The Greatest Showon Earth - Nick Pigott takes a detailed look at the history and highly organised operation of circus trains - some of the most unusual and colourful trains to run in Britain.

FLEX: The Go-AnywhereTrain - In an innovative scheme to find new roles for surplus EMUs, Porterbrook Leasing and Brush Traction are converting Class 319s into bi-mode ‘FLEX’ trains. Ben Jones visits Loughborough to discover more about the project...

A Miscellany of 0-6-0s
In thismonth's Practice&Performance, Keith Farr analyses the performanceof three classes of humble 0-6-0 tender engines, which were also used on passenger duties.

TheTyne Valley Line
GraemePickering looks at this key60-mile artery linking Carlisle and Newcastle through scenic, rolling countryside along the courseof the RiverTyne..

Steam & Heritage
Didcot pulls the plug on‘King’ and‘Castle’main line operation, Llangollen Railway 2-8-0 sold, Owsden Hall moves to Quainton, Churnet Valley washout repaired, No. 45305 returns for GCR gala, Tyseley ‘Bloomer’ wheeled, and Strathspey gets second Ivatt ‘2MT’.

Traction & Stock
LNER HSTs to East Midlands Railway, Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87, ‘Pacers’ to work with PRM compliant stock, TransPennine fleet deliveries complete, DCRail gets its first Class 60, and TfW gears up for ‘Turbostar’ launch as first Class 67 is readied for traffic.

Northern Unit Refurbishment - As well as taking delivery of new trains, Northern is undertaking an extensive upgrade of its older trains, as Chris Milner discovers.

Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges - Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges have become a key part of the language of rail freight. Chris Milner visits an SFRI, and looks at their remit, along with the controversy they seem to be courting in more densely populated areas.

Lamentable Failures - Twenty years on fromthe crash that killed 31 people at Ladbroke Grove inwest London in October 1999, Fraser Pithie looksback at the factors that combined to cause the tragedy, and the changesmade as a result.

Newcastle Central - Newcastle’swonderful listed station has an impressivepast but, asGraemePickering discovers, it also has a major role to play in the futureas the city’sprimary transport hub.

Looking after rail infrastructure - AndrewRoyle explains the roles of the fascinating yellowtest trains that tour the country checking everything fromrails to overhead lines.

Curve of Unintended Outcome - The sharp curveatMorpeth in Northumberlandhas been the siteof several derailments; Fraser Pithie looksback at theevents ofMay 1969and June 1984.

Operation ‘Javelin’ - More than£125,000has been raised for charityby Class 395RemembranceDay railtours over the last three years. Doug Lindsayexplains how andwhy it wasdone...

Seven for a secret, never to be told - Diesel historian Adrian Curtis reveals the story of ‘Warship’No. 829 Magpie, and how its links with the childrens’TV show of the same name could have led to it being saved from the scrapyard.

Droning on - Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as ‘drones’, are bringing a startling new dimension to railway photography, as Geoff Griffiths shows.

Humphrey Platts: Railway Photographer Nick Piggott meets a railway photographer whose work stretches back almost 75 years.

TheMetropolitan Special Andrew Royle looks back at a forgotten rail tour over LondonTransport’sMetropolitan Line in 1954..

Britain’s New Trains–Part 1 - In the first of a new series reviewing the many new train fleetsnow entering service, Chris Milner assesses the LNER ‘Azuma’ and London Northwestern Class 230.

Made of Stone - Ben Jones takes a rare look inside Britain’s largest quarry, at Tunstead in Derbyshire, and discovers the role played by rail in distributing its products..

Towers of Strength - Part 2 - Nick Pigott concludes his study of the steam-era coaling towers that once stood at more than 100 loco depots across the UK.

Building on Broadway - The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has enjoyed a record-breaking year since its Broadway extension opened in 2018. Gary Boyd-Hope visits to discover what lessons have been learned...

Towers of Strength - In thefirst of a two-part surveyonsteam-era coaling
towers, Nick Pigott looks back at the landmark structures that once stood at more than100 loco depots.

ACinderella Story - Fromanonymous commuter train to star of the National Collection, Locomotion's newly restored '2-HAP' car tells an important part of the railway story, writes Nicola Fox...

Thames Valley Transformation - Keith Farr concludes his study of the transition from steam to electric traction on the Great Western Main Line from London Paddington over the last few decades.

All Change on the Great Northern - Peter Brown takes a trip on the new Great Northern Class 717s,which will shortly replace the 43-year-old Class 313s – the oldest passenger trains still earning a living on the UK network..

Les Nixon: 70 Years Behind the Lens - Nick Pigott interviews one of Britain’s best, and most prolific railway photographers, still contributing to railway publications seven decades after taking his first shot in 1949.

Four Lines in Four Days - Robert Drysdale describes his 800-mile trip when he visited four heritage railways in four days using the national network and occasionally a local bus...

THAMES VALLEY DIESEL PERFORMANCE.

RICHARD GREENWOOD: KWVR LOCO PIONEER.

SHIREBROOK DEPOT REMEMBERED...

Steam & Heritage - Public debut for ‘Saint’ at Didcot; Frames cut for ‘County’ 4-4-0 new build; Caledonian blue duo together again; Ashburton closure remembered 60 years on.

