Revolution very light rail unit undergoes 60mph tests

In the final part of our series on alternatives to traditional light rail, PETER PLISNER has been talking to the company behind Revolution VLR - a concept that could be deployed globally as a way of reinvigorating unloved and disused branch lines

The Greatest Gathering at Derby on August 1-3 brings together a host of exhibits from the railway over the last 200 years, but there are more than 100 modern traction locos and multiple units alone, a

After months of meticulous technical upgrades, Govia Thameslink Railway has reintroduced Class 379 Electrostars into passenger service. RICHARD WILCOCK pays a visit to Hornsey Depot to find out more

How much of your layout is make-believe? CHRIS LEIGH isn't a slave to prototype fidelity, as he explains.

In a special ceremony at its Peterborough depot on July 17, GB Railfreight officially showed off its brand-new Stadler Class 99 bi-mode locomotives to an audience of more than 250 stakeholders, staff

Over the past five years, Govia Thameslink Railway has been quietly overhauling its fleet of Class 377s and ‘387s’. As the refurbishment reaches its completion, RICHARD WILCOCK visits Selhurst Depot in south London to learn more about Project Aurora