Rail (Enthusiast) Magazine - No.316 Oct 1997

Rail (Enthusiast) October 1997. Issue No.316

- Front Cover:  No.60007 takes the Tunstead to Radcliffe limestone train past Trowell Junction on August 15.

- Comment:  The freight revolution won't just happen on its own.

- Lead News:  Revival for Tinsley yard with steel investment.

- News:  Class 92s running north of London ruled out by EWS.

- Around the Regions:  Gresley's blue plaque unveiled at King's Cross. 

- Wolmar:  Asks if Railtrack should go back into public hands.

- RfD's Driving Ambition:  With two out of three cars sold in Britain imported there's plenty of scope for moving them by rail. Pip Dunn reveals the story behind RfD's automotive business.

- Rail Freight - Time to Grasp the Nettle:  Confidence is high in the freight industry that the good times are just around the corner as Nick Gallop urges the industry to look to the future when planning the return of rail freight.

- Open Access:  Ed Burkhardt says EWS is not a monopoly.

- EWS - Winning the 'Welsh Battle':  Record tonnages of steel leaving Wales prove that heavy industry is far from dead. Paul Shannon charts the battle to win the traffic back.

- Insider:  Looks at investment in railway safety in recent years.

-  The Skye Survivor:  The railway arrived at Kyle of Lochalsh 100 years ago, Pip Dunn looks at the survival of this classic line.

- PDQ:  Folk rock bands and the history of AWS give a varied PDQ selection.

- Fleet News:  The Virgin CrossCountry locomotive-hauled diagrams.

- Railtours:  Will it be third time lucky for the railtour 'Hoovers'?

- RAIL Blue:  John Dagley-Morris' superb picture selection from the 1970s and 80s.

- Heritage News:  EWS ends supply of locomotives for preservation.

- Arrivals and Departures:  All the latest railway personnel news.

- Stop and Examine:  Pip's still in the driver's seat for another issue.