Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.283 Jul 1996

Rail (Enthusiast) July 1996. Issue No.283

- Front Cover:  Class 91 No.91002 Durham Cathedral pauses at Newcastle with the 100 King's Cross-Glasgow on February on February 20 1996.

- Unfulfilled East Coast Promise?  The Class 91s power the majority of East Coast services. They're fast and powerful, but they've not been without their problems. Pip Dunn charts their progress.

- Mike Denny Interview:  Roundel's Mike Denny explains why 'train spotters shouldn't design logos'.

- The D&E Years: Geoff Rixon's picture selection of green diesels and multiple units from the 1960s. Modernisation pilot scheme prototypes Nos.D5000 and D800 are remembered in their prime.

- The Longest Day - part two:  Steve Cox journeys from York to Penzance to conclude RAIL's look at the longest passenger service on the network; the CrossCountry 'Cornishman' from Dundee.

- The Next Big Thing:  Mel Holley gives a full insight into DIRFT, the new freight terminal being built at Daventry.

- The Central Railway - Reality or just a dream?  Steven Knight looks into the ambitious project to build a new freight railway from the Channel Tunnel to Lutterworth, and asks is it realistic or just plain fantasy?

- Comment:  Poison, vitriol, venom and hatred; railway folk need thick skins!

- Lead News:  BR Accounts Special Report.

- News:  RfD's automotive success and a charter train commitment from Res.

- Around the Regions:  All the local news from around Britain.

- Wolmar:  Has the Channel Tunnel failed to live up to expectations?

- Privatisation:  Steven Knight muses over the prospect of REAL competition.

- Open Access:  Readers ask why Res is afraid of running charter trains.

- Reviews:  Things to check out when you're not reading RAIL!