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Railway Magazine 1990 February Fastest train in the World Flying Scotsman comes
Railway Magazine February 1990 No 1066 Vol 136 Notice damage
CONTENTS
72 NEWS & NOTES A call for a 'direct line' to Stranraer; class 471 mock-up revealed; all change at Guildford; delays over new train orders; Channel Tunnel update.
82 MAILBAG Readers have their say on everything from squealing 'Sprinters' to rebuilt signalboxes.
84 FIVE MILES A MINUTE The TGV-Atlantique has lifted the conventional rail speed record to a staggering 301.5 mph. Peter Semmens rides France's supertrain.
90 REIGN OF THE 'BRITS' Philip Johnson remembers the short-lived reign of the magnificent 'Britannia' Pacifics, broken up like other BR standard steam classes well before their time.
94 CAB DEVELOPMENTS Former BR driver Colin Marsden shows how modern traction driving cabs have changed over the years.
100 RIDING THE 'COG' Ian Robinson visits the 'little trains that could'and still canon America's Mount Washington Cog Railway.
104 FIGHTING FOR A '47' Simon LiIley tells of the Class 47 Locomotive Society's plans to rescue and restore one of dieselisation's most popular locomotive types.
106 4472 COMES HOME After a tour of Australia which rewrote the record books, A3 Pacific No. 4472 Flying Scotsman is home again. We have some superb photos to record the event, plus memories of its final fling Down Under.
110 STOCK REVIEW Platform 5 Publications keep readers up to date with all the traction and stock changes for this month.
112 SHREWSBURY BOX Brian Robbins visits the superb Severn Bridge Junction signalbox at Shrewsbury, which is soon to be decommissioned.
115 GWR ELECTRICS! Michael J. Smith dispels the notion that the Great Western Railway had no interest in electric trains.
118 CHASING 'COPS' John Stretton recalls the days when, sustained by soggy cheese and tomato sandwiches, he roamed far and wide in search of engine numbers.
120 THE 'TALIESIN' PROJECT A single Fairlie locomotive will be seen once more on the Festiniog Railway and the project is ahead of schedule, writes John Nutting.
122 GOING ... GOING ... GONE! In his second Railwayana article, John Mander describes the harvest of Railwayana that keeps turning up at today's auctions.
124 DEATH OF A BRANCH John A. M. Vaughan recalls with sadness the atmospheric Carbis branch, which closed at the end of last summer.
134 TANFIELD PROGRESS Tony Porter visits the history-rich Tanfield Railway and looks at the preservation progress so far.
138 YEARS APART Two scenes from the same spot on the Tanfield Railwaywith more than 50 years between them.
139 MUSEUM PIECE The Hyvinkaa Railway Museum in Finland is described by Peter Semmens.
126-132 REGULAR FEATURES Traffic & Traction, Page 126; Coming Events, Page 128; 50 & 20 Years Ago, Page 129; Railfare, Page 130; Why & Wherefore, Page 132.
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