Railways Illustrated - 1 Jan 2026
In pole position!
Infamous Class 45 finally heads to the scrapyard
Heljan’s OO NSE Class 104
Europhoenix interview Great plans for growth
Nostalgia: Love for little ’uns Shunting locos in the BR era
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New 810 Aurora units to start passenger work ‘in December’
UK Railtours to take Class 50s to the Lancs
End looms for GWR HSTS
Test train woe for Class 37s in East Anglia
GBRF’S Class 99s now passed for nationwide use
IN BRIEF
Contract changes to East and West Coast Thunderbirds
RTC to take Class 33s to York in place of steam
Government’s Railways Bill is finally published
New trains in the pipeline for Scotrail
Rail 200 bookazine highlights the year of celebration
First main line passenger ‘slug’ for 27 years
Off-lease stored Midland units on the move
Virgin gains access to Temple Mills to launch Channel Tunnel trains
Beaulieu Park station opens on Great Eastern line
£70m upgrade completed at Tyseley depot
More redundant EMUS heads for the scrapyard
SVR Class 37 running day set for December 27
ROG Class 93 undergoes tests with Freightliner
ROG Class 93 undergoes tests with Freightliner
WCML enjoys unplanned EE heritage day
The ACMU Society and Fife Heritage Railway partnership
Freightliner continues pool swaps
And the news you probably haven’t heard yet… Complied by Artie Justsits
The rumour mill
Coaching Stock News Liveries
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After 40 years, it’s game over for 45015
37003 returns home after eight years
Class 47 and 56s support South Devon gala
End-of-year GWR diesels
Another Class 20 is bought for preservation
Class 03 arrives ‘home’ on the Isle of Wight
Two Class 37s for SVR December diesel day
Classic WCML run for 40
Lancs February gala day
DEPG acquires Class 08 and moves it to the WSR
Llangollen stages evacuation test with local fire brigade
A Euro success story
A Euro success story
In pole position on the Grid
In pole position on the Grid
The Class 56 fleet today
The Class 56 design
What’s happening to…
What’s happening to…
LIVING THE PAST LANE
Where is there left to go?
Where is there left to go?
They tried to run a railway
Love for the little locos
Love for the little locos
Colin Marsden
43092 Cromwell’s Castle leads 2C07, the 06.50 Bristol Tm-penzance with 43155 Rougemont Castle on the rear past Cockwood Harbour.
150219 and 150244 head away towards Parsons Tunnel with 2T08, the 07.24 Exmouth to Paignton.
37011 pulls into Crianlarich with a delayed morning train to Glasgow Queen Street on January 31, 1983.
802114 passing below the rainbow with 1C75, the 09.35 Paddington-paignton, on February 10, 2020.
1Z56, the 13.52 Paddington to Birmingham New Street, at Great Bourton on April 14, 2024.
Plough GEXR55413, propelled by Goderich & Exeter Railway GEXR3030 and GEXR2073, approaching West Perth Road No. 182 between Michell and Seaforth in Ontario, Canada.
On a very wet November 30, 1975, 1048 Western Lady awaits departure with the 17.18 commuter train to Oxford.
The main erecting shop General Motors plant in London, Ontario, Canada, showing 66070, 66073 and 66069.
The main erecting shop General Motors plant in London, Ontario, Canada, showing 66070, 66073 and 66069.
Southbound Union Pacific freight, powered by UP 2606, 2563 and 7805, slowly pulls around the Tehachapi Loop, some 10 miles north of the City of Tehachapi.
D1010, D1013, D1015, D1023 and D1062, with D7018 and D821 in the foreground, at Laira depot on September 14, 1991.
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Paddington to Penzance During the Diesel Era (part 1)
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Famous Trains
Rails through Castlerock
Western Region Rail scene 1970s-1980s
Alfred Raworth’s Electric Southern Railway
Railwayana upcoming auctions
A new dawn for freight
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