January 2013

Contents January 2013. No. 1,341. Vol 159.
Regulars

12 Multiple Aspects

12 Railways in Parliament

18 Location, Location
This month’s photographic location isWhittlesea on the
line between Peterborough and March.

37 Readers’ Platform
The lively letters page on which YOU have your say.
Flooding closes GreatWestern main line and others;
Weardale and Dartmoor hit upon a‘gold mine’; Guard
jailed after passenger death: Paisley Canal line energised;
Nuneaton chord opens; Main line debut for Railmotor.
Headline News

40 Subscriptions Offer

57 Panorama
Our monthly showcase presents the best in railway
photography.

60 Christmas Gifts Guide
More ideas for that special seasonal gift.

66 100 Years Ago
A look back to what Britain’s senior rail title was
reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago.

108 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.

109 Heritage Diary
A comprehensive listing of dates when heritage
railways and steam centres will be open.

113 Reader Services

114 Prize Christmas Crossword

Track Record

68 Steam & Heritage
BR Class 4MT sold;
‘Met’No. 1 steams again;
Joem collides with car;
‘Jinty’added to Ian Riley stable.

78 Railtours
Charter boss fury over Aslef action; ‘Lizzie’ prepares to
bow out; Christmas charter round-up.

83 Freight

84 Traction & Stock
£25,000 reward after‘Voyager’derails at 80mph; Southern to
get more‘Electrostars’; Last‘Pendolino’carriages arrive.
Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

87 Traction Update
Scrapped, sold or repainted? Full details here.

90 Network
Plan agreed for Borders Line construction; Green light for
North Doncaster chord; 600th level crossing closed.

92 Narrow Gauge
New carriages and livery for Snowdon; US loco for Isle of
Man; Bredgar closes with nine-loco gala.

94 Miniature

96 Classic Traction
Romanian Class 56 saved fromscrapman; New look for
Churnet Class 33; Portuguese power unit for Class 50.

99 Metro
Blackpool heritage trams bow out on a high; Edinburgh
trams on test to airport.

100 World
Spanish‘Barry’with British locos; NY subway floods.

103 Operations News
News from the train and freight operating companies.