January to December 2022

Welcome to The Railway Magazine Index, your guide to the major news stories and in-depth features from the pages of Britain’s biggest railways publication during 2022 – our 125th year of continuous publication. All these stories are also fully searchable online as part of The Railway Magazine digital archive – see our website at www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/archive for more details, or email the editorial office at railway@mortons.co.uk

Compiled by Jon Longman

21st CENTURY STEAM LTD, Tornado Railtours renamed Jul 91

125 GROUP, First runs for preserved HST 43159, Apr 8, May 73*

HRA ModernTraction award for 125mph HST, Apr 21*

Rake of former EMR Mk 3 stock, Oct 85*

43044 Valenta restoration plan setback, Sep 78*

563 LOCOMOTIVE GROUP, T3 tender appeal, Jan 57*

1863 MOUNTAINEER LOCOMOTIVE LTD, Newbuild Mountaineer, Jan 64

30742 CHARTERS, 34053 at Spa Valley Railway gala, Apr 63*

4709 PROJECT GROUP, Proposed fate of Thornbury Castle, Sep 6*

5164 PRESERVATION GROUP , 5164 joins Erlestoke fleet, Jan 54*

5305 LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION, Sir Lamiel centenary, Mar 58

Orders for Sir Lamiel parts, May 57

82045 STEAM LOCOMOTIVETRUST, 3MT new build, Jan 57*

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A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVETRUST, Allatt resigns as trustee, Jan 7

Darlington Head of Steam Museum boost, Apr 15*

DB Cargo deal for steam charter trains, Sep 11

New Darlington facilities on track, Nov 62 Railtours and rebranding, Jan 85, Jul 70 V4 named Highlander by trust, Dec 58 Tornado charters, Feb 1*, 4*

Tornado out until 2023, Apr 55, Aug 82*, Sep 11*

ABELLIO, Loses German contracts, Feb 95* Management buy out of Abellio, Sep 11*

Scottish Government controls of ScotRail franchise, Mar 12+

AB RAIL, Sander pilot monitored, May 84

ACCESS FOR ALL, All-stations check up, Mar 13

Nomination process, Aug 15

ACCIDENTS, Beddgelert level crossing collision, Dec 69

Class 755 derailment at Haddiscoe, Mar 7* Crompton crash mystery (1966), Oct 46* Croydon tram derailment (2016), Aug 90 Doncaster intermodals collide, Aug 13*

Drainage installation fault caused Carmont disaster, Apr 3*, 10+

Freight derailments, Feb 11*, 11* Harrow & Wealdstone (1952), Jul 19* LochTreig derailment, Jan 81*

Petteril Bridge Jct cement train derailment, Nov 7*

Restricted view led to Grosmont 20189 crash, Feb 71*

TPE 802/2 derailed at Heaton depot, Apr 8*

ADDLESTONE, Crompton crash mystery (1966), Oct 46*

ADHESION, Getting to grips with poor rail adhesion, Jan 14+

ADVANCED PASSENGERTRAIN, APT-E at Derby RTC, Sep 55*

AGUTTER, Jenny, The Railway Children Return: Behind the scenes, Jun 22+

ALASKA, White Pass route diesels, Aug 105*

ALFORD VALLEY RAILWAY, £10,000 Lottery grant aids Alford station refurbishment, Jul 83

Revival, Apr 64, Aug 75, Oct 66, Nov 72*, Dec 71

ALLATT, Mark, Trustee resigns, Jan 7

ALLEN, Steve, Lifetime Achievement Award: NNR chair Steve Allen , Apr 21, May 13*

