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The Railway Magazine 2000 December Iron Curtain Grids Hogwarts Hall Virgin Voyag
The Railway Magazine 2000 December
News
6 Headline News
Four killed and 34 seriously injured in 115mph GNER derailment (Special six-page focus on the year's most devastating train smash and Railtrack's latest crisis); Virgin train, ScotRail 'Sprinter' and SWT EMU all off the rails too; 'Scotsman not for sale' says angry owner - exclusive interview; Part of new Bodiam extension washed away as floods cause rail chaos.
Track Record
THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE'S MONTHLY NEWS DIGEST
12 Traction & Stock
First Class 159 to Penzance; Old 'Gatwick Express' stock goes into store; Class 308 and 333 update.
77 Steam News
Success for Scottish steam events; Fast-track overhaul for Met No. 1; Maunsell Society buys 'Schools' class Stowe; Hope that Mid-Hants e.g.m. will resolve bitter feelings.
88 Narrow Gauge 90 Network News 93 Classic Traction 96 'Special' Pages 98 Operations News
105 Traction Update
106 Fight for Freight 106 Metro News
Features
18 The locos that came in from the Cold
Behind the construction of the Class 56s in Romania in 1976/77 is an astonishing never-before-told eye-witness account of espionage, related by John Forrest.
24 Look Back with Pride
Keith Hill looks back at the greatest engineering feat of the past 100 years - the Channel Tunnel.
30 Atlantic Swells
Keith Farr concludes his historical appraisal of the GN Large Atlantics.
38 Christmas Fayre
Run out of ideas for that unusual Christmas present? Our four-page guide may solve your problems.
43 The A-Z of New Trains
Colin Marsden concludes his technical summary of the new post-Privatisation multiple units.
51 Timetable review
John Cormack completes his summary of winter changes.
56 Good Practice
Peter Semmens marks the 20th anniversary of his Practice & Performance stewardship by looking at moves towards faster trains.
65 Impertinent Paragraphs
Another irreverent look at the lighter side of railways.
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