Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.328 Apr 1998

Rail (Enthusiast) April 1998. Issue No.328

- Front Cover:  General Motors Class 66 No.66001 is ready to make its debut. Completed in the new EWS 'Thunderflash' livery, it makes an interesting comparison standing next to  a Union Pacific GM SD90 locomotive at GM, Canada.
 
- Comment:  Unfortunately, Railtrack's 10-year spending plan is bad news.

- News:  DRS starts Stobart's trial rail operation, new look for WAGN.

- Around the Regions:  Teenage thugs jailed for attacks on passengers.

- Wolmar:  Clear plans for growth are needed by Railtrack and the TOCs.

- The Yorkshire Survivor:  The latest of John Hunt's details all you need to know about the Huddersfield-Penistone line.

- Open Access:  Compromise is needed for the CTRL.

- What Future for Rail Reopenings?  More station openings are set. Alan Bevan looks at the last five years and reviews future hopes.

- Stagecoach - No pain... no gain:  Christian Wolmar provides an exclusive interview with Brian Cox, Chairman of South West Trains.

- Rail Blue:  Mike Ball from Warrington provides some 1980s views of diesel and electrics in rail blue livery including Class 25s,31s,37s,40s and 'Peaks'.

- Going, Going... but far from Gone:  Signalbox closures have decreased. David Allen assesses rationalisation Railtrack introduced, but recently slowed down.

- Fleet News:  Classes 47/3, 58, and 73 all on hire to Virgin.

- Railtours:  D9000 is pulled from railtours to work summer service trains.  

- Heritage News:  Fragonset buys six Class 31s, Needle buys three.

- Insider:  The greater flexibility of diesel makes a mockery of electrification.

- Arrivals and Departures:  Eurostar's former chief planner joins the ORR.

- Stop and Examine:  Quite simply, a darn good picture!