Editor's Intro
The Forth Bridge really is finished!
19 January 2012
Revealed in all its magnificent splendour, the Forth Bridge is now devoid of scaffolding and sheeting which has been covering the Victorian structure for a decade.
There’s only one tower at Middleton
22 December 2011.
…and that’s the loading tower for filling sand for distribution by rail, predominantly to glass-making companies in South Yorkshire and the North West.
Network Rail takes delivery of 57312
17 November 2011.
Where’s your sunglasses? This was the long-awaited sight outside Eastleigh Works at the back end of October when Class 57/3 No. 57312 emerged from the paintshop of Arlington Fleet Services adorned in Network Rail’s house colour of highly visible yellow!
From Welsh coal trains to ‘royal’ duties in 47 years
20 October 2011.
West Coast Railway’s Class 37 No. 37685 leads the ‘Royal Scotsman’, working the 1H88 Weymss Bay to Edinburgh leg of the Western Tour, taken at Greenfaulds.
DRS gathers in its ‘new’ Class 37/4s
15 September 2011.
Following the purchase by Direct Rail Services of a number of DB Schenker-owned stored Class 37/4s, arrangments were put in place to start moving them to either Barrow Hill ,where Harry Needle Railroad Company was due to start repairing them (Nos. 37419 and 37425), or to DRS’ Carlisle Kingmoor depot for assessment (Nos. 37411, 37416, 37417, 37422 and 37427.
Splendour on the Moors
18 August 2011.
Winding its way through the reverse curves at Northdale on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is the 16.00 Pickering-Grosmont service on June 3, 2010.
An editor departs and a familiar name returns
21 July 2011.
Editor Gareth steps aside to take up a teaching career on the other side of the world. Fear not, for RAIL EXPRESS will be in safe hands with its new boss. To find out who will be in charge from the next issue, read on...
New look for ‘Northern Belle’
16 June 2011.
One of our cover stars from last month, Direct Rail Services’ ‘Northern Belle’ liveried No. 47790 has now debuted in service in its new ‘Pullman’ colour scheme.
‘Tesco Extra’ service returns to DRS
19 May 2011.
It seems to have been on the cards for some time but finally Direct Rail Services has reclaimed one of the prestigious Stobart Rail ‘Tesco’ trains from the clutches of rival DB Schenker.
Fastline fleet returns to action
21 April 2011.
The machinations surrounding the Direct Rail Services Class 66 fleet continue to provide surprising revelations.
Current Issue: March 2012
• Baby Deltic project setback
• Derailed 90046 stops WCML
• ‘Super Tug’ 60074 stays in blue
• DBS repaints Teenage Spirit in its unique colour scheme
• 30 years of the Mk.3 Sleepers
• Waste trains to Markham Vale
• Inside 32-page modelling magazine
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 15 March 2012
