Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.293 Dec 1996

Rail (Enthusiast) December 1996. Issue No.293

- Front Cover:  One of the 100 Class 60 locomotives owned by EWS, No.60023 The Cheviot rumbles over the river Tyne near Bardon Mill on November 9 1996. The Brush Type 5 is working the 0918 Redcar-Hardendale lime hoppers.

- Straight in at the Deepcar End:  Pip Dunn took a trip on EWS's overnight Class 56-hauled Aldwarke to Deepcar freight.

- The Best Chairman British Rail never had!  Chris Green, architect of Network SouthEast and saviour of ScotRail, talks exclusively to RAIL.

- The D&E Years:  An excellent selection of Les Nixon's photographic work from the 1960s.

- EROS gets the Green Light:  David Allen looks at the major signalling changes that are imminent under the EROS scheme and lists which 'boxes are to go.

- Comment:  What leesons can be learned from the Channel Tunnel disaster?

- Lead News:  A major fire in the Channel Tunnel prompts safety concerns.

- News:  Waterman still in railways, and Gwent demolition ceases business.

- Around the Regions:  Planning permission refused for Bristol mail depot.

- Wolmar:  Will the railway fare better under a Labour government?

- Open Access:  Your views on the GNER livery and new train designs.

- Reviews:  A selection of Christmas gifts for the rail enthusiast.

- Privatisation:  The Railfreight Distribution sell-off hots up. Will it be EWS?

- PDQ:  Why EWS is denaming its Class 60s.

- Fleet News:  CrossCountry hires a '47/3', VSOE's Class 31 repeat sells out.

- Heritage News:  Hercules could be set for a long-awaited comeback.

- Insider:  Is Railtrack telling the truth about the use of its profits?

- Arrivals and Departures:  If rail people move jobs, it's in RAIL.

- Stop and Examine:  Mistakes and mess-ups from around the network.