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Traction 1998 September Issue No 47
Traction 1998 September Issue No 47
Devoted to Classic Diesels & Electrics past and present
CONTENTS
6 NEWS Paul Furtek presents the latest selection of traction highlights from the 'big railway' including the launch of the first Class 57 loco at Loughborough.
13 TAKING STOCK +
Numbers, names, allocations and modifications - keep up-to-date with all the latest changes.
15 PRESERVED TRACTION This month's news from the world of railway preservation sees 37 215 up and running plus a return to BR green for Class 20 D8048.
19 THE RAILTOUR FILES
Take your pick of the traction on offer for late summer railtours.
20 KEEPING THE 'WESTERNS' RUNNING
Geoff Endacott considers the work required to keep the popular Class 52s running to the very end of their careers.
23 PRESERVATION CASEBOOK
The restoration of D8 Penyghent. An account by Chris Booth of the extensive rebuild of this Class 44 which currently resides at Peak Rail.
26 A GRAND DAY OUT
Blackpool rock. Fred Kerr remembers some attractions at the Lancashire resort other than the illuminations and the sea.
28 NORMAL SERVICE IS RESUMED
'Deltic' and Class 50 hauled service trains are back for 1998!
29 WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT IT!
A look at some oddball substitutes on recent passenger trains.
30 FIFTIES REMEMBERED
D419/50 019 Ramillies. David N Clough highlights some memorable runs with this Class 50 in the first of an occasional series.
33 SHOWCASE
Amongst another splendid selection of images this month is a scene of Falcon at work and a fond reminder of the NSE era.
40 FREIGHT SURVIVORS
Acton Traction 2. Paul Furtek rings the changes to the freight traffic in this busy area of London first discussed in issue 3 of TRACTION.
45 GREEN 'DELTICS' AT LEEDS CENTRAL
Two photos by Steve Banks from 1965 which also reflect the present.
46 CLASS 47s, MIXED TRAFFIC & MIXED EMOTIONS
Clint Bull reveals how the Brush Type 4s won his admiration.
48 'ONE-WAY' TO EDINBURGH
Harry Friend recalls another trip which didn't go according to plan.
49 BESCOT CHANGES Robert C Smout provides news of future plans for the West Midlands depot and yard plus the unserviceable locomotives stored there.
51 'TRACTOR' VARIETY IN NORFOLK
Three scenes of Class 37 activity from East Anglia.
53 MODERN RAILWAYANA Another month, another record as the price of a 'Warship' nameplate soars.
54 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Holyhead. Chris Booth considers the history of this North Wales depot.
57 REVIEW
A bundle of new videos, books, cassettes and a CD are sampled this month.
60 NEW LOOKS FOR 1998
A pictorial round-up of new liveries which have appeared on both passenger and freight locos recently.
63 MODELLING
More new items for modern modellers, including a light blue Brush 2.
66 TPO
Featuring some very interesting responses to recent features.
67 ROUND & ABOUT A selection of readers' photos from up and down the country.
68 NINE DAYS IN JULY
Photographs from the recent TRACTION sponsored ELR 'Mega-Mix 2', which was simply the most impressive preserved traction event to date.
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