January 2009

14 Bittern in Flight
In Practice & Performance, Keith Farr analyses the modern-day performance of Gresley Pacifics on their old stamping ground - the East Coast Main Line.

20 Platform Souls
With frequent bad press about railway enthusiasm, Nicholas Whittaker laments the passing of a once great hobby.

24 All Change in Gloucestershire
A look at some of the dramatic changes that have taken place on Gloucestershire?s railways.

22 KidsandTrains:ThereisHope
Nick Pigoff visits North Wales to see how the Ffestiniog Railway is staving off a potential volunteer crisis,

26 The Footplate ?n? Spectre
Norman Hill tells the chilling tale of a Great Northern driver who gained a late-night visitor to his cab.

35 RailTourers?Guide
It?s never simple deciding where to goon holiday. Our special guide has a multitude of suggestions.

48 An ?alternative? ECML
It has always been overshadowed by the ECML, but now Brian Perren puts the Hertford Loop into the limelight.

53 Panorama Special
A delightful preview of some of the ?new? gems to be found in the 2009 Colour-Rail catalogue