March 2012 - Issue 190
CONTENTS
6 News
Four operators in the frame for West Coast, rail network costs revealed by rail regulators, derailment brings WCML to a halt, Greater Anglia goes Dutch.
14 30 Years of Mk.3 Sleepers
David Russell charts the life and times of one of the most comfortable carriages ever built in this country, set to continue for many years.
22 Speedlink Casualties
The conveyance of cement from Penyffordd was one of the traffics lost to rail when Speedlink services ceased running.
24 Waste to Markham Vale
Plans are afoot to send waste trains to the former Markham Colliery in North Derbyshire – when the site at Roxby Gullett, Scunthorpe, is full.
28 Railtours
The owner of Didcot and Aberthaw Power Stations, RWE, allowed Pathfinder to run a tour inside its facilities – full story.
32 Time Traveller
The first Electro-Diesel made its appearance from Eastleigh in February 1962. Headlines from February 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years back.
34 LU World
Passenger usage on London’s Underground system is now above one billion annually. How can the system cope with further growth?
36 Preservation
The Baby Deltic Project has suffered a temporary set-back with the withdrawal of the bogies it was to have used on its rebuild project.
40 Power by the Hour
Freightliner’s brand new Class 70s enter service immediately while DBS outshops ‘Super Tug’ in its Teenage Cancer Trust blue livery.
42 Powerscene
With superb imagery, a bumper 14 page coverage of all the topical movements, plus namings, livery changes and code allocations.
56 Shunter Spot
Two of Alstom’s long stored shunters are to be reactivated to help with the Pendolino lengthening programme. Plus location change update.
58 Unitary Authority
Class 180 ‘Adelante’ overhauls progress at Brush, Loughborough, while all the news of the various classes is brought to you here.
62 Coach Corridor
Chiltern Railways takes delivery of the first of its generator-equipped Driving Van Trailers to reduce loco noise and pollution in stations.
64 Irish Angle
Faults delay introducing the new Mitsui/Rotem-built 22000 Class (ICR) DMUs.
All the news from Irish Rail and Northern Ireland Railways.
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