Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News - Top stories this month: Serco/NedRailways selected for Northern Rail franchise, Regulator stops Grand Central's Trans-Pennine H5T plan; Virgin says goodbye to Mk. 2 stock; 86401 secured for preservation.
Mess room - Take a break with RAIL EXPRESS' light-hearted page. This month, we have an animal theme - cows, elephants and buzzards all feature!
Made to measure - Simon Bendall takes a trip on Network Rail's New Measurement Train. Its functions are explained and some exciting future plans are revealed.
Retro-spectrum - RE's acclaimed photo-feature series takes a look at the Loadhaul brand, first revealed ten years ago at Doncaster Works. Includes full loco listing.
Centre section Model supplement - Another of our special RAIL EXPRESS MODELLER supplements can be found stapled between the centre pages. Includes a guide to modelling the New Measurement Train and a review of a new 4mm wagon kit.
Time traveller - Headlines from this month 5,10,20, 30 and 40 years ago. Remember the staged crash at Old Dalby involving 46009 and a nuclear flask wagon?
Preservation - More Class 56s saved including 56057 which is to find a home on the NVR. Two more '37s' for Wensleydale and another shed goes up at Barrow Hill.
Railtours - Gary Thornton recalls many miles of enjoyable haulage behind 'Deltic' D9000 - now up for sale - and hopes it will return to the main line soon.
Traction & Rolling Stock - Fourteen pages of traction news together with the best rail photography around:
- Power by the hour
- Power scene
- Shed talk
- Name game
- Spectrum
- Classified information
- Shunter spot
- Unitary authority
- Wagons
- Irish
Cover: Incredibly, it's exactly 10 years since the Loadhaul brand was launched as part of the plan to privatise BR's freight operations. In the much admired black and orange livery, Class 37/7 No. 37710 shunts crippled hoppers at Avonmouth Bulk Handling terminal on April 28th, 1998. Neil Higson
Mess room - Take a break with RAIL EXPRESS' light-hearted page. This month, we have an animal theme - cows, elephants and buzzards all feature!
Made to measure - Simon Bendall takes a trip on Network Rail's New Measurement Train. Its functions are explained and some exciting future plans are revealed.
Retro-spectrum - RE's acclaimed photo-feature series takes a look at the Loadhaul brand, first revealed ten years ago at Doncaster Works. Includes full loco listing.
Centre section Model supplement - Another of our special RAIL EXPRESS MODELLER supplements can be found stapled between the centre pages. Includes a guide to modelling the New Measurement Train and a review of a new 4mm wagon kit.
Time traveller - Headlines from this month 5,10,20, 30 and 40 years ago. Remember the staged crash at Old Dalby involving 46009 and a nuclear flask wagon?
Preservation - More Class 56s saved including 56057 which is to find a home on the NVR. Two more '37s' for Wensleydale and another shed goes up at Barrow Hill.
Railtours - Gary Thornton recalls many miles of enjoyable haulage behind 'Deltic' D9000 - now up for sale - and hopes it will return to the main line soon.
Traction & Rolling Stock - Fourteen pages of traction news together with the best rail photography around:
- Power by the hour
- Power scene
- Shed talk
- Name game
- Spectrum
- Classified information
- Shunter spot
- Unitary authority
- Wagons
- Irish
Cover: Incredibly, it's exactly 10 years since the Loadhaul brand was launched as part of the plan to privatise BR's freight operations. In the much admired black and orange livery, Class 37/7 No. 37710 shunts crippled hoppers at Avonmouth Bulk Handling terminal on April 28th, 1998. Neil Higson
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