ALN VALLEY RAILWAY, Greenrigg Halt gets Platinum hedge, Apr 56

Miniature railway, Jul 86

ALSTOM (BOMBARDIER), Alstom builds Egyptian monorail at Bombardier , Aug 18=

HS2 fleet, Jan 10*

Pendolino uprade in full swing at Alstom Widnes, Jun 20+

West Midlands Railway amends Class 730 order, Nov 12

Widnes train modernisation centre, Sep 92

AMBERLEY MUSEUM, Polar Bear overhaul, Dec 69*

Rail gala weekend return for Peter, Aug 75

AMERTON RAILWAY, Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, Jan 64

Seven in steam, Aug 75*

Young volunteers work on Golspie, Oct 68 AMTRAK, Vermont extension, Sep 104

ANGELTRAINS, Buys Readypower Group, Mar 82

ANGUS RAIL GROUP, 50th anniversary, Oct 59*

APEDALE VALLEY RAILWAY, First MRT loco in operation, Dec 71*

Galas, Aug 73 O&K 0-6-0WTT 5662/1912 arrives, Jul 82 Winter extension to Field Railway, Nov 72 APPLEBY, Signal failure, Dec 45*

ARDINGLY BRANCH, Surviving stub on Bluebell Railway, Apr 37*

ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires commuter network, Mar 94*

ARGYLE LINE, £32m improvement work, Apr 75, Jun 79

ARLINGTON FLEET SERVICES, Class 69, Jan 80, Oct 84

ARMAGH, Reopening study, Mar 93 ASLEF, Disputes and strikes, Sep 7*

ASTBURY LIGHT RAILWAY, Miniature railway, Oct 70*, Nov 76, Dec 72

AUSTRALIA, Australian diesel back in pre- Privatisation livery, Feb 95

Legs-out riding makes Melbourne comebak, Jun 95*

Purple loco Down Under, Sep 53*

Qube takes over hauling Victorian steel trains, Mar 95*

Sydney Central project protests, Nov 74* V/Line loco fleet replaced, Sep 105*

AUSTRIA, Border NG railway may close, Mar 95*

Stadler wins big Austrian contract, Apr 90 STLB supports Regiojet, Oct 96*

AVANTI WEST COAST, Gus Dunster retires, Feb 15+

Operations news, Jan 82, Feb 84, Apr 82, May 86, Jun 8*, 86, Jul 99, Aug 96, Sep 96, Oct 88, Nov 95, Dec 94

Pendolinos refurbished, Jan 80, Apr 80, May 12, Jun 20+, 81, Oct 84

That Friday Feeling, Oct 42+, Nov 82

2022 Commonwealth Games extra trains, Jul 92

West Coast service cuts anger mayors, Sep 7*

AVON VALLEY RAILWAY, Barclay 0-6-0DM 446/1959 Kingswood, Jan 68

D4118 repairs, Jan 68*, Feb 70 Fourth Bitton‘Gronk’, Feb 70 Galas, Aug 79*

AYTON CASTLE RAILWAY, Miniature railway, Jan 66*

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B17 STEAM LOCOMOTIVETRUST, Driving wheels ordered for new B17, Jan 54