Nodding Along - In the third and concluding part of the ‘Pacer’ story, Gary Boyd-Hope looks at the life and times of the Class 143 and 144 units..

Steam & Heritage - Meiningen wins 'P2' boiler design contract, BR black 'Saint' for Didcot event, short-notice WSR visit for Llangollen 'Standard 4' tank, Bahamas stars at Tyseley 50th anniversary event, 'Pannier Party' for South Devon 50th gala.

Traction & Stock - Siemens Class 717s start work on Moorgate route, new livery for Virgin Class 221, first Class 315 EMU sold for scrap, approval for Overground Class 710s, braking issue grounds Class 385s...

IET Update - Practice & Performance takes another look at GWR's Intercity Express Trains and their AT300 sisters, which are now operating all the way to Penzance.

Nodding Along - The ‘Pacer’ Story As the first units are withdrawn, self-confessed railbus fan Gary Boyd-Hope explores the origins and history of the BR/Leyland vehicles, which goes back more than 40 years...

Concrete and China Clay - Practice & Performance looks at a selection of recent operations, including loco-hauled trains in northern England and GWR's short-formed 'Castle' HSTs.

Tracks to the Trenches 3 - Cliff Thomas reports from deepest Staffordshire and the third instalment of an event commemorating the role played by narrow gauge railways during the FirstWorldWar...

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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.

Pre-Grouping Perfection - Keith Farr looks at the performances of pre-Grouping 4-4-0s, which still handled a considerable amount of passenger traffic under British Railways in the 1950s and 1960s.

Safeguarding Britain's Railway Heritage - No country in the world has a greater railway heritage than Britain. Ben Jones meets the experts working to ensure it is protected and gainfully employed...

Tiptoe Through the Tulips - John Heaton reports from Eurostar's inaugural London-Amsterdam train – the first scheduled service between the UK and The Netherlands.

Dinmore, and More and More - Despite its lowprofile, the owning group of this popular GWR 4-6-0 has achieved some impressive feats and good reputation for reliability and performance of their machine. Gary Boyd-Hope goes behind the scenes..

Hitachi working on Class 385windscreen issues.

HOMEWARDBOUND York toHuddersfield in the1970s.

‘7F’ in for ‘B1’ at Severn Valley gala as snow fails to stop play..

Bi-modes and Western wires - Keith Farr assesses the performance of GWR's new Class 800s and how they compare to the InterCity 125s that have worked the route since 1976.

Obituary: RHN Hardy - Nick Pigott pays tribute to a legendary railwayman, one of the last links with the ‘Big Four’, and a prolific writer, who inspired generations of enthusiasts...

Re-creating the Rough Rider - As a new group takes on the project to build a replica GWR‘County’ 4-4-0, Gary Boyd-Hope explains how they plan to achieve their goal and bring back another long-lost class.

Crossrail Update - With the core tunnels under central London due to open in December, Keith Fender visits Crossrail for an update on how construction of the £14.8billion railway is progressing...

Practice & Performance: NCC‘Jeeps’ - Keith Farr looks back at the ‘go-anywhere’ 2-6-4Ts built by the LMS Northern Counties Committee for use in Northern Ireland, which became the last main line steam locomotives in revenue service in the UK.

Railway Holidays 2018 - Thinking about your railway ‘trip of a lifetime’or just a flying visit to see the fascinating railways of our near neighbours? Our latest rail holiday guide is packed with inspiration for your next trip...

Three Million Passengers and Counting - Cliff Thomas profiles the Llanberis Lake Railway in North Wales, its origins in the local slate industry, and its development since opening in 1971.

Closing the Gender Gap - 2 - The second part of Nicola Fox’s study focuses on women who have succeeded at the top level of rail
industry management.

Steam&Heritage - Blue ‘King’ for Paignton? Llangollen GWR 2-8-0 sold, ‘CanPac’ re-wheeled, gala success forWest Somerset and Great Central, A1 Trust eyes ex-SDR depot building.

Heritage Diary - Details of when Britain’s unique collection of heritage railways and railway museums are open...

Traction & Stock - ScotRail receives first HST set, TransPennine Express Class 68 and Class 397 break cover, Class 700s complete Thameslink takeover.

Steam&Heritage - Repton and Bluebell star at Severn Valley Autumn Gala, Dartmouth‘4MT’ to visit West Somerset, ELR plans major redevelopment for Rawtenstall.

Summer Saturdays to Skegness - Pip Dunn recalls the summer holiday trains that took a wide variety of freight-only diesels from the East Midlands and Yorkshire to the Lincolnshire Coast between the 1970s and the early-1990s.

Mail Rail Opens to the Public - Keith Fender visits the new Postal Museum in London and rides on a revived section of the Mail Rail system, which is now carrying passengers for the first time in its history...

Steam & Heritage - Southern steam galas draw huge crowds, Gwili extension open, first train on Alnwick branch for almost 50 years, Bluebell SECR O1 back in traffic.

Traction & Stock - CAF starts work on Northern Class 331 EMUs, new look for ROG‘47’, SWT Class 707 deliveries suspended, Class 319‘Flex’bi-modes for Northern and Arriva Trains Wales..

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The Railway Magazine - August 2018

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