''Modern Locomotives Illustrated'' (formerly ''Locomotives Illustrated'') was a British bi-monthly railway publication.

History

''Locomotives Illustrated'' was founded in 1975 by Geoffrey Freeman Allen with the intention of creating a series of magazines, each issue dedicated to an individual

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of British steam locomotive. By mid-2007, the magazine had covered almost every class of steam locomotive and the publishers, ''Locomotives Illustrated'' ended in early 2008 after 170 issues.

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, were keen to revamp it. Ian Allan approached Colin J Marsden, former editor of ''

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'', to take over the editorship and re-launch the magazine as ''Modern Locomotives Illustrated'' with a focus on modern diesel and electric locomotives and

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s. and ''Modern Locomotives Illustrated'' began from issue 171 in May 2008. The publishers originally envisaged a run of 66 issues, which is expected to rise to closer to 80. The magazine is now published bi-monthly (on the fourth Thursday of the month) by

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. ''Modern Locomotives Illustrated'' ran from issue 171 until issue 247 (Feb/March 2021). New title MLI Plus was published starting with No. 248 Issued in March 2021. ''MLI Plus'' ran until issue 270 Issued in November 2024.

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