With the locomotive market in OO gauge now well and truly saturated, manufacturers have begun to turn to the still under-represented world of multiple units for new projects, with several key EMU desi

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

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

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

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

Standing at Shrewsbury station on a surprisingly mild Halloween morning, I feel like I’m in something of a timewarp. For a start, not only does the station itself have a pleasing number of ‘proper’ se