Features 14 Horsepower and all that Do you get confused by horsepower, tractive effort, brake force and so on? This is for you.

21 The man who runs three TOCs Nick Pigott interviews Keith Ludeman, chairmain of no fewer than three of Britain’s rail franchises – Southern, South Eastern and London Midland.

24 The Loco that cheated death North Eastern Railway J21 No. 65033 owes its survival to the Second World War – but has actually had three lucky escapes. Tony Streeter explains.

28 Testing Time for Tornado Graham Nicholas explains what was required to get A1 No. 60163 Tornado certifi ed for the main line.

36 Tram-Trains head for Britain This month’s P&P looks at the pros & cons of introducing tram-trains in Yorkshire

41 Mr Colour-Rail calls it a day After selling 2∫ million colour slides over 30 years, Colour-Rail owner Ron White hands over to a younger successor. Nick Pigott reports.

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