The Railway Magazine - 2022-02-28

• RAIL PHOTOGRAPH­Y IS ALIVE AND WELL
• Headline News
• On the cover
• Trio of storms cause rail chaos
• BRITANNIA PREPARES FOR MAIN LINE RETURN:
• Passenger train derailment narrowly avoided after track washed out
• Mid-spring start for TPE Class 68s to Cleethorpe­s
• GWR signs deal for Vivarail battery unit trial
• GBR HQ competitio­n
• Rail Usage Stats
• Vandals’ health risk
• NR job cuts
• Chiltern ‘HybridFLEX’ unit goes into passenger service
• Light rail subsidies ‘vital’
• ‘Green’ steam coal on the standard gauge
• ‘Peak’ first for Swanage gala
• Preserved Essex HST launch day
• North Norfolk ‘Tractor’ birthday trips
• 28,000 women apply for 30 train driver jobs
• Scottish Government takes control of ScotRail franchise
• Return of women-only carriages?
• Ticket office hours proposal
• ‘Gronk’ and ‘Chopper’ star in TV drama
• Barton line improvemen­ts
• TPE Staff strike
• Crewe-Manchester Bill introduced to Parliament
• Production begins at bridge segment factory
• Revised plans submitted for Automated People Mover
• Ground-source energy trial begins
• Lifts deal reached
• Apprentice­ships goal on target
• Electric cranes arrive
• THE RAIL OMBUDSMAN
• FROM THE RM NOVEMBER 1953
• SIMS: NO VISITORS ALLOWED
• THE EAST KENT RAILWAY
• Could you find time to help a railway?
• West Country ‘40s’
• Readers’ Platform
• LIVERPOOL DOCK LOCOMOTIVE
• The RCTS: then and now
• Digger donation
• ‘Jinty’ rewheeled
• Gwili welcomes pannier tank
• Seats secured
• Britannia tested ahead of main line return
• ‘A4’ celebrates preservati­on milestone
• Lakeside Ivatt takes shape
• Minehead here we come!
• First wheels cast for ‘B17’
• Blue Peter boiler progress
• Dartmouth SR purchases Buckfastle­igh’s 2-8-0s
• Good news for Sir Lamiel paves way for 2025 centenary celebratio­ns
• A royal colourful combinatio­n for SVR
• BACK BEFORE LONG:
• Pendennis Castle to be relaunched at Didcot
• Washford exit agreed
• Cambrian extension
• NYMR shed tours
• Mixed traction set for Llangollen
• Embsay is your Oyster!
• MGR donation boosts Chasewater fleet
• March return for Yeovil’s Pectin
• Two visiting locos set for Quainton Road event
• Lord Phil overhaul underway at Butterley
• LCLR restoring ex-Nocton Estate ‘Queen Mary’ coach
• SINGLE LINES
• Ogwen debut at Statfold’s ‘Last Days of Penrhyn Steam’ weekend
• Volunteers assume control of Hayling Light Railway
• Douglas Horse Trams to run over truncated route – no plans for full reinstatem­ent
• Sutton Collection returns to Birmingham
• SINGLE LINES
• Sybil’s new boiler in the frames
• Return to service this year for Blackpool No. 279
• Great Orme tram and track refurbishm­ent
• Forest DMU gala
• ‘Pacer’ progress
• ‘Crompton’ bodywork
• Ride the pier tram this season
• Types 2 and 4 ready for action!
• ‘Teddy Bear’ moves to new home
• HST TOUCH DOWN:
• A ‘Peak’ to Paignton!
• Steam Dreams plans Brooklands steam re-creation
• Class 37 SRPS tour to Strathspey gala
• Clan Line to mark 50th anniversar­y of final ‘Golden Arrow’
• Vintage Trains launches new programme
• Railtour date changes
• Tickets on sale for charity Platinum Jubilee special
• OLE masts appear at Market Harborough
• Levenmouth branch worksites fenced off
• Tilt meter trial for landslips
• Defibrilla­tors for Welsh stations
• Section of Newquay line upgraded
• SWR expands ‘Welcome Host’ scheme
• EMR expands station CCTV coverage
• Royal Border Bridge to get repairs SIDELINES
• Work begins on new station in Bristol
• Services recommence on Covid-19 hit lines
• ScotRail adds more services
• TfW pilot scheme for convenienc­e store ticket sales
• Full access at Barry
• £3m investment at Northaller­ton
• TOYOTA TEST RUN:
• Additional service between Felixstowe and BIFT
• DRS signs threeyear Tesco deal
• Beacon Rail buys FFA-G fleet
• PM visits raillinked quarry
• Birmingham city centre tram services resume
• Storm Malik causes Tyne & Wear Metro disruption
• Taff’s Well plans approved
• York Place stop closed as work continues
• First Class 18 begins three-month GBRf trial
• Summer completion expected for ‘HAROLD’ upgrade
• ORR approval for new Class 730/0 EMUs
• Additional safety system for Doncaster Carr depot
• ENGLISH ELECTRIC CONVOY:
• Southeaste­rn ‘CityBeam’ unit named
• CLASS 379s FOR STORAGE:
• Sheffield factory to supply ‘Aurora’ parts
• Class 175 refurbishm­ent programme completed
• Angel acquires Readypower Group
• Stock Update Track Record
• Operations Track Record
• ON THE WAY OUT:
• Business case for Derry phase 3 to look at more stations
• 141 Class roars back to life at Whitehead depot
• RPSI steam and diesel tours to resume this spring
• Study to look at returning rail to Armagh commission­ed
• Ex-DB Class 120s in private use with new colours
• River Rhine rewilding scheme threatens future of popular Rhein-Schauen cross-border narrow gauge railway
• Closure of California’s ‘Beach Train’ park and ride operation proposed
• Qube takes over hauling Victorian steel trains
• LONDON’S GREAT RAILWAY STATIONS & LONDON’S RAILWAY TERMINI
• The Vale of Rheidol Railway in Detail
• The life and times of D212 Aureol
• All aboard! Rememberin­g Britain’s Railways
• Prize crossword
• Where is it?
• Solution to the January issue.

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