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Railways Illustrated April 2009

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FEATURES

A Common Cause

A look back over the 103 years of Old Oak Common

Spitfire Takes Off

Jo Ford talks about Spitfire Railtours' progress

Snow Patrol

First GBRf Class 73s on snow clearing duties

Hercules remembered

25 years after 50007 lost its Hercules name

In for a Shilling…

Shillingstone station on the S&D undergoing a revival

Highland Steam Heat Finale

The last years of steam heat 47s to Inverness

The Swedest Thing

The spectacular Inlandsbanan journey to the Arctic Circle

Cornish Freight's Uncertain Future

Paul Shannon reviews current Cornish freight

THE BIG NEWS THIS MONTH

DB Schenker stores Class 60 fleet
Western for Paddington stock moves?
Hitachi-led consortium wins IEP deal
Grand Central gains extra ECML path
Cornish locos for Keighley gala
Trespassers mar Tornado's King's Cross trip
Russia tests 11,130hp gas turbine loco

COVER STORIES

Snow Patrol
Old Oak Common through the years
Royal naming for Tornado
Hungarian 86s unveiled