[su_note note_color=”#c0142b” text_color=”#ffffff”]Current issue: May 2017
Next issue: June 2017 – On sale: May 19[/su_note]
Headline News
Brexit and the effect on railways; First look at new Anglia fleet; First-MTR consortium wins South West Trains; Shunters escape scrapyard closure; New Penzance depot takes shape; DRS Class 88s commence trials; New South Eastern franchise to start in December 2018; New look for Class 230 DMU as Vivarail develops a battery-powered version; Hoppers damaged in East Somerset derailment; Freight paths freed up for passenger use.
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When Saturday Came: Skegness
Looking back to the golden days of summer-dated holiday trains to coastal resorts, kicking off with this look at the Lincolnshire outpost.
LU World Special
London Underground is bidding farewell to its District Line workhorse – the ‘D’ Stock. We detail its career history, with insight from a LU driver.
A trip down memory lane
Example main line duties from when the Class 08/09 fleet did more than just shunting.
0-60: Class 144
Putting a Northern ‘Pacer’ (and our columnist!) to the test in the Aire Valley.
Reviews
New books on Class 08/09s, Class 50s, and life
as a railwayman in the early 1970s.
Express Mailbag
‘Westerns’ on freight; Pilot scheme diesels; Foreign-owned trains and operators.
Time Traveller
May news from decades gone.
Railtours
Royal Scotsman itineraries announced; Celebrity ‘37’ to return to Highland haunts; Charity tour raises £50,000; Full diary for May.
Preservation
Early ‘37’ to be overhauled by UKRL; Ark Royal misses Bluebell gala; ‘Skinhead 31’ moves to Weardale; Heritage line freight photo special.
Power By The Hour
Colas ‘67s’ start NR test train work; GBRf
‘73/9s’ resume solo sleeper working.
Powerscene
Our class-by-class round-up of notable workings.
Unitary Authority
GWR Class 387/1s head west; More ex-Thameslink Class 319s go in to store.
Shunter Spot
RSS continues to expand.
Wagons Roll
‘Seacows’ acquired by SVR; DIrect Rail Services puts DVTs into store at Longtown.
Coach Compartment
Vintage Pullmans head south.
Irish Angle
Another DEMU car is scrapped.
Modelling
Our main feature this month is an in-depth look at an ‘OO’ gauge layout based in the Fens in the 1960s. There is also news of Kernow’s Bulleid-designed diesels, plus reviews including Dapol MJA wagons, Gaugemaster ‘73s’ and a Graham Farish ‘37/4’.
