Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.347 Jan 1999

Rail (Enthusiast) January 1999. Issue No.347

- Front Cover:  The 0800 Cricklewood-Forders(6A61) Binliner arrives at its destination on November 11 hauled by 66017.
 
- Comment:  The RAIL team's wish list for 1999.

- News:  Railtrack sold too cheaply and Regional Eurostar's under threat.

- Around the Regions:  Coal for the NYMR to arrive by rail?

- Wolmar:  Time for Railtrack to get its act together and quit the 'spin'.

- Freight and Commuters are Keys to Waverley Re-Opening:  The scheme to reconstruct the Carlisle-Edinburgh Waverley route is gathering speed. Howard Johnston updates on the grand plan to reopen the 98-mile route which closed under a protest back in 1969.

- Long-Distance Profits for Intercity Operators:  In the second TOC 'healthcheck', Steven Knight assesses the performance of all the former InterCity operators created by privatisation and predicts how they will perform financially. He also highlights their strengths and weaknesses.
 
- Don't be Vague - Ask Haigh:  Electrics double-heading on the ECML.

- Say Hello, Wave Goodbye:  The end for the EWS Class 33s is fast approaching but to compensate the loss of these versatile Type 3s is the expectation that privately-owned examples are to be recertified by other operators. Pip Dunn and Ivan Stewart look at the last months of the EWS fleet of 'Cromptons'.
 
- Open Access:  A call to end 'charter minutes'.

- News Review of the Year:  All the major railway events of 1998.

- Arrivals and Departures:  New boss at First North Western.

- Insider:  New investment spending must be made to count.

- Heritage News:  'Clayton' for WSR gala and D5500 for Barrow Hill.

- Stop and Examine: A massive giveaway of Xmas goodies.