INDEX TO VOLUME 156

January to December 2010

Compiled by Jon Longman

2807 FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE ASSOC. 2807 Feb 49, May 74, Jul 61, Aug 56* 4150 GROUP Peep at 4150 Sep 56 5305 LOCOMOTIVE ASSOC. (5305LA)

‘Black Five’ re-wheeled Nov 60, Dec 62*, 71 76084 LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Restoration shed boost for 76084 Nov 64 5AT PROJECT 5AT Project 4-6-0 Jun 39+, Dec 35 5BEL TRUST

‘Brighton Belle’ mural May 61, Nov 11* ‘Brighton Belle’ visits the Bluebell Oct 82 Bringing Back ‘The Brighton Belle’ Jun 14+, Sep 10* CIG moves for 'Belle' project May 83* 5BEL to preserve 4-SUB pair Aug 84* New look on the blue 'Belle'! Nov 9* The history of the 'Brighton Belle' Jun 16+ 6024 PRESERVATION SOCIETY

‘King’ aids ‘Princess’ Jun 67 ‘King’ future in the balance Oct 9 6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH SOCIETY

‘King’ aids ‘Princess’ Jun 67 A A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST A1 returns to Royal Train duty Apr 9* Book review: ‘The Tornado Story’ Dec 40 National Lottery's best heritage project commendation Nov 10 Steam to rescue as bad weather hits Mar 6 Tornado back after extensive stay removal Sep 57, Oct 54 Tornado sidelined by waterworks problems Sep 67 Tornado smashes Shap climb record Sep 9 Use your Loaf to give Tornado a support coach Aug 10 ABBEY LIGHT RAILWAY Abbey LR gala Apr 69 ACCIDENTS Arrest after crossing death Sep 6 Bridge collapsed after corrosion warning ignored May 87 Buckled track caused Cumbrian derailment Jun 10 Carrbridge derailment Mar 1*, 7*, Apr 6*, Jun 73* Car train derails in Austria Sep 87* Clapham Junction accident 1988 May 25* Class 86s in near miss after brake problems Mar 7 Closure for Ufton crossing? Jan 10 Death crossing report finds unconsidered risks Feb 64 Door comes off speeding German ICE Jul 93 Driverless track machine runs away for four miles Oct 10 Driver's lucky escape as HST hits tree Sep 11* Eighteen killed in Belgian tragedy Apr 8* Fatal crashes in India & Switzerland Sep 10* HSTs collide in Leeds depot Jan 8* Level crossing accidents Jun 12, Jul 12 Luxury tourist train crash kills three in South Africa Jul 93 ‘Meridian’ derailed at speed Apr 7* MER tram collides with car Aug 69 Narrow escape as 25kV wire falls onto platform Dec 12* NR apology after barriers-up crossing deaths Mar 10 Passengers hit by ballast Apr 78 Passengers injured as DMU is derailed by rock fall Aug 7* Potters Bar inquest Jun 10, Aug 10, Nov 9 RAIB reports on crossing smash and bridge collapse Nov 9 RAIB reports on 43106 derailment Jun 54 Road-rail excavator runs away Oct 10 Seized final drive caused derailment May 82* Serco fined £450,000 over DLR death Jul 91 Sleeper theft derails South African steam loco Aug 10* South African derailment kills three Jun 8 Staffs vandals jailed for eight years Oct 78* Stewarton viaduct fatality Jul 8 Terrorist bomb causes Russian crash Feb 69* Train slices through Dutch shop Oct 7* The Wasp derails at Welshpool May 84, Aug 69 12 killed on Spanish crossing Aug 10 21 injured in Sudbury branch level crossing crash Oct 8* Wheelsets cause accidents Aug 8 WLLR level crossing smash Dec 68 ADONIS, Lord Adonis pledges franchises up to 22 years long Mar 11 Adonis unveils blueprint for HS2 May 56* Coalition-fired railway awaits Jul 3 Row flares over Tube repair costs Apr 9 AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan railway progress Jan 91 AGILITY TRAINS Super Express Trains are put on hold May 56 AIRDRIE-BATHGATE LINE Mar 7, Jun 78, Sep 75*, Nov 70, 80*, 81 ALN VALLEY RAILWAY Mar 59, 82, Sep 57, Dec 58 ALSTOM Alstom brands a 'Pendolino' too Nov 77* Alstom's Thameslink bid fails Jan 78 Axle blow for Alstom as ice affects ICE Apr 14 DfT scuppers lengthening of whole

