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Railways Illustrated January 2010

January 2010 Front Cover Purchase Issue
FEATURES

Sprinters

Evan Green Hughes celebrates the 25 years of Pacers and Sprinter DMUs

All quiet on the Western Front

Murray Brown looks at the history of D1048 Western Lady

A powerful balancing act

Pairs of Class 50s up the Lickey remembered

From Willesden to Bulgaria

A look at former BR Class 87s at work in Bulgaria

Is Santa still special?

Andrew Fowler asks if Santa specials give value for money

Scottish speedlink

Paul Shannon looks back at Speedlink trains in Scotland in 1990

The birth of a legend

The entry into traffic of the Deltic prototype

Heritage awards celebrate reinventions of the past

Heritage awards celebrate reinventions of the past

Shirebrook becomes Shire-broke

Lost depots looks back at Shirebrook

THE BIG NEWS THIS MONTH

WCR acquires Blue Pullman coaches
East Coast is nationalised
Cornish trip planned for 40 and Western
Colas rail unveils its Class 66s
New Class 380 shown off to the press
DBS stores its repainted 37s
50017 Royal Oak runs again

COVER STORIES

Class 87s in Bulgaria
Class 70s arrive
Class 67s for Oban?
Railway heritage awards
Deltic remembered
Sprinters 25 years on
Class 57/67 passenger duties