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Living up to its name and looking glorious, 50033 Glorious passes Bewdley South Signalbox on May 18 working the 12.40 Highley-Kidderminster. One of the stars of the Swanage gala was 45108, visiting fr

This issue’s 10 Pictures comes from occasional Railways Illustrated contributor Chris Perkins. Born in the West Midlands, but now a longtime resident of the West Country, Chris was born in Birmingham

I always used to regard Class 31s as Western or Eastern Region locos. I most strongly associate them with depots like Old Oak Common, Finsbury Park, Stratford, Immingham or Gateshead. They were famili

TWO OF the biggest diesel events of the year were held on consecutive weekends at the Swanage Railway (May 8-11) and the Severn Valley Railway (May 15-18). Both saw crowds flock to ride behind a mix o

Main Line Railwayana Auctions will hold its first telephone/email auction on June 2-8 at www.mlrauctions.com. Full details were not available at the time of writing. As reported, this is a new auction

D2767 – Bo’ness: One of just two surviving ex-BR North British Shunters, D2767, has recently moved under its own power for the first time in five years after repairs by a small team of volunteers were