'Pendolino' fleet Apr 9 Edge Hill depot open and ready for 'Pendolino' extensions Jul 76* France gets ‘Primas’ Jul 93 AMBERLEY MUSEUM RAILWAY Jan 82*, Sep 71, Dec 67 Eynsford's Darent visits Amberley Sep 71 AMERTON RAILWAY May 85, Aug 70 AN END TO HOLD-UPS? Predicting the future Jan 47+ ANGEL TRAINS HST lease-back deal for Grand Central Jun 73 Name changes for ROSCOS Mar 8 APT APT high-speed test vehicle saved Aug 82 APT-E work resumes Nov 84 The BR Story: A brave new world of speed May 9*, 17* ARLINGTON FLEET SERVICES Aug 90, Nov 82*, 91, Dec 76 ARRIVA TRAINS Cross country runners: Practice & Performance Jul 28+ Germans buy Arriva group May 57, Jun 8, Oct 8, Nov 8 ARRIVA TRAINS WALES Funding axed . . . because of line's success Apr 15 Major refurb of ATW fleet Oct 74* Operations News Jan 94, Feb 72, May 97, Jun 87, Jul 95, Aug 27*, 87, Sep 90, Oct 88 Punctuality soars Jan 8 Woman stands on track to protest at train yobs Dec 12 ASHFORD Rail library closes Jun 10 ASHMANHAUGH LIGHT RAILWAY Know Your Lines feature Jul 84+ ASSOC OF TRAIN OPERATING COMPANIES ATOC wants longer franchises Jan 10 Passenger numbers start to return to pre-recession levels Oct 6 Rail fares to rise again Jan 9 ATOS ORIGIN New online ticket site launched Sep 75 AUSTIN, John John wins art award . . . again! Jan 10 AUSTRALIA Chaotic Australian rlys can learn from UK

successes Jul 12 Cl 73 named after Aussie PM Aug 8, Sep 85 Dobwalls collection goes down under Jul 11 Freightliner's coals to Newcastle Dec 81 Ghan Jan 39*, Jun 85 New Queensland electrics Jan 91 AUSTRIA Jan 91, Aug 85, Jul 35*, Sep 87* AVON VALLEY RAILWAY Gala Oct 56* ORR approves Bitton plans Oct 56 Rediscovered Sentinel Nov 60* Rocket tested at Avon Valley Apr 61 AXIOM RAIL Bitumen tanks delivery delayed Apr 74* AXLE BEARINGS Lineside microphones to detect rogue axle bearings Oct 6 AXMINSTER Faux pas on new platform Jan 74 AYRSHIRE RLY PRESERVATION GROUP ARPG break-ins May 77*, Dec 67, 82* B BABY DELTIC PROJECT

‘Baby Deltic’ project launched Nov 82, Dec 83* Finsbury Park anniv. at Barrow Hill Jun 80 BACHMANN EUROPE Model train firm moves into big league Nov 9 BACK BURNERS The Stationary Boiler Story Nov 38+ BAHAMAS LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY May 75, Dec 61 BAKER, Stuart New Year Honour Mar 9 BALA LAKE RAILWAY Apr 69, Jun 70 BARRINGTON QUARRY Quarry line may reopen Oct 8 BARROW HILL ROUNDHOUSE Finsbury Park anniversary Mar 82, Jun 80

