Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.305 May 1997

Rail (Enthusiast) MAY 1997. Issue No.305

- Front Cover:  GNER-operated HST power car No.43119 catches the light at York station on February 15 with the 1030 King's Cross-Aberdeen.

- Comment:  Will the lessons from the Eurotunnel fire be acted upon?

- Lead News:  Eurotunnel fire report is published, SWT orders new trains.

- News:  Railtrack looks at Yorkshre electrification, new services launched.

- Around the Regions:  Birmingham New Street to be rebuilt?

- Loyalty Card offers page:  Join RAIL on a trip to Ramsgate with two '37s'.

- Wolmar:  Has Labour bitten off more than they can chew with their transport policy?

- The Definitive Locomotive-hauled Travel Guide:  Pip Dunn details all the locomotive-hauled trains that operators have planned for the 1997 summer season.

- Flagstones, Freezers, Pipes and Logs... In the second part of his look at Scottish freight, Paul Shannon covers the 'Enterprise' workings which have thrived since 1994.

- PDQ:  Locomotive examinations explained and DMUs differentiated.

- Open Access:  Our readers add their opinions of Ed Burkhardt.

- Rail Blue:  Peter Doel presents a selection of excellent views from Devon and the North East in the 1980s.

- Fleet News:  Class 56 works the VSOE and EWS Class 47s to appear at last.

- Absolutely Fabulous:  David Allen explains the absolute block signalling system and details places on the Railtrack network where it is still in everyday use.

- Heritage News:  Dutch tour cancelled, pioneer Class 56 for preservation?

- Insider:  How useful will Labour's Strategic Rail Authority be?

- Arrivals and Departures:  Res appoints ex-Loadhaul top man.

- Stop and Examine:  Railway funnies from the election campaign.