News - DBS puts 20 Class 60 locos up for sale, RVE takes over RTC, a a€~Pendolinoa€ for the East Coast and a€~Traxxa€ electric suggested to replace IEP order.
Happy 10th Birthday Hull Trains - 10 years ago, GB Railways launched the UKa€ s first open access passenger service when it began direct trains between London Kinga€ s Cross and Hull.
Reviews - A bumper month for modern traction book titles, with new publications covering the famous Woodhead route, big freight trains and many more.
Retrospectrum: EPS - This issuea€ s livery guide describes the Railfreight grey-inspired European Passenger Servicesa€ colour scheme, as applied to Class 08s 37s, 73s & 92s.
Pictorial: Last years of the a€~24sa€ - It was three decades ago that the last Class 24 loco was withdrawn. RAIL EXPRESS looks back over the final years of the original Sulzer Type 2s.
Time Traveller - Read about how the first stage of the West Coast Main Line electrification, between Manchester and Crewe, was commissioned in September 1960.
Railtours - GB Railfreight runs Class 66/7s and Class 73s on a€~Ness Monstera€ outing. Our columnist provides a list of a€~Bluebirdsa€ which have worked railtours.
Preservation - Wabtec looks to employ a€~Peaka€ locomotive as an ETHEL at Doncaster, while a€~Westerna€ locomotive owners aim for 2012 return for D1015 & D1041.
Traction & Rolling Stock - There will be a new look for the RHTTs this autumn as a number of DBSa€ Euro-modified Class 66s have returned to the UK for use on these trains.
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Comment: Goodbye and Hello - We wave farewell to the Mostyn column, which will be replaced with a new serial in the new year. The editor also casts his eye over the latest model motive power developments.
Newsdesk: Trade developments - Kernow and Dapol team up again to bring us another locomotive type, this time the subject is the Bulleid-designed Southern Railway diesels 10201-3. Plus a round-up of the other news.
Newsdesk extra: Telford products - The recent a€~Oa€ gauge event at Telford saw a huge number of new diesel and electric products on show in the senior scale. We illustrate the latest from Heljan and Just Like The Real Thing.
Review: Bachmann Class 03 - Having been out of the catalogue for some years, the BR Class 03 0-6-0DM returns to Bachmanna€ s range in completely new form. RAIL EXPRESS provides the first review of this exciting release.
Research: Steel Coil, part 2 - The second part of David Ratcliffea€ s Modellera€ s Guide feature on steel coil services takes a look at imported coil trains and tinplate operations. Includes formations from the last 30 years.
Review: Heljan Class 26/0 - Having originally stated that it would not produce the Pilot Scheme BRCW Type 2s, Heljan has now released the Class 26/0s in a host of classic 1980s liveries. REM provides its verdict.
Reviews: Hornby and Bachmann - As well as the headline reviews, this month sees a number of other notable new products, including a pair of colourful GM locos from Hornby and a selection of rolling stock from Bachmann.
Reviews: Graham Farish round-up - They have been some time in development, but finally we have out hands on the a€~Na€ gauge Mk. 1 coaches from Graham Farish. We also review the montha€ s other new small scale products.
Exhibition diary and SS3 - Spanner Swirlyflow III picks up on some of the lighter news stories from the last few weeks. There is also a preview of exhibitions for October, covering shows with some D&E era interest.