Prepare for GBR

AS widely predicted, The Labour Party swept to

Great British Railways plan is go

New Government wastes no time publishing public ownership bill.

Industry bodies react to Labour’s railway plans

ANDY Bagnall, chief executive of passenger and freight

ORR issues ‘Evero’ improvement notice

Avanti West Coast lodges appeal regarding regulator’s stance on automatic speed supervision system for Class 805 and 807 trains.

Class 769s for parcels work

Handover expected in September.

BEHIND THE SCENES AT

KINGMOOR: An open day at DRS’s Carlisle Kingmoor

Royal Mail to withdraw its Class 325s EMU fleet

THE need to replace the ageing Class 325

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New role for Par ’box THE future of

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Photo exhibition PHOTOGRAPHER and RM contributor Jack Boskett

RPSI locomotive steamed for first time in 20 years

The restoration of S Class No. 171 nears completion.

Thousands of fare dodging convictions could be quashed

AROUND 75,000 cases where passengers have been fined

Northampton Gateway takes shape

New logistics terminal connected to the Northampton loop.

Leeds City uncovered

Work to build a new ‘gateway to the city’ at Leeds station has uncovered underground structures hidden from view for decades.

New lines open for Paris Olympics

Capacity added in time for the Games.

Railways in Parliament Compiled by Jon Longman

Great British Railways DEFEATED Southport MP Damien Moore

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Firms shortlisted for dispatch system THREE bidders have

Excavation of station box at Old Oak Common completed

The process has taken three years and required the extraction of 1.3 million tonnes of London Clay.

‘Tin can’ built to extract Northolt TBMs

A high water-table around Greenford means special arrangements are needed to remove four tunnel boring machines when their work is done.

Darlington revamped

Relaunched Hopetown museum celebrates the history of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, as Paul Bickerdyke reports.

The one that got away!

New pictures have emerged of the fate of ‘Black Five’ No. 44781, one of the four locos that brought down the curtain on British Rail steam in August 1968, but the only one not to survive into preservation, as Paul Bickerdyke reports.

‘Our’ loco at 25

July marked the 25th anniversary of ‘our loco’, Freightliner’s No. 66503, entering service. Chris Milner looks at the background to the Class 66 order and how the loco got The Railway Magazine name.

Night shift On the

The night shift at Leeds City Junction in 1952 was no easy matter, not least when dealing with the four overnight sleepers that reversed at the former Wellington station in the space of an hour, as John Heaton FCILT describes.

Years apart… Leeds

Our occasional series looking at past and present scenes.

The last gasp for working steam

Paul Stanford FCIRO visits Bosnia to see steam-powered coal operations around Tuzla.

Leeds Central museum signs

IT was good to see a feature on

Weymouth connections

I ENJOYED your article on Weymouth Quay in

Where is it?

Our pictorial quiz, for fun only

Preserving more of the past

I REFER to your current editorial and article/correspondence

Keeping it in the family

YOUR April issue has just arrived in the

Leafy Devon

HAVING recently toured Devon on a Day Ranger

Isle of Woe

ASIDE from the closure (again) of Ryde Pier

West Coast door locking

I RECENTLY enjoyed a steamhauled trip around Kent.

German inefficiency

I THOUGHT readers would be interested in a

MEETINGS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 Pennine Railway Society. Doncaster Town

The RCTS: then and now

Britain’s leading Railway Society

PANORAMA

A showcase for the best in railway photography

REVIEWS

Mr Bulleid’s Tavern Cars By Kevin Robertson THE

CROSSWORD & NEXT MONTH

Sponsored by The NOSTALGIA Collection The crossword winner

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The Railway Magazine news digest

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‘Duke’ on course THE overhaul of No. 71000

Reunification plan awaits local authority approval

Revised proposals for Great Central Railway reconstruction in Loughborough.

New-build Atlantic to be launched into Bluebell traffic

LBSCR ‘H2’ Atlantic No. 32424 Beachy Head is

Blue Peter is back on the main line!

‘JUBILEE’ IN THE PEAK DISTRICT: LMS 4-6-0 No.

Help SVR ‘8F’ return to steam

THE Stanier 8F Locomotive Society, owner of Severn

Fourth ‘Black Five’ for Riley main line fleet

SHED TAKES SHAPE: The construction of the Dan

Gearing up for gala season

Visiting locos set to provide variety at a host of heritage line enthusiast events.

Impressive summer steam selection on the roster at Spa Valley Railway

Visiting from Didcot Railway Centre, GWR 2-6-2T No.

Three in steam for Mid-Norfolk gala

AFTER an absence of several years, a steam

Tender and motion progress for new ‘P2’ locomotive

THE construction of the new-build‘P2’by the A1 Steam

South Devon launches freight train experience

PASSENGERS on the South Devon Railway (SDR) can

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Cheltenham back at NRM SR ‘School’s No. 30925

DIARY

AUGUST Until Aug 11 Peak Rail: Bahamas visits

Scotsman at Locomotion

Famous ‘A3’ to offer rides and cab visits in County Durham this month.

‘Carmylie Pilot’ returns to traffic at Strathspey Railway

BR ‘2MT’ 2-6-0s Nos. 46464 and 46512 E.V.

New Peterborough station plans progress

THE project to reconstruct the historic Wansford Road

Salop’s Standard brake van restored

Van saved for preservation has been renovated by Cambrian Heritage Railways.

Key point for saddle tank overhaul at Moor Road

New front frame stretcher fabricated for Slough Estates No. 3 at Middleton Railway.

Austin 1 back in action

KITSON 0-6-0ST Austin 1 (5459/1932) has recently returned

Tanfield gala comes up trumps!

