JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15.  There was no telegram from HM Queen for this particular centenary, but the GWSR acknowledged the milestone with the production of a special headboard, which the heavy freight

Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I think this new scheme is most uninspiring.   I have always thought that the old livery, predominantly white with red and blue trim, was rather smart

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CrossCountry responds to RMT ballotTALKS to solve a pay dispute between the RMT and CrossCountry are still continuing, the company said. The RMT has rejected a pay offer, saying that it is below RPI, and is to hold a ballot of its members. However, a spokesman for CrossCountry said: ‘The

PREDICTIONS that passenger rail franchises are set to be abolished have not been fulfilled in the Queen’s Speech, which included just one sentence: ‘Proposals on railway reform will be brought forward’, writes Sim Harris.The industry has been expecting radical changes, including a greater distance between ministers and day-to-day operational details,

THE National Railway Museum’s Maunsell ‘V’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has re-entered traffic at the Mid-Hants Railway following its repaint into British Railways livery as No. 30925.  The refreshed ‘Schools’ made its Brunswick green debut on September 14, the first time it had hauled a passenger train in this guise since 1962. 

Cliff Thomas reports on a rare heritage anniversary – a 2ft-gauge railway that has operated continuously for a century. THE Leighton Buzzard Railway (LBR) will celebrate the line’s 100th anniversary of continuous operation on November 17, the nearest Sunday to the original opening date.  Numerous heritage railways

New CrossCountry dispute flares upTHE RMT is to ballot its members at CrossCountry after rejecting a pay offer which the union said is ‘below RPI’. The union is also protesting about maternity pay arrangements. A previous dispute over collective bargaining had only just been resolved, and industrial action called at

THE passenger rail franchising system set up as part of privatisation in the 1990s is set to be abolished, as one of the measures to be announced in the Queen’s Speech today.In advance of the State Opening of Parliament, the government has revealed that it wants to scrap rail franchising,

THE West Somerset Railway’s (WSR) Autumn Steam Gala will take place just days after this issue of The RM goes on sale, with a no fewer than four GWR Collett panniers taking centre stage. Three of the ever-popular 0-6-0PTs will be visiting the railway for the October 3-6 A Country