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BARRY LOCOS 3845 rescued Jan 31*, Sep 59 80150 swap Jul 10 Barry Seven plans Jun 55 Before the miracle – 50 years of Barry yard Jan 50+ Dai's personal scrapbook Dec 43+ Future decided for 'Barry 10' Jul 58*, Aug 57 Peep at 4150 Sep 56 Restoration shed boost for 76084 Nov 64 BARRY RAIL CENTRE Barry Island line reopens with DMU Mar 81* Barry Seven plans Jun 55 Cl. 73 named after Aussie PM Aug 8, Sep 85 DMU in store Mar 82 Future decided for 'Barry 10' locos Jul 58* 80150 swap for turntable Jul 11 Steam-hauled trains back at Barry Nov 64 BATTLEFIELD LINE B. Line wins 'Peak' case May 90, Aug 84 5786 is Battlefield guest Dec 58 Galas Jun 81, Sep 55*, Oct 82* BEAMISH RAILWAY MUSEUM Galas Jul 66*, Sep 56, Oct 71, Nov 63* Narrow gauge at Beamish Mar 69 Steam passenger trains return to Rowley Mar 59, Jul 62* Wren takes flight Jul 83* BEECHING, Dr (Lord) The RM's BR special issue Part 2: The story so far May 7 BEFORE THE MIRACLE 50 years of Barry yard Jan 50+ BELGIUM Belgian high-speed lines open Mar 85 Belgian vandalism Sep 87 Eighteen killed in Belgian tragedy Apr 8* Errol Lonsdale leaves Devon for Belgium Mar 61*, 85 Late 'Eurosprinters' Dec 85 Tests for SNCB's Siemens EMUs Sep 87 Thalys TGV rescued Jan 91* BENISTON, Steve 37/7 completes set Apr 85 BENTLEY MINIATURE RAILWAY East Sussex miniature rly Apr 70, Oct 72 BETTON GRANGE SOCIETY Betton Grange Soc. buys Cogan Hall Apr 56 BICESTER Chiltern to run Oxford-Marylebone Mar 9* The fightback starts here Apr 16+ BIGNY, John New Year Honour Mar 9 BILLING RAILWAY New line at Billing Jul 83 BIRCH COPPICE Expansion at Birch Coppice Nov 74 BIRLEY, Julian New owner and livery for Alice Sep 72* BIRMINGHAM Birmingham-Yeovil open access plan Jun 6 Disabled give views on New Street Feb 10 Metro New Street extension Jun 9 Moor St bridges the gap to London Dec 79* New St gateway project approved Apr 78 Proposed Birmingham Gateway stn Jan 6* 6201 to break one of preserved steam's last barriers Aug 64 Tower goes in New St transformation Dec 78* BITTERN LINE Bittern Line is booming Nov 8 BLACKPOOL Blackpool to be wired in £200m plan Feb 6* Blackpool shutdown Mar 84 B. tram driver summonsed over death Aug 80 Glasgow-Blackpool link Sep 76 Starr gate depot gets go-ahead May 92 BLUEBELL RAILWAY Award for Bluebell Nov 61 Blaze destroys three coaches Oct 57 Bluebell buys a diesel Jul 86* Bluebell DEMU shuttles Nov 84 Bluebell EMU exposed Dec 84 Bluebell gets an E4 for Christmas Feb 46, Mar 55, Apr 60 Bluebell golden jubilee Aug 18+ Bluebell hires Paddington firm Feb 49 Bluebell Queen's award Aug 55 Bluebell seeks permission for Ardingly line bridge May 75

‘Brighton Belle’ visits the Bluebell Oct 82* Diesel to rescue at Bluebell Aug 80* East Grinstead extension and station opening Feb 47, Jul 60, Aug 57, Oct 8 Galas Jan 61*, Mar 55, Apr 63*, May 73*, Aug 57, Oct 54*, Nov 62, Dec 61* Heritage lines refuse to be beaten by snow and ice Mar 56 History made as passenger trains cross Bluebell viaduct Nov 10 Imberhorne tip, viaduct and spoil leaving by rail May 70, Aug 19*, Aug 54, Sep 6* New look on the blue 'Belle'! Nov 9*

