Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.141 Feb 1991

Rail (Enthusiast) February 1991. Issue No.141

Main features:

- News Lines:  First Class 456 pictures, BR finds no faults on Cannon Street crash train, Aberdour wins 1990 Best Station Award, Sealink to end rail container facilities at Holyhead, electrification contract let, axle defects found on Class 90s, ten more Class 92s ordered. None pages of news - you read it in RAIL first!

- Ixion and Friends:  John Cormack takes a look at the work of BR's Research department at Derby with its unique collection of locomotives.

- CrossRail in 1999:  Brian Perren reports on the plans for new cross-London rail services planned for later in the decade.

- Tamworth Castle:  The story of how Class 25 No.7672 Tamworth Castle went from being just one of many locomotives in the Class 25 fleet to being a celebrity machine for one year.

- Lady in Red:  Class 47 No.47712 Lady Diana Spencer has become the second Class 47/7 to receive the red Parcels livery.

- Traction News:  A Class 85/1 visits St.Pancras, two Class 50s go to Stratford for spares removal, Regional Railways locomotives disperse, 31428 stored. Britain's most authoritative and topical traction report, including Level Five repairs.

- Editorial

- Rail View

- Around the Regions

- Around Europe

- Anniversary Waltz

- Rail Mail

- Open Lines

- Railtour Review

- Departmental Developments