Issue No. 245 October 2016

8 HEADLINE NEWS
Entire East Anglian fleet to be replaced in new
Abellio-run franchise; Scarborough ‘Syphons’;
Island Line to remain part of SWT franchise;
Rare visitor for first IoW diesel gala; EGIP wires
installed ‘too low’; West Midlands ITT published;
Bomo bye-bye for Class 442s; Driver error to
blame for Paddington derailment; Southern
gets a ‘Project Board’ as dispute continues; Final
Fawley oil trains runs; RAIB investigates Balham
tragedy; Grand Hibernian takes to the tracks.

16 D&E ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
As the Isle of Wight Steam Railway announces
its first ever diesel gala, we look back over the
various types of ‘modern traction’ that have
worked on the island.

20 THE ‘JOURNEY SHRINKER’
The full story of how HSTs started running the
first ever 125mph timetables 40 years ago on
the Western Region in October 1976.

26 0-60: CLASS 57/3
Great Western Railway’s summer Saturday loco-
hauled service provides a new best-ever diesel
loco time from 0 to 60mph.

27 DERBY TRAINMAN
A final dose of in-cab banter from the 1990s.

28 TIME TRAVELLER
October news from the last 50 years.

29 EXPRESS MAILBAG AND REVIEWS
Falmouth branch locos; Tebay tanks; Wrong
‘Warship’; Canterbury tales.

30 LU WORLD
Night Tube services begin at last; Sub-surface
lines to become one railway.

71 RAILTOURS
Last chance for Rugeley ‘B’ branch; UK Railtours
to break new ground at Drax Power Station.

74 PRESERVATION
3-CEP heads to Ireland for camping use; ‘Teddy
Bear’ returns to Ribble after failure; CIG celebrates
NSE 30; Four Class 40s for East Lancs gala.

78 POWER BY THE HOUR
Two Colas Class 56s back to service; DB cargo
puts 20 stored ‘Tugs’ up for sale.

80 POWERSCENE
Notable workings listed class by class.

90 UNITARY AUTHORITY
More Class 442s put into store.

92 SHUNTER SPOT
Celsa shunter outshopped; Immingham duty ends.

94 COACH COMPARTMENT
Translator vehicles put into store at Barry.

95 WAGONS ROLL
Deliveries begin of more GBRf Ecofrets.

96 IRISH ANGLE
Belmond train readied for launch.