Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.280 Jun 1996

Rail (Enthusiast) June 1996. Issue No.280

- Front Cover:  Class 37/4 No.37427 Highland Enterprise at Castle Cary with the 0900 Bristol -Weymouth on May 5 1996.

- Summer Locomotive Haulage:  Pip Dunn lists all the information you need for a successful day enjoying locomotive hauled trains during the summer timetable.

- Railrover Guide:  Steve Cox details the bargain fares and areas available in the form of rover tickets for the forthcoming summer season. All validity details are given to help RAIL readers.

- Exploring the coast line:  Larry Goddard assesses the level of traffic along the North Wales coast.

- Railfreight Distribution - moving in the right direction:  Steve Cox's in-depth interview with Railfreight Distribution's Ian Brown.

- Emergency Planning:  Steven Knight looks at how the emergency services react to an accident on the railways.

- Comment: Nigel Harris comments on the Railtrack share issue.

- Lead News:  EWSR places new locomotive order and Railtrack gets share listing.

- News:  Coal trains restart from Ashfordby, and new-look Class 309 and 314 EMUs.

- Privatisation:  Steven Knight's analysis on railway privatisation.

- Around the Regions:  Stations, lines and service introductions and cessations.

- Wolmar:  Railtrack incompetence on the North London Line?

- Open Access:  YOUR chance to discuss the issues of the day.

- Modern Images:  The best shots capturing the railway at work.

- Excursion Latest:  All-in-one railtour and charter roundup.

- Fleet News:  All the news from the locomotive and rolling stock fleet.

- Arrivals and Departures:  Personnel moves in the rail business.

- Preservation News:  Tulyar to the rescue, and a new Williton diesel shed.

- Insider:  Incisive comment from inside the rail industry.

- Track Engineering:  Fastline Track Renewals' new ballast system.

- Classified Ads:  Everything from accommodation to videos.

- Stop and Examine:  Nigel Harris unearths funny goings-on on the railways.