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Welcome to this issue of TRACTION in British Railway Modelling. The digital edition is now available on line and will be on the news stands shortly. We have a variety of articles ranging from features about grain and timber terminals and a photographic visit to the Wichnor Junction area in 1986. There’s also an article about Stirling station, both in the past and today, as well as a look at the Class 67s that are being sold by DB Cargo. Finally, we look at the curious Western Region re-signalling scheme concrete train. Stephen Rabone

Hi Clinton Have you a link for the S Scale DR box cars? I can't find anything apart from HO Stephen

The Traction content is exactly the same in both the separate online content as in BRM both print and online version.

I'm glad you enjoyed "Traction in BRM". I think you will find that the content of Traction will be staying much the same as far as the types of features we publish. We have a large number of interesting articles on a wide variety of subjects ready to roll out.

The latest issue TRACTION in British Railway Modelling is now available. As usual we have a variety of articles written by railwaymen, historians and enthusiasts. In this issue we look at the problems of running the HSTs over the steep inclines in Devon, those often-neglected diesel shunters, diesel locos at work in South Yorkshire and an enthusiast’s journeys with his school’s railway club.

All current Traction subscribers should get a letter in the next 7-10 days notifying them on how their subscription will change. Their new BRM/Traction subscription will take effect from the BRM April issue which subscribers will get around the middle of March.

What a fantastic job you've gone on the J67. Do show us a photo when it's finished and painted.

I've sent you a private message about this. Stephen

The print version price is £6.99. The digital and subscription prices are obviously lower.

Welcome to this first issue of TRACTION in British Railway Modelling. The image on the left shows the BRM cover that you need to look for on the bookstalls or your newsagent. The image on the right is TRACTION's cover, the pages of which you will find in the middle of our combined publication (Pages 81-111). As regular readers of TRACTION will notice we have the usual wide variety of articles about the diesel and electric era of Britain’s railways. For new readers our content is written by enthusiasts, railway historians and railwaymen. This issue’s contents are: East of Doncaster in the 1980s The Train That Just Keeps Going – Even On One Engine (The HST!) Class 60 livery variety West Highland Centenary Celebrations-1994. The Life and Times of D1746 From this issue TRACTION in BRM will appear thirteen times a year rather than as a bi-monthly publication which means we will be able to allow more space for each feature as we now have twice the number of pages during the year. From many comments we’ve had over the years this is exactly what many of our regular readers have been asking for! As always we welcome contributions to TRACTION and if you have an idea for a future article or feature please get in touch. Stephen Rabone Editor TRACTION contact: email: steverabone@hotmail.com

I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you see the next issue of Traction in BRM. It will have much the same appearance and the same type of content. If you look at many German and French magazines both prototype and model sections have co-existed in the same magazine quite happily for many years. Three examples being Eisenbahn Kurier, Modelleisenbahner and Eisenbahn Magazin.

We intend to continue the series of articles about freight terminals. I'll pass your comments about steel loads on to the author of the steel terminals as I'm sure it will be of interest to modellers and those only interested in the real railway. Stephen Rabone

To answer the above questions: 1) Traction issue 280 should be available in printed format from next week in most WH Smiths branches (and other newsagents who normally stock it) as usual. 2) I anticipate the content of Traction in BRM being similar to what it has been over the last few years - mainly 1960s through to the early years of privatisation - all content will be British. 3) The normal number of pages in Traction devoted to the prototype railway after the model section and advertising has been deducted is about 30 pages. This is the number of ADDITIONAL pages that will be added to BRM. There will be no reduction in the number of pages or content of BRM's modelling content.

Yes the Stainforth is the one near Doncaster. The headcode 8D01 shows that it is bound for a location in the Doncaster Division. The WTT shows that the train left the east Coast Main Line at Joan Croft Junction. Old maps and photos show that there were sidings at Stainforth & Hatfield station. My suspicion is that the train was staged at Stainforth before being worked further east.

Traction 280 March/April 2024 is now out in digital format on Pocketmags and on the newstands from 22nd January. AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR READERS OF TRACTION. From the next issue we will become a section of our sister magazine BRITISH RAILWAY MODELLING. The number of pages devoted to the prototype railway will be similar but instead of TRACTION being bi-monthly TRACTION IN BRM will appear every four weeks. This increase in the number of issues is something many readers have asked for so we are please to be able to do this. Existing subscribers will have their subscription transferred automatically. In TRACTION 280 we start with an account of two photographic expeditions to the Coalville line in 1986 when the line was still busy with coal traffic. Bridgwater, in Somerset, was, by comparison, a minor freight centre but still had the ‘Bridgwater Tripper’. We conclude the fascinating story of a railwayman’s experience when based at Bristol Bath Road depot. We look at BR’s once extensive operation of special passenger trains over Bank Holiday weekends showing specials to the Lancashire coast in the Preston and Wigan areas. Many enthusiasts have discovered that Tamworth is an excellent location to watch and photograph freight traffic as its location where the Birmingham to Derby line crosses the West Coast Main Line makes it a good vantage point and we have a major feature about this station. We also take a glimpse at the ‘Other Blue Pullman’ that utilised repainted Mark 2 coaches and Class 47s. In TRACTION MODELLING our featured layout is Aldergrove an N Gauge terminus. Don't forget BRITISH RAILWAY MODELLING (with TRACTION in BRM) will be on sale on February 22nd 2024. See you there! Stephen Rabone