Grab the brand-new December issue of Railways Illustrated magazine for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.
Railways Illustrated reflects the energy and vitality of the present-day railway scene. Here’s what’s in the December issue:
SRPS takes first 40 to Oban
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society secured another first by taking a train to Oban powered by a Class 40, with D213 Andania working from Carlisle to the west coast port on September 27.
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State of Preservation – Part 2
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 – the main line fleet.
A tribute to trail-blazing Pathfinder
After 52 years of running charter trains, Pathfinder Railtours is calling time on operations aft er a series of challenges which 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 came into use, some more successfully than others. Using the images from the SiCol collection, Pip Dunn looks back at the decade and its varied traction.
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