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Railway Magazine 1997 December Railtrack to share in Virgin fares revenue
Railway Magazine 1997 December 1997 No 1160 Vol 143 Does not include calendar
CONTENTS
NEWS
HEADLINE NEWS4-18
Good news as TOCs order even more new trains; 'Fare share' incentive for Railtrack; A4 runs from King's Cross to Edinburgh; Steam returns to the Kyle line; Withdrawal of The Great Marquess; 8F steam-cleans West Coast Main Line; Thames Trains celebrates 1st birthday; Welsh Highland Railway opens; Corrosion closes Welshpool's Banwy bridge; Black Prince may become static exhibit; Supermarket giants switch to rail; All the railtour news.
STEAM NEWS25-32
Al frames and cab unveiled at Darlington; Derailment at Great Central; Volunteer effort saves Maude; East Lancs brightens 'Thomas' image' Seven redundancies at GCR; Llangollen dispute settled; 'King' is nursed back to health.
NARROW GAUGE NEWS 33-34
Public inquiry for next Welsh Highland phase; Golfa bank shaved! Sutherland to steam by Christmas? Manifold Valley visitor
centre opened, plus the latest news from the Welsh Highland rebuilding project.
TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK NEWS48-52
Italian tilting trains for GNER; The Red Cross nameplates switch power cars; Class 33s on Minehead stone trains; Freightliner 'Silver Jubilee'; plus Wagon Report.
PRESERVED TRACTION NEWS67-69
'Deltic' returns to 100mph running; Class 50 Fearless registered for main line; Southern four-car EPB could be scrapped; Class 31 restored to 1973 condition; Main line ticket for Class 33.
NETWORK NEWS70-72
Launch of Wales & West Trains; Huge success for Exeter-Okehampton service; Southall inquiry chairman appointed and another stands down; .6m investment for Heart of Wales line; Gidea Park re-signalled;
OPERATIONS NEWS 78-83
Our up-to-the-minute monthly round-up of news from the train operating companies, freight hauliers and railway workshops, compiled by Colin Marsden.
SPECIALS
`THE DEVON BELLE'37-39
In 'Practice & Performance', chief correspondent Peter Semmens recalls the introduction of the prestigious 'Devon Belle' 50 years ago.
PANORAMA 46-47
A selection of photographic gems in our monthly showcase, sponsored by Fuji.
CHRISTMAS RAILFAYRE 60-66
Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? Our seasonal Railfayre guide should solve most of your problems.
STEAM
CAN STEAM LICK IT AGAIN?19-24
To mark The Railway Magazine-backed return of steam to the Lickey incline after more than 30 years, Nick Pigott charts the history of the notorious I-in-37 and unearths an astonishing pair of photographs!
PUFFING BILLY RAILWAY43-45
Two Welsh narrow gauge lines provided the inspiration for the Puffing Billy Railway, in Australia. Chris Kapolka reports from down under.
TRACTION
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE OVER 40s!54-59
The Class 31, or Brush Type 2, was introduced 40 years ago and examples of the class are still going strong. To mark the launch of our special readers' video offer, Colin Marsden tells the story.
REGULARS
READERS' VIDEO OFFER 13
READERS' FORUM41
FIGHT FOR FREIGHT53
PRIZE COMPETITION73
COMING EVENTS75-76
SUBSCRIPTIONS77
TRACTION UPDATE84-85
100 YEARS APART 91
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