Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.335 Jul 1998

Rail (Enthusiast) July 1998. Issue No.335

- Front Cover:  The second Class 66 to be built for EWS, No.66002 passes a grade crossing at the Transportation Technology Centre, Pueblo, Colorado on June 29 while on high-speed bogie tests.
 
- Comment:  It's time to deliver the raised expectations of the new railway.

- News:  Amey 'resigns' from Railtrack contract and buys Class 210.

- Around the Regions:  A new Swindon memorial.

- Wolmar:  The great railway land sale should stop before it's too late.

- The Class 66 in Colorado:  Locomotive testing revealed as Mel Holley flies to Denver to find out how EWSR's new '66' is spending gruelling days in the desert.

- Maintain or Run:  Railtrack has every maintenance engineer's dilemma - is it better to run trains and earn money or use the time for maintenance? Phil Haigh investigates what drives track maintenance and renewals.

- Changing Signals at Manchester:  This summer will see the semaphores on the approaches to Manchester Victoria replaced. David Allen reports on the scheme.

- Don't be Vague:  How the new WCML will be signalled.

- Fleet News:  RfD gains Immingham celebrity Class 47s.

- Freight News:  Daventry terminal joins 'Connectrail' network.

- Reviews:  The good, the bad and the ugly.

- Open Access:  North of London Eurostar is viable.

- Heritage News:  Class 37 power on Gloucs-Warks soon?.

- Arrivals and Departures:  Mellitt is new Forum Chairman.

- Insider:  Is Virgin the start of more Stagecoach acquisitions?

- Stop and Examine: Weedwatch '98 hits its stride...