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

More Mk. 5 sets prepared for Chiltern Railways For a few days in late October, Long Marston was devoid of Mk. 5 sets following the removal of CH09 (11509, 12725-727, 12809) to Eastleigh Works by 37608

Running a rail timetable relies on the right number of locos, coaches, and staff being fit and in the right place. But on a network the size and complexity of British Rail, sometimes – in fact, often

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

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

BOTH THE West Coast and East Coast Main Lines are to change the operators providing Thunderbird cover to rescue stricken trains. The two Newark Thunderbirds will now be supplied by Colas for the ECML.