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Contents June 2011. No. 1,322. Vol 157. A journal of record since 1897

Headline News

England legend Sir Bobby Robson honoured. See page 11

ERTMS goes live, but steam axed; ‘Deltic’ hired for GBRf freight trains; Bittern emerges as Dominion of New Zealand; NRM+ project cancelled after funding snub; Scrapyard re-think after travel chaos; EC raids DB offices; Mallard lined up for Germany visit; Tornado boiler re-fitted.

On the cover

MAIN IMAGE: A4 No. 60019 Bittern has been repainted in garter blue and renumbered as 4492 Dominion of New Zealand. It is seen on the ‘Great Britain IV’ tour near Ferryhill on April 16. PHIL WRIGHT

INSET 1: ‘Deltic’ No. 55022 Royal Scots Grey on freight - see p9. LINDSAY ATKINSON INSET 2: NRM’s impression of a black Flying Scotsman

Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest

64 Steam & Heritage King Edward II hauls passenger trains again; G-WR humbled by kindness of other railways; Bodmin line repaired; ‘Dukedog’ in South Devon. 74 Railtours ‘Jacobite’s 28th season; Britannia back on main line; Sunday steam focus at Bristol. 78 Traction & Stock East Coast axes restaurant for Eureka!; Arriva refurbishes Class 158; Facelift for ScotRail Class 314s; Class 172s on test.

Testing times for LM’s Class 172s. See page 80.

84 Network £200m investment for Cardiff & Valleys; London Midland drivers’ strike settled; Bridge donation to GCR. 86 Freight 89 Narrow Gauge 92 Classic Traction ‘Western’ tuned up; Lottery win for pioneer railcar; DMU service at G-WR; DMU in scrapyard SOS. 95 Metro 98 World South African tank loco for UK; Vivarais - a new life; Kolkata Metro extended. 100 Operations News A round-up of news from the train and freight operating companies. 107 Traction Update Scrapped, repainted, named or sold? Full details here.

Regulars

12 Multiple Aspects 12 Railways in Parliament 20 Location, Location This month’s selected photo location is Greenholme, near Tebay. 39 Panorama A selection of the best in railway photography in our monthly showcase. 47 Readers’ Platform Your lively letters page. 51 Subscriptions Offer 52 Reviews A selection of the latest books to be reviewed.

Lottery cash for pioneer railcar. See page 93.

108 Meetings Details of railway society meetings that are near you. 109 Heritage Diary A comprehensive listing of the dates when heritage railways and steam centres operating this Spring. 110 100 Years Ago A look back to what Britain’s senior rail title was reporting 20, 50 and 100 years ago. 114 Prize Crossword 114 Where Is It?

(GREAT) CENTRAL RESERVATION! A pair of red and silver Santa Fe ‘warbonnets’, led by the then new GE Dash 8-40B No. 571 and GP60M No. 138, make an amazing sight leading two other locos hauling a westbound double-stack container down the centre of the multi-lane interstate 210 in Pasadena, California, on July 26, 1992. Two years later, the line ceased operation, was sold and now forms part of Los Angeles Country Metro system’s Gold line– operated by modern tram cars. RICHARD SUGG

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