Issue No. 241 June 2016
8 HEADLINE NEWS
5000 new vehicles to be delivered by 2020,
Double ‘Tractors’ for magazine charity special,
Camping coach site put up for sale, ‘Western’
re-creates nonstop run, Network Rail looks at
future of railways in Wales, Franchised operators
pay increasing premiums to the Government,
Floating track to combat Crossrail tunnel noise,
‘Baffled’ Govia wins injunction to restart 12-car
GatEx services, Final ‘66’ gets celebrity name
and livery, Retro power car enters service, GWR
celebrates HST 40 at Bristol open day.

16 TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Looking back at the once extensive network of
fuel oil trains, now reduced to just a few
as-required workings.

22 0-60: CLASS 172
This small batch of Chiltern Railways units are
more powerful than they look.

23 BRITS ABROAD: CLASS 58s
Nearly half of the original fleet of 50 locos are
stored at Alizay in northern France.

24 MODERN TRACTION DINOSAURS
The District Railway’s fourth-rail bogie ‘box’ locos,
which ran from 1905 to 1939.

25 TIME TRAVELLER
June news from the past five decades.

27 DERBY TRAINMAN
Tim Helme has an unplanned solo in the cab.

28 REVIEWS
London Underground Electric Trains, Class 31
Locomotives, ABC Rail Guide 2016.

29 EXPRESS MAILBAG
Rarities: Royal ‘Western’, passenger ‘Teddy Bear’,
Waverley Route diesels.

30 LU WORLD
The District Line’s ‘D’ Stock days are numbered.

71 RAILTOURS
‘20s’ to Portsmouth, Double ‘Sheds’ to Ayr.

74 PRESERVATION
EPB Group seeks new base, Class 89 makes
comeback progress, DEMU car scrapped.

80 POWER BY THE HOUR
More Europhoenix ‘37s’, Latest ‘68s’ start work.

82 POWERSCENE
Our comprehensive round-up of notable workings.

91 UNITARY AUTHORITY
Spare ‘460’ cars sent to scrap, ‘442’ to store.

93 SHUNTER SPOT
Alstom ‘Gronk’ stars at East Lancs gala.

94 COACH COMPARTMENT
Oxford internal users go for scrap.

95 WAGONS ROLL
DB Cargo orders Ealnos boxes.

96 IRISH ANGLE
40-year-old locos celebrate 70-year-old society.