Railways Illustrated - 1 Jul 2025
Fit for the modern world The good and bad of BR’S 1955 Modernisation Plan
Class 99s land: First two Stadler electro-diesels arrive
Accurascale’s Class 50 in detail
Lumo to take 222s, but Class 810s delayed into traffic
Number not recognised: TOPS numbers never used
Scottish coal trains in the British Rail era
Preserved Class 37 keeps ‘Caley Sleeper’ on the rails
Retro look: Silver 59 for 40 years of Foster Yeoman?
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Freightliner to commemorate 40 years of Class 59s with Foster Yeoman repaint?
67003: First of its type to head to scrapyard
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Busy week for 45 with Pancras visit and Royal Artillery rededication
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SWR to keep Class 455s for up to five more years
Lumo looks for 222s, but 810s ‘delayed’
Class 93 route clearance is expanded
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In this issue, Chris Gee recalls his early visits to Scotland in the 1980s and developing a passion for the small BRCW Sulzer Type 2s of Classes 26 and 27, which inspired him to recreate a mid1970s Far North line pick-up freight with preserved 26038.
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43277 leads 43274 past Keyham on the Penzance-paignton leg of 1Q18 NMT, formed unusually with the Plain Line Pattern Recognition set, on April 4, 2025.
D817 Foxhound at Tavistock North with the 10.40 Plymouth-brighton on February 17, 1967.
1009 Western Invader at Upwey Bank with 1M26, the 13.20 Weymouth-derby, on August 14, 1976.
D1015 Western Champion at Craig Highland Farm with the 11.25 Inverness-kyle of Lochalsh ‘Western Chieftain’ railtour on June 20, 2009.
55002 The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the 10.05 King’s Cross-york at Lincoln St Marks station on April 19, 1981.
37425 Sir Robert Mcalpine/concrete Bob gently nudges the 11.30 Weymouth Town-weymouth Quay under Town Bridge at 5mph on August 25, 1993.
153370 passing over Calstock Viaduct with the 10.20 Gunnislake-plymouth on February 14, 2001.
‘Black Five’ 5305 on the 12.20 Fort William-mallaig ‘ Royal Scotsman’ on October 19, 1990.
‘Black Five’ 5305 on the 12.20 Fort William-mallaig ‘ Royal Scotsman’ on October 19, 1990.
At Blowing House is 5552 leading and 30587 banking on the rear with the 15.40 Boscarne Junction-bodmin General Santa special on December 5, 2012.
Great Western Society of Steam Rail Motor 93 working 2Z20, the 08.30 Liskeard-looe, on November 18, 2012.
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