Grab the brand-new October 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 October issue:
Living up to its name
With more than 100 exhibits, naming ceremonies, new livery unveilings and plenty to see and do, The Greatest Gathering at Derby in early August will go down as one of the best rail events in living history. Pip Dunn was there and certainly enjoyed it
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The magnificent seven
They were only little engines, but boy were they ‘big’ for haulage! For a long time, could there ever have been seven more elusive locos for passenger work than Haymarket’s dual-braked, non-boilered merry-go-round Class 26s? Steve McFarlane recalls his quest to ride behind 26001-007.
Rail blue remembered
Because so many of us grew up with it, the BR rail blue era remains one of the most popular periods in railway history. Kim Fullbrook presents a selection of images from 1980 to 1982, when everything was different – the multiple units, coaches, signalling and locos themselves.
10 Pictures: John Stretton
This month’s feature is from the lens of Leicester-born photographer and author John Stretton. His interest in railways began in September 1955, and when travelling to school from Syston to Loughborough Midland he was intrigued by several compatriots watching the trains and scribbling down the numbers of locos seen during their journeys.
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