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Rail Enthusiast 1983 July The Railbus Story TPOs by night D200 maraton
Rail Enthusiast 1983 July The Railbus Story
Rail Enthusiast is published monthly. Front Cover, Front cover: An idyllic scene as 33056 the Burma Star heads the VSOE Pullman stock "Devon Belle" on April 4 past the seashore at Dawlish, bringing back memories of the gleaming locos and chocolate and cream carriages of Great Western days. Photo: Jim Winkley.
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The longest drag6
Peter Kelly tells the story of his marathon cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats, undertaken to attract sponsorship from Rail Enthusiast readers towards D200's full restoration. It must be worth a quid to receive a numbered, signed certificate and a chance to win a number of Rail Enthusiast prizes with them.
Sand in his shoes24
Northern Correspondent Eddie Bellass is invited on board a double-headed Class 25 combination on an interesting North-West sand working.
Railbus jubilee28
Basil Hancock looks at the two remaining German-built ex-BR railbuses on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, recalling their life in British Railways ownership as well as their excellent record on the KWVR.
Ashes to ashes32
A pictorial salute to the last days of existence of the well-loved Class 76 electrics of the former Woodhead route, showing their final, hesitant journeys to the scrapyards and their last moments as recognisable locos.
Outlines of Power36
Mike Turner continues this popular centre-spread series with a painting of one of the former Western Region "Western" diesel-hydraulic locomotives backed up as ever by Russell Carter's technical drawings.
All through the night38
One of the most romantic aspects of railways is the night mail, dashing through the inky blackness to bring hundreds of thousands of letters (mostly bills these days!) to the sleeping population. Alan Whitehouse rides on a TPO from York to Shrewsbury, and Basil Cooper delves into the technicalities
Biting the Bullet48
Japan's Shinkansen "Bullet trains" captured the imagination of the world when they were introduced, setting new standards in railway journey times. But the programme has been far from plain sailing, as Geoffrey Freeman Allen reports.
This is Toton60
Rows and rows of yellow-painted front ends typify Toton Diesel Maintenance Depot at weekends, making it one of the most sought-after destinations on enthusiasts' specials. Peter Kelly visits the place by day to see how the depot fulfils its obligations of keeping the trains running.
News, 15; Works Report, 20; All Change, 22; Readers' Round-Up, 51; Letters, 12; Looking Ahead, 68; Models, 63; Books, 64; Stock Report, 65; Around the Regions, 66.
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