Welcome to the Website of Modern Locomotives Illustrated, the bi-monthly magazine dedicated to recording the
development and operation of UK modern traction. As Locomotives Illustrated and tracing the UK steam period in 170 issues, the magazine was first published in 1975 and is being re-launched in sumer 2008 to cover the UK non-steam classes of locomotive and multiple unit stock.

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