Features

12 From LTS to c2c Once the ‘cinderella’ of rail services, c2c has been transformed into an award-winning railway as Mark Chatterton explains. 18 Lost at Sea – update Philip Atkins and Mike Hudson provide an update on information that has come to light since the original September 2007 article on locos lost at sea.

23 Works Visit Chris Milner provides an overview of the Siemens train-building plant at Uerdingen, Germany.

26 From Wear to Thames For Practice & Performance, Keith Farr rides the 125mph Class 180 ‘Adelante’ DMUs on the East Coast Main Line.

ROUTE PROFILE

From LTS to c2cThe story of the London, Tilbury & Southend systemThe largely self-contained nature of this main line has given it a rather isolated feel – a situation that continues to this day, as relates

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38 Timetable review The second part of John Cormack’s look at service changes in the new winter timetable.

40 Panorama – winter special A selection of the best in seasonal railway images old and new

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