THE LONG-AWAITED entry into passenger traffic of East Midlands Railways’ new Class 810 Aurora Hitachi AT300 bi-mode multiple units is expected to occur in December, according to the TOC. As this issue

This time of the year is traditionally quiet because many of the summer-only promoters don’t have much to say as they are working behind the scenes to announce programmes, probably sometime in Februar

RIGHT: On June 4, 1979, 03158 shunts at Ipswich Lower Yard, with the obligatory match wagon needed to make sure the track circuits were operated correctly. It is near the National Carriers depot and s

07013 – Bury: A few steps forward were made in early August when the locomotive was lifted from its wheels. All wheelsets require tyre turning to restore their profiles, and the Class 07’s sole AEI RT

One of the country’s newest train operating companies is Europhoenix. Already a ‘household name’ in railway circles, it has been in business for several years, firstly facilitating exporting of locos

AS EXPECTED, Freightliner has undertaken a loaded trial with a Rail Operations Group Class 93 to assess its feasibility of replacing pairs of Class 90s on intermodal trains. The test run was on Novemb