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.

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Railways Illustrated

Consultation launched into proposed mass railway ticket office closures

Marsh Barton becomes the UK’s newest railway station

Main line return for Locomotive Services Pacer

IN BRIEF

Rail Operations pioneer Class 93 arrives in the UK

New trains to replace Chiltern’s Class 165 DMUs

Class 196s destined for East West Rail

First East Midlands Railway Hitachi Class 810 Aurora delivered by GBRf

Caledonian Sleeper transfers to Scottish Government control

RAIB releases report into Enfield Town station buffer stop collision

… as Enfield Town collision driver is jailed

Stranger in the camp at London Liverpool Street

Transport for London unveils a trio of Pride 2023 train wraps

DART celebrates a successful first 100 days

GBRf Class 69 named in honour of Peter Watts’ 50th anniversary celebrations

IN BRIEF

Autumn peak-hour resumption for Marston Vale train services

Railart 2023 to open at Kidderminster Railway Museum

Five-step plan implemented by TfW for Borderlands Line

RAIB to investigate Bulwell tram derailment

IN BRIEF

Traction News • Class 730s to enter service this autumn

First Class 57 broken up for scrap

Trio of former GWR Castle Class power cars scrapped

Redundant Freightliner Class 86s for export

Avanti West Coast Class 390/1 internal refurbishment nears the end

Coaching Stock News

Unit Focus

Unit News

Wagon News

Shunter News

Livery Changes

Naming Update

Another main line-registered Class 55 in prospect for the DPS

Fifty Fund to host Geoff Hudson’s ‘Fifty Years of Fifties’ evening on SVR

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway’s Class 14 D9525 engine successfully restarted

Generator repairs required by under-overhaul 50019 Ramillies

Successful launch weekend for 125 Preservation’s HST

125 Group’s ‘Project Rio’ power car breaks cover

Waterman Railway Heritage Trust’s roving Class 25 heads to Llangollen

IN BRIEF

Best of the Western, as SVR plans autumn diesel-hydraulic reunion

ELR creates ‘Echoes of Laira’ with photographic charter

NYMR diesel fleet boosted with Class 31 purchase

Class 108 DMU moves to Peak Rail

IN BRIEF

Bright future for Brighton Belle Car 89

Dream is over as CEPG Class 321 preservation attempt fails

IN BRIEF

What’shappening to… • Our monthly round-up of restoration projects around the country, compiled

CDL legal wrangle continues…

Who polices the social media police? • Is it wrong to exclude and criticise people because they disagree with you?

PICTORIAL

Youare the quarry • The nine mile freight-only Rylstone branch runs from Skipton to Swinden Quarry in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Network Rail North and East Route operations director Chris Gee takes a look at this fascinating line and explains how train movements on the branch are managed, illustrated with a selection of his photgraphy.

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Asplash of colour! • Renowned railway photographer John Whiteley has recreated the past by colourising some of his extensive collection of black-and-white photographs, the digital process not affecting the originals in any...