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Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | February 21 2012 | 1:58 pm
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TEST PAGE ONLY TRACTION 204 Free downloads Please note that all downloads are for private use only and copyright remains with the relevant author/s ‘Branchline Browser – Battersby Junction’
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | January 24 2012 | 9:07 am
TRACTION 202 will be published shortly. It will be on the news stands from approximately 3rd February and subscribers will have it a few days earlier. The contents this issue are as fascinating as usual: Railtours from a locomotive owner’s perspective part 1 Martin Walker describes the preparations for a rail tour with 55022 1962…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | January 12 2012 | 8:19 pm
I’ve received a number of enquiries from readers about whether we intend to publish any Traction Annuals. As readers may know over the last few years, when the magazine was produced by the previous publisher, an annual was issued at the end of each year. At this stage we have no plans to re-introduce the…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | December 22 2011 | 3:30 pm
There’s now another way for you to obtain TRACTION if you can’t get a copy of the magazine because it’s not stocked in your newsagent. You can now obtain an app for your iphone or ipad. just click on the button below. In order to use the app it will need to be downloaded through…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | December 13 2011 | 7:27 pm
I had a day out to the Christmas market in Edinburgh with my wife a couple of weeks ago and, as usual, it showed that today’s railway can still be a fascinating place. We’d decided to go East Coast First Class Advance – my choice whenever I can book well in advance of the date…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | December 8 2011 | 8:41 pm
TRACTION issue 201 should be available in your local WH Smiths, Menzies, newsagents and on station bookstalls. If it’s not there ask the staff why not! Some outlets don’t always put them out and others need encouraging to stock it. We think it’s another fascinating issue with the usual blend of material with something of…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | October 26 2011 | 9:32 am
It’s always good to see things improving on our railways and the last few weeks have seen some notable changes on Teesside on the freight side of operations. Last week I walked along the path by the railway between Redcar and Middlesbrough and took a few photographs. Yes, everything was Class 66s (5 liveries –…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | October 17 2011 | 8:46 am
Every month we receive hundreds of photographs for possible inclusion in TRACTION. Unfortunately, there is only room for a small proportion of these so how do you improve the chances of your photograph being chosen. Here are some tips to help you: Don’t send large numbers of images – select the best two or…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | October 15 2011 | 3:37 pm
I’m interested in finding photographs of diesels and DMUs on the line between Leeds, Skipton and Hellifield in the mid 1960s through to the early 1970s (up to about 1973) for an article about the line. They can be on passenger or freight workings. Please note I don’t need any photos outside this period. Get…
Category: Traction | By Stephen Rabone | September 23 2011 | 2:59 pm
Well perhaps not quite like the old days but in 2011 we have to be grateful for what we can get. I popped down to York on Friday 16th September to see a friend who has a superb Settle and Carlisle themed layout under construction. Apart from the usual diet of Class 66s in maroon,…
