Issue No. 246 November 2016

8 HEADLINE NEWS
Government unveils new freight strategy; Severn
Tunnel closed; Power car gets InterCity Swallow
livery; CAF and Alstom move closer to new UK
facilities; Dozen Class 20s to gather for diamond
jubilee; First Class 800 IEP reaches Devon; Outline
details released for Thameslink 2018 timetable;
First ScotRail Class 385 arrives; Derailments at
Watford and Welwyn; CrossCountry franchise
extended to 2019; East Anglia winner outbid
rivals by £600 million.

16 GBRf15: 19 LOCOS IN FOUR DAYS
GB Railfreight celebrated its 15th anniversary
with a four-day railtour that raised more than
£125,000 for charity in the process.

22 RETRO FREIGHT: RUGBY CEMENT
A full history of the former operations that sent
wagonload cement around the country.

26 SECOND CHANCE TO SEE: CLASS 26
The BRCW Type 2s have always been gutsy
performers, but how does No. 26028 compare
today to that while still in BR service?

30 MOMENT IN TIME: YORK ‘WESTERN’
The day 40 years ago when a diesel-hydraulic
first hauled a passenger train out of King’s Cross.

71 EXPRESS MAILBAG AND REVIEWS
Single power car HSTs; ‘Teddy Bears’ as Lickey
bankers?; Class 318 anniversary.

72 TIME TRAVELLER
Looking back to past November news.

73 LU WORLD
LT Museum looks to run postponed trips in 2017;
Historic signal cabin saved for future use.

74 RAILTOURS
‘Western’ shines on run to Penzance; Main line
return for ‘Whistler’; Charter train diary.

76 PRESERVATION
North British ‘84’ moves to Bo’ness; ‘CIG’ likely to
be scrapped; Isle of Wight gala success; First gala
dates confirmed for 2017.

80 POWER BY THE HOUR
Seasonal return for DRS ‘20s’; GBRf to hire ‘47s’.

82 POWERSCENE
Notable workings listed class by class.

91 SHUNTER SPOT
DB Cargo puts entire shunter fleet up for sale.

92 UNITARY AUTHORITY
A full round-up of DMU and EMU news.

94 COACH COMPARTMENT
Ex-Pullman car becomes Royal Scotsman spa.

95 WAGONS ROLL
GBRf invests in Middleton Towers sand flow.


96 IRISH ANGLE
Teething troubles for Grand Hibernian.