Deal or no deal

Standing at Shrewsbury station on a surprisingly mild Halloween morning, I feel like I’m in something of a timewarp. For a start, not only does the station itself have a pleasing number of ‘proper’ se

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

One of the country’s newest train operating companies is Europhoenix. Already a ‘household name’ in railway circles, it has been in business for several years, firstly facilitating exporting of locos

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

Provision likely to be on an ‘as required’ basis

RIGHT: On June 4, 1979, 03158 shunts at Ipswich Lower Yard, with the obligatory match wagon needed to make sure the track circuits were operated correctly. It is near the National Carriers depot and s