The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine has been published since 1897 and is now the UK's best-selling general interest rail title. Every month, The RM provides enthusiasts and professionals with authoritative and informed news coverage of the following: - Network Rail and the train operating companies - Locomotives, multiple units, carriages and wagons - Steam, heritage and the preservation world, inc narrow gauge- Metro and underground systems - In addition, the magazine carries frequent items of overseas interest.

The Railway Magazine is also renowned for its wide-ranging and innovative feature coverage, encompassing up-to-the-minute developments as well as historical, nostalgic and foreign subjects. The magazine is also renowned for its award-winning photographic content.

The Railway Magazine

Year end endings

ORR backs down on decision to cancel premier Manchester train • Avanti’s ‘ghost train’ reinstated as the regulator’s chief announces retirement.

Avanti ‘Thunderbirds’ are gone • Use of Class 57/3s as rescue locos on WCML comes to an end.

Huge setback for Irish heritage scheme after accidental blaze • Fire causes €50,000 of damage to line’s signal cabin.

Plan to move hydrogen by rail • A green hydrogen production plant could soon start shipping bulk quantities by rail.

Freeze in rail fares will impact on future infrastructure projects • Lower revenue will mean less to spend on performance and safety needs.

Road moved for next phase of HS2’s longest green tunnel • The temporary realignment will create space for the latest stage of excavation at Greatworth.

Railways in Parliament

The view from the top • Network Rail’s outgoing and incoming chief executive officers talk to Phil Marsh about Privatisation errors and how Great British Railways intends to rectify those mistakes.

‘Two plus four’ no more • John Heaton FCILT pays tribute to GWR’s 2+4 ‘Castle Class’ HST sets, which were withdrawn from regular service with the December timetable change.

A Northern icon • Robin Whitlock takes a look at the recently restored Stockport Viaduct, which looms over the town centre as Britain’s largest brick-built structure.

The final chapter • Britain’s biggest railway bookshop has closed after more than half a century of trading. Owner Robert Humm looks back on a remarkable career and tells Nick Pigott how the publishing industry has changed in the face of the internet onslaught.

Engineer and enthusiast • Steve Morris looks back on the distinguished career of the late Brian Penney.

Model bookstall

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From the archive • Subscribe and read previous issues at www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/archive

The RCTS: then and now • Britain’s leading Railway Society

PANORAMA • A showcase for the best in railway photography

P2 boiler arrives at Darlington • Largest single component delivered for new-build 2-8-2 ‘Mikado’loco.

Restoration of 4MT 2-6-0 suffers further setback • Complications found during repairs of the ‘forgotten Standard’.

GCR reunification progress... • Anticipation is high for the Great Central Railway’s decade-long project in 2026, with two key steps set to be taken.

Appeal launched to fund cosmetic restoration of 0-4-0ST Uppingham • The 114-year-old Peckett R2 class locomotive is based at Rocks by Rail in Rutland.

Plym Valley Railway recovers three vehicles from Tavistock Junction Yard • Preserved Sentinel shunter used to retrieve MTA wagon as part of the operation.

New permanent homes are announced for locomotives • Armistice moves to Bressingham as B&WLR further slims down its collection.

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