Issue No. 243 August 2016

8 HEADLINE NEWS
Brexit threat to regional funding; First IEP at
Paddington; Staff disputes escalate on ScotRail
and Southern; Class 68s start work with Greater
Anglia; Southern cuts more than 300 services;
GBRf says ‘92s’ are key for Caledonian Sleeper
work; East Lancs return for ‘Warship’; DfT
releases spec for South Western franchise; Tube
stock on Regent Street; West Coast Railways
fined £200k; ‘Ultra 73s’ fail again; Passenger
satisfaction falls; Key questions remain for HS2.

16 GCR ALTERNATIVE TO HS2?
Could rebuilding the former Great Central
Main Line north of Aylesbury offer a low cost
alternative to an all-new HS2?

22 ‘WESTERNS’ TO FALMOUTH
There was a small window of opportunity for Class
52 haulage down the Falmouth branch in 1976,
the locos' final summer, so how many made it?

27 THEN & NOW: FALMOUTH
A test train in 1983 had to double up as a
passenger train; in 2016 the NMT made the
same trip, but sadly not in service.

28 0-60: CLASS 395
A return visit to HS1 in Kent to see if an Hitachi
‘Javelin’ can take top spot in our speed table.

30 LU WORLD
Getting the LTM’s 1938 Stock back on track.

32 REVIEWS
21st Century Grid Revival; The Railway Dilemma;
Seventies Spotting Days: The Western Region.

33 DERBY TRAINMAN
The vital railway role played by milk and tea.

34 TIME TRAVELLER
August news from the past 50 years.

75 EXPRESS MAILBAG
‘Desiros’ off the mark; ‘Teddy Bears’ on duty.

76 RAILTOURS
BLS targets NE ports; Class 68 heads to Alnmouth.

81 PRESERVATION
Rare outing for KWVR ‘08s’; IDRS ‘58’ moves to
Peak Rail; Replacement ‘Thumper’ for Cricklade.

86 POWER BY THE HOUR
DRS ‘57s’ go into store; Riviera sells Class 47s.

88 POWERSCENE
Notable workings from around the country.

99 SHUNTER SPOT
A round-up of the latest news and moves.

100 UNITARY AUTHORITY
Class 387s move to Hornsey for staff training.

102 COACH COMPARTMENT
Second HST set emerges in GWR green livery.

103 WAGONS ROLL
New Freightliner MWAs use recycled parts.

104 IRISH ANGLE
Second heavy freight trial; IR’s Belmond plans.