Railways Illustrated | June 2012
First pictures of DRS’s new Class 68s under construction
When D9000 was on hire to Virgin Trains
Lifting the Woodhead line
A trip through the Yorkshire countryside by train
Lost lines heads to Scotland to see what’s left of the Burghead branch
The rundown of the colliery lines in Nottinghamshire
WCR Class 57/3s enter traffic
Franchise extensions planned
47712 is preserved
Anglia turns to locos to cover for DMUs
Class 458/5 conversions at Wabtec
Class 20s revived by DRS
Freight operators help out at MNR gala
‘Jubilee’ 45699 Galatea returns to steam
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Railways Illustrated June 2012.