Grab the brand-new June 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 June issue:
Because they could
The Branch Line Society, GB Railfreight, Eastern Rail Services and Europhoenix Rail joined forces to deliver five days of Class 37 haulage from March 19-23 on the BLS’s ‘Because we can 4’ charter. RI presents a selection of images from the trip.
Just get rid of it!
Not every loco met its end at a big BR loco works or a well-established scrapyard, some were cut up onsite where they ‘fell’, or were even thrown in a hole or binned when their planned conversion to a restaurant fell through! Pip Dunn looks at some of the more unusual disposals of diesel and electric locos over the years.
So you want to improve your photography?
Do you ever look at a picture in RI and think I wish I could take an image that good? Here are just a few basic tips in equipment and technique to get that bit better at photography.
English Electric ‘Roarers’… Alive in Poland
English Electric had great success exporting diesel and electric locos in the middle of the last century, and in Poland, its derivative of the BR Class 83 is still alive and well working trains in the country. Jason Warner tells you what you need to know about these familiar locos.
