Railways Illustrated

The best coverage of today's railway scene. Each issue of Railways Illustrated offers a comprehensive round-up of the latest news and topical events from the UK across the present-day railway, including heritage traction in operation on the main lines. Railways Illustrated reflects the energy and vitality of the present-day railway scene.

Welcome

Railways Illustrated

DRS to give up another 68 for Chiltern

Eurostar orders 30 Celestia double-deck trains

Pathfinder to cease promoting charter trains after 52 years

Revived HST demonstrates Romic’s desire for charter set

IN BRIEF

Chairman’s train tours the country

Next DCR Class 60 overhaul to start at Colwick

ROG’s 93s finally put to work…

…as Class 99 testing continues across the country

End for WCR Class 37

CMA CGM set to acquire Freightliner Intermodal

More Class 67s go for scrap

LSL starts main line tests with unique Class 89

GTR Electrostar refurbishments complete

The rumour mill

And the news you probably haven’t heard yet…

Coaching Stock News ScotRail HST lengthening

Names

Liveries

Wagon News

Unit Focus

Unit News

Shunter News

SRPS secures another first with Oban 40

Doncaster’s last loco ‘faces scrapping’

Hymek dates at the GCR

Crowds flock to ten-strong SVR Class 37 gala

East Lancs diesel days announced

Class 26s move

125 Group’s HST to move to East Lancashire Railway

GWR Class 24 returns to use

The Preservation Files: Main line locos • More than 500 ex-BR diesel and electric locos were sold for restoration but not all run, and indeed some may never do so. But what’s the state of play with the preserved ‘fleet’? Pip Dunn rounds up the list in part two of The Preservation Files, focusing on main line locos.

What’s happening to… • Our monthly round-up of restoration projects around the country, compiled by Pip Dunn.

LIVING LIFE IN THE PAST LANE • Chris Gee recalls depot and works opens days where ‘celebrity’ locos would stand out – and sees just that at The Greatest Gathering.

PICTORIAL

Pathfinder goes out on a high

A tribute to trail-blazing Pathfinder • After 52 years of running charter trains, Pathfinder Railtours is calling time on its operation after a series of challenges that have affected its profitability. Pip Dunn looks back at the tours, rounds up some stats and looks back at some of his favourite tours.

The Swinging Sixties • The 1960s were a fascinating time on the railways as a host of new diesel and electric designs were brought into use, some more successfully that others. Using the images from the SiCol collection, we look back at the decade and its varied traction. Captions by Pip Dunn

10 PICTURES • In each issue of Railways Illustrated, we ask a photographer to select their 10 favourite rail-related images and tell us the reasons why they believe these photos stand out from the crowd.

THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT LASTS ALL YEAR!

Avocet rises • Coinciding with the impending return to the main line of the real locomotive, Accurascale has released the unique Class 89 in OO gauge in conjunction with retailer Rails. Simon Bendall takes a look at the recreation of the popular AC electric prototype.

REVIEWS

Railwayana upcoming auctions

They tried to run a railway • Coming up in January’s issue