TRACTION 274

[steverabone]

 

The latest edition of TRACTION (TRACTION 274) will be on sale in the shops from Friday 27th January. Please be aware that there is still the possibility of delays due to postal disruption. If the magazine is not available in the shop of your choice please ask the staff if there is a reason for the delay.

 

We start this issue with an article by Michael S. Welch about a visit to northern Scotland to photograph trains on the Highland Main Line and the line to Kyle of Lochalsh. All didn’t go quite as planned due to the weather but fortunately another photographer, Martin Axford, has ben able to fill in some of the gaps in Michael’s coverage.

 

David Hayes starts a new series of articles about the transportation of carbon dioxide by rail and in the first part looks at the years before the end of Speedlink services.

 

A hair raising experience is recalled by Stuart Broughton in his article about testing a Class 56 on the main line after maintenance at Toton depot.

 

In the 1970s Tyneside based Trevor Ermel ventured south to photograph East Coast Main Line trains against the backdrop of semaphore signals, shortly before they disappeared.

 

One of the many attractive lines in the north of England is the Hope Valley line between Manchester and Sheffield. Andrew Overton talks about the difficulty of photography in the days before the internet enabled enthusiasts to know what to expect to see.

 

A former Virgin Cross Country manager tells us the story of how preserved ‘Deltic’ No. D9000 came to be used on passenger services for the company.

 

We visit the island of Ynys Mônm (Anglesey) with Gavin Morrison in the years when loco hauled trains were plentiful on passenger services to Holyhead.

 

In TRACTION MODELLING we feature the superb O Scale layout “Alexandra Sidings”. This O Scale layout is crammed full of interesting features and uses DCC control to great effect.

 

Edited January 26, 2023 by steverabone

[ColinK]

Read it from cover to cover already - another excellent issue.

[C126]

Dashed out Saturday to buy it.  Thanks especially for the CO2 article - an excuse for another wagon when someone makes them in my general goods yard.  The research is much appreciated.  Looking forward to no. 275...

[Wummyock]

Marvellous edition, only magazine I buy now.

[Member 980]

Still not arrived in the post!