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Railways Illustrated March 2009
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FEATURES
It's alright on the Wight
Branch line Britain: the railways of the Isle of Wight
When to 'Tarka' train to Barnstaple
The locos that used to work the 'Barny' branch
Absolute Power
Andrew Roden asks: were the 'Duchesses' the best?
Bitumen traffic faces a sticky future
Paul Shannon reviews current Bitumen rail traffic
One Night in Scotland
The BR fleet at work in October 1982 in Scotland
Bombardier's perfect aTRAXX-tions
The TRAXX loco fleets in Europe
Ouse-ing appeal
National Treasures looks at Ouse viaduct
Peak decline
It's 20 years since Class 45s ended on BR
THE BIG NEWS THIS MONTH
Hanson buys two Class 56s
FGW looks at loco-hauled options
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen branch reopens to freight
Scrapman buys 40 locos
DB Schenker unveils its livery for EWS
Great Central Railway to repeat January gala
Steam lines prepare for busy gala season
COVER STORIES
Scotland in the '80s
Class 56s preserved
Class 15 Generator appeal
How good were the 'Duchesses'?
Barnstaple locos remembered
Win Dawlish Sea Wall books