Rail Express

RAIL EXPRESS is Britain's favourite modern rail enthusiast title. Undoubtedly the best for modern traction photography, the magazine keeps readers informed and entertained with undiluted coverage of Britain's railways in the diesel and electric era. First produced in 1996, RE has set a new standard for the hobby, with a clean design, high quality paper and the best reproduction. January 2008 saw the magazine relaunched in an innovative 'supersize' format, showing off the ground-breaking contents to the best advantage. Every issue includes news and analysis covering the present day railway scene, plus the latest preservation developments. Also inside: RAIL EXPRESS Modeler - Diesel & Electric era modeling magazine

Rail Express

‘Evero’ trialled over Settle & Carlisle

Virgin plans 12 trains for HS1 services

Scotland outlines £342 million electrification for Fife and Borders

DC Rail shows off the first Loughborough-refurbished Class 60 • Exactly five years since the last ‘Super 60’ was completed at Toton, the first of a new breed of re-engineered Brush Type 5s has been shown off at the design’s birthplace, courtesy of UK Rail Leasing and DC Rail.

Class 455 withdrawals gather pace • Another 13 ‘455s’ are stopped as more Class 701s enter service

Chiltern receives its first Mk.5a sets • Former TransPennine Express ‘Nova 3’ begins training on Chiltern Railways

Powerscene • Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway buys ‘37’ • Future of EE Type 3 in Yorkshire is assured.

Heritage diesel pictorial

The Greatest Dispersal • With the Railway 200 celebrations over at Derby, the numerous shunter exhibits have returned home.

Lindsey closure bad news for bogie tankers • The collapse of Prax Group, owner of the former Total refinery complex in North Lincolnshire, will likely lead to the withdrawal of the final 1980s-built TDA and TEA tank wagons.

Special ‘Tugs’ announced

Heljan busy with ‘Rats’, ‘Cans’ and ‘Peaks’

Accurascale delivers its ‘Tug’ • Heavy freight power arrives from Accurascale in the form of the Class 60. What do we think of the second new ‘Tug’ to arrive this year?

ICI bogie hopper returns • Model the heavy Derbyshire limestone traffic in ‘OO’ with Accurascale’s ICI PHV hopper wagons

China clay to Carlyon Dock • China clay is transported from clay dries in the Cornish hinterland to Carlyon Dock on the ‘OO’ gauge layout owned and exhibited by Andrew Keast.

Practical wagon modelling tips in ‘OO’ PART TWO • More tips for simple, effective and practical wagon detailing to transform your fleet and make it more personal to you after a few hours at the work bench

MDO in ‘TT:120’ gauge

The Glory Days of the Class 37/4s • Andy Flowers concludes his two-part study of the Class 37/4s with a look at their operations in Wales, Cumbria and East Anglia.

Ten years of the Borders Railway – and the next big step • After more than 25 years of campaigning, the Borders Railway reopened between Tweedbank and Edinburgh Waverley in September 2015. Chris Milner revisits the line after a decade of operation to see what has changed and look at the challenges to extend the line to Carlisle.

Worst year ever for cancelled railtours? • There’s a growing list of tours which have not run for various reasons.

Double celebrations at Downpatrick as railway marks 40 years with a Diesel Gala

Restoration, restoration, restoration • Piers Connor & Christopher Westcott

TIME TRAVELLER • Steven Knight takes the time machine into the archives