Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.56 May 1986

Main features:

- Herald the Sprinters: out with the old, in with the new. Stuart Smith relates the planning and introduction of the production batch of Sprinters

- Swindon's last 03:  Class 03 No.03170 from Birkenhead(now Chester) had the sad accolade of being the last of its class to receive a clasified repair at Swindon Works. Barry Nicolle's portfolio shows No.03170 during the stages of its overhaul at this famous Works

- BREL chases the orders:  BREL is now concentrating much effort in securing orders from sources besides BR. Ralph Porter meets the man who is leading the team of 'lookout' men - Tony Roche

- Railway Development: Railroaded - anti-rail antics - Leslie Freitag's pro-rail column

- Railtour Review: every second counts

- Works Report

- Model Rail: We're getting there - in the model world

- News Lines: a 100mph Sprinter planned; new power cars for Weymouth scheme

- The Deltics' Silver Jubilee - a RAIL special Supplement (centre page missing)

- Signalling Aspects: topical matters - old and new

- Type 2s over the Alps: the Mid Hants Railway now has two Type 2s to work its services. David Warwick provides the pictures and story of how they were obtained and how D5217 was put into original condition.

- Rail Mail

- Traction Talk

- Departmental Developments:  BR has introduced a revolutionary track machine - the Stoneblower. In an exclusive article, Roger Butcher gives details of this project.

-Wagons Roll

- Coaching call: InterCity takes over vintage saloon

- Around the Regions