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  • More ‘700s’ introduced on Thameslink

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Class 377 and 387 units are displaced as more Siemens-built ‘Desiro City’ sets enter service. THE number of weekday Class 700 diagrams on Thameslink was increased to 26 during February, comprising 15 Class 700/0 and 11 Class 700/1. Over 30 units are now in service. January 25 saw the final delivery of the month take…

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  • Colas Class 67s ready for service

    Colas Class 67s ready for service

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FEBRUARY saw DB Cargo complete work on returning Nos. 67023 and 67027 to operational status ready for their new life with Colas Rail. While No. 67027 was already at Toton, it was joined by its classmate on February 6, No. 66127 hauling it across from Crewe Electric along with Nos. 66056, 67007 and stored No.…

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  • ‘WHISTLER’ BACK AT BURY

    ‘WHISTLER’ BACK AT BURY

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The Class 40 Preservation Society’s split-box Type 4 No. 40135 was returned from Derby to its base at the East Lancashire Railway on February 17 after being repainted into BR blue livery at Loram. The loco was hauled by centre-headcode classmate No. 40145, pictured en route at Chevin near Belper in Derbyshire. No. 40135 was…

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  • ELECTRIC ‘FOOTEX’

    ELECTRIC ‘FOOTEX’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    London football fans had some Class 90 haulage along the West Coast Main Line on February 11, when Tottenham Hotspur supporters chartered a train from Euston to Liverpool South Parkway for their team’s visit to play Liverpool at Anfield. No. 90037 is pictured working the 1Z90/11.52 ex-Euston through Runcorn, which had classmate No. 90035 at…

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  • Classic Esso tanks new in ‘OO’

    Classic Esso tanks new in ‘OO’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Heljan has released a variety of 35t tankers, bringing a new version of the wagon immortalised by the Airfix kit. RECENT weeks have seen Heljan add a further model to its ‘OO’ gauge wagon range, this coming in the form of the 35t GLW Class B tanker. First seen in 1957, the design was pioneered…

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  • Colourful sector-era Mk.1 coaches new in 2mm

    Colourful sector-era Mk.1 coaches new in 2mm

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Review by Simon Bendall ALSO new in the Graham Farish range this month are further Mk.1 coaches, three of which are finished in Network SouthEast colours. These re-create vehicles most commonly associated with Thames & Chiltern division services from Paddington during the late 1980s and early 1990s, prior to the arrival of the ‘Turbo’ DMUs.…

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  • UK Railtours targets Goole Docks

    UK Railtours targets Goole Docks

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FROM OUR ARCHIVES Forgotten Tracks tour visits rare East Yorkshire lines THE Forgotten Tracks series of charter trains, arranged by UK Railtours, visits some lines relatively frequently while other trips are more ‘one off’ events. Its offering on November 14 – the ‘Galloping Goolie’ – fell into the latter category, travelling over some bits of…

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  • New locomotives delivered to UK

    New locomotives delivered to UK

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Both Colas Rail and Direct Rail Services have new machinery to commission as a Class 70 and five Class 88s arrive. SIX newly-built locomotives touched down on UK rails within three days of each other as February turned to March, bringing new motive power for both Colas Rail and Direct Rail Services. It was Colas…

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  • Bachmann dabbles with Experiment

    Bachmann dabbles with Experiment

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    Sam Hewitt

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    New in the Graham Farish ‘N’ gauge range is the BR Research-liveried Class 24 and two accompanying coaches. DUE to be added to Bachmann’s 2mm scale range very shortly is a further Class 24, this coming in the form of the BR Research department’s ever-popular No. 97201 (372-980, £129.95). The Sulzer Type 2 was taken…

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  • Sectorisation workhorses in ‘OO’

    Sectorisation workhorses in ‘OO’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    New from Bachmann this month are two further main line diesels that recall everyday sights of the early 1990s. DUE for release shortly by Bachmann are two new additions to its ‘OO’ gauge range of Sectorisation era locomotives, these eschewing any pretensions of glamour in favour of the everyday and, indeed, the sort of workhorse…

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