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Railways Illustrated February 2009
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FEATURES
The Black Box Chronicles
How D444 was fitted with OTMR for main line running
Shining Knights
Bruce Knights, the saviour of Eastleigh works, talks on the record
Diversionary tactics
National Express is now diverting trains - we find out how it did it
Building for success?
Andrew Roden assesses all new build steam loco projects
A Lynn in the book
Back to the 1970s and 80s when locos worked to King's Lynn
Meet the FOCs
Paul Shannon joins the RI team to tackle freight subjects
Sulzers by the Black Sea
Mark Elvey reports from Romania on Sulzer power hard at work
A long way from London
Duncraig station - has it ever had so much coverage?
Reddish Remebered
A nostalgic look back at the deceased Manchester depot
THE BIG NEWS THIS MONTH
Preserved 37003 destined for the main line
FCC unveils the brightest train on the network
Virgin's new timetable starts
NXEC wants push-pull 67s to work with Mk 4s
EWS stores two thirds of the Class 60 fleet
Main line return for Straford 47
COVER STORIES
Preparing for the main line
A round up of today's freight
operators
Diverting trains - how it is done
All the new build steam projects
assessed - which will work?
Tornado unveiled in apple green
Network Rail prepares for the
threat of snowfall