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Re: The Railway Magazine - January 1959
This article gives a quick review of the January 1959 issue of the Railway Magazine. …

Starting with the Editorial Notes. ....

Editorial Notes
Looking back at past editorials in The Railway Magazine highlights the ongoing debate at the time over the best form of terrestrial travel – road -v- rail.

Quote:In the January 1959 issue of the magazine, which saw O.S. Nock assuming the authorship of the long running monthly article, ‘Locomotive Practice and Performance’, the editorial focussed on:

Road and Rail Fares and Services
Public Reliance on Railways
First British AC Electric Locomotive

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