BAHAMAS RAILWAY SOCIETY, Railtours with 45596 running as 45606, Dec 81*

1054 overhaul, Jan 55*

BALA LAKE RAILWAY, Avonside restoration , Jan 66

Extension to Bala town centre, Feb 66

50th anniversary gala, Jun 10, Sep 69*, Oct 68*

OBE for Bala chairman Dr David Rhys Gwyn, Jul 82

BANKTUBE STATION, Capacity upgrade, Feb 79*, Mar 79*, Dec 86

BARKING RIVERSIDE, London Overground line opens, Jul 70, Aug 11*

BARNSTAPLE, Bideford rail plan, Nov 6*

BARROW HILL ROUNDHOUSE, Barrow Hill celebrates 150+2, Jul 70, Aug 109*, Sep 8*

Midland loco boost, Sep 63* Operations news, Dec 93*

Turntable pose for‘Baby Deltic’star, Oct 72*

BARROW HILL ROUTE, RYR funding, Aug 11

BARRY SCRAPYARD, 4920 sold to Harry Potter Japan, Jan 7*

46428 dismantled at East Lancs Railway , Nov 63*

BARTON-ON-HUMBER BRANCH, EMR transfer from Northern, Feb 81*

Line improvements, Mar 13, Jun 79

BATH, Brunel’s historic Bath balustrade wall secured, Aug 87*, Nov 84*, Dec 45

BATTLEFIELD LINE, Whistler moves to Shackerstone, Feb 70*

BEACON RAIL, Class 66/7 PB04 renumbered 66734, Jan 81*

Ex-DRS Class 66s move to GBRf, Nov 90 FFA-G fleet bought, Mar 76

Avanti return Voyagers 221142/43 to Beacon, Jul 96

WH Davis deliver Megabox order, Oct 86

BEAMISH OPEN AIR MUSEUM, Barclay 0-4- 0WT Glyder visits for gala, Nov 74*

Galas, Oct 64* Marton tram remembered, Dec 73*

NER Class K 0-4-0T (LNER Y8) 559 newbuild, Nov 63

Rapid work to make Gateshead tram 10 watertight, Nov 77*

Sheffield 264 returns, Sep 77*, Dec 73 Sunderland No. 16 tests full circle, Apr 67* Tram repairs progress, Apr 67*, Oct 71

Volunteers from Nexus work on tramway, Feb 69

BEDFORD, East West Rail, Dec 8

BEET FAMILY, Owners of 45690 and 46441, Dec 60

BELGIUM, Errol Lonsdale and Fred at Stoomcentrum gala, Dec 61*

Stoomcentrum opens main line link, Jun 95*

BELMOND, British Pullman , May 90* Irish luxury coaches, Feb 8*

BERLIN, Veteran East German trams to be replaced, Apr 90*

BEVERLEY, Rotting NER footbridge temporary closure, Oct 79*

BICESTER, Bicester chord, Mar 38* COVES collection, Apr 32+

BICKERDYKE, Paul, A cracking solution, May 3*

Attracting back passengers, Jan 3* Does purple reign, May 3* Elizabeth Line, at last!, Jun 3*

Freight fights back, Feb 3*

Getting to grips with poor rail adhesion, Jan 14+

Lifetime Achievement Award NNR chair Steve Allen , May 13*

Railway photography is alive and well, Mar 3*

Sobering reading (RAIB Carmont disaster report), Apr 3*

66503 rededicated forThe RM 125th anniversary, Sep 17*

The Railway Magazine editors’reunion at NVR, Jul 16*

BICKINGTON STEAM RAILWAY, Gala, Aug 76 BIDEFORD , Rail reinstatement plan, Nov 6* BIOFUELTRAINS, Biofuel trials, Jan 10 BIRKENHEAD, Tramway repairs, Feb 69 BIRMINGHAM, BRCW D0260 Lion, Aug 42+ New Birmingham stations named, Jul 68 New £56m University station, Jul 93*

New Cemex rail depot at Small Heath, Jan 74*

Trams resume, Mar 79 Rail college relaunch, Jan 10

BLACKFORD FREIGHTTERMINAL, Bottled water traffic, Aug 13*, Oct 80*

BLACKPOOLTRAMS, 137th anniversary weekend, Nov 77*

Blackpool Coronation car 304, Sep 77 Blackpool Standard No. 143, Apr 67 Blackpool tram 645, Aug 77

Blackpool tram 715 major overhaul, Oct 71*

Blackpool trams return toTalbot Road, Mar 81

Electric Railcoach 279, Mar 69*

North Pier to Blackpool North extension, Aug 90*

Frequency changes, Oct 83* New home for Balloon car 710, Nov 77 Queen’s Jubilee tram parade, Jul 89

Reinventing Rigby Road as Blackpool Tramtown, Apr 67, Nov 24+, 77*

723 return awaited, Jun 73

Works Car No. 1, Mar 69* BLAENAU CHOPPERS, Then and now, Feb 35* BLETCHLEY, Bletchley flyover, Feb 11*

East West Rail, Dec 8

BLUEBELL ATLANTIC GROUP, Dukedog next for overhaul, Oct 57

BLUEBELL RAILWAY, Bluebell goes limited, Feb 56

Bluebell secures SECR O1 class 65, Feb 60*

Business development manager Jon Beardmore, Apr 37*

Diesel 09015 pressed into service, Oct 8* East Grinstead footbridge, Oct 79* Fenchurch steam test, Apr 55*, Oct 57* First diesel diagram, Apr 68* Flying Scotsman’s visit , Apr 57 Galas, Sep 62, Oct 58, Nov 62* GWR 6989 visits Bluebell, Jul 75* Horsted station target, Feb 59 Increased energy costs, Oct 56 Miniature railway project, Jun 72

