Crossrail @ Canary Wharf: Image by Salimfadhley

Modelling

• Hornby release a running sample of their upcoming King George V 6000 Class.
• IC82 reviews the Plasser Tamper by Bachmann.
• …speaking of which… new products are coming!…

UK Rail

• As our new strengthen overlords take to parliament, what does this mean for our rail network?
• …and Alan Marshall asks are we paying the price for missed rail investment opportunities?
• West Coast Railways’ operation ban lifted.
• A look at Crossrail developments at Bond Street…
• …and Canary Wharf station is open to the public. (Although no trains yet!).
• Mind what gap?
• After the cock-up at Clapham Junction last week, the BBC ask just How is lateness measured?
• Progress on re-opening the Portishead line.
• Tickets now available for the Barrow Hill Rail Ale Festival.
• How did this American tram come to be marooned in Derby?

International Rail

• Holiday by rail: New international rail service to connect London and The Mediterranean.
• The Forbidden Railway: How to sneak into North Korea on a secret train.

Cover Image by Steve Morgan
Compiled by Edward Kendal & Andy Carter