FOUR FIRELESS locomotives previously under the threat of ...

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Rapido Trains UK Andrew Barclay Fireless 040 No. 1952 Shell Mex yellow ◆ PRICE £139.95 (DCC-ready), £249.95 (DCC sound) ◆ AVAILABILITY Rapido Trains UK stockists Web www.rapidotrains.co.uk

Pick up the phone, call your local railway, offer to volunteer, and it could be the start of a whole new adventure, says ALEX ALDER. You might even go the whole hog and buy an engine…

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

GET IN TOUCH Steam Railway, Media House, Lynchwood, ...

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE