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Railways Illustrated January 2009
| January 2009 | Front Cover | Purchase Issue |
FEATURES
Deals on Wheels
DRS has a growing fleet of heritage locos, and a policy of buying second hand. We review its fleet, past and present
Gift of the Chat
Chatham Dockyard is a real National Treasure, as David Staines explains in detail.
Relief fromthe day-to-day stuff
Relief trains on the North East/South West axis in the 1980s threw up all manner of unusual traction as Pip Dunn recalls.
Railway Heritage Awards
Robin Leleux unveils the winners at the Railway Heritage Awards
Well worth the freight
Our new nostalgic pictorial feature recalls the lengthy, unbraked mixed freight that were common a part of 1980s S&C traffic.
THE BIG NEWS THIS MONTH
EWSmoves 56s and 58s fromWembley
West Coast Railways returns 37676 to traffic
Arriva buysmaintenance company LNWR
Class 47 works FGW'sleeper' via Yeovil
First train to Donnington for 17 years
New Spring railtours announced
NYMR sells its Class 205 'thumper' DEMU
Eight day 'Great Briton 2' steamtour planned
COVER STORIES
A great year ahead! Gala round up for 2009
DRS fleet in detail - all its locos past and present
Tornado on themain line
S&C freight pictorial
More EWS locos for France
56s start Imminghamsteel traffic for Colas Rail