THE MISSING LINK The plan to create a second Brighton Main Line
EAST COAST
HISTORY
Four trains, one unique event
Essential reading for today’s rail enthusiast
CHILTERN ‘BUBBLES’ BOW OUT
RAIL EXPRESS No. 253 JUNE 2017
Oldest DMUs withdrawn after nearly 60 years in service
40 PAGES
OF MODELLING COLNE VALLEY
RESURGENCE Troubled railway now has a bright future
■ THE SIDINGS
A compact layout in 4mm
■ FIRST PICTURES Class 121 exclusives
■ IN-DEPTH REVIEWS Heljan ‘Peak’ & Irish hoppers