We've come a long way since 1978, this is what our very first pocket book looked like! Has anyone else got one of these collectors' items? Details of the latest 2024 edition are here:
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Or the combined edition:
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Get £3 off the new Diesel & Electric Loco Register by entering discount code REG6 at the checkout. It's a complete reference source for every main line loco to have worked on the network - perfect for updating all your sightings and haulages! More info at tinyurl.com/pz2xk5f8

The new Diesel & Electric Loco Register is our most in depth stock book, with the status of all past & present main line locos (Class 01-99, prototypes & pre-TOPS classes). Here's an example for Classes 25 & 26 showing the details included. More info at tinyurl.com/pz2xk5f8

After a long, protracted and painful overhaul 45118 is due to leave Barrow Hill at the end of April.

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The latest TR UK, which includes a look at GWR's battery train trial, an update on SWR's fleet plans, a profile of LSL, an interview with Severn Valley MD Jonathan 'Gus' Dunster and all the latest news on the UK rail network is out now. Subscribe + save at bit.ly/TRUKSUB

A final sample photo from our book on the route from Waterloo to the Atlantic Coast during the era of diesel loco-hauled trains. All photos are from the lens of expert photographer Bernard Mills. You can get £2 off it with discount code WACDE at: tinyurl.com/mskt6va3

There's plenty of diesel-hydraulic traction in these 2 pages from our new book on the line west from Waterloo during the diesel loco-hauled era. All photos (C) Bernard Mills. You can get £2 off it with discount code WACDE at: tinyurl.com/mskt6va3

Here's another sample from our new book on the line west from Waterloo during the years of diesel loco haulage. The photographs, historical information and tales it tells are all from Bernard Mills. You can get £2 off with discount code WACDE at: tinyurl.com/mskt6va3

Class 50s were a big part of the Waterloo to Exeter route's history during the diesel loco-hauled era, along with 47s in its latter years. Our new book explores the line using Bernard Mills' superb photograph collection. Get £2 off it with code WACDE at: tinyurl.com/mskt6va3

Our new book on the route to Exeter starts at London Waterloo and this sample shows how it looked in the 1960s and early 1970s. You can get £2 off it with discount code WACDE when ordering direct from Platform 5 at: tinyurl.com/mskt6va3

Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉

Sheffield Supertram is 30 years old today. Copies of our popular Sheffield: From Tram to Tram-Train book are still available. See link below 👇🏻. Enter code STTT for a £2 discount.

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Our latest book on the Waterloo to Exeter line is now out. It's an absolute feast of diesel haulage, with plenty of diesel-hydraulics, 33s, 50s & 47s. The photos are all colour and go back to the 1960s. You can get £2 off with discount code WACDE at: tinyurl.com/mskt6va3

An image from my new book on the Cornish Main Line, published on 18 March by Platform 5 Publishing. 57605 passes Brea on 8 April 2014 with a Penzance–Plymouth driver training run ahead of the launch of FGW's summer Saturday loco-hauled services on 31 May. bit.ly/49RMw16

TR UK 266, which includes a look at Glasgow's Subway, an update on the TransPennine Route Upgrade, a review of the Cl73s still in main line service, a guide to the Ebbw Vale line & all the latest news from the UK rail network is now on sale. For more, see: bit.ly/TRUK266

My new book on the Cornish Main Line is now available to preorder from Platform 5 Publishing. Due for publication on 18 March with 96 pages and over 150 images covering a wide variety of traction in the spectacular Cornish landscape. platform5.com/Catalogue/Mode…

In the March issue of Today's Railways Europe OUT NOW: Slovenia's Class 363 electrics, Wien S-Bahn modernisation, rebuilding the Ahrtalbahn, winter in Ukraine, a non-electrified Swiss byway, and 26 pages of news from 24 countries. Subscribe and save: bit.ly/3D9cRcB

The latest from Arlington Fleet’s paintshop is GB Railfreight 69009 in pseudo Western maroon with WESTERN CONSORT nameplates and cast number plates. 📷 Arlington Fleet Services.

Debranded TP03. This is still on lease to TransPennine Express until May.

The latest Class 66 has just arrived from mainland Europe - 77505 will become GB Railfreight's 66315 once it's been renumbered and repainted. Any sightings or photos of it?

The latest TR UK, which includes a review of all new trains currently on order, a summary of major stock changes in 2023, an update on plans for the EMR fleet, a guide to Clay Cross Jn, a look at the c2c 720s and much more is out now. Subscribe + save at bit.ly/TRUKSUB