Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.165 Jan 1992

Rail (Enthusiast) January 1992. Issue No.165

Main features:

- News Lines:  RAIL organises last Class 50 railtour to Carlisle, RFS engineering buys 17 Class 20s, National Power considers running its own trains, new livery for 37350, Barrow Hill depot vandalised. All the latest news at the start of a new year.

- Stanlow Petroleum:  Paul Shannon reports on the petroleum traffic from the Shell Refinery at Stanlow, one of the most important sources of revenue for Trainload Freight in the North West.

- Red Stripe Reminiscences:  A selection of colour photographs illustrating the Class 58s in the red stripe livery first introduced in December 1982 and disappeared from the class recently.

- Basford Hall:  After all but closing in May 1972 Basford Hall yard at Crewe has seen an upturn recently with the return of wagonload traffic. Michael Rhodes tells the story of the revival.

- Model Rail:  The latest modern traction modelling news plus a feature on a 4mm scale layout built to a budget.

- Traction Review 1991:  The first of a two part review of 1991's traction news. Highlights of the year included the reinstatement of D400, the repainting of 47401 as D1500, Tamworth Castle's last run, Class 59 workings on the East Coast Main Line an dmany special workings for open days.

- Channel Tunnel News

- Around the Regions

- Around Europe

- Departmental Developments

- Off the Rails

- A Trip to Sunny Weymouth

- Open Lines

- All Change