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

A bitter blow

The RAILWAY Magazine

Axe falls on HS2 beyond Birmingham • Government softens the blow with promised investment in other rail projects under the banner of‘Network North’.

SIDELINES

Eastriggs ambitions outlined • Rail Sidings Ltd explores rolling stock storage, refurbishment and freight options as 17-acre site opens for business.

NEW-BUILD STEAM LOCO LAUNCHED:

New rival for London to Paris?

Crossed wires caused near miss

Viaduct parapet fails • Main line reduced to single line working for a month to repair viaduct.

14-CAR IET:

Clear-out of CrossCountry HSTs

Judges announced for RCTS railway photography competition

Freightliner opens ETCS academy • New training facility will prepare freight drivers for the introduction of in-cab signalling to the East Coast Main Line

Railways in Parliament

Home stretch for ‘Pendolino’ mid-life upgrade programme • With work to refurbish the 35 11-car‘Pendolinos’ now complete, attention has turned to the 22 nine-car sets.

‘The worst of all possible decisions’ • The Government is accused of taking the‘nuclear option’as Northern leaders and industry groups condemn the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 beyond the West Midlands.

‘08’ goes electric • The ‘08e’ is a battery-powered version of the classic standard shunter, as Paul Bickerdyke reports.

The unstoppable ‘Gronks’ • First introduced in 1952 and based on an even earlier design, Class 08 shunters are now in their eighth decade of active use. To celebrate their longevity, Mel Thorley unearths some little-known facts and figures about the fleet.

The need for flexibility • As the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway celebrates its 60th anniversary, Gareth Evans talks to the line’s chairman Steve Clews about current and future challenges.

HISTORY OF THE W&LLR

GROWING UP ON THE RAILWAY

A Yorkshire MIXTURE • John Heaton FCILT seeks out the ‘sweet’ spot in runs over the Leeds Northern and Airedale/Wharfedale lines.

SWEET CAROLINE • Network Rail operations director Chris Gee invited The RM on board inspection saloon Caroline for a rare trip along the former GCR line to High Marnham, now used as a NR test track.

And it’s goodbye from him… • Christopher Westcott spoke exclusively with outgoing boss of the London Transport Museum Sam Mullins, who has said goodbye to the role as director and chief executive after almost 29 years.

High-speed lines then and now

MEETINGS

PANORAMA • A showcase for the best in railway photography

THE ‘MUST ATTEND’ MODEL EVENT

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

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

‘Archie’ is back – and hopes rise for Bluebell in 2024 • Exciting times for Bluebell Railway locomotive fleet as overhauls complete and...