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Modelling

• Engine Shed look at Hornby’s upcoming B12 and Q6 Class locos.
• Livery samples of Bachmann’s Wickham Trolley.

UK Rail

• Rail fares set for annual increase. What’s the most expensive journey per mile?
• It’s no good building a new railway if it sucks.
• Scotland’s also doing it’s best to find more trains to help with the Forth Road Bridge closure.
• Great Western Mainline upgrade progress plagued by buried signalling.
• Network Rail to invest £4m in routes in and out of London Bridge and Victoria, whilst sneakily escaping a hefty fine.
• London Underground breaks record for busiest day. And then breaks it again 6 days later.
• London Midland gets franchise extension.
• Crossrail goes cut and cover in Paddington.
• Princess Risborough signal box to become mainline viewing platform.
• Upgrade plans in the Bristol commuter belt.
• Swanage Railway to get mainline link in 2016.
• How Arsenal station got it’s name.
• National Railway Museum to get exciting overhaul.
• What did a Victorian railway excursion look like?
• How Network SouthEast reinvented railway brand identity.
• The London train journeys you don’t know about.
• If you’ve got a spare 600 quid knocking around you can treat yourself to a London Underground map Fender guitar.

World Rail

• Have you seen the Turtle fly under on the Japanese Railway?
• Australia’s very very very very very very long train.
• Cargo ship destroys rail bridge in Germany.

From The CAS Team

• Edward’s favourite and least favourite HS2 design ideas.
• 100 Journeys Continues.

Compiled by Edward Kendall & Andy Carter