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Rail Express #22 1998 March Avonmouth Bristol’s Booming Traffic Centre
Rail Express #22 1998 March Avonmouth Bristols Booming Traffic Centre
Rail Express is published monthly. Cover photo, Class 60 No. 60011 shunts empties from Didcot Power Stations at the Avonmouth Bulk Handling Terminal on July 7, 1997. Picture: Iain Lowrie
Contents
Cover stories
6 Axe falls on Tinsley TMD
EWS decides to close the famous depot
6 Virgin considers Class 67
American power for this operator?
12 Grain back on the rails
The welcome return of this commodity
News
7 Traction in the Valleys
Cardiff Railway hires private stock
7 'FastTrain' takes off
First passengers on Heathrow service
12 Grain train returns
Andover-Roseisle service starts
16 Watford Gap tests start
Railtrack allows Eurostar trials
Reader tour
38 Portuguese Power
A fantastic six day rail tour to Portugal
Models
58 Newsdesk
Report on Hornby's plans for 1998
62 The locos of Deepcar
Modelling the Woodhead route electrics
Nostalgia
26 The Rattle & Roll Years
The 'wind of change' sees new diesels
Reader offers
15 Free mug offer
Spend with us and get a free mug!
Traction & Rolling Stock
40 Powerscene
Traction making the news this month
41 Shed Talk
Transfers and pool changes
44 Classified Information
What's under repair in main Works
46 The Name Game
Name plates fitted and removed
47 World of Wagons
Is Shell to abandon rail movements?
48 Unitary Authority
All the unit and coach news
50 Shunter Spot
Tracing down South Wales shunters
Features
18 Avonmouth
Spotlight on this rail centre's traffic
34 Fine wine & Class 50s
Portuguese railways explored
Also in this issue
54 Preservation
More locos for the main line?
56 Saloon Talk
Mk. 2 coaches on the move
57 Railtour Bazaar
Choose a great trip out
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