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ISSUE 221
October 20 – November 16, 2016


Headline News 6
Plans for dedicated Mk.3 train to run
at 90mph behind Tornado; green light
for new LNER V4 and V3 tank; Flying
Scotsman opens new East Lancashire
Railway halt; six shortlisted designs
for new £18 million Great Central
museum and Duchess of Sutherland
derails at Butterley the day before the
last ‘Royal Duchy’.

News 10
BR Standard 2MT makes Great
Central comeback 50 years after
withdrawal; NELPG to stage its own
50th anniversary gala; National
Railway Museum marks 40 years
of the High Speed Train; Seaton
Tramway gets £1 million windfall;
the Bluebell and Kent & East Sussex
regular volunteer who travels from
Canada; gala action from Keighley
& Worth Valley and North Yorkshire
Moors; North Norfolk WD 2-10-0
set for return; official level crossing
opening heralds Swanage-Wareham
services and second Quirks and
Curiosities gala for Porthmadog.

Main Line News 60
Blower valve stops Princess Elizabeth
on ‘Cathedrals Express’ at Gloucester;
Steam Dreams’ plans for ‘gourmet’
trips hauled by Flying Scotsman in
2017; Tyseley Locomotive Works to
become ‘King’ of the Castles with
Defiant appeal launched and B1
Mayflower out until mid-March.

With Full Regulator 66
Don Benn reports on LMS Jubilee
performance past and present.

Regulars

Railwayana 50
Geoff Courtney’s regular column.

Centre 58
Leander crossing Whalley arches
by Kevin Whitehurst

Main Line Itinerary 65
Steam and heritage diesel
railtours.

Platform 96
Where your views matter most.

Off the Shelf 100
Latest book and DVD releases.

Up & Running 102
Guide to railways running in the
autumn.

The Month Ahead 114

Features
Scotsman takes the West Midlands by storm 
 
A record 45,000 people flocked to the Pacific Power event to watch the
world’s most famous locomotive, Flying Scotsman, in action as the mass
public clamour to see the greatest steam icon of them all showed no
signs of abating, reports Robin Jones.52

Better than BR!
In the final part of our series marking
30 years since Duke of Gloucester
returned to steam, Ian Murray looks
at the record-breaking performances
of the locomotive, beyond which it
could have achieved under BR.69

NELPG Keeping North Eastern Steam Alive
As the North Eastern Locomotive
Preservation Group celebrates 50
years since it was formed in1966,
Maurice Burns takes a nostalgic
look back at how it all began, the
successes and the challenges of being
involved in so many locomotives that
once operated in the North East.72

Santa specials
20 of the very best!
Want to take the children to see
Father Christmas this year? Forget
waiting for the sleigh and reindeer
– there is now no better way to see
the man in red than by vintage train!
Here, Robin Jones looks at 20 of the
best festive season offerings.80

The Last Beasts of Man
Graig Merthyr – sadder,
with other tales to tell...
The National Coal Board railway
in the Dulais Valley was unique.
Geoff Silcock recounts some of the
incidents that punctuated the line’s
last few years, including an encounter
with a then unknown journalist...88





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