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Crossrail opening delayed until 2019, Grayling announces wide-ranging Rail Review, ORR blames industry for May timetable chaos, XC franchise competition cancelled, Greater Anglia unveils new trains, Porterbrook and Angel reveal hybrid DMU trials, Digital Railway plan for ECML, Crumbling hotel causes chaos at Ayr.

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

66 Steam & Heritage

A1 Trust launches company to build replica ‘V4’, ‘Sutherland’ and NYMR ‘Q6’ steam again, GWR ‘Mogul’ joins SVR overhaul queue, Forgotten 2-8-0 leaves Moors Line for Llangollen, ‘P2’ gets its wheels, NRM mulls ‘O4’ overhaul plan.

72 Steam Portfolio

74 Industrial

76 Irish

78 Metro

80 Network

Network Rail sells ‘railway arch’ property portfolio for £1.46bn, six month blockade planned for Berney Arms line, Merseyrail prepares for new Class 777 trains, Derby remodelling almost complete.

84 Classic Traction

Wandering ‘Warship’ visits GCR, NRM dismisses ‘KOYLI’ volunteer group, Class 50 gala line-up confirmed, repatriated Class 04 on display at Rowsley shunter gala.

89 Classic Traction Portfolio

90 World

92 Heritage Trams

94 Railtours

98 Narrow Gauge

100 Traction & Stock

Bombardier rolls out first Class 720 vehicles for GA, Class 769 ‘Flex’ finally moves to GCR for trials, TPE ‘Nova 3’ and Northern Class 195/331 start main line testing, first Class 230 delivered to London Northwestern Railway.

103 Stock Update

104 Traction Portfolio

105 Operations

Regulars

12 Up and Down Lines

Nick Pigott’s new opinion page looks at some recent railway positives and negatives.

12 Railways in Parliament

50 Then & Now – Great Malvern

52 Readers’ Platform

54 From The RM Archives

56 Reviews

58 Subscription Offer

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60 Panorama

Our regular gallery of the best railway photography from around the world.

110 Heritage Diary

Details of when Britain’s unique collection of heritage railways and railway museums are open.

114 Meetings

121 Reader Services

122 Crossword & Where Is It?

Features

14 IET Update

Practice & Performance takes another look at GWR’s Intercity Express Trains and their AT300 sisters, which are now operating all the way to Penzance.

22 Propelling Passengers at Anstruther

Robert Drysdale recalls some of the peculiar operating practices that were carried out at the picturesque town of Anstruther in Scotland.

28 Class 502 Back from the Brink

EMUs are often overlooked in the preservation world, despite being the backbone of commuter operations. Martyn Hilbert looks at the project to restore an ex-LMS Class 502, dating from 1940.

34 St Pancras 150th Anniversary

St Pancras was the Midland Railway’s contribution to London, and its splendours were not surpassed by any terminus built subsequently. Robert Humm reviews the life and times of the great station.

42 Nodding Along – The ‘Pacer’ Story

As the first units are withdrawn, self-confessed railbus fan Gary Boyd-Hope explores the origins and history of the BR/Leyland vehicles, which goes back more than 40 years.

49 Retaining Heritage Skills

Our new series looks at the Severn Valley Railway’s Heritage Skills Training Academy, and how it is equipping a new generation with traditional engineering skills.

On the cover

MAIN IMAGE: Shortly before the end of its hire period at the Dartmouth Steam Railway, BR blue ‘King’ 4-6-0 No. 6023 King Edward II coasts into Kingswear with the 17.00 arrival from Paignton on August 29. MARTYN TATTAM

INSET 1: Celebrating 150 years of London’s grandest terminus.

INSET 2: Propelling with passengers in the BR steam era.

INSET 3: BR/Leyland railbus prototype
No. RB3 in Northern Ireland.

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