Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.322 Jan 1998

Rail (Enthusiast) January 1998. Issue No.322

- Front Cover:  Nos.37885 and 60010 stand at Toton Traction Maintenance Depot resplendent in EWS livery on May 12 1997. You too can visit Toton at the RAIL/EWS Open Days on August 29/30.

- Comment:  Railways must reassess their position and focus on what matters.

- Lead News:  EWS Class 66 picture and Railtrack goes for gauge enhancement.

- News:  New Year storms cause widespread rail chaos.

- Around the Regions:  Railtrack commissions Welwyn bottleneck survey. 

- Wolmar:  Argues that time is running out for ROSCO regulation.

- All Lines Lead to Glasgow Central:  John Hunt explores the station at the heart of Glasgow's rail network, reviewing its history and looking to the future with a roundup of current traffic.

- Keeping the Freight Rolling...  EWSR's varied wagon fleet is detailed by Paul Shannon who reviews details of the new wagons to be built at York.

- Reader Offer:  Bound volumes and binders for your favourite magazine.

- D&E Years:  The first part of Tony Icke's selection of classic shots from the 60s, including a North Tyneside electric at Monkseaton and diesels from Clachnaharry in the Highlands to Okehampton in Devon.

- Fleet News:  A ScotRail 'Sleeper' arrives seven hours late.

- New Trains...old Railway:  Britain's modern rolling stock contrasts with lineside buildings that are nearly a century old as Kim Fullbrook's pictures from all over the country show.

- Railtours:  EWS Class 66s could be joined by '57s' and '67s' on railtours in '98.

- Insider:  Lamentys the 'dash-for-gas' as it hits rail and miners.

- Heritage News:  Main line diesels may succeed - but only with steam's help.

- Arrivals and Departures:  Top moves at Adtranz and Railtrack.

- Stop and Examine:  More ghosts haunt the 'boxes in S&E.