Railways Illustrated

The best coverage of today's railway scene. Each issue of Railways Illustrated offers a comprehensive round-up of the latest news and topical events from the UK across the present-day railway, including heritage traction in operation on the main lines. Railways Illustrated reflects the energy and vitality of the present-day railway scene.

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Positive Traction offers a 13e double shunter

Class 93 visits Inverness as DRS takes on maintenance

Balfour looks at putting a second Drain Train into use

Colas moves 56s back into warm store

IN BRIEF

Chiltern loco-hauled changeover is complete

CF Booth’s bought by ‘former rival’ Ron Hull

DBC fleet changes as 66s move in and out of store

Class 57s work WSMR Open Access demo train

More Class 99 testing as fleet grows

New Northern EMU depot takes shape at Shipley

Romic to export freight locos?

Swietelsky offers its two Cummins 73/9s for sale

WCR 57s Thunderbird training as 47s return

Vintage Welsh 37 tour is a success

Class 66 stars at NVR gala

222s for ScotRail confirmed at last

HydroShunter formally launched at Kidderminster

BLS Banbury depot tour on offer

Class 50 generator failure affects Hanson & Hall

New Overground line planned on freight line

New dates added for Rail 200 Inspiration train

South Coast EDs for UKR

More WCML Class 89 tests

Class 40 and 50 help out on industry inspection trip

Class 37s on the comeback trail

Three new stations in Birmingham open

ScotRail commences fleet procurement

The rumour mill

And the news you probably haven’t heard yet…

Coaching Stock News

Wagon News

Shunter News

Unit News

Unit Focus

Liveries

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GM theme for SVR May gala

New traction switchgear for preserved Class 50

Class 110 DMU moves to Llangollen

Four Sulzer Type 2s for GWR gala

ACMU Society repaints 315856 into First Great Eastern livery

CFPS members’ day announced

37025 on the comeback trail

Class 37, 58, and Peak for Swanage

Final Push to get Co-Bo over the line

Old weld repair on D1010 discovered

Preserved locos on the move

More work completed on 37003 and thorough overhaul continues

Main line 37 helps out the ‘sleeper’ again

Pacer moves to Oswestry

Class 115 unit sold and disbanded

Class 31 ‘steams’ again

Lancs’ 50 retired for repairs

Class 31 stopped for much-needed overhaul

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What’s happen ing to… • Our monthly round up of restoration projects around the country

What really is West Coast’s plan for CDL? Part 25

A great summer of galas awaits • Diaries at the ready, here are the main diesel events being staged around the country this summer, and what locos you can expect to enjoy. Pip Dunn rounds up what is in the offing…

PICTORIAL

A licence to print… travel! • In February 1986, British Rail offered bargain saver fares which enabled the creative enthusiast the chance to travel all around the country for peanuts. I mean, you’d obviously go from Coventry to Thurso via Portsmouth, wouldn’t you? Pip Dunn did…

‘Hangers’ on! • Where can you still ride behind classic diesel-hydraulics day after day on service trains, with steep gradients and steam heating? Tony Streeter reports on an East German revival.

Blue ‘choppers’ across England • We look back at Class 20s in the familiar and popular BR blue livery working freight and passenger trains in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This great selection of...