The Railway Magazine – July 2019

A once-in-a-lifetime shot for the

lucky photographer as two legends

of British steam meet on the main

line in 2019. No. 60103Flying

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Castleat Hinksey, south of Oxford,

on June 15.ROBIN COOMBES

July 2019 •The Railway Magazine•

SCOTRAIL CHANGES:New train performance north of
the border - p

BRINGING BACK THE BELLE:‘5-BEL’ restoration MET MEMORIES:Touring LT steam lines in 1954 - p

report - p

Features

16 ScotRail Progress

John Heaton visits Scotland to assess the

performance of recently introduced train fleets,

including the refurbished HSTs and Hitachi

Class 385s.

23 Humphrey Platts: Railway Photographer

Nick Piggott meets a railway photographer whose

work stretches back almost 75 years.

30 Return of the Brighton Belle

As its multi-million pound restoration reaches a

conclusion, Andy Coward finds out what has been

required to adapt the‘5-BEL’for 21st century main

line operation.

36TheWensleydale Railway

Running through a beautiful part of NorthYorkshire,

this relatively new heritage railway has exciting

plans for the future, as Graeme Pickering discovers.

43 Overnight Sensation?

In the latest of our new train tests, Ben Jones

takes a trip on Caledonian Sleeper’s Mk5s to see

if they deliver on their promise of a hotel quality

experience.

50The Metropolitan Special

Andrew Royle looks back at a forgotten railtour over

LondonTransport’s Metropolitan Line in 1954.

55 Forgotten Gems

Mark Smithers highlights several significant

industrial and narrow gauge survivors which have

largely escaped public attention.