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Railway Magazine 1998 April Story of the great Locomotive echange Caledonian 150
Railway Magazine 1998 April 1998 No 1164 Vol 144
CONTENTS
NEWS
HEADLINE NEWS6-15
Heritage group bids to break summer steam ban; BBC to film epic Blue Peter special; LUL train goes yellow; Near-miss for HST; Problems for Heathrow Express; Class 86 in `Caley' livery; Safety concerns over Welsh crossing; Oxford-Cambrdige line a step closer; Threat to Cambrian Society's future; Dorset group bids to buy Sidmouth; Eurovision song stars to go by steam?
STEAM NEWS31-39
East Lancs secures Heywood link; Tyseley to run Britain's fastest scheduled steam services? Dart Valley speaks out over share-buying; New identity and direction for the Lavender Line; Barrow Hill shed comes full circle; Steamport prepares for move.
NARROW GAUGE NEWS 40
The waiting begins for Welsh Highland inquiry; Donegal railcars overhaul starts; UK company refurbishes West Indies locos; Japanese contract for Winson Engineering.
SPECIALS
THE WORLD'S LARGEST RAILWAY BOOKSHOP 18-20
Robert Humm's bookshop in Stamford is considered a day-out in its own right. Nick Pigott interviews the man behind this world-famous railway emporium.
CENTENARY CONTEST21
The Railway Magazine 1998 reveals the winner of the 100-year bound run of Britain's best all-round railway title.
TIMEKEEPING: 1957 vs 199741-43
In Practice & Performance, Peter Semmens looks at punctuality issues comparing 1957 with 1997.
TRACTION & STOCK NEWS59-62
EWS traction to haul ScotRail sleepers; Central Trains pulls out of Crown Point; Virgin link with Spanish Civil War heroes; New look for GE Class 312s.
FIGHT FOR FREIGHT63
There's never a dull moment on the freight scene at present and our regular news round-up is a great way to keep abreast.
NETWORK NEWS66-67
Rail Regulator to review Rosco's role; Greater use of rail predicted by transport group; Supermarkets to open station outlets.
PRESERVED TRACTION NEWS72-74
D9000 responds to SOS from Virgin; D200 power unit lifted; AC electrics destined for Barrow Hill; Class 33 for Toddington gala.
OPERATIONS NEWS 80-85
Our regular round-up of news from the TOCs, railway workshops and freight companies.
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE A TRAIN BRAIN?48
Think you have a good knowledge of railways? Read about Tony Rennick's experience on BBC's `Mastermind' programme.
PANORAMA SPECIAL 50-51
This month, Panorama sponsored by Fuji takes a nostalgic look at the final steam at Southport shed.
STEAM
KINGS IN STRANGE LANDS22-30
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1948 Locomotive Exchanges, Peter Semmens, who personally witnessed some of the workings, recalls the exciting days during the first year of Nationalsation complete with a list of the locos which took part.
MODERN TRACTION
THE ONLY VERTICAL FRANCHISE52-54
John Heaton turns the spotlight on the Island Line the only franchise which maintains its own infrastructure as well as running trains.
WILLESDEN'S PIT-STOP!64-65
Virgins Trains is about to embark on major changes to its locomotive maintenance policy, as Colin Marsden discovers on a visit to Willesden depot.
CROYDON TRAMLINK 69-71
The project to revolutionise public transport in Croydon using former Railtrack lines is due to open in 18 months time. A special focus on one of the biggest projects to take place south of the Thames.
LINCOLN IMPS77-79
Colin Marsden tells the little-known story of the five Ruston & Hornsby shunters built for the Western Region's p-way department.
REGULARS
`SPECIAL' PAGES16-17
ANSWERS44-45
READERS' FORUM46-47
STEVE McCOLL68
MYSTERY TRAVELLER68
SUBSCRIPTION FORM75
TRACTION UPDATE86-87
COMING EVENTS89-90
BOOKSHELF91
VIDEO VIEW92
CLASSIFIED ADVERTS 93-97
CROSSWORD98
ALL CHANGE99
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