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EXCLUSIVE-CAF hascompleted the fitout of the first Class 195
DMUat itsNewport, Gw ent, factory.Int hisexclusivepictur e,
set No.195007 sitsoutsidethefactoryon June 20 beforeinitial
testing and deliverytoNorth ern.PHIL MARSH
Having been
withdrawnby
GWR in June and
givenarepaint
by Lairadepot,
HST power
carNo. 43002
briefly visited
STEAM Museum
in Swindon
last month on
its waytoj oin
theNational
Collection inYork.
JACK BOSKETT
Panorama:
Awork-stained
Class 37
No.
pausesat
Bodmin Road
duringacrew
changeon
July 9,1983,
having
broughta
china clay
train down
from Bodmin
General.
STEVE IRELAND
MAIN IMAGE:National
Collection‘T9’4-4-
No.30120 will be one o
thestarguestsat the
Grea tCentralRailway’s
Autumn SteamGala
in October,visiting
from its usual baseat
theSwanageRailway.
STEPHEN GINN
INSET 1:Northern's
newCAF trains in the
spotlight.
CHRIS MILNER
INSET 2:Could TV links
have saved‘Warshi p’
No.D829?
INSET 3:150 years of B.
DCRailClass 56s
Nos. 56103 and
56091 powerthe
15.24Westbury-
Southampton
UpYard used
ballast train
through
Nursling ,on
theoutskirts of
Southampton,
on June 24-the
firstday of the
newservic e.
DAVID FLETCHER
Contents
August 2019. No.1,421 .Vol 165.Ajournal ofrecord since1897.
Regulars
Track Record TheRailway Magazine’smonthly news digest
Headline News On thecover
12 Multiple Aspects
12 RailwaysinParliament
56 Meetings
58 HeritageMatters
60 Subscription Offer
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62 Readers’Platform
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Ourregular galleryofthe bestrailway photographyfrom
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68 FromTheRMArchives
Heritage steam operations under threatfromnew
coal-burningrules,Hita chiwins East Midlands bi-mode order,
PM backsManchester-Leeds high-speedline, heatw ave
causestravelchaos,GreaterAnglia‘755s’enter serviceand
‘745s’gainORR approval, Northern ‘Pacer s’to run into 2020.
116 HeritageDiary
129 ReaderServices
130 Crosswordand WhereIsI t?
70 Steam&Heritage
‘Cromwell’tobeoverhauledat GCR, broken piston
sidelinesBradley Manor,Moorsline‘S15’on the
comeback trail,Barrow Hill completesMidland‘1F’
purchase,PRLCT to complete new-build‘Patriot’.
76 Industrial
79 SteamPortfolio
80 Irish
82 Narrow Gauge
86 Metro
87 Freight
88 Network
92 ClassicTraction
95 ClassicTractionPortfolio
96 World
100 Railtours
104 Traction&Stock
GWR unveils namesforClass 255‘Castle’sets,surplus
UK EMUstoSouthAfrica?, TPE accepts first‘Nova 1’and
‘Nova2’sets,Mendip stonetest forFreightliner Class 70.
107 Stock Update
109 TractionPortfolio
111 Operations
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