Much of Bachmann’s recent output in the way of new OO gauge diesel locomotive tooling has focused on revamping existing types, this variously encompassing Classes 08, 20, 37, 47 and 66. It is nice, th

When I started trainspotting in April 1981, it was at Berkswell Station, between Coventry and Birmingham International, and a five-mile bike ride from my home town of Kenilworth. I’d tried Tile Hill s

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

Five of the fleet are put into short-term store while Class 59 and ‘47s’ are also taken out of frontline service

Railway scrapyards have held a, some may argue, morbid fascination with rail enthusiasts for decades. They are the Death Row of the railways, where the chances are if a loco goes in, it isn’t coming o

AS BRIEFLY alluded to in the last issue, Eversholt Leasing has been bought out by Beacon Rail, which will see its UK portfolio expanded sixfold and add many multiple units to the company assets. Along