Aviation Specials | Modelling BR: Speedlink
The mid-1970s saw British Rail revolutionise how it moved general freight traffic around the country, creating a network of fast and efficient services in an effort to compete with the motorways.
This came to be known as Speedlink and gave rise to diverse and colourful freight trains throughout the 1980s before financial losses forced its withdrawal in 1991.
A perennial favourite with modellers and enthusiasts alike, Speedlink – the latest in the Modelling British Railways series by the team behind Key Model World - traces the origins of Speedlink, its heyday and what followed through a series of detailed commodity and wagon profiles, in addition to in-depth modelling projects.
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Below is a selection of articles in Aviation Specials Modelling BR: Speedlink.