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Rail Enthusiast 1981 April/May 1st Issue High Speed future: APT & HST
Rail Enthusiast 1981 April/May 1st Issue High Speed future: APT & HST
Contents
6 Westerns for ever John Boothroyd, of the Western Locomotive Association, delves into the special magic of the "Western" diesel-hydraulics.
10 Sir Peter talks As British Rail reels from the current recession, Sir Peter Parker, Chairman of the British Railways Board, looks to the future.
12 HST: French-style Editor Peter Kelly takes "Le Lyonnais" out of Gare de Lyon, Paris, to sample the fabulous TGVthe fastesttrain in France.
17 Anyway you like With two power sources to choose from, the Southern Region's Class 73 electro-diesels are remarkably versatile.
20 Tommy's last stand Within a few months, the well-loved "Tommy" Class 76
electrics of the fames Woodhead route will be no moreand nither will their line.
24 African thunder Steam still lives on the railways of South Africaand Ray
Freeman thrills to the sights and sounds encountered on a loco-chasing safari.
26 Good vibrations There's nothing to beat the resonant throb of a 36-cylinder
3,300 bhp "Deltic" express passenger diesel. We take the cab to Kings Cross.
34 The Chocolate Zephyr The English Electric gas-turbine GT3 was unique, Eddie Bellass describes the loco that came too late.
40 Round and round we go The mighty Class 56 diesel-electrics, which tackle the
dailygrind of "Merry-go-Round"coal trains, are the unsung heroes of British Rail.
45 Fly-by-night It's aterrific feeling to hurtle through the night at 125mph in the
driving cab of an HST, and as Peter Kelly discovers, they can "move"on one
48 Anyplace, any time Any place, anytime Organising railtours modern-style can still be great fun and it didn't all end with steam, says Eddie Bellass.
54 Britain's supertrain That's the APT, and although last-minute hitches have delayed its introduction, Allan McLean tells what it's like to be a passenger.
58 Withdrawal symptoms Britain's ageing diesel-electric fleet is disappearing fast
as hard times biteand it's hitting everything from "Deltics"to"08" shunters.
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