July 2014. No. 1,360. Vol 160. A journal of record since 1897

On the cover

MAIN IMAGE:
Adorning the cover of our wartime edition is a single poppy – the
simple yet poignant symbol used since 1920 to commemorate
soldiers who have died in war. Its use was inspired by vast
numbers of such flowers that later sprang up on the battlefields and
by the FirstWorldWar poem entitled In Flanders Fields.

Headline News
Third high-speed line revealed; Four S160s planned for military
railway revival; Colas andTNT in freight trial; LOROL to run
West Anglia lines;TeifiValley operations suspended by ORR;
Transatlantic A4s arrive back safely in North America.

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

76 Steam & Heritage
West Coast trio storms Mid-Norfolk; Tickets on sale for more
Underground steam specials; Colne Valley buys‘Austerity’.

86 SteamPortfolio

89 Traction & Stock
RVEL showsoffits‘Ultra Class 73’;NewGBRf Class 66onthe
way; HST trailer conversions forFGWat Kilmarnock.

92 Traction Update
Scrapped, sold, renumbered, repainted? Full details here.

94 Class 68s begin in traffic

96 Traction Portfolio

98 Freight

99 Network
£2million facelift for King’s Lynn; Dawlish sea wall height
to be raised; Flyover plan for Peterborough

101 Railtours

104 Classic Traction
Didcot diesels displayed; Class 14s prepare for anniversary.

109 Narrow Gauge
Gwyneddto steamat Penrhyn; TomRolt returns forTalyllyn.

111 Miniature

112 World
DBS and Etihad Rail unite for Gulf network; New Zealand
loco restored for FirstWorldWar centenary.

114 Metro
Edinburgh trams take to the tracks.

117 Operations
News from the train and freight operating companies.

Regulars

64 Reviews

72 Subscription Offer

123 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.

125 Heritage Diary
A comprehensive listing of dates when heritage railways
and steam centres will be open in July and August.

129 Reader Services

130 Prize Crossword plusWhat Is It?

Commemorative section features

16 The role of railways in the First World War
It was known as ‘the war to end all wars’, yet
tragically was to prove anything but... despite the
deaths of millions. In the centenary year of its
outbreak, David Stewart-David looks at the role
played by railways in that conflict.

22 ROD of Steel
Hugh Heaton and Rex Carver explain the history
of the Railway Operating Division of the Royal
Engineers and the varied locomotives they used.

28 Tracks to the Trenches
Cliff Thomas describes the crucial role narrow
gauge railways played in getting men and
munitions to and from the trenches.

34 Ambulance Trains
Ambulance trains were vital for the evacuation of
wounded soldiers from battlefields. Hugh Heaton
explains the background to these ‘mobile hospitals’.

38 In the Front Line
Rob Langham looks at how Britain’s railway
companies contributed to the war effort, with
emphasis on the North Eastern Railway and
the battalion that fought in its name.

40 Home Trains Running
In Practice & Performance, Keith Farr looks at some
of the gargantuan performances displayed by
locos during the 1914/18 period.

46 The role of railways in the Second World War
An overview of the vital way the railways helped
influence the outcome of the Second World War
– both at home and abroad – as told by David
Stewart-David and Peter Wood.

54 The Engines that won the War
Editor Nick Pigott describes the various types of
locomotive used by the War Department and
US Army Transportation Corps.

64 Railways and the ‘Holocaust’
Millions of people in Europe were sent by train to
their deaths in Nazi concentration camps.
Keith Fender provides a chilling reminder of those
terrible years between 1939 and 1945.

66 Military Railways
Chris Milner looks at military railways and
how they were created to train engineers on
the operation, building and dismantling of
tracks.

70 Wartime Weekends
The re-enactment of the wartime period of the
1940s has become a popular event at many
heritage railways, as Chirs Milner explains.