Railways Illustrated - 2022-05-03

• How do we resolve rolling stock cracking?
• ORR releases its review into Hitachi Class 80X cracking
• Goodbye Abellio – as Scotrail transfers into the public sector
• Former DB Cargo Class 60s are destined for DC Rail
• New ‘glamping’ use found for the EX-LNER ‘Let’s Go Round Again’ HST farewell tour Mk.3 coaches
• YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A UNIQUE PIECE OF RAILWAY HISTORY... AND SUPPORT TWO WORTHY CAUSES!
• Uncertain economic conditions claim RCS’S Staycation Express
• Eurostar and Thalys merger deal is approved by European Commission
• ‘Tyne-tees Tractors’ raises £35,000 for children’s hospice
• GB Railfreigh­t Class 67 debuts on the Caledonian Sleeper
• 43049 is back in action on the Midland Pullman
• The UK rail industry comes together for Ukraine aid train
• ORR launches prosecutio­ns relating to the fatal 2016 Croydon tram crash
• West Midland Metro testing begins on Edgbaston Village extension...
• … But wait continues for services to restart on the existing WMM route
• Class 91 trio heads to the scrapyard
• Coaching Stock News
• Wagon News
• Shunter News
• Naming Update
• Preservati­on first for the Peak Locomotive Company
• 56097 set to leave Nottingham Heritage Railway
• Four preserved HST power cars are returned to traffic
• Cambrian Heritage Railways opens its new line to Weston Wharf
• Restoratio­n of 55008 cab is completed by DPS volunteers
• Class 31 collision overshadow­s Chinnor diesel event
• Class 144 fire training exchange sees 144009 now preserved at ELR
• Spares donor ‘Pacer’ to be spared!
• June diesel events offer rich pickings for heritage modern traction enthusiast­s
• A Gloucester­shire Warwickshi­re Steam Railway Journey

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