National Skills Academy for Rail boosts revenue, Apr 34+

Portfolio, Mar 65*, Apr 35*, May 65*, Sep 71*, Nov 67*

Stowe away at Quainton Road, Aug 66* 30064 sold, Jul 77* 263 last train before overhaul, Mar 59* Terrier gathering, Jul 75 TWO for Ardingly extension, Oct 58 Wagon projects, Jul 78*

BLUE PULLMAN, Portfolio, Oct 88* Settle & Carlisle Pullman, Dec 80

BLYTH, Rail role for battery factory, Sep 88

Restoring our Railways: Blyth to Ashington, Sep 38+

BODMIN & WENFORD RAILWAY, 4247 leaves due to weight limit, Feb 59

Clay train debut, Jun 61*

HRA award for bumper visitor numbers, Apr 21

NR staff help line, Jan 72 Portfolio, Nov 81*

BO’NESS & KINNIEL RAILWAY, Gala, Feb 70

37s running day, Dec 76* BOOK SHOPS, Smoke Box revival, Dec 7

BOOTH’S SCRAPYARD, Rotherham scrapyard, Jan 81, Feb 83, Mar 83, Apr 81*, May 82*, Jul 70*, 98, Sep 95, Oct 87, Nov 93, Dec 93

BORDERS RAILWAY, RoyalTrain, Oct 22* BOSTON DOCKS, Operations news, Jun 86*

BOURGEOIS, Francis, GBRf freight brand ambassador, Feb 76

TheTrainspotter’s Notebook, Dec 27+ BOWES RAILWAY, Plea for volunteers, Sep 6

BRADFORD, A Missed Connection: Focus on Bradford, Jan16+, Feb 46, Mar 47

Benefits for Bradford, Dec 14

BRANCH LINE SOCIETY, BLS railtours, Apr 70*, Aug 85*, Sep 84, 84, Oct 76, Dec 80

BLS tour for Class 315s, Nov 82 Network tram tour of Blackpool, Jan 67 Poland tour, Sep 105*

BRAXTED BAKERY RAILWAY, 2ft gauge railway near Witham, Essex, Apr 65

BRAZIL, Battery loco for iron ore railway, Jun 85

BRECON BEACONS RAILWAY, Baldwin photo charter, Jan 65*

BRESSINGHAM STEAM MUSEUM, Pylon objectIon, Aug 73

Steam gala, Jun 70 BRICKS, A real brick, Aug 51*, Sep 53*

BRIDDON SHUNTERS, Briddon sells D9500, Jan 68

BRIDGE BASHES, Bridge strikes advice from DfT, Jan 13

Stamford (A6121) bridge bash, Dec 82* Ten most bashed bridges, Dec 11*

BRIDGES, Barmouth, Feb 74*, Oct 67*, 79*

Burst water main damages Fairfield railway bridge, Oct 78*

Forth Bridge , Mar 53*, 74*, Jul 26*

Great Musgrave infill removal deadine (Eden Valley), May 8*, Aug 52, Nov 7*

Loch Awe, Sep 44* Midlands’longest single span, Jun 79* Reedham swing bridge, Jun 79* Roade bridge over WCML, Nov 84 Royal Albert Bridge, Oct 53* Royal Border Bridge, Mar 33*, 75* Tanners Bank, Jun 80*

Upgrades for East Anglian swing bridges, Jun 78*

Victoria Bridge (SVR), Nov 83*

BRIGG LINE, Brigg Line back after lengthy suspension, Dec 10

BRIGHTON, Brighton diesels no more, Jun 28+, Jul 60*

Brighton main line £15m upgrade, Apr 74 Brighton tram No. 53, Apr 67, Nov 77 Volks Electric Railway, Jul 82

BRISTOL, Brighton-Bristol diesels no more, Jun 12*, 28+, Jul 60*

Railport, Feb 3*

Temple Meads restoration, May 76*, Aug 87*

BRITTANIA RETURNTO MAIN LINE, Preparations on SVR, Mar 7*, 57*

BRITISH RAIL, Class 25/9 fleet ahead of its time, May 41+

BRITISHTRANSPORT POLICE, Crackdown on cable thefts, Jun 79

Drones tackle trespassing, Dec 83 Stand-off costs Network Rail £1m, Feb 75 Unusual drug arrest, Jul 93

