Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.130 Sep 1990

Rail (Enthusiast) September 1990. Issue No.130

Main features:

- News Lines:  The Department of Transport is to hold a public enquiry into the Hyde crash; new livery approved for Civil Engineer's locomotive fleet; Class 56s start work on Fife coal trains. Rail has first pictures of the new ARC 59s.

- Investment for South Wales Coal:  Michael Rhodes details the investment being made by British Coal and Railfreight Coal to cater for the expansion of opencast mining in South Wales.

- Severn-Dee Freight:  The freight traffic which runs between Chester and Newport is chronicled by Don Gatehouse.

- Ruston 48DS Locos:  Top industrial locomotive expert, Adrian J.Booth, relates the history of the versatile 48DS machines.

- Provincially Yours:  Rail interviews Gordon Pettitt, Director Provincial, who outlines his objectives and the problems with his sector.

- Traction News:  Stored 47s return to traffic; more convoys of DMUs for scrap; Class107 renumbered again; customised livery for a Class37/7; Britain's most authoritative and topical traction report including Level Five repairs and Network stock report.

- Editorial

- Rail View

- Around the Regions

- Off the Rails

- Railtour Preview

- Anniversary Waltz

- Wagons Roll

- Departmental Developments

- All Change