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July 2018. No. 1,408. Vol 164. A journal of record since 1897.
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ScotRail Class 365 Nos. 365517/ 537 enter Polmont with the 22.30 Glasgow Queen StreetEdinburgh Waverley on June 23. IAN LOTHIAN
MAIN IMAGE: West Coast Type 3 No. 37669 thunders over Burneside Higher level crossing with the 15.20 WindermereOxenholme service on June 17.
Siemens wins £1.5bn Piccadilly Line deal, West Coast Railways steps in to provide Windermere train service, CAF, Stadler and Vivarail share Transport for Wales train orders as part of £5bn new franchise plan, Two inquiries begin as Northern and GTR timetable chaos continues, Virgin Trains East Coast gives way to LNER, £100m rail test centre for South Wales?
INSET 2: The story of Franco-Crosti steam locomotives. INSET 3: Australian solar-powered train - one of several alternatives to diesel.
DAVE MCALONE
INSET 1: 20 years of Class 66s. BEN JONES
Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest 66 Steam & Heritage
Industrial archaeologists uncover startling new evidence about the true age of 'Killingworth Billy', Gloucs-Warks feels the 'Broadway effect', Severn Valley's end of steam commemoration, 'Patriot' boiler by end of year.
72 Industrial
Main Image: Flashback to the 1980s as Nos. 50049 Defiance and 50007 Hercules lead an (almost) uniform rake of BR blue/grey Mk2s along the sea wall at Dawlish on June 23. The '50s' were returning to their old stamping ground with a Pathfinder Tours 'Mazey Day' train to Penzance. MARK V PIKE
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73 Steam Portfolio 74 Irish 76 Narrow Gauge 78 Network 80 Miniature 81 Classic Traction 84 Classic Traction Portfolio 86 Railtours 90 World 93 Metro 94 Traction & Stock First TPE Class 802 lands at Southampton, Class 153s for ScotRail luggage/bike vans, GBRf buys 16 Class 56s, West Midlands new DMUs to be Class 196, TPE scraps Class 68/Mk3 plan.
Visiting‘Britannia' No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell makes a fine sight as it departs Broadway with a well-loaded train bound for Toddington on May 27. JACK BOSKETT
98 Traction Portfolio 101 Operations 106 Stock Update
Regulars 12 Multiple Aspects With Lord Berkeley.
12 Railways in Parliament 36 Subscription Offer
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46 Readers’ Platform 58 All Change 60 Panorama
Our regular gallery of the best railway photography from around the world.
64 From The RM Archives
Find out what The RM was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.
Panorama: The Isle of Man Steam Railway’s 3ft-gauge Beyer, Peacock 2-4-0T No. 8 Fenella makes a splendid sight as it heads towards Port Soderick during a charter on April 27, 2017. TERRY AYRES
108 Meetings 110 Heritage Diary
Details of when Britain’s unique collection of heritage railways and railway museums are open.
122 Crossword & Where Is It?