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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
What's Happening at BREL - With yet more announcements of redundancies at the works of British Rail Engineering Ltd., led by 1,200 at Swindon, Geoffrey Freeman Alien assesses the long-term prospects for the plants that are left. Page 6
Your Letters - The wide-ranging views from readers include a rail worker's plea for more safety among enthusiasts, and a profound memory of the Fell diesel-mechanical locomotive which featured in last month's Rail Enthusiast. Page 8
Salute to the 4-Subs - For many years these Southern Region electric units went about their unexciting daily routine with hardly a passing glance. Now they're all gone, three members of the Southern Electric group remember them with affection. Page 10
Take one box, and mount on wheels - The humble Class 08 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunters have a direct line of descent dating back more than 50 years to the early 1930s. George Toms tells the full, fascinating story, with an appendix that must have taken weeks to put together. Page 24
Backward glances - A collection of photographs in both black and white and colour recalling those days when diesels and electrics were mere intruders in a world still dominated by the steam locomotive. Page 35
The name's the same - Following his interesting listing of modern-era namings last month, David Maxey discovers that many locomotive names today - possibly even most - are not new at all but have been borne by generations of locomotives dating back to the birth of railways Page 36
Foster-Yeoman's success story - The stone-moving operation from Foster Yeoman's Merehead Quarry is one of Railfreight's shining success stories. Geoffrey Freeman Alien takes a close look at the movement of millions of tons of limestone by rail. Page 51
Shake, rattle and roll - The well-liked Hastings diesel-electric multiple units might by getting decidedly long in the tooth - but to Patrick Smith, who was brought up near the Hastings line, a cab nde in one of them was a dream come true. Page 54
Also:
News lines
Works Report
Railtour Review
All Change
Looking Ahead
Books
Front cover: 87032 Kenilworth approaches Bastard Hall, near Crewe, with a down Freightliner on May 31 last year. Photo: Gavin Morrison.
Your Letters - The wide-ranging views from readers include a rail worker's plea for more safety among enthusiasts, and a profound memory of the Fell diesel-mechanical locomotive which featured in last month's Rail Enthusiast. Page 8
Salute to the 4-Subs - For many years these Southern Region electric units went about their unexciting daily routine with hardly a passing glance. Now they're all gone, three members of the Southern Electric group remember them with affection. Page 10
Take one box, and mount on wheels - The humble Class 08 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunters have a direct line of descent dating back more than 50 years to the early 1930s. George Toms tells the full, fascinating story, with an appendix that must have taken weeks to put together. Page 24
Backward glances - A collection of photographs in both black and white and colour recalling those days when diesels and electrics were mere intruders in a world still dominated by the steam locomotive. Page 35
The name's the same - Following his interesting listing of modern-era namings last month, David Maxey discovers that many locomotive names today - possibly even most - are not new at all but have been borne by generations of locomotives dating back to the birth of railways Page 36
Foster-Yeoman's success story - The stone-moving operation from Foster Yeoman's Merehead Quarry is one of Railfreight's shining success stories. Geoffrey Freeman Alien takes a close look at the movement of millions of tons of limestone by rail. Page 51
Shake, rattle and roll - The well-liked Hastings diesel-electric multiple units might by getting decidedly long in the tooth - but to Patrick Smith, who was brought up near the Hastings line, a cab nde in one of them was a dream come true. Page 54
Also:
News lines
Works Report
Railtour Review
All Change
Looking Ahead
Books
Front cover: 87032 Kenilworth approaches Bastard Hall, near Crewe, with a down Freightliner on May 31 last year. Photo: Gavin Morrison.
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