Railways Illustrated Railway Magazine
- Railways Illustrated March 2007
- In This Issue
- Front Cover Image - 47709 Dionysos and 47712 Artemis top-and-tail the Blue Pullman past Deganwy with the 1705 Llandudno-Euston on July 15 2006 - Anthony Hicks
- Features:
- 44 Inspiring Photography - With the closing date for the RI photographic competition looming, Mike Wild presents a selection of some of his recent work to give you further inspiration to enter.
- 48 Younf For Eternity - Richard Davies spent a week on a rail rover chasing Class 52s in the summer of 1975; and relives the good and the bad!
- 60 Ten Hours With Mayflower - Mike Wild spends a day as a volunteer on a steam locomotive; could you do the same? Find out what stamina is needed, physically and mentally!
- 66 The East Anglian - The coldest railtour ever? No heat in the deep snow, three hours late and nowhere near its destination. Sounds great fun, or it was at the time for Alan Baylis
- 68 There's A Lot In Latvia - Euro rail expert Philip Wormald explains the complexities of this Baltic state where Russian sty;e railway operations can be seen in the EU
- 80 Winter Warmers In The West Midlands - the joys of a day rover in the West Midlands and the haulages you could enjoy in 1985
- 84 Keen At The Nene? - the latest RI evaluation of preserved railways visits Peterborough to see how good the Nene Valley Railway is
- Regulars:
- 4 First Thoughts - The fall out form FM starts to become clearer
- 6 News - 50031 suffers a main generator failure, RVEL is formed, new look for FGW HSTs and Class 87s end UK passenger work
- 25 News Pictorial - pictures in all kinds of weather from across the country from the best photographers
- 32 Charter News - Railtourer, Green Express, Grampian Railtours and Compass all announce 2007 tour dates
- 35 Heritage News - 86101's return to the main line is ever closer, fantastic Keighley gala line up unveiled and second railbus to work at KWVR
- NEW! The Railways Illustrated Diary - all you need to know on what's coming up
- 53 Steam News - RTC plans a busy year, Past Time moves to West Coast Railways and main line debut for Lord Nelson
- 64 Digital Photoguide - How to get the best when the sun is low
- 72 World News - M61 trip planned in Hungary, new locomotives for Kazakhstan and Desiro units in Romania and Bulgaria
- 76 Platform Free - HST fans' views on preservation
- 78 Live Reviews - 50s to Leeds, 37s to Preston and 20s to Winchcombe
- 82 Reviews - Models, books and DVDs assessed
- 86 Away From The Rails - all the latest news, gossip and scandal
- 88 In The Stores
- 89 Stock Changes
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