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
Models set for national stage
Alstom wins £1billion order for 29 battery electric trains for TPE • The bi-mode five-car units will feature step-free boarding
Europhoenix Rail expands as three ‘60s’ now rebranded • As No. 60063 starts work, there are now a two other Brush ‘heavy haulers’ runnung in EPR’s brash identity with the team at Boden Rail steadily working their way through the most recently active DB Cargo examples.
Final ‘150/2’ sets leave Neville Hill • Swap of Class 150 ‘Sprinters’ between Neville Hill and Newton Heath is completed
Chiltern Explorer fleet in focus • The Mk.5a coaching stock sets are put in the spotlight
Powerscene • Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.
Shunters return for GBRf • With traction required for the RHTT season, Bescot and Whitemoor have regained their pilots.
Class 58 preservation disappointment • New preservation project abandoned and No. 58016 is sold
PRESERVATION PICTORIAL
VTG Rail UK to be acquired by UK’s second-largest private pension fund • The German-owned wagon lessor will sell its shares in its UK subsidiary to the Universities Superannuation Scheme, a £84 billion British pension management company.
Brush Type 4s to come in ‘TT:120’
Colourful new intermodal boxes
Brand new ‘Shed’ from Dapol • Dapol retools its ‘N’ gauge Class 66 from the rails up. How does it measure up by today’s standards?
‘Grid’ 50th anniversary marked by new Hornby models
Accurascale PTAs return • Improvements have been made to the iron ore tipplers ready for the second run of models decorated in ARC, Foster Yeoman and BSC liveries
Sophisticated Sulzer sound
Corporate BR Mk.1s in ‘TT:120’
Loch Eilt and Corour in ‘N’ • Two more iconic West Highland scenes are constructed by Tony Gillanders in ‘N’ gauge.
Four Decades And Still Electrifying! • Now in their twilight years, the East Coast Class 91 locomotives maintain a strong and steady following. Andy Flowers looks at their history and how they were considered by BR – along with other options - for use on the West Coast route.
No sign of uplift in tour bookings
TIME TRAVELLER • Steven Knight takes the time machine into the archives
60-year-old GM loco shines on passenger debut at Downpatrick Diesel Gala
Celebrating 100 years of the Morden Branch
Win tickets for SIX on Santa’s Steam Special