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RAILWAY TIMES is the new twice-yearly journal covering the changes and events on British Railways year by year starting from 1948. 1948 was a year of upheaval. Public ownership meaning four very different organisations had to begin to be welded into one corporate entity. This meant the start of a standardised policy stretching from Cornwall to Scotland and all places between. It was a fascinating year and one which is explored in this new title.

Introduction
Nationalisation – the outward and visible manifestations of change
The times they are a-changin’
The 1948 Locomotive exchange trials schedules
British Railways advertisements
Peppercorn’s new pacifics
Straight outta Horwich!
Named expresses
Atlantic abomination
1948 in colour
Oil conversion scheme scrapped
Curtains for the Corris
Passengers no more on the East Kent railway
End of the line for passengers on the Easingwold railway
A re-opening of sorts
Scottish border floods
Canadian pathetic
Rugby testing plant
Royalty comes to Doncaster
Black 5 modifications
Last of the line
Nameplate news
Brief encounters
Accident report
First of the many – the main line diesel twins
Southern region round up
Loss Leader?
Also making the news
In the next issue

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