July 2016. No. 1,384. Vol 162. A journal of record since 1897.

Headline News
West Coast fined £200,000 for Wootton Bassett incident;
Paddington SPAD causes traffic chaos; heritage lines
in £1million DfT giveaway; world's longest rail tunnel
opens; IEP to make passenger-carrying debut on GWR;
strikes continue to disrupt trains in Scotland, Sussex and
Kent; Virgin introduces free on-board entertainment.

On the cover
MAIN IMAGE: Only time will
tell if the UK electorate's
decision to leave the
European Union will have
any adverse effect on the
international rail link from
London to Paris and Brussels.
New Siemens Eurostar set
No. 374012 stands at St
Pancras International during
a press preview of the train
last November. CHRIS MILNER

INSET 1: Bagnall 0-4-0ST
Linda at the Chasewater
Railway - see p44.
ALISTAIR GRIEVE

INSET 2: The second part of our interview with John Cameron
- see p14.

INSET 3: GWR unveils its first Class 800 in green livery at North
Pole depot. GWR

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

66 Steam & Heritage
Keighley's 'Ironclad' to steam again; Foremarke Hall
returns; Maunsell Mogul on track for main line return;
boiler lift brings Clun Castle return closer.

72 Industrial Steam

75 Steam Portfolio

78 Traction & Stock
Rail Operations Group buys Riviera Trains' Class 47s; first
Class 700s in service with Thameslink; GWR Class 387
testing begins; special vinyls for Queen's 90th birthday.

84 Classic Traction
Pristine restoration for GWSR Class 37; 'Hymek' joins Spa
Valley gala line-up; Class 50 gets InterCity livery.

86 Traction Portfolio

90 Network
Borders Railway figures shatter predictions; first tracks
for Queen Street tunnel; more network flood damage.

92 Metro

93 Miniature

94 Freight

96 Narrow Gauge
New L&B Lyn to run next year; Fairbourne celebrates
best ever gala; Tracks to the Tranches special report.

100 Railtours

104 World

106 Operations
Our round-up of news from the train and freight
operating companies.

Regulars

12 Multiple Aspects
With Lord Berkeley.

12 Railways in Parliament

20 Subscription Offer
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37 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.

40 Reviews
The latest railway books under the spotlight.

42 Readers' Platform
Your thoughts on the topics that matter to you.

60 Panorama
Our monthly gallery of the best railway photography.

64 From The RM Archives
What The RM was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.

112 Heritage Diary
Opening times of steam centres and heritage railways.

122 Prize Crossword and Where Is It?

Features

14 Scotland's Union Man: Part 2
Nick Pigott concludes his interview with Union of
South Africa owner John Cameron, who explains
how he acquired his famous Gresley 'A4’ and talks of
his career as chairman of ScotRail.

22 Electro-Diesels in the Highlands
For this month's Practice & Performance
John Heaton examines the work of the Class 73/9s on
the 'Caledonian Sleeper' in Scotland, and joins them for
a run over the taxing Highland Main Line.

28 Tales from the Launch Pad
To mark 30 years since the launch of Network
SouthEast, former NSE PR man Dennis Lovett recalls
some of the behind-the-scenes events that led up to
the introduction of this hugely successful brand.

32 Same railway, different location
Cliff Thomas presents another entry in our Lazarus
Lines series, this month looking at the narrow gauge
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway, a line which has
existed in two completely different locations.

44 Chasewater: A Cinderella Story
The preservation journey of the Chasewater Railway
has been a true rags-to-riches tale, from a rag-tag
backwater collection to royal recognition for its
volunteers. Gary Boyd-Hope tells its story.

49 Rail Tourers’ Guide
As summer gets into full swing, we present our second
special holiday supplement for this year. There are
inspirational ideas for late-season rail holidays and a
look ahead to what some of the rail tour specialists are
offering for 2017.