The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new April issue is out now!
Heritage half-century
The end of March saw the West Somerset Railway celebrate 50 years of heritage operations. John Simms looks back to the line’s reopening and its development since then.
PEP talk
2026 marks 50 years since the introduction of the first PEP-derived EMUs. More than 200 sets across five classes were built from 1976 to 1981 for use on third-rail and overhead electrified lines in England and Scotland. David Russell traces the history of the fleets.
Practice & Performance
John Heaton FCILT rounds up a number of interesting runs that had to be left out of previous P&P articles.
A Baker’s Dozen: S&C 150
John Baker celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Settle & Carlisle Line with a pictorial journey over the spectacular 73-mile-long railway.
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