Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.291 Nov 1996

Rail (Enthusiast) November 1996. Issue No.291

- Front Cover:  The new-look deep blue livery of GNER is seen on DVT No.82204 at Leeds on October 21. Soon all ECML rolling stock will sport this new colour scheme.

- Crewe's 24-Hour Workshop:  John Hunt takes an in-depth view at how EWS's Crewe Diesel Depot works to keep a 200-plus fleet of locomotives in daily service.

- Trans-Pennine Tilting Trains:  Tolting DMUs on the Trans-Pennine route look a viable proposition. Howard Johnston explains all.

- The D&E Years:  Bill Potter's selection of 1950/60 era photographic gems include  Class 40s and 43s in their prime in the halcyon days of modern traction.

- Cardiff Valley Signalling:  David Allen details how the valley lines in South Wales are signalled, with many semaphores still in daily use.

- Comment:  Public Safety must always come before share prices and profits.

- Lead News:  New look for Great North Eastern Railway.

- News:  EWS may consider building its own wagons, drivers accept pay deal.

- Around the Regions:  Revived rail routes to Wirksworth and Keswick mooted.

- Wolmar:  Are the lessons learned from accidents being acted upon?

- Privatisation:  The latest update on the sale of the railway system.

- PDQ:  More questions answered by our resident specialist of rail knowledge.

- Open Access:  RAIL was right to expose Warburton's wall of silence.

- Fleet News:  'Peaks' on an MGR! Class 60 survey and all the latest news.

- CrossCountry Trains Card Offers:  A superb discount offer to Plymouth.

- Insider:  Continuing delays to through regional Eurostar services.

- Heritage News:  Problems with Norfolk preservation site, Waterman latest.

- Arrivals and Departures:  All the relevant rail personnel moves.

- Stop and Examine:  An assorted collection of railway funnies.