04 News
Fastline wins coal contract and HNRC plans to use Class 20s on new stone train working, plus therea€ s shock as Arriva grabs Cross Country from Virgin.

14 News in pictures
EWS Class 37/4s rescue a€~Tuga€ -hauled a€~binlinera€ , Cargo-D gets more Mk. 3 coaches from Long Marston. Includes a round up of Class 20 celebrations.

18 Time Traveller
30 years ago the last seven Class 07s were withdrawn from service on the Southern Region. Also features stories from 5, 10, 20, 30 & 40 years ago.

20 Disaster at Thirsk
English Electrica€ s famous Type 4 prototype DP2 was wrecked 40 years ago this month in an accident near Thirsk. RE looks back over the tragic event.

24 Preservation
A Class 25 returns to action on the national network as the NYMR operates test runs on the Whitby branch. The Severn Valley is devastated by floods.

29 Railtours
There is a report from a€~Westerna€ D1015a€ s stunning performance on a€~The Cornishmana€ railtour, which took the diesel hydraulic over the Devon banks.

32 EXCLUSIVE: Burkhardt on EWS
EWSa€ charismatic founder speaks openly about the DB deal, provides some amazing revelations, and gives a a€~no holds barreda€ critique of EWS.

38 Reviews
A new DVD of professionally-shot 1960s and 1970s footage is reviewed and the latest railway related products to read and watch are described.

39 Special DVD offer
RE has teamed up with Video 125 to offer a bargain deal on the full set of a€~D&E on 35mma€ archive films. Why not take advantage and upgrade to DVD?

40 Traction & Rolling Stock
Class 87s still going strong for GBRf, while Bulgarian pair is ready to work trains. 15 pages of informative and expert traction and rolling stock news.

58 Mess room
The Heritage Railway Associationa€ s preservation award for the best wagons went to a surprising rake of vehicles at the Llangollen Railway...
Rail Express Modeller
III Comment: Modelling the a€~nukesa€
As yet there is no R-T-R solution to modelling nuclear flask trains. RE provides a run-down of the options available if youa€ d like to assemble one of these attractive workings.

IV News: Trade developments
Heljan reveals more details about Class 58 and a€~Falcona€ locos. Hornby re-releases the ex-Lima Class 66, while Bachmann reveals its production schedule for the next six months.

VII Research: Nuclear train guide
The fascinating world of the rail movement of domestic and international nuclear flasks, and related commodities, is described here, covering the early British Rail to EWS period.

XIV Review: Bachmann Class 47
The fourth companya€ s attempt at a 4mm scale Brush Type 4 is here courtesy of Bachmann. Is it the best yet or is it a€~duffa€ ? REM gives it the in-depth treatment with the microscope.

XVI Review: Bachmann VAA & TEA
The latest Barwell-produced wagons are here in the form of the air-braked VAA/VBA vans and TEA bogie tanker. The vans especially are a key release, so how do they measure up?

XVIII Review: a€~Na€ gauge round-up
A bumper month for a€~Na€ sees Dapola€ s a€~low-emissionsa€ Class 66 enter shops and Bachmanna€ s long awaited Class 04, 60, OBA, TTA and other new items released. We review them all here.

XXI Serial: Mostyn
The Mostyn team unveil their Class 104 plans. Not one or two, but four of the familiar north western-based BRCWs, along with one a€~Calder Valleya€ Class 110, will be joining the fleet.

XXII Spanner: Diary dates & Full frame
REMa€ s acerbic columnist is disappointed by a backward step taken by the Bachmann Class 47, and considers model loco building a€~on the expensivea€ . Includes Diary and Full frame.