BRONTES BY RAIL, Pioneers of train travel, May 20+

BROUGHTY FERRY, BTP concern over Dundee crossing incdents, Sep 86

BRUSHTRACTION (WABTEC), Class 60s stored at Brush, Jul 98*

UK Rail Leasing lease / 60029 returns, Dec 88*

WW1 Brush battery locos reunited at

Hythe Pier, Sep 72

(YOU) BRUTE!, British Rail UniversalTrolley Equipment lives on , May 48*

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY CENTRE, Arthur mystery – Hunslet 2688 or 3782?, May 61*, Aug 64, Dec 61

Galas, Mar 61

LNWR picnic saloon 182 wins NTT award, Jan 56

Stowe away at Quainton Road, Aug 66* BULGARIA, Open access freight, Jul 106*

BURE VALLEY RAILWAY, Bure Valley Railway bio-coal trial, Jan 10

Clayton building battery loco for BVR, Mar 66

HRA award, Apr 21 Two level crossings get barriers, May 67

BURYTRANSPORT MUSEUM, No. 9 goes on display, May 56, Jun 8*

BUXTON, Missing (three) link?, Apr 43*

BYFORD, Andy, Transport Commissioner for London, Nov 89

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c2c, Operations news, Jun 87, Aug 97, Oct 89, Nov 97, Dec 95

357 vinyls support Gold Geese charity, Oct 85*

720/6 fleet, Jun 81*

Wheel drop facility added at East Ham depot, Aug 92

CAB PRESERVATION, ATale ofTwo Cabs (Class 50 50046 Ajax), Jan 36+

CAF, CAF wins Boston light rail order, Oct 96

Cracked panels halt West Midlands Metro, May 7

CAIRNRYAN, Union Connectivity Review, Jan 8*

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY, DartmoorThumpers, Oct 73*

Sulzer Symphony Weekend, Oct 73*

CALEDONIAN SLEEPER, Serco contract, Nov 13*, 59*

Operations news, May 87, Jun 86, Sep 97, Nov 95*

CAMBRIAN COAST LINE, Barmouth viaduct revamp and repairs, Jan 73, Feb 74*

Railtours, Feb 72

CAMBRIAN MAIIN LINE, Commercial freight returns, Jun 78*

Welshpool-Newtown flood protection follows storm, Apr 74*, May 76, Dec 85*

CAMBRIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS, First main line diesel (E6036), Feb 67*

Oswestry volunteers get national recognition, Dec 57*

Rare Ruston & Hornsby 0-4-0 165DE Alun Evans, Feb 67*, May 58

Weston Wharf extension opens to serve brewery!, Mar 59

CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS SOCIETY, 50th anniversary, Aug 64*

CAMERON, John, Retired 60009 in Bury Transport Museum, Jun 8*

CAMP HILL LINE, New Birmingham stations named, Jul 68

CANADA, GrandTrunk Railway corporate HQ, London, Feb 106*, Mar 106*

New stock loaded at Hamburg docks, Apr 91

CAPPAGH GROUP, Chessington SouthYard freight traffic, Feb 76*

CARDIFF, Bay line bridge repairs, Jul 92

Rail-linked Cardiff sites on the market, Jun 78

Union Connectivity Review, Jan 8*

CARGOBEAMER, Management changes, Apr 73

CASTLETON LIGHT RAILWAY, Private 2ft gauge line in NorthYorkshire, Dec 70*

CATENARY, Rigid bar is not catenary, May 48*

Retractable catenary – freight yard gane changer, Apr 16*

CATTEWATER BRANCH, Mothballed branch line, Nov 114*, Dec 114*

CAVAN & LEITRIM RAILWAY, Dromod public trains resume, Jul 105

Redundant Bord na Mona rail delivered, Jun 93

CEMEX, New traffic flow + Class 66 66780, Jan 74*

CHANNELTUNNEL, Charity’s competition with RM/Eastern Rail Services, May 13*

Getlink reports growth in lorry trailers, Aug 88

More British Steel rails through Channel Tunnel?, Jun 78

Toton base forToyota car trains, Apr 16*

CHARTERTRAINS, Operations news, Jan 85, Apr 85, May 88, Jun 88, Jul 102, Aug 98*, Sep 98, Oct 90

