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In this issue
Tyne&Wear Metro at 40: Pt 1
As theTyne&Wear Metro systemcelebrates four decades of operation, GraemePickering tells the storyof its origins, construction and operation.
Power of the‘Georges’
For this month’s Practice & Performance Keith Farr rolls the clock back to the heyday of the LNWR and analyses the performance of its famous‘George the Fifth’ class 4-4-0s.
Tackling theVolunteer Problem
As heritage lines begin to reopen, Nicola Fox investigates the pressing need for railways toattract new volunteers fromtheyounger generation..
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