In colour 222: ‘royal scot’ survivors

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

ABOVE: One of the classic locations on the Kyle of Lochalsh line is when the train passes Duncraig and heads towards Plockton, affording this wonderful view of Loch Carron, and on June 10, 1988, 37421

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

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

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

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