2023 challenging year for charters, Nov 82

CHASEWATER RAILWAY, Class 18 testing, Jan 85, Feb 87

MGR wagon and Hunslet 9000 donations, Mar 60*, Dec 74*

Portfolio, Jan 48*

CHESSINGTON, SouthYard freight back after 30-year gap, Feb 76*

CHESTER, Chester’s last tram goes on show, May 69

London direct services under review, Mar 15

CHILTERNTRAINS, Behind the scenes at Chiltern with Adrian Shooter, Mar 38+

Chiltern Class 186/3 HybridFLEX 2-car unit, Mar 10*, Nov 91*

Chiltern seeks battery-electric units, Nov 91*

Class 168001 named Adrian Shooter CBE, Oct 85*

Operations news, Jan 84, Feb 85, Jun 87, Jul 101, Aug 97, Sep 97, Oct 89, Nov 96, Dec 95

Trio of storms cause rail chaos, Mar 6* CHINA, China-Myanmar line, Sep 104

Plans for 50,000km high-speed network, Apr 90

CHINA CLAY, DCRail trials china clay byproduct train , May 78

GWR 57604 rescues china clay train, May 88*

CHINNOR & PRINCES RISBOROUGH RLY, 31163 accident repairs after collision with 43066, Oct 74

Portfolio, May 73

CHOLSEY & WALLINGFORD RAILWAY, 5526 arrives, Dec 56

Benchmark project, Dec 58

Cambrian Railways coach body mystery 4103/4109, Nov 61

HRA award for record visitor numbers, Apr 21

CHURCHWARD COUNTYTRUST, County of Montgomery, Feb 56*

CHURNET VALLEY RAILWAY, Lottery’s heritage lifeline, Jan 6*

Portfolio, Dec 64*

CLASS 50 ALLIANCE, Celebrating 30 years, Nov 80*

CLASS 58 LOCOMOTIVE GROUP, Relaunched, Oct 72*

CLASSIC AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES, Centipedes, Sharknoses and the Baldwin works, May 34+, Jun 52

CLAYTON ENGINEERING, Building battery loco for Bure Valley Railway, Mar 66

Class 18 on GBRf trial, Mar 80* Snowdon locos halted, Sep 74

CLEETHORPES, TPE Class 68s to Cleethorpes, Mar 8*

CLEETHORPES COAST LIGHT RAILWAY, Fairbourne 2-6-2 No. 24 overhaul, Mar 66

New-look Rachel enters service, Aug 74*

Southern terminus at Humberston, May 106*, Jun 106*

Sutton Collection, May 67

CLIMATE CHANGE, How can rail help climate change , Jan 29+

Climate train named Opportunity after competition, May 83*

CLOONEY, George, The Boys in the Boat – filmed at Kings Cross, May 13*

COAL, 78022 bio-coal trial, Mar 10 Coal supply concerns, Apr 54* Coal on demand, Nov 15 Government meeting with HRA, Jul 74 Heritage coal, Dec 14

Olive-based coal alternative tested by Stradbally Rly, Nov 103*

Review: The Rise and Fall of King Coal (by Nick Pigott), Jun 96*

Onllwyn coal washing plant, Feb 87*

COLAS, Operations news, Jan 86, Feb 89, Mar 87*, 88*, Apr 87*, May 90, Jun 90, Jul 103, Aug 101*, Sep 101, Oct 92, Nov 99, Dec 99*

COLONEL STEPHENS SOCIETY , Donations to projects , Sep 73

COLNE VALLEY RAILWAY, HST launch, Mar 10, May 73*

Wagons, Sep 66* CONNEMARA RAILWAY, Broad gauge stock arrives at Maam Cross, Oct 94* CONWY VALLEY, Railtours, Jan 71

