Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.164 Dec 1991

Rail (Enthusiast) December 1991. Issue No.164

Main features:

- News Lines:  50007 Sir Edward Elgar to be revived, two trains collide in the Severn Tunnel, latest Class 20 purchases, the Queen opens the rebuilt Liverpool Street station in London, Class 341 mockup unveiled, Network's alternative Scrubber. All the latest news.

- Civil Engineer's Profile:  Steve Knight reports on a series of visits to Doncaster Works to follow the progress of 31116 as it underwent an F exam. At the end of the work the loco was named after RAIL.

- Not Quite Dead:  Mike Kennard relates the tale of the remaining ex Tyneside electrics which are still in use on Network SouthEast. One of these vehicles is still in passenger service.

- Army Rail Organisation:  Roger Butcher interviews Brigadier Frank Webb, Director of Transport Operations for the Army about proposals to disband the Army Railway Organisation.

- The Rail Interview:  Brian Perren talks with SNCF Chairman Jaques Fournier about the achievement of SNCF, the operator of the French railway system.

- Traction News:  Type 3s in LT& S Freightliner collision, Class 37 works from Plymouth to Paddington, 'Peaks' to move from March, Class 90 and Mk.4 set work from King's Cross to Leeds. The most up to date traction news.

- Liverpool Street Opens

- Avon Freight

- Wagons Roll

- Lens Itself

- Freight Facts 

- Departmental Developments

- Channel Tunnel

- Around Europe

- Railtour Preview