Subway fleet
Programme moves forward following initial compatibility trials
Closure for Bank station capacity upgrade work
A 17-week closure of the Northern Line’s Bank
Contract awarded for Mk.4 SDO system
Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Energy project at Streatham Hill
OVER 500 solar panels have been installed on
SWR agrees temporary retention of 12 Class 707s
Operator says delayed Class 701 roll-out put pressure on existing fleet
Focus shifts forward for ETCS in-cab signalling
SUCCESSFUL dynamic testing of on board European Train
More Class 37s and 57s in second DRS sale
THREE IN A ROW: Three TransPennine Express Class
Class 387s go into Anglo- Welsh service on GWML
CLASS 156s FOR BARTON: Following the withdrawal of
GBRf gains Colas Class 67s
FORMERLY with Colas Rail Freight, Class 67, Nos.
DRS introduces batter y-electric shunter for Motherwell depot
Zwiehoff machine takes the place of a diesel locomotive
Class 97 named Dave Berry in memory of Network Rail manager
One of Network Rail’s fleet of four former
WAGON REPORT
■ TOUAX Rail continues to accept batches of
Stock Update
Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Operations
Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
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Your reports and pictures are most welcome. Highly
Go ahead given for expansion of DART
Alstom wins 750 vehicle order for Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Reconstruction of cabin and track at Maam Cross begins
WORK commenced before Christmas on the reconstruction of
Egypt modernises its rail networks
Investment in new high-speed rail and metro infrastructure, plus rolling stock backed by multiple national governments from across the globe, all while ‘Class 66 clones’ are currently not in traffic
Battery train world record
STADLER set a new world record for battery
Electrification of German Südbahn route goes live
ELECTRIC operation of the Südbahn line in southern
Abellio loses most of its German rail contracts
ABELLIO, which was the second biggest operator of
Australian diesel back in pre-Privatisation livery
No. Y 127 in its new livery, seen
Winter steam-hauled excursion to Siena
ITALIAN state railway heritage foundation FS Italiane Foundation
New Czech double-deckers begin to enter service
Driving trailer No. 72 001 (propelled by loco
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