Rail Express  |  310 March 2022
Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiast, offering all the latest news from across Britain’s railway network - illustrated with superb photographs of traction in action.
In this issue:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Rail Express celebrates the special anniversaries of over 30 types of locomotives, multiple units and light rail vehicles. It’s a bumper year to party!
0 TO 60! CLASS 769/4 (E)
Our performance expert gives the former Class 319 bi-mode conversions a second go, this time in electric mode. Will 25kV of AC sparks give the unit more va va voom?
IN THE CAB: C2C
Meet the trainee commuter train driver and would-be surfer who decided to pursue a career on the railway rather than criminals.
SRPS RAILTOURS COACHES
As the Scottish Railway Preservation Society celebrates half a century of running railtours, we present a full survey of the coaching stock it has run over the last five decades.
And much more!
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First produced in print in 1996 and published every month, Rail Express is your monthly insight into the world of modern railway. Boasting the tagline: ‘Essential reading for today’s rail enthusiast’, the title brings you all the latest in rail-industry news, including developments, changes in policy and lots more.
25 years later and Rail Express has firmly cemented its status as the go-to publication for UK rail fans. With an entire section devoted to modelling and news for modellers, insightful and in-depth features on some of the important issues facing rail enthusiasts today, and stories that unveil the history of British trains and bring them to life in front of your very eyes. Whether it’s overground or underground or electric or steam trains that blow your whistle, Rail Express contains everything the modern rail enthusiast needs to know.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Rail Express 310 March 2022.