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.

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NEWQUAY, NEW PLATFORM

High-speed Midlands to Manchester link plan • Line north from Lichfield would pick up where cancelled HS2 Phase 2a project left off.

PORTISHEAD AWAITS

West Coast buys Riviera Trains’ Mk.2 fleet • Deal spells end for Riviera Trains brand after 30 years.

GWR‘TURBO’ UPGRADE COMPLETE

Winners and losers as figures show overall growth in freight • Freightliner is top and steady, while GB Railfreight’s rise continues and DB Cargo is in slow decline.

FINAL CDAs RECOVERED

Rail firms aim to develop better and smaller traction batteries • Hitachi and partners are working to develop a more compact design that can store greater energy.

SIDELINES

Strathspey Scotsman incident report released • Communication at the root of the collision, RAIB investigation finds.

Revamped Wirral Transport Museum to open by spring 2026

Tonbridge loco depot opens... • New GB Railfreight facility aids operations in South East England.

…while charity event allows a peek inside Peterborough

Tramway plan to connect Cardiff Central with Cardiff Bay • New Metro line would complement the existing branch line.

Borders extension study paused due to funding issue

New Sheffield service outlined

Railways in Parliament

Last deck piece positioned in 2.1-mile Colne Valley Viaduct • HS2 Ltd claims the title of building Britain’s longest rail bridge, as final section is put into place.

Final segments cast for Northolt Tunnel West

Bromford Tunnel boring reaches halfway point

Celebrating 200 years of railways • 2025 marks 200 years since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, an anniversary that will be celebrated with hundreds of events across the country, as Paul Bickerdyke reports.

YOUNG RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Crewe Works lives on • The glory days of locomotive building may be over, but the remaining parts of Crewe Works are not only surviving but thriving as a centre of excellence for overhauling bogies and other major components, as Paul Bickerdyke reports.

Deltic deliberations • The prototype diesel No. DP1 Deltic offered a step-change in power and acceleration when it was introduced in the late 1950s, as John Heaton FCILT describes.

A Baker’s dozen ROYAL MAIL ‘325s’ • John Baker presents a selection of Class 325 photos taken over the last three decades as the dedicated Royal Mail EMUs are about to be withdrawn from service.

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