November 2016. No. 1,388. Vol 162. A journal of record since 1897.

Headline News
 
DB Cargo sheds 900 jobs; 15,000 apply for 78 Virgin
driver positions; Eurotunnel to sell GB Railfreight to
Swedish buyer; final design chosen for new Leicester
railway museum; InterCity 'Swallow'-liveried HST
unveiled; three-year extension for CrossCountry;
rail industry honours Olympians and Paralympians;
Southern dispute rolls on with no end yet in sight.

On the cover
MAIN IMAGE: The Great
Central Railway's Stanier
'8F' No. 48624 passes
Woodthorpe with a mixed
freight during the line's
autumn gala on October 9.
ROBERT FALCONER

INSET 1: Class 66
No. 66177 at Fawley
Refinery - see p41.
RALPH MONTAGU

INSET 2: BR '9F' 2-10-0
at Shepton Mallet - p14. DAVE COBBE

INSET 3: Class 47 No. 47712 Artemis passes through
Scotscalder on April 16, 2006 - see p28. GRAEME ELGAR

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

70 Steam & Heritage
Kinlet Hall bows out at West Somerset; Llangollen
Railway to overhaul Morayshire; BR '2MT' debuts at
Great Central gala; 'A1' builders announce 'V4' and 'V3'
projects; Isle of Wight 'E1' to steam by 2020.

76 Industrial Steam

78 Steam Portfolio

82 Network
Wirral Line loop closure to begin early 2017;
major strengthening starts on Whalley Arches.

84 Classic Traction
Future of East Lancs Class 504 secured; Scottish Class 84
returns home; rare '08s' star at Wensleydale.

87 Classic Traction Portfolio

88 Miniature

91 Metro

92 Irish News

94 Railtours

96 Railtours Portfolio

98 World

102 Traction & Stock
Modifications for Caledonian Class 73s; more DB Cargo
locos for Europe?; first Class 700 visits Peterborough.

104 Traction Portfolio

108 Narrow Gauge
Penrhyn Manning, Wardle to return to steam; Exmoor
extravaganza at Perrygrove; Rheidol No. 7 re-wheeled.

110 Freight

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

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

Regulars
12 Multiple Aspects
With Lord Berkeley.

12 Railways in Parliament

44 Subscription Offer
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60 Readers’ Platform
Your thoughts on the topics that matter to you.

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

64 Panorama
Our monthly gallery of the best railway photography.

118 Heritage Diary
Details of when heritage railways and centres are open.

124 Meetings
Railway society meetings near you – all the details.

130 Prize Crossword and Where Is It?

Features

14 Mastering the Mendips: Part 2
Keith Farr returns to Somerset & Dorset metals for
this month's Practice & Performance, taking an
in-depth look at the work of the Bulleid and BR
Standard types that worked over this most iconic of
routes to the very end.

22 Growth and Decline of Tuxford: Part 2
Robin Stewart-Smith concludes his historical study
of this forgotten railway town, which in its heyday
boasted three stations and a locomotive works.
This time we move from Great Central ownership to
the present day.

28 Britain's least-used stations
Every year the Office of Rail and Road publishes a
report showing the number of entries and exits from
every UK station. While the top 10 are largely found in
and around London, here we present a survey of the
30 most seldom-used stations within these fair isles.

36 Fawley Finale
September witnessed the end of an era when all
ExxonMobil oil traffic ceased at the Fawley refinery.
Nick Lera charts the history of this well-known
industrial site and the rise and fall of its rail traffic.

46 Long Train Running
Nick Pigott talks to legendary British folk singer
Billy Bragg about his new album of songs that
were not only inspired by America's railroads, but
recorded onboard trains and at stations during a
journey of more than 2,000 miles from Chicago to
Los Angeles.

48 Christmas Gifts Guide
Make the annual headache of Christmas shopping
easier with our annual guide to the latest railway
books, DVDs, calendars and railway-themed gifts to
suit all tastes and pockets.