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TAKING CONTROL:
FOOTPLATE EXPERIENCE COURSES
BRITAIN’S BEST-SELLING RAIL TITLE
Eurostar sets to be
October 2016
SCRAPPED
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to sell more
CLASS 60s
BORDERS RAILWAY:
One year on
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TUXFORD:
Railway town recalled
DUALVOLTAGE
Pioneers
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TYSELEY’S TRIPLE ‘CASTLE’ DREAM REALITY
The
EDITORIAL
How do you measure success?
FEW readers felt my comments last month
about problems on the Borders Railway
were unfair.
The £300million project has been well-covered
and supported by
The RM,
and while it is a superb
achievement in so much as passengers have flocked
to the line in far greater numbers than envisaged,
the performance of trains and infrastructure has
been woeful at times, which has tarnished the overall
success.
I’ve seen weekly analysis of right-time arrivals in
Edinburgh and Tweedbank since day one and it does
not make good reading. At best, on-time arrivals
recorded in a single week at Tweedbank are 66.2%,
at worst 23.9%. Right-time arrivals in Edinburgh
are even lower, which gives passengers a poor view
of rail.
You could argue that the poor performance is not
surprising given that the route is operated mainly by
25-year-old DMUs, which the line will be stuck with
for two more years until sufficient Class 170s can be
cascaded to the route.
Some of the problems are also equipment
related, to which ScotRail Alliance managing director
Editor:
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Cliff Thomas
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A
TRAIN OF THOUGHT
Editor’s
Comment
CUSTOMER SERVICES
Poor performance
ADVERTISING
Phil Verster has responded by saying “it takes time
for equipment to bed in – very often it does not work
out of the box”.
This is not just ‘out-of-the-box’ equipment, it’s
commonly used, plus it’s a more than a year old and
still failing. Why?
As you will see from this month’s Headline News
section, improvements are coming, but whatever
happened to the ‘right first time’ approach?
However, let’s not take anything away from the
overwhelming success of the line in its first year,
despite the many shortcomings, and take comfort
that it is winning new customers every week.
Hopefully, it will not be too long before Melrose,
St Boswells and Hawick re-join the rail network and
passenger numbers soar past the two million mark.
That will be a measure of success.
PUBLISHING
Is there a case for refreshing
and re-using Eurostars?
IT IS nearly 22 years since the first Eurostar trains
ran to Paris and Brussels, and yet the first set is
about to be sent for scrapping.
Just eight sets will survive sfter the cull.
At just over half the age of many HST sets,
these sleek 186mph trains have revolutionised
cross-channel travel, winning the hearts and minds
of passengers with their city centre to city centre
services, avoiding all that’s unpleasant about flying.
From conversations inside and outside of the
industry, some believe there is far more life in them,
subject to a modest refurbishment. Others say their
complex technical nature – quad voltage, multiple
signal and safety systems, plus their power-hungry
nature and parts obsolescence – are key factors
against another life for the trains.
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PRINT AND DISTRIBUTIONS
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION
Yet, in Germany, the first generation of ICE
trains, which are not much older than the Class 373
Eurostar trains, are still in daily service.
Because the trains are owned by Eurostar and
not leased, the scrapping decision is that of the
operator, and I suspect many readers will be shocked
that such an iconic train faces a premature end.
Let us know your views.
Time to sort out driver-only operation – once and for all
AS THE RMT’s dispute with Southern rolls into
another month, with 14 days of strikes announced
and no immediate resolution in sight, the whole
concept of driver-only operation (DOO) needs fully
re-examining from operational and safety aspects.
On one side, the Department for Transport is
trying to force the issue through its management
contract with Southern. An Invitation to Tender for
the new West Midlands franchise indicates that
any new trains ordered must be able to work as
driver-controlled only, so you can see where the
DfT’s intentions lie.
London Underground and Overground are run
as DOO operation, as are some, but not all,
Abellio, ScotRail, c2c, GWR, Chiltern services,
so why have rail unions accepted some DOO
operation, but refuse to accept others?
What is the difference? Strikes over DOO trains
first arose when the Class 317s were introduced in
1981, and 35 year later arguments are still raging.
It is time for some clear definitions and
agreements over DOO between the industry and
the rail unions so that this issue can be put to bed -
once and for all.
CHRIS MILNER, Editor
This issue was published on October 5, 2016.
The next will be on sale on November 2, 2016.
October 2016 •
The Railway Magazine
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October 2016. No. 1,387. Vol 162. A journal of record since 1897.
Contents
MAIN IMAGE:
Colas Rail
Class 60 No. 60096 brings
track panels from Bescot to
Bathampton for relaying.
