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Railway Magazine 1994 October CPS drops Draper proceedings Irish sugar beets by
Railway Magazine October 1994 No 1122 Vol 140
CONTENTS
NEWS
HEADLINE NEWS6-13
Festiniog Railway wins Welsh Highland battle; Michael Draper proceedings discontinued; Edinburgh run-away collision; 'Mail by Rail' at National Railway Museum; brave Roy Castle's 'Tour of Hope' in detail.
DIESEL & ELECTRIC PRESERVATION NEWS 18-19
Pete Waterman saves '4 Sub'; 'Scrapped locos' for Butterley gala; class 26s to be saved after all'; Gloucestershire Warwickshire plans big gala; last two BR class 50s might be for sale again; historic LMS diesel shunter blows up.
GENERAL NEWS32-40
BRML gets EPS conversion contract; Rail route changes; 'Load Haul' naming event; Jubilee Line extension under way; More Anglia 'Sprinter' namings; West Yorkshire class 308s in the news.
OPERATIONS NEWS 48-53
Below: During its first day in service at the North Norfolk Railway, N2 0-6-2T No. 69523 stands at Weybourne on 3 August, heading the 11.15 ex-Sheringham return service. Class 27 No. 27 066 is on the 12.00 Sheringham - Holt. Photo: Robin Stewart-Smith.
STEAM NEWS74-81
Exhibits auctioned as Lincs museum bows out; ambitious plan for 'Claymore'; steam farewell as Dover Western Docks closes; first passenger train at Bute Road; 'Duchess' draws crowds to Great Central; Severn Valley share issue hits 2368,000.
STEAM
NAMES TO SAVOUR26
Some of the finest names ever to grace British locomotives came from the novels and poems of Sir Walter Scott. But why did Geordie Jingle and what did Evan Dhu? In a fascinating study into the characters behind the names of the 'Scott' and 'Scottish Director' 4-4-0s, J.M.Craig makes those famous names such as Kettledrummle and Lady of Avenel come alive.
STEAM IN THE HIGHLANDS 66
K1 2-6-0 No. 2005 and K4 2-6-0 No. 3442 The Great Marquess bring back happy memories as they join forces to celebrate the centenary of the West Highland line.
SPECIAL FEATURE
RAILART '94 41
To co-incide with the Guild of Railway Artists' annual exhibition now taking place at Kidderminster Railway Museum, we look at the . aims and aspirations of the Guild and feature the latest work of three of Britain's top railway artists.
COMMENT
MULTIPLE ASPECTS9
Our regular column by Nick Pigott, who takes over as Railway Magazine's Editor from the next issue, looks at a dangerous new craze.
MODERN TRACTION
ST LEONARDS SHOWS THE WAY14
Euslin Bruce underlines the great strides forward in diesel restoration that have been made at St Leonards Depot under the management of St Leonards Railway Engineering Ltd in recent years and anticipates the depot's first Open Weekend.
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE BEING IN CONTROL?21
In 'Railway Practice & Performance', Chief Correspondent Peter Semmens drives a Shuttle train through the Channel Tunnel (all on a simulator, of course!), then takes a trip in the driving cab of the real thing.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF EXETER BOX54
Not a moment is missed as John Heaton spends a day amid the action of a busy modern signalling centre on a busy summer Saturday.
SUGAR BEET IN SOUTHERN IRELAND61
The annual movement of sugar beet traffic on the Irish railway system is described by Kim Fulbrook.
THE BRUSH TYPE 4 STORY 71
Concluding his well-received series of articles on the Brush Type 4, or class 47 diesel-electrics, Allan C.Baker takes readers into the era of multiple liveries.
REGULAR
FEATURES
MAILBAG24
OPERATIONS NEWS48
WITHDRAWN & STORED STOCK UPDATE65
COMING EVENTS68
ANSWERS70
VIDEO BREAK82
BOOKSHELF84
STOCK SPOT90
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