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Railway Magazine 1995 May A1 to be built at Darlington King abdicates
Railway Magazine 1995 May 1955 No 1129 Vol 141
CONTENTS
NEWS
HEADLINE NEWS6-17
Severn Valley Ralway sells Galatea; EPS reviews overnight services; Peace at last betwen Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland? Leeds Supertram moves closer; New BR chairman appointed; Flying Scotsman's visit to North York Moors is off; Two-tone green Class 47 to live on; BR Board halts new liveries; Great Central to lay double-track throughout; Steam over the Lickey next, says Days Out; Class 92s enter revenue-earning service; Churnet valley line sold; Glimmer of hope for West Highland steam; Ongar society announces plans; EPBs bow out;
STEAM NEWS29-37
Al Tornado to be erected in Darlington; Keighley & Worth Valley in commuter proposal; Former Special Trains man heads new railtour operation; Great Central's 8F enters traffic; 'King' No. 6024 King Edward I bows out; Famous wartime names meet at Mid-Hants; Three Pacifics line-up for West Anglia steam event; Loco shed to benefit from bike ride; Hope for City of Birmingham; Norwegian Mogul returns to traffic, plus the regular Steam News Portfolio.
NARROW GAUGE NEWS 40-41
Fairbourne Railway sold; Manx International Railway Festival launch; Cleethorpes to hold Bassett-Lowke gala; Disabled coach for
Romney line; Unusual gauge loco to be restored; Justine retires at North Gloucs.
TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK NEWS64-68
Res hit by loco naming fever; Upgraded facilities at St Philip's Marsh; Wembley InterCity depot to close;Class 33 failure hits enthusiasts; HSTs named at Plymouth; New sleepers for Wagon-Lits;
PRESERVED TRACTION NEWS69-71
Mid-Hants diesel gala may be its last; Class 25 goes 'Dutch'; SVR diesel diagrams outlined; Class 40 'Aureol' standed by bogie crack; 'Great Gable' to stay at Great Central for a year; Harry Needle buys two more shunters.
NETWORK NEWS72-74
Royal Mail depot at Low Fell opens; More concerns over level crossing safety; Car giant Rover pulls out of Harwich; Eurostar fare range expanded; Great Eastern launches 'train miles';
OPERATIONS NEWS 80-86
Dawlish sea wall holed; Derailment near Corby damages three miles of track; More Res locos cover Cross Country loco shortage; WCML train hits car; More landslips on BR; Two Res Class 47s on Penzance-Bristol postal; Third Waterman Class 47 goes black
SPECIAL FEATURES
1995 TIMETABLE REVIEW18-19
John Cormack takes his bi-annual look at some of the major changes to the national timetable which take effect from May 28.
TAKING STEAM BACK HOME38-39
Peckett 0-4-OST Hawarden returns to its former industrial workplace - British Steel's Shelton Works, along with the unique and seldom-seen Robert Heath 0-4-OST No. 6. Chris Milner reports on an unusual and nostalgic event.
PANORAMA 49-53
Another four-page selection of stunning and unusual railway photographs from Britain's cameramen in our regular feature, sponsored by Fuji.
THROUGH THE CHANNEL ON A YELLOW SUBMARINE 55-57
Until the Class 92 freight locos have been fully commissioned, Channel Tunnel freight is handled by French Class BB22000 locos. Chief correspondent Peter Semmens hitches a cab ride on one of the freight services handled by these SNCF locos.
STEAM
1945: THE DAY SANITY RETURNED TO THE NATION'S RAILWAYS 21-25
Peter Semmens rekindless some wartime memories and outlines the state of the railways leading up to and beyond VE Day.
DONCASTER: A SHED WITH THE FEEL OF A WORKS42-45
Big steam locomotive sheds were always a mecca for enthusiasts. Eric Sawford recalls his visits to Doncaster shed accompanied by his own photographs.
CORONATION DAY AT HUNTINGDON46-47
While nearly everyone else was celebrating the Coronation of King George VI in 1937, Reg Batten recalls in words and photographs what he was doing on that day photographing steam trains!
MODERN TRACTION LAVs, PANS AND DOUBLE CIGs58-61
What the 'HAL' do they mean? Mike Jones looks into the history of Southern Region electric multiple unit classification and explains the meanings of the various terms.
BY THAMESLINK75-78
The Thameslink service from Bedford to Brighton, connecting north and south London, has revolutionised cross-capital travel. John Heaton examines this dual-voltage railway.
REGULAR FEATURES
READERS' FORUM26-27
RAILWAY ANSWERS48
PRIVATISATION PROGRESS74
TRACTION GUIDE UPDATE88-89
SEEN & HEARD90-91
COMING EVENTS93-94
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