£2.2m flood protection plan, Jan 73*

COOLANT WATERTROLLIES, Topping up Western Region HSTs, Nov 50*

CORK, Railway Order boost for commuting upgrade, Dec 101

CORNWALL, Portfolio, Dec 99*

CORRIS RAILWAY, Corris station track remodelling, Feb 66

Faldon new-build delay, Feb 66, May 67 New traverser, Apr 65* Santa Specials, Feb 66 COSTA RICA, New diesel fleet, Jul 107*

COULSDON OLD VINTAGE & ENG. SOC., A visit to secluded COVES, Apr 32+

COVENTRY, Expanded station project costs £82m, May 76*

CREWE HERITAGE CENTRE, Class 91120 on long-term loan, Nov 79*, 90

86622 on long-term loan/storage, Apr 69*

Guard’s compartment back in HST 43018, Dec 75*

37423 on display, Aug 80

CRICHTRAMWAY VILLAGE, Leeds tram No. 345, Apr 67*

London County Council No.1, Jan 67*, Feb 69, Jun 73*, Aug 77, Dec 73

Newcastle tram No. 102, Jan 67*, Apr 67* Overhead line repairs, Aug 77* Prague-built Halle 902 returns, Jun 73*

Road-rail mobile elevating work platform needed, Oct 71*

Safety issues, Jul 89 Tram overhauls, Apr 67*

CROGGA VALLEY RAILWAY, Miniature railway, Jun 5*

CROSS COUNTRY, 43384 repainted in Intercity ‘Executive’livery, Aug 93*

HST fleet sidelined by low staff availability, Jan 79*

Operations news, May 87, Jul 100, Aug 96, Sep 97, Oct 89

Portfolio, Jan 79*

CROATIA, Balkans international line reopens, Oct 96*

CROWLE PEATLAND RAILWAY, Rolling stock, Jun 70, Oct 68

CROYDON, Croydon tram derailment pleas entered, Aug 90

CULTURE RECOVERY FUND, Lottery’s £1.8m heritage lifeline, Jan 6*

CUMBRIAN COAST, Dormice get crossing, Jan 73

Portfolio, May 53*

CZECH REPUBLIC, Class 140 helps out Regiojet, Dec 103*

Czech Republic diesel locos – Olomouc depot, Jan 91*

Czech Railways launches new Siemens trains, Apr 91*

Narrow gauge line shuts, Nov 105* Plans for high-speed network, Aug 105* TGV visits Prague, Aug 105*

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DARLINGTON, Darlington-Weardale restoration plan, Nov 13*

Darlington Head of Steam Museum boost, Apr 15+

New Darlington facilities for A1SLT on track, Nov 62

North Road bridge to get fresh look, Apr 75

DARTMOUTH STEAM RAILWAY, Dartmouth buys SDR 2-8-0s, Mar 58*

Portfolio, Feb 51*, Mar 65*, Aug 8*

W H DAVIS, Beacon Rail megabox order, Oct 86

DAWLISH SEA WALL, Coastal resilience work, Dec 83

Portfolio, May 75*, Jul 98*

Waves halt Class 802s, Feb 13 DAWSON, New Middlesbrough HQ, Aug 88 DB, DB tries Stadler‘Eurodual’, Sep 105* DB CARGO, Biomass workings, Jan 49* Combi consist trials, Apr 73

DB Cargo deal for steam charter trains, Sep 11

Malcolm Group centenary new livery and naming, May 6*

Maritime anchorsTilbury-Trafford Park service, Sep 88

Operations news, Jan 85, Feb 87, Mar 87, Apr 85, May 88, Jun 88, Jul 102, Aug 998,

Sep 99, Oct 90, Nov 98, Dec 97

Toton base forToyota car trains, Apr 12*, 16*

Two new reach stackers at Grangemouth terminal, May 78

DCRAIL, Class 60 modifications, Jun 81, Sep 93*

DCRail limestone payloads increased, Apr 73, May 78

DCRail trials china clay by-product train , May 78*

Operations news, Jan 86, Feb 3*, 89, Mar 89, Apr 87, May 90, Jun 91, Aug 101, Sep 101, Oct 93, Dec 99

