February 2016. No. 1,379. Vol 163. A journal of record since 1897.
Storms ravage West Coast Main Line; CAF wins
£490million Northern Rail rolling stock order; Suburban
monopoly for TfL; Flying Scotsman makes long-awaited
return; UKRL's Class 56 re-engineering plans; South
Africa to scrap heritage steam fleet; Borders Railway
patronage passes half-million in four months.

On the cover
MAIN IMAGE:
 The diversions caused by
the closure of the WCML
resulted in the unusual
sight of a pair of Class 47s
working the Caledonian
Sleeper on January 14.
Nos. 47848 and 47843
stand at Carlisle prior to
working the train on to
Glasgow. TOM MCATEE

INSET 1: New DMUs for
Northern Rail – CAF
wins major order. See p11.
NORTHERN RAIL

INSET 2: 'S15' No. 30837 at Bentley in January
1966. See p30. JOHN H BIRD

INSET 3: Freightliner Class 70 No. 70004 powers away
from Blackhouse Junction. See p21. STUART FOWLER

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest
70 Steam & Heritage
'N2' to return to King's Cross; farewell to the 'Caprotti
Five’; Hawksworth pannier to visit Blaenavon; green '9F'
joins Somerset & Dorset anniversary gala.
76 Industrial Steam
78 Steam Portfolio
82 Traction & Stock
ROG seeks more Class 37s; Siemens wins Class 313
replacement order; Class 56 honours the ‘Lost Boys’.
85 Stock Update
86 Traction Portfolio
89 Narrow Gauge
Spanish loco for Ravenglass; the return of Heywood's
Katie; Samson replica steams at Beamish.
92 Railtours
94 Railtours Portfolio
96 Network
Inside Thameslink's Cricklewood regeneration; Rochester
station opens; Leicester fuelling point to re-open.
98 World
Hungarian NOHABs reunited; Japan to fund Indian
‘Bullet Train’ route; Fire guts Australian steam museum.
102 Metro
103 Freight
104 Classic Traction
'KOYLI' prepares to meet Flying Scotsman; Class 73s for
Bo'ness gala; Leicester depot to restore Class 58.
108 Operations
Our round-up of news from the train and freight
operating companies.

Regulars
28 Subscription Offer
50 Multiple Aspects
50 Railways in Parliament
51 Time Traveller
52 Rolling Stock Orders
Who is ordering what and from where.
54 Reviews
59 Panorama
Our monthly gallery of the best railway images.
66 Readers' Platform
Your thoughts and opinions on the topics that matter
to you.
68 10 Minutes, 10 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.
122 Prize Crossword

Features
14 The Waverley Route: Before 1969
This month's Practice & Performance sees Keith Farr
describe some exemplary runs over the Waverley
Route from Edinburgh to Carlisle, from the days when
both British Atlantics and Gresley 'A3s' held sway.
21 This is Ayrshire
Stuart Fowler explores this little-documented area of
Scotland, which was once awash with coal traffic, but
now relies heavily on passenger traffic to keep the
wheels turning.
30 Southern Steam Finale
John H Bird delves into his vast photographic archive
to present a selection of his own images chronicling
the final years of Southern Region steam on British
Railways.
38 On The Rack: Part 2
After examining the rack railways of Switzerland,
Germany and Austria last month, Allan George
concludes his study by looking at the cog railways
found in the rest of the world.
46 End to End
Jarrod Cotter travels back to the heyday of Class 50
haulage on the Western Region's Paddington to
Penzance route, profiling many of the 'Hoovers' found
at these two famous termini.
56 Positive Times for Peru: Part 2
Keith Fender explains how an increase in freight traffic
has contributed to a renaissance for Peru's railways,
10 years after The RM last reported from this part of
South America.