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

The long-awaited passenger-carrying debut of battery-powered 230001 on the Greenford branch finally occurred on January 31, the set forming 2G02, the 05.30 West Ealing-Greenford, before working throug

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

UK Railtours has announced a five-day landcruise to the Isle of Man, the ‘Manxman,’ for April 9-13, but also running alongside it are four days of Class 50 main line action, although not even UKR can

DAVID JUKES mixes third-rail and overhead electrification for his chosen pick of EMUs past and present…

Only two power cars remain at Plymouth depot after final set with Mk 3 carriages moves to Mid-Norfolk Railway