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

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

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

From giant levers to tiny mouse clicks: it’s taken a year longer than promised and cost more than £120 million, but a major project is now nearing completion.

As the company gets ready to operate its final charter trains next month, PIP DUNN looks back over half a century of Pathfinder’s popular excursions covering the length and breadth of the UK network

Provision likely to be on an ‘as required’ basis