Operation Undercover Aug 20* P for Pioneer II Apr 15*, May 73* People's Million grant Feb 49 Photo charters Jul 67*, Oct 1 Public debut for Bluebell petrol loco Nov 84* Rapid overhauls at Sheffield Park Jan 62 ‘Santa Specials’ Mar 55*, 63* Sir Archibald Sinclair withdrawn again Nov 62 Stamford finally moves to E. Midlands Nov 60 Stepney next as Bluebell locos return Jun 56 Talking of Trains celebrates 50 years Sep 55* Three railways in Bluebell 50th gala May 71, 85, Jul 34*, 62*, Sep 59, Oct 54* Tunnel track relaid Jun 55 Woodpax project Sep 56, Nov 56* BOAT TRAINS Nov 79, Dec 71, 85 BODMIN & WENFORD RAILWAY Jan 60, Mar 57, 58*, Jul 60, 66*, Sep 55, 56, Oct 58*, Nov 56*, 58, 62 BOILERS B. inspector guilty of H&S breaches Aug 59 BOLT, Chris New Year Honour Mar 9 BOLTON FELL PEAT WORKS RAILWAY Panorama Sep 49 BOMBARDIER Bombardier buys into Russian signals supplier Sep 87 Class 172 tests May 83*, Aug 8 Class 377/5 order complete Feb 62, Apr 74* Class 379s take shape Oct 6* 50million miles for Electrostars Feb 61* Itino diesel unveiled Jan 91 LU SSL stock delivery Jul 78*, Aug 72* New Stansted Express unveiled Dec 73+ Operations news Aug 90 Talent 2 arrives in Germany Jun 85* BO'NESS & KINNEIL RAILWAY Mar 57*, Apr 54, 85, Jun 57*, 82, Oct 57 BOOCOCK, Colin Locomotives through a box camera Oct 42+ BORDERS RAILWAY Jan 75*, May 60, 87 BOWES RAILWAY Jan 61*, Apr 68, Jun 60, Nov 61* BRADSHAW Bradshaw would weep Aug 52* BRANCH LINE SOCIETY Feb 66*, May 30*, Jun 66, Aug 65, Oct 67, Dec 70*, 71 BREDGAR & WORMSHILL RAILWAY Simplex for Bredgar Dec 68 BRESSINGHAM GARDENS RLY B. new 0-4-0STT Bevan steams Jan 83* Bressingham visitor Jun 55 Royal Scot Jan 60, Feb 46*, Aug 58 TPO to Bressingham jan 61 BRIDGES £10m Royal Albert bridge boost Jun 8, Jul 75* Bridge collapsed after corrosion warning ignored May 87 Bridge enhancements shape up Nov 81* Bridge 30 is back on NYMR Jan 64, Feb 46, May 70, Jun 54* Council fails to tickle bridge's name Apr 15 NR to invest £1.6m in Broads swing-bridge repairs Sep 76, Dec 78* Plastic bridge stands the test Aug 6* £20m road/rail bridge for Wales Sep 76 Woman chains herself to GC bridge Jan 8* BRIDDON, Andrew Andrew's ‘Teddy Bear’ goes on tour Sep 84* Engine man extraordinaire Oct 21+ Pioneer 'Teddy Bear' saved Sep 84, Dec 84 Sentinel for sale Oct 55

‘Teddy Bear’ for hire Mar 81 BRIDPORT BRANCH Last day May 11* BRIGHTON B. & Rottingdean Seashore Electric Rly Sep 33+ BRIGHTON BELLE See 5BEL Trust entries BRING BACK BRITISH RAIL CAMPAIGN Bring Back BR launched Jan 8, Apr 9 BRISTOL £600m deepwater port for Bristol Jul 91 South Liberty Lane container depot revival Jul 91*, Oct 83 BRISTOLIAN Non-stop 'Bristolian' launches GW175 in superb style Jun 9* ‘The Bristolian’ – 75 yrs on Aug 36+, Sep 39+ ‘The Bristolian’ in the diesel era Nov 32+ BRITAIN'S TEN WORST STATIONS Britain's ten worst stations Jan 6*, Feb 36+ BRITISH AMERICAN RAILWAY SERVICES BAR is seeking charters Feb 57 BA takes over Hanson Traction Dec 7 Devon & Cornwall Railways ExeterOkehampton bid Jun 8 Weardale gets network licence Nov 6 BRITISH RAIL

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