January 2016. No. 1,378. Vol 162. A journal of record since 1897.

On the cover
MAIN IMAGE:
 The legend returns!
The National Railway Museum's
celebrity A3 Flying
Scotsman steamed again
on December 21, a decade
after dropping its last fire.
See p7. NICK BRODRICK

INSET 1: Stadler Bhe4/6
No. 3082 at the summit of
the Gornergrat Railway.
See p20.
CHRIS MILNER

INSET 2: Industrial gems at
the Tanfield Railway. See p38.
 EDDIE BOBROWSKI

INSET 3: DB Class 66 No. 66152 takes the last coal train
from Kellingley Colliery on December 18.
See p11. MIKE HADDON

Headline News
ORR to prosecute West Coast Railway Co; First Class
399 arrives for testing; WSR Association trustees to step
down; Coal wagons scrapped after Kellingley closure;
500 carriages for new Trans-Pennine and Northern
franchises; Storm Desmond floods WCML to a depth of
8ft; Virgin shows off 'Penguilino' and 'Claus' 91.

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

70 Steam & Heritage
Bluebell 'C' class to steam at King's Cross; GCR hits
£1million bridge target; 'K1' for Keighley gala; Cadeby
collection to reunite.
76 Industrial Steam
78 Steam Portfolio
82 Traction & Stock
First Class 800 IEP arrives at North Pole; Barrow Hill to
overhaul DRS Class 20s; Motorail vans for Network Rail.
85 Stock Update
86 Traction Portfolio
90 Narrow Gauge
L&B unveils Lyn frames; Manning, Wardle to leave Tywyn
museum; Lottery funding for Ravenglass museum.
92 Railtours
94 Railtours Portfolio
96 Network
East West Rail Phase 2 contracts awarded; £14million
facelift for Carlisle; Princes Risborough box reopens.
99 Freight
99 Metro
100 World
South African loco order farce; Italian railway
privatisation; the end for world's last regular
steam-hauled passenger train.
104 Classic Traction
CFPS secures third Class 40; Manchester to Bury EMU
saved; Bowes Ruston for passengers services.
108 Operations
Our round-up of news from the train and freight
operating companies.

Regulars
12 Multiple Aspects
12 Railways in Parliament
28 Subscription offer
60 Panorama
Our monthly gallery of the best railway images.
66 Readers' Platform
68 Ten Minutes, Ten Questions
68 100 years ago
What The RM was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.
114 Heritage Diary
Opening times of steam centres and heritage railways.
116 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.
117 Time Traveller
122 Prize Crossword

Features
14 Borders Regained
In this month’s Practice & Performance, Keith Farr
examines the operation of the Class 158s and
170s on the revived Borders Railway, together
with Class 67 and steam-hauled special trains.

20 On The Rack: Part 1
Allan George explores the delights of the
of rack and pinion railway, with a focus on
those cog systems still to be found working
in Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

30 Semaphore Farewell: Part 2
Michael Rhodes concludes his photographic tribute
to the North Lincolnshire bastion of steam-era
infrastructure signalling at Barnetby before it
disappears for good.

38 A Tyneside Gem
Mark Smithers visits the historic Tanfield Railway
near Newcastle to discover more about the
delights of this industrial steam stronghold
and its impressive locomotive fleet.

45 Rail Holiday Guide 2016
The RM's annual guide to railway-themed
holidays throughout the world, from the
hidden depths of North Korea to the special
atmosphere of Irish main line steam.

64 Positive Times for Peru's Railways
Ten years after The RM last visited Peru,
Keith Fender returns to take a fresh look
at how the country's railways have grown
and developed in the interim decade.