March 2016. No. 1,380. Vol 162. A journal of record since 1897.
Headline News
Settle & Carlisle line severed; West Coast Railways
banned again; Flying Scotsman makes BR green debut;
Banbury to lose its well-known semaphores; Prototype
HST gets matching train; Mail Rail to open in 2017;
11 killed in Bavarian rail crash; two bidders for SWT
franchise, Lamington viaduct reopens.

On the cover
MAIN IMAGE TOP:
Tuesday, February 23 witnessed a sight
not seen since the early 1960s
when a BR green Gresley
'A3' appeared beneath the
famous trainshed at York
station. The locomotive –
No. 60103 Flying Scotsman
– was making a main
line trial run from York to
Scarborough and back
following axlebox repairs
at the National Railway
Museum.
ROBIN STEWARTSMITH

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Meanwhile, the Great Central Railway
(Nottingham) was looking back to 1972 over the weekend
of February 13-14 when another National Railway Museum
treasure – prototype HST No. 41001 – made its first runs with
a train of matching Mk3s. The 125 Group-owned coaches were
fresh from repainting at Webtec, Kilmarnock. JASON CROSS

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest
78 Steam & Heritage
Bluebell's 'C' class appears at King's Cross; steam returns
to Midsomer Norton; '7Fs' near completion for S&D
anniversary; first sod cut for new Great Central bridge.
84 Industrial Steam
86 Steam Portfolio
88 Traction & Stock
Refurbished Class 321 nears completion; Class 700s on
test; first Class 88 completed; freight role for Mk3/Mk4s?
90 Traction Portfolio
93 Stock Update
95 Network
Facelift for Cheshire viaducts; Dover sea wall repairs
latest; Farnworth tunnel opens for high-speed trains.
98 Classic Traction
Crewe's Type 4s on Weardale line; classic livery for Irish
Metro-Vick; vandals wreck Middleton's OLIVe.
102 Railtours
105 Railtours Portfolio
106 Narrow Gauge
Fairbourne's 15in reunion; Peter Pan to visit Leadhills.
108 World
110 Freight
111 Metro
113 Miniature
114 Operations
Our round-up of news from the train and freight
operating companies.

Regulars
12 Multiple Aspects
12 Railways in Parliament
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60 Reviews
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62 Readers' Platform
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64 Panorama
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76 10 Minutes, 10 Questions
76 100 years ago
What The RM was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.
120 Heritage Diary
Opening times of steam centres and heritage railways.
123 Meetings
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130 Prize Crossword