GARY ESSEX looks at the railways that have successfully diversified their income streams, from contract work for main line operators to reinventing themselves as invaluable training sites.

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains and a regular contributor to Model Rail .

Despite having their work cut out clearing deep snowdrifts from Scotland’s railways during the heavy January snowfalls, some of the engineers and train crews managed to take some stunning photos - and here are a few of them…

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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

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