The Greatest Showon Earth - Nick Pigott takes a detailed look at the history and highly organised operation of circus trains - some of the most unusual and colourful trains to run in Britain.

FLEX: The Go-AnywhereTrain - In an innovative scheme to find new roles for surplus EMUs, Porterbrook Leasing and Brush Traction are converting Class 319s into bi-mode ‘FLEX’ trains. Ben Jones visits Loughborough to discover more about the project...

Britain’s Shortest Branch Line
Nicola Fox tells the story of the Stourbridge branch in the West Mid lands, which despite its exceedingly short length has a fascinating and eventful history.

Driving Through the Changes
Fraser Pithie chats to Newcastle-based driver Mick Ingledew about the changes he has seen during four decades driving on the East Coast Main Line..

Tragedy In Scotland: Review of 'at-risk' landslip sites after fatal derailment and more...

Tyne&Wear Metro at 40: Pt 1
As theTyne&Wear Metro systemcelebrates four decades of operation, GraemePickering tells the storyof its origins, construction and operation.

Power of the‘Georges’
For this month’s Practice & Performance Keith Farr rolls the clock back to the heyday of the LNWR and analyses the performance of its famous‘George the Fifth’ class 4-4-0s.

Tackling theVolunteer Problem
As heritage lines begin to reopen, Nicola Fox investigates the pressing need for railways toattract new volunteers fromtheyounger generation..

Coats of Many Colours: Part 2
Chris Milner presents another selection of the myriad liveries that have graced locomotives and rolling stock in more than 25 years of rail Privatisation, from Northern Spirit to GNER.

The Life and Times of the Class 33s
The BRCW Type 3 locomotives(later Class 33) entered service on the Southern Region 60 years ago. Simon Lilley tells their life story..

Footplates and Footlights
David John Hindle explores the close relationship between railways, holidaymakers, and variety theatre; a reliance that lasted more than a century.

A Further Look at 0-6-0s
For this month's Practice & Performance Keith Farr analyses the performance of a selection of 0-6-0s on passenger duties, including ex-Great Central 'Jl 1 s' and North British ~37s'.

The Awkward Squad
Paul Smith recently completed a mission to visit every one of the 2,595 stations and halts on the Network Rail system, but found that not all of them are as easy to get to as you might think...

Practice&Performance: Galatea in Disguise
John Heaton compares a February 2020 run behind‘Jubilee’No. 45562 Alberta (No. 45699 Galatea) with a selection of historical runs.

May 9, 1964: Clun Castle’s date with destiny
Gary Boyd-Hope looks back at Ian Allan ‘GreatWestern’railtour of May 1964 and the record-breaking role of No. 7029 Clun Castle..

A Saintly Revolution
Keith Farr recalls the GWR 4-6-0‘Saints’, an early design of 4-6-0, and a class that had a lifespan of more than 50 years.

Happy Birthday Hull Trains
Hull Trains is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand new fleet of trains. Chris Milner meets HT managing director Louise Cheeseman to discuss the past, present and future...

Nostalgia Ain’tWhat It Used To Be 
Nick Pigott reflects on howthe hobby of railway enthusiasm has changed since the days of steam, looking at elements both detrimental and positive to the 21st century enthusiast.

Complaints Are Nothing New
Train delays and passenger complaints are often in the headlines but, as Dr DavidTurner explains, railway companies have been on the receiving end formore than 150 years..

Virgin Demise
John Heaton analyses the legacy of Virgin Trains’ performance during its 22-year involvement with the West Coast Main Line and shorter spells on Cross Country and East Coast routes.

To Catch the Train, First Catch the Wind
Phil Mathison reports on a project to re-create the Spurn Landship,which was used on the military railway at Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, and last ran almost 70years ago..

A Miscellany of 0-6-0s
In thismonth's Practice&Performance, Keith Farr analyses the performanceof three classes of humble 0-6-0 tender engines, which were also used on passenger duties.

TheTyne Valley Line
GraemePickering looks at this key60-mile artery linking Carlisle and Newcastle through scenic, rolling countryside along the courseof the RiverTyne..

Steam & Heritage
Didcot pulls the plug on‘King’ and‘Castle’main line operation, Llangollen Railway 2-8-0 sold, Owsden Hall moves to Quainton, Churnet Valley washout repaired, No. 45305 returns for GCR gala, Tyseley ‘Bloomer’ wheeled, and Strathspey gets second Ivatt ‘2MT’.

Traction & Stock
LNER HSTs to East Midlands Railway, Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87, ‘Pacers’ to work with PRM compliant stock, TransPennine fleet deliveries complete, DCRail gets its first Class 60, and TfW gears up for ‘Turbostar’ launch as first Class 67 is readied for traffic.

Northern Unit Refurbishment - As well as taking delivery of new trains, Northern is undertaking an extensive upgrade of its older trains, as Chris Milner discovers.

Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges - Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges have become a key part of the language of rail freight. Chris Milner visits an SFRI, and looks at their remit, along with the controversy they seem to be courting in more densely populated areas.

Lamentable Failures - Twenty years on fromthe crash that killed 31 people at Ladbroke Grove inwest London in October 1999, Fraser Pithie looksback at the factors that combined to cause the tragedy, and the changesmade as a result.

Newcastle Central - Newcastle’swonderful listed station has an impressivepast but, asGraemePickering discovers, it also has a major role to play in the futureas the city’sprimary transport hub.

