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Class 222s confirmed for ScotRail John Smith steps back from GBRf Five new West Midlands stations open TfW completes Valley Lines electrification Heritage lines facing fuel cost crisis ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
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ArticleMODELLING SECTION
■ West Highland Line in ‘N’ gauge ■ Rapido Class 45 ‘Peak’ reviewed ■ Spotlight on Cavalex Class 56 ■ Building station platforms ■ All the latest model news
ArticleHEADLINE NEWS
Five new stations open in West Midlands, GBRf’s John Smith to step back, ScotRail confirms ex-EMR Class 222s, Heritage lines facing diesel fuel price rise, Wales completes Valley Lines electrification, Lumo releases livery taster.
ArticleDIESELS ON THE S&C
As the Settle & Carlisle line celebrates its 150th anniversary, Andy Flowers looks at the line’s history and workings of diesel locos on the 72-mile route. THOUGH a regional route today, the Settle to Carlisle was initially laid out as a main...
ArticleCURVE OF UNITENDED OUTCOME
The town of Morpeth has seen several railway accidents, and Fraser Pithie looks at two in 1969 and 1984 which had devastating consequences.
ArticlePOWER BY THE HOUR
Chiltern completes Class 68 changeover as Mk.3s are retired. WITH Mk.3 operations having now ceased on Chiltern, the six XHCE pool Class 68s that were deployed to these trains since December 2014 have now returned to Direct Rail Services at...
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ArticleLABOUR OF LOVE – RESTORING 03179
Andy West tells how, with son Dale, they restored former BR shunter No. 03179 with no previous restoration experience. WITH it’s Gardner 8L3 engine producing 204hp, the Class 03 shunter produced between 1957 and 1961 proved to be one of the...