Shifting sand and soil, Jul 94*, Sep 88

Sweet outcomes for limestone, Jan 74, Dec 85*

DEAN FOREST RAILWAY, Digger donation, Mar 56

Forest Pannier 9681 set for 2023 season, Oct 57*

Galas, Mar 70, Jul 85, Aug 78, Sep 78, Nov 78*

Pannier and Prairie booked, Dec 59, 64* Portfolio, Sep 83* Record raffle, Jan 54 Review: Five Decades in the Forest, Jun 96* 37510 takes 360 EMU into Forest, Feb 8*

DENMARK, Bridge link to Germany closes for seven year rebuild, Oct 96*

DELTIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY, Deltic anniversary, Feb 6*, 72, May 10*, Jul 84*, Sep 44+, 82*

DEPOTS & SHEDS, Allerton, Jan 14* Baron Street, Bury (ELR), Nov 67*

Barrow Hill, Sep 8, 47*, 63*, Oct 72*, Dec 93*

Boston Lodge, Dec 36+ Bounds Green, Aug 56* Bournemouth, Nov 92 Bridgnorth, Jun 44*, Nov 63* Cadder, Jan 7 Canton, Jan 78* Chester Northgate , Jul 56* Coleham (Shrewsbury), Jun 48+ Crewe Diesel Depot, Jun 45* Crewe Gresty Road, Aug 12* Didcot, Dec 66* Doncaster Carr, Mar 80 Doncaster Roberts Road, Jan 81 Eastcroft, Jun 82 East Ham, Jun 81*, Aug 92 Etches Park, Apr 79* Frodingham, Mar 8* Gateshead, Jul 54 Grosmont, Sep 57*, 70*, Nov 54*, Dec 50* Grosvenor Road Carriage Sidings, Jan 5* Guildford, Nov 49* Hamilton, Apr 80 Heaton, Mar 69*, Apr 8*

Hillhouse (Huddersfield), Jul 53, Aug 50*, Oct 48*, Dec 10*

Holbeck, May 44* Ilford, Jan 80, Feb 83 Kidderminster, Sep 62* Leeds Midland Road, Sep 18+ Laira, Aug 93*, Nov 114*, Dec 114* Long Rock, May 77 Lovers Walk (Brighton), Jun 32*, 33* Motherwell, Feb 82* Neasden, Sep 22+ Neville Hill, Leeds, Dec 96* Newton Heath, Feb 90+, Dec 88* Nine Elms crane, Apr 45* North Pole, Aug 92 Nottingham Eastcroft, Sep 94* Old Oak Common, Jan 44*, May 28*, Jun 7* Reading, May 28* Rose Grove, Jul 24*, Aug 50* Selhurst, Mar 31*, Nov 92* Soho, Apr 80*, Sep 94*, Dec 14 South Gosforth, Jul 95* Stafford Road (Wolverhampton), Aug 47* Stewarts Lane, Sep 46* St Margaret’s, Edinburgh, Sep 6* Stoke Gifford, May 3* Streatham Hill, Feb 80

Taff’s Wells South Wales Metro depot, Mar 79

Thornton, Jul 57* Toton, Apr 16, Jul 70*, Aug 51*, Oct 49* Tunbridge Wells West (75F), Sep 63*

Tyseley, Aug 44* Washwood Heath, 0ct 14* Wigan Springs Branch, May 44* Worcester, May 12

DERBY, £35m upgrade of Etches Park for Aurora fleet, Apr 79*

DERBY RTC & NETWORK RAIL, Operations news, Jan 87, Feb 89, Mar 89, Apr 87, May 91, Jun 91, Jul 103, Aug 101, Sep 101, Oct 93, Nov 99, Dec 99

DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY, Drewry 0-4-0DM 2164 restoration, Dec 75*

Ruston duo, Jul 84

DEVON RAILWAY CENTRE, Rebecca overhaul, Feb 66, Nov 74

DEVON SEA WALL, Waves halt Class 802s, Feb 13

DfT (Department forTransport), Bridge bash advice, Jan 13

Cap on train announcements, Feb 8

Crewe-Manchester HS2 Bill introduced to Parliament, Mar 14

EastYorkshire delight: York-Beverley reopening?, Mar 15