October 2001

Cover stories

9 Double ?66? naming
The late driver Steve Dunn is commemorated

9 Heavy Haul wins more traffic
Freightlifler takes over Conoco oil traffic to Kingsbury

News

8 ?Two lines to re-open in Glasgow
Larkhall and Dawsholm to join the rail network

9 Fire wrecks Motherwell depot
Locomotives damaged in major blaze at EWS? depot

12 New Highland mail service
EWS launches Glasgow-Inverness high speed service

Traction & Rolling Stock

24 Powerscene
Unsurpassed coverage of notable traction workings inc. All change; Going, Going Gone; Shunter Spot arid The Grim Reaper

34 Unitary Authority
Full run-down of Class 101 Met-Camm developments

39 The Irish Angle
Government publishes radical plans for Irish Rail

40 Wonderful World of Wagons
Jarvis unveils rail recovery train vehicles

Regulars

14 Glasgow or bust!
?Pendolirio? test site ready on West Coast Main Line

22 Railtour Bazaar
?Deltic? D9009 returns to railtour action in style!

46 Railtour Bazaar
More pathetic excuses why raiftours have problems!

Feature

44135032 - The Elder Statesman
This veteran Type 2 celebrates its Silver Jubilee

Pictorial

16 (Last) Highland Fling
A superb pictorial of WHL Class 37s on freight

Models

49 Modelrail News
It?s official at last - a Class 37 from Bachmann!

54 Shedding Light on ?Fred?
Andrew Donnelly upgrades a Lima Freightliner ?66?

On the front

Brand new Class 66/5s were named at EggborOUgh Power Station on Saturday, September 1st. No. 66526 was named Don Raider whilst No. 66527was named Driver Steve Dunn, tragically killed in the Heck accident. (See page 9). Picture: Philip Sutton.