While there were undoubtedly many benefits for a single, nationalised railway, for customers there was one thing lacking: competition. For passengers, the car was a viable alternative in most cases, a

Eyebrows were raised among the steam fraternity when the Watercress Line preserved a ‘Sprinter’ diesel multiple unit. Now the train has arrived at Ropley, MARK PEARCE delves deeper into what the move means for the future of heritage rail motive power.

Looking at railways in detail

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

ABOVE: Haymarket-based Class 40 D260 passes Falahill on Borthwick Bank on September 2, 1965, on the Waverley route as its heads south with a delightfully mixed freight for Carlisle. This line would cl

Now available from Accurascale is its second batch of Class 66s in OO gauge, these following on from the initial releases in the summer of 2024 in returning the former Hattons tooling to the market. W