Visiting from the Foxfield Railway, Bagnall 0-4-0ST Hawarden

SINGLE LINES

■ THE Alan Keef Ltd Open Day event

Falcons feature at TR gala

Talyllyn gala boosted by Corris loco exchange.

More stock moves to Statfold Barn

TWO four-wheel coaches left the Old Kiln Light

Pixie relaunched in style

BAGNALL 0-4-0ST Pixie (2090 of 1919) returned to

Funding push as Corris progresses Nant Goedwig embankment work

NOW ON THE ROSTER: Dinorwic slate quarries Bagnall

Kerr’s Miniature Railway legacy lives on in Fife

Locomotive from the now-closed 10.25 inch line is star of new route constructed at the Scottish Deer Centre & Wildlife Park.

Moors Valley rules out Santa trains

THE 7.25 inch gauge Moors Valley Railway (MVR)

Intensive service at Ingfield school line

THE annual fete at Ingfield Manor School near

STEAM PORTFOLIO

1 VINTAGE TRAIN: Hudswell-Clarke 0-6-0ST Wissington hauls a

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‘MacRat’ is back! CLASS 26, No. 26038 Tom

Plans to restore ‘4-CIG’ to main line standard

Ambitious project will see No. 1753 regain its Network SouthEast guise – inside and out.

Fundraising begins for ‘Thumper’ repairs

TODDINGTON TMD: A scene reminiscent of the 1970s

Devon ‘Rat’ to visit Severn Valley Railway

THE Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has confirmed that

‘Western’ in the air at Williton

Two cranes working in tandem lift No. D1010 from its bogies.

Roles for Blackpool cars in two tramway celebrations

No. 700 is first heritage tram to take tour to North station terminus as No. 623 relaunches Heaton Park services.

Lisbon No. 730 receives electrical attention at Beamish

HAVING arrived at its new home of Beamish

Sixty years of electric trams at Crich

JULY 5 marked the 60th anniversary of the

BRIGHTON TRAM PROGRESS

GUY HALL Painting work has continued on Brighton

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Retro runs HST to Edinburgh A NEW Retro

Tours to mark Golden anniversary of Drax

Weekend charity tours to mark milestone year for North Yorkshire power station site.

Double-headed ‘Castles’ head to Plymouth

THE sight of double-headed ‘Castles’heading over difficult gradients

Afternoon ‘Jacobite’ begins

OPERATION of a second ‘Jacobite’train got underway from

Five types of classic traction for North West day tour

AN Inter-City railtour on August 10 around the

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GWR extends weekend ‘freedom fare’ offer A NEW

More downtime planned for Island Line services

Further maintenance blockades required on Isle of Wight national network route.

Refresh for historic Dorridge booking hall

ACOLLABORATIVE venture between Chiltern Railways and its community

Volunteers clean up Ulverston

A TEAM of 22 volunteers from Northern, Network

EMR looking for station adopters

EAST Midlands Railway is seeking volunteers to work

Study to reopen station on North & West route

HEREFORDSHIRE County Council is to invest £50,000 to

Banbury station to benefit from enhanced facilities

WORK has commenced on an upgrade to Banbury

Seven-week closure at New Mills after earth slip

Engineers prepare to install part of the pile

Southeastern seeks 600 new rail industry recruits

SOUTHEASTERN has launched its biggest ever recruitment drive

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Six Chiltern stations move to ‘Pay as you

Digital technology helps Southeastern reunite passengers with lost property

THE introduction of a digital tagging system in

Final delivery is made to the UK’s last coal-fired power station

Weeks away from closure, the Ratcliffe-on-Soar site has

‘Tugs’ power DCRail’s first-ever ‘jumbo’ sand train

ASINGLE train was used by DCRail to move

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New DLR trains delayed TRANSPORT for London has

Farewell to the Subway’s Metro Cammell stalwarts

Last trains in service from the fleet introduced in 1980 work their final circuits of the Glasgow system, having each covered around 2.6 million miles.

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‘In-house’ ETCS fitment FREIGHTLINER Class 66, No. 66591

First refurbished SWR Class 458/4s enter service

Units will initially be allocated to suburban services to and from London Waterloo.

£117 million ‘Pendolino’ fleet refurbishment project completed for Avanti West Coast

The completion of No. 390020’s refurbishment wrapped-up more

New UKRL deal for DCRail Class 60 maintenance

UK RAIL Leasing Ltd (UKRL) has secured a

HNRC to source locos for Swietelsky

A NEW FALCON RISES: GB Railfreight Class 69,

Concept images released for EMR’s £56 million fleet revamp

Operator’s Class 158 and 170 diesel multiple units and Class 360 electric sets will all receive interior modernisation.

Wagon Report

SELF-PROPELLED or autonomous wagons are fairly unusual, with

STOCK UPDATE

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OPERATIONS PORTFOLIO

‘CASTLE’ RESCUES CASTLE: A remarkable working occurred on

The network’s notable moves

Avanti West Coast Ten Voyager units, Nos. 221107/10-18,

Positive figures for state-owned network

Passenger numbers on the up and financial surplus generated by Iarnród Éireann in 2023.

Upgrade work disrupts Enterprise train services

THE cross-border Belfast to Dublin Enterprise service has

Application submitted for DART+ North scheme

IARNRÓD Éireann has taken a major step towards

Foynes line project is two-fifths complete!

THE reconstruction of the Foynes line is progressing

Diesels traction reigns supreme!

Locomotives from North American manufacturers dominate Brazilian fleets.

DB withdraws ‘151’ and ‘145’ locos

GERMAN state owned rail freight company DB Cargo

Steam to electric conversion for Dutch locos

THREE 0-4-0 steam locomotives used by the Efteling