Looking after rail infrastructure - AndrewRoyle explains the roles of the fascinating yellowtest trains that tour the country checking everything fromrails to overhead lines.

Curve of Unintended Outcome - The sharp curveatMorpeth in Northumberlandhas been the siteof several derailments; Fraser Pithie looksback at theevents ofMay 1969and June 1984.

Operation ‘Javelin’ - More than£125,000has been raised for charityby Class 395RemembranceDay railtours over the last three years. Doug Lindsayexplains how andwhy it wasdone...

Seven for a secret, never to be told - Diesel historian Adrian Curtis reveals the story of ‘Warship’No. 829 Magpie, and how its links with the childrens’TV show of the same name could have led to it being saved from the scrapyard.

Droning on - Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as ‘drones’, are bringing a startling new dimension to railway photography, as Geoff Griffiths shows.

Humphrey Platts: Railway Photographer Nick Piggott meets a railway photographer whose work stretches back almost 75 years.

TheMetropolitan Special Andrew Royle looks back at a forgotten rail tour over LondonTransport’sMetropolitan Line in 1954..

Britain’s New Trains–Part 1 - In the first of a new series reviewing the many new train fleetsnow entering service, Chris Milner assesses the LNER ‘Azuma’ and London Northwestern Class 230.

Made of Stone - Ben Jones takes a rare look inside Britain’s largest quarry, at Tunstead in Derbyshire, and discovers the role played by rail in distributing its products..

Towers of Strength - Part 2 - Nick Pigott concludes his study of the steam-era coaling towers that once stood at more than 100 loco depots across the UK.

Building on Broadway - The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has enjoyed a record-breaking year since its Broadway extension opened in 2018. Gary Boyd-Hope visits to discover what lessons have been learned...

Towers of Strength - In thefirst of a two-part surveyonsteam-era coaling
towers, Nick Pigott looks back at the landmark structures that once stood at more than100 loco depots.

ACinderella Story - Fromanonymous commuter train to star of the National Collection, Locomotion's newly restored '2-HAP' car tells an important part of the railway story, writes Nicola Fox...

Thames Valley Transformation - Keith Farr concludes his study of the transition from steam to electric traction on the Great Western Main Line from London Paddington over the last few decades.

All Change on the Great Northern - Peter Brown takes a trip on the new Great Northern Class 717s,which will shortly replace the 43-year-old Class 313s – the oldest passenger trains still earning a living on the UK network..

Les Nixon: 70 Years Behind the Lens - Nick Pigott interviews one of Britain’s best, and most prolific railway photographers, still contributing to railway publications seven decades after taking his first shot in 1949.

Four Lines in Four Days - Robert Drysdale describes his 800-mile trip when he visited four heritage railways in four days using the national network and occasionally a local bus...

THAMES VALLEY DIESEL PERFORMANCE.

RICHARD GREENWOOD: KWVR LOCO PIONEER.

SHIREBROOK DEPOT REMEMBERED...

Steam & Heritage - Public debut for ‘Saint’ at Didcot; Frames cut for ‘County’ 4-4-0 new build; Caledonian blue duo together again; Ashburton closure remembered 60 years on.

Nodding Along - In the third and concluding part of the ‘Pacer’ story, Gary Boyd-Hope looks at the life and times of the Class 143 and 144 units..

Steam & Heritage - Meiningen wins 'P2' boiler design contract, BR black 'Saint' for Didcot event, short-notice WSR visit for Llangollen 'Standard 4' tank, Bahamas stars at Tyseley 50th anniversary event, 'Pannier Party' for South Devon 50th gala.

Traction & Stock - Siemens Class 717s start work on Moorgate route, new livery for Virgin Class 221, first Class 315 EMU sold for scrap, approval for Overground Class 710s, braking issue grounds Class 385s...

IET Update - Practice & Performance takes another look at GWR's Intercity Express Trains and their AT300 sisters, which are now operating all the way to Penzance.

Nodding Along - The ‘Pacer’ Story As the first units are withdrawn, self-confessed railbus fan Gary Boyd-Hope explores the origins and history of the BR/Leyland vehicles, which goes back more than 40 years...

Concrete and China Clay - Practice & Performance looks at a selection of recent operations, including loco-hauled trains in northern England and GWR's short-formed 'Castle' HSTs.

Tracks to the Trenches 3 - Cliff Thomas reports from deepest Staffordshire and the third instalment of an event commemorating the role played by narrow gauge railways during the FirstWorldWar...

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Steam&Heritage - Industrial archaeologists uncover startling new evidence about the true age of 'Killingworth Billy', Gloucs-Warks feels the 'Broadway effect', Severn Valley's end of steam commemoration, 'Patriot' boiler by end of year.

Pre-Grouping Perfection - Keith Farr looks at the performances of pre-Grouping 4-4-0s, which still handled a considerable amount of passenger traffic under British Railways in the 1950s and 1960s.

Safeguarding Britain's Railway Heritage - No country in the world has a greater railway heritage than Britain. Ben Jones meets the experts working to ensure it is protected and gainfully employed...

Tiptoe Through the Tulips - John Heaton reports from Eurostar's inaugural London-Amsterdam train – the first scheduled service between the UK and The Netherlands.

Dinmore, and More and More - Despite its lowprofile, the owning group of this popular GWR 4-6-0 has achieved some impressive feats and good reputation for reliability and performance of their machine. Gary Boyd-Hope goes behind the scenes..

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