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Railway Magazine 1998 February Welsh Locos back from dead The Big Four
Railway Magazine 1998 February 1998 No 1162 Vol 144
CONTENTS
NEWS
HEADLINE NEWS6-13
Eurostar to carry adverts? Judicial review blow for Bodmin's freight plan; Midland Mainline introduces three-class travel; Luxury tour cancelled at 12 hours' notice; Brussels now just 2hrs 40 mins from London; Welsh Highland public inquiry starts; A4 in spark-arresting trials; Oil-firing plan for Albert Hall as 'Shakespeare Express' shuttles gear up; First view of Nunney Castle in BR green; NRM scoops f2m Lottery cash.
STEAM NEWS24-30
Oil-firing plan for Leander; A 'West Country' for Scotland? More VSOE dates for Clan Line and Taw Valley: Churnet Valley presses south to Consall; Green Arrow overhaul delayed again; More steam for Inverness?
NARROW GAUGE NEWS 31-32
Donegal railcars to be restored; MER tram reaches Port Erin; Another Ffestiniog/VVelsh Highland peace agreement.
NETWORK NEWS48-50
Ais Gill crash report published; Virgin reduces cost of advance tickets; Major rebuild for Leeds City, plus Railway Route Changes.
TRACTION & STOCK NEWS54-55
Virgin honours top public relations man; Final RfD naming at Tilbury; End of the line for Wales & West's heritage diesel multiple units. Plus Wagon Report.
PRESERVED TRACTION NEWS56-58
Class 33/I for the main line? Restoration plan for Class 503 coach; Work starts on 'forgotten' Class 45; Thunderer overhaul starts.
OPERATIONS NEWS 64-69
A round-up of news from the train operating companies, railway workshops and freight companies.
SPECIALS
PANORAMA41-45
Another selection of super photographs in our monthly showcase, sponsored by Fuji. This month, we are pleased to include once again a selection of black & white photographs still a valuable medium in these days of almost universal colour.
FARE'S FAIR?51-53
John Heaton looks at how the TOCs get their revenue particularly when customers have a choice of trains run by different companies.
HOME OF THE WIDEST COACHES75
John Cormack reports on a little-known Australian line with a big claim to fame.
STEAM
THE BIG FOUR17-23
January I, 1998 marks both the birth of BR and the 75th anniversary of the Grouping. Peter Semmens summarises the events surrounding the creation of the 'Big Four'.
WELSH TANK LOCOS BACK FROM THE DEAD?34-37
Mark Smithers looks at how a number of long-scrapped South Wales constituent company locos could be recreated using industrial locomotives.
TRACTION
NICKNAMES40
Our exclusive survey of modern traction nicknames in the November issue generated a large mailbag. Now some of the submissions are unleashed on an unsuspecting public!
LOADS OFF ROADS47
Part two of Nick Pigott's exclusive interview with EWS chief Ed Burkhardt
COMING HOME WITH THE MAIL59-62
In Practice & Performance, Peter Semmens takes a look at the unconventional Class 325 postal EMUS.
CLASS 47 LIVERIES83
The Railway Magazine 1998 presents the fourth part in the amazing livery story of this ubiqutious class.
REGULARS
THE SPECIAL PAGES 14-15
READERS' FORUM39-40
FIGHT FOR FREIGHT46
MYSTERY TRAVELLER63
STEVE McCOLL COLUMN 63
TRACTION GUIDE70-71
BOOKSHELF72
VIDEO VIEW73
PRIZE CROSSWORD76
COMING EVENTS77-78
IMPERTINENT
PARAGRAPHS82
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