June 2012 - Issue 1334
Headline News
ATOC wants franchise reform; Thirteen bid for three franchises; Consultations on protecting Brunel’s legacy; Tornado for ‘Elizabethan’ re-run; Waterloo is UK’s busiest station; Threat to close ticket offices hots up; Open access paths to be auctioned?
Track Record
64 Steam & Heritage
NYMR may reinstate Whitby platform; Beamish gets partner for Dunrobin; Epping Ongar line reopens in May.
76 Railtours
Charter restrictions during Olympics; Railfest charter update; Re-birth of HST charters?
82 Traction & Stock
11-car Pendolino’s in traffic; Deep clean for Greater Anglia.
85 Traction Update
Scrapped, sold or repainted? Full details here.
88 Network
£350 million signalling upgrade for Great Western; Revamp for Stalybridge; Blackfriars cartouches are back.
90 Freight
91 Narrow Gauge
Quarry trio on their way home; 13 in steam at Statfold.
95 Metro
Auspicious start for new Blackpool trams; Nottingham extension to use former Great Central trackbed.
96 Classic Traction
Restoration begins on prototype HST; Full Class 50 fleet at Severn Valley; First loco lift at Williton.
100 World
Austria celebrates 175 years of railways; Steam retreat in China; New Zealand cuts back tourist trains.
102 Operations News
A round-up of news from train and freight operating companies.
Regulars
16 Multiple Aspects
16 Railways in Parliament
37 Location, Location
Our selected location this month is Culloden viaduct.
44 Time Traveller
Photographic gems from The Railway Magazine archives.
52 Subscriptions Offer
54 Panorama
More of the very best in railway photography in our monthly showcase.
60 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.
109 Heritage Diary
A comprehensive listing of dates when heritage railways and steam centres will be open.
90 100 Years Ago
A look back to what Britain’s senior rail title was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.
113 Reader Services
114 Prize Crossword and Where Is It?
Features
12 Records broken by ‘Fab Four’
A full report and pictures from Barrow Hill’s ‘Fab Four’ gala which attracted record crowds.
18 Cotswold Comparisons
Following major investment and re-doubling of the Cotswold Line, for this month’s Practice & Performance Keith Farr has a cab ride over upgraded line.
24 Flying Scotsman ‘150’
We trace the illustrious history of one of the world’s most famous express trains, 150 years old in June.
30 Ace service at Wimbledon
Recipient of a ‘Golden Spanner’ award, Phil Marsh visits Wimbledon depot, one of the country’s top performing maintenance centres.
34 Loughborough Then & Now
Contrasting views of the Midland Main Line station.
38 Cathedrals of Steam
A selection of rare loco shed scenes in colour, recorded by the camera of Trevor Owen.
44 Time Traveller
A further selection of classic images from The Railway Magazine archives.
47 A Fireman’s Tale
Brian Bell tells the real story of how tough life on the footplate really could be.
Next issue out 6 June 2012
