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Rail Enthusiast #50 1985 November Golden years of the Class 50s 50th Issue
Rail Enthusiast #50 1985 November Golden years of the Class 50s 50th Issue
Rail Enthusiast is published monthly. Front Cover, Front cover by Howard Johnston. The Western Region excelled themselves on August 18 when all the GWR 150 Class 47s and No. 50007 were assembled at Old Oak Common depot. Further pictures appear on page 31.
Contents
A Bold Plan for the Bed-PanPages 6-9
Leslie Freitag reviews the progress and plans on BR's Bed-Pan line a line with a future.
News LinesPages 10-16
RE brings you top coverage on all the latest developments.
The Golden Years of the Class 50s
Pages 36-40 The Class 50s are BR's only 100mph diesel locos and are now attracting deserved acclaim. David N. Clough takes a look at the Class in recent times to assess its performance.
Around the Regions18-20
Railtour Review22-23
Coaching Call25
Signalling26-27
Rail Mail28-30
Rail Development35
Traction Talk43-50
Departmental Developments52-53
Reviews54
Wagons Roll55
Modelrail57
Works Report58-59
All Change62
Our 50th issue
Yes, it's RE No. 50. Doesn't time fly when you're enjoying yourself reading! In four short years, RE has rocketed to 38,500 copies audited circulation and it is still rising. Thanks to you, RE is poised (if not there already) to become the market leader. We (Peter Kelly, Howard Johnston and myself) hope you continue to enjoy the features brought to you by our top writers and contributors, all of whom are experts in their own spheres. If you like news, controversy, entertainment, quality colour and topical viewpoints, RE is for you written by enthusiasts. We welcome your involvement and hope you will join us to see issue No. 100. Editor.
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