Rail Express - May 2019
FEATURES
17 COATS OF MANY COLOURS
30 years of Class 91 liveries.
24 WEYMOUTH QUAY
Remembering the gateway to the Channel Islands, which was last used 20 years ago
30 ON THE HUNT: 47222
One enthusiast’s search for an elusive loco
33 PRESTON BLUE PULLMAN
A rare ‘Footex’ working in May 1964
34 0-60: CLASS 465
Third-rail but not third-rate
REGULARS
22 SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS
The best ways to get Rail Express every month
37 TIME TRAVELLER
Looking back to decades past
38 REVIEWS & MAILBAG
Telephoto shots; Eastern matters.
NEWS
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Maritime Intermodal launched; New stock delays hit services; Brush rescues
Freightliner; Electrification essential to meet carbon-free target; Journey numbers continued to grow in 2018; May launch for LNER ‘Azumas’; FirstGroup orders Hitachi AT300s, Light Rail round-up; NRM issues loco review; ‘50s’ get GBRf livery; ‘Grids’ to get new engines and become Class 69s.
77 LU WORLD
Sub-surface resignalling goes live.
78 RAILTOURS
Charity tours mark changing times.
82 PRESERVATION
Dean Forest is new base for ‘47’; Butterley launches ‘Rat’ appeal; Ex-GWR ‘08’ moves to South Wales heritage line.
87 POWER BY THE HOUR
Long-stored ‘92’ returns to work.
88 POWERSCENE
Notable workings class by class, Name Game, Spectrum and Shed Talk
98 UNITS
ScotRail withdraws Class 365 fleet.
101 SHUNTERS
Last ‘Gronks’ leave Landore.
102 COACHES
GWR's four-coach ‘classic’ HSTs.
103 WAGONS
Washwood Heath Rover ‘Cubes’ cleared.
104 IRISH ANGLE
Historic Sorting Van saved.