Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.54 Mar 1986

Rail (Enthusiast) March 1986. Issue No.54.

Main features:-

- Doncaster Works: the changing scene. There's drastic changes taking place at 'The Plant' as established repair workloads alter. Works Manager, Derek Clarke, gives an insight into recent developments

- The Yorkshire Engine Company: Adrian J.Booth relates the history of this famous locomotive builder amongst whose products include the BR Class 02 shunter and the first ten Class 15s

- Railway Development: Going places - but not by rail

- Model Rail: Lima's Class 73 - a new standard

- Railtour Review: Fawlty Tours

- Works Report

- News Lines: DPS buys Tulyar; BREL wins Class 87/2 order; major changes for BREL Workshops;West Yorks seeks better rail deal;Plans made to restore D8

- Reviews

- Colour Centrepiece: The Class 56 - BR's heavy freight machine

- Rail Mail

- End of the Line: RE bring you an update on where all condemned locos are stabled, courtesy of Metro Enterprises Ltd.

- 6S63:  13.00 Scunthorpe-Aberdeen:  this Speedlink train is one of two which carry the Humberside to Scotland commodities. Dr Michael Rhodes provides the commentary

- Signalling Aspects: The boxes dwindle as colour lights extend

- Traction Talk

- Departmental Developments: All good things come to an end: some vintage Departmental gems have unfortunately made their way to the scrapyards in recent times. Roger Butcher reviews the disposals since March 1985

- Wagons Roll

- Coaching Call: A first look at a Mk3 BFO

- Around the Regions