It is seen near Bath on
August 12, 2015 with
No. 70807 at the rear.
Photo taken with full
permission during a
possession.
JOHN STRETTON
Headline News
On the cover
GB Railfreight launches 'Maritime' Class 66 – p11.
First Eurostar Class 373s poised for scrapping; two
injured after Watford derailment; Brush (Wabtec) to
build new locos for Hong Kong; Romney loco derailed
after level crossing collision; first Class 385 arrives in the
UK; review ordered into Borders Railway; double-deck
concept unveiled for UK market; Southern faces 14 more
days of strikes; Class 313 derails at Welwyn.
INSET 1:
Class 158
No. 158704 at Stow -
see p46.
CHRIS M ILNER
INSET 2:
LNER 'C1' Atlantic
RD
at Tuxford North - p34.
RICHARD DEAS
INSET 3:
Celebrating 40 years in service, dual-voltage
No. 313056 leaves Hertford North for Moorgate back in 1988 -
see p37.
BRIAN MORRISON
Track Record
The Railway Magazine’s
monthly news digest
62 Steam & Heritage
Tyseley plans for
Defiant's
comeback; steam returns to
Birmingham's Curzon Street; Bluebell's 'Q' leaves the
Southern for the first time; '4MT' re-creates Somerset &
Dorset heyday; crimson 'Crab' for Severn Valley finale.
74 Narrow Gauge
Easter opening for South Tynedale extension; Gartell
unveils new loco; Hudswell guests at Leighton Buzzard.
68 Industrial Steam
71 Steam Portfolio
72 Network
Calls increase for second Brighton main line;
Government's £20million station fund.
76 Irish News
77 Railtours
80 Railtours Portfolio
82 Metro
84 Freight
86 Classic Traction
Hood
rededicated at Severn Valley; Peak Rail becomes
home to LMS 10000 project; Colne Valley '03' returns.
90 World
94 Traction & Stock
DRS Class 88 on display in Berlin; 1,400 more seats as
GWR Class 387s enter services; DBC dumps its Class 08s.
97 Traction Portfolio
98 Operations
The imminent scrapping of a number of
the original Eurostar e300 (Class 373)
sets makes this scene captured at North
Pole depot on Christmas Day, 1994
highly topical. After more than 20 years
in traffic, 17 sets are to be cut up, having
been usurped by the newer Eurostar
e320s (Class 374s).
PETER ZABEK
Our round-up of news from the train and freight
operating companies.
Left: DRS Class 88 at Berlin rail showcase - p94.
Regulars
12 Multiple Aspects
12 Railways in Parliament
20 Readers’ Platform
Your thoughts on the topics that matter to you.
The Railway Magazine’s
audited circulation of
37,291 copies per month
makes it by far the
UK’S
TOPSELLING
RAIL TITLE!
Panorama – p56.
40 Meetings
Details of railway society meetings near you.
54 Subscription Offer
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60 From
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104 Heritage Diary
What
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56 Panorama
Our monthly gallery of the best railway photography.
Full details of when heritage railway, steam centres and
museums are open.
114 Prize Crossword and Where Is It?
Features
14 Taking Control
Nicola Fox takes a look at the growing appeal of
the often financially lucrative 'Driver Experience
Course', exploring the popularity of the sessions
with participants and the many types being offered
by preserved lines across the UK.
Robin Stewart-Smith investigates the rise and fall of
a forgotten railway town that once boasted three
stations and a locomotive works.
The Class 313 EMUs are now 40 years old.
Quentin Williamson tells their story.
30 Growth and Decline of Tuxford
36 Dual-Voltage Pioneers
A year after it opened amid great hype and publicity,
Chris Milner talks to Borders Railway campaigner Allan
McLean about the highs and lows experienced during
the first 12 months, whether it met with expectation,
and examines the route's future potential.
46 Borders Railway: One Year On
22 Western Pathfinder
For this month's Practice & Performance
John Heaton looks back at a non-stop sprint by
Western Campaigner
50 years ago, and travels on an
anniversary railtour that set out to emulate that run.
42 Steel for Paris
50 The Other BR
Nick Brodrick goes in search of 'real' steam in Germany
as this year's 'Plandampf' includes a 900-ton steel train
heading to the French capital.
It has been almost 65 years since the General Motors
'B12' diesels entered service with the East Bengal
Railway. Still at work with Bangladesh Railways, Richard
Gennis takes a closer look at these veteran locomotives.
NONSTOP 'WESTERN':
Practice & Performance – p22
GERMAN PLANDAMPF:
Three days of 'real' steam – p42
ONE YEAR ON:
Borders Railway focus – p46
October 2016 •
The Railway Magazine
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