GARY ESSEX looks at the railways that have successfully diversified their income streams, from contract work for main line operators to reinventing themselves as invaluable training sites.

The station’s £140 million rebuild is running several months late, and even when complete it may never realise its potential. HOWARD JOHNSTON investigates

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

COLLETT ‘57XX’ 060PT No. 5775, star of the ...

‘Yugo-Yankee’ tank No. 30076 waits its turn in ...

RICHARD WILCOCK goes up on the roof to get a first-hand report on how the teams have kept the UK’s busiest station open while repairing its Victorian roof