The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new September issue is out now!
125 years of P&P
Introduced just for four years after the launch of The Railway Magazine, our record-breaking Practice & Performance series has been a regular feature ever since. To mark its 125th anniversary this month, John Heaton FCILT imagines a journey through time with original writer Charles Rous-Marten.
All change on the Western
Following his article last month examining why the North West was last to eliminate steam, Mike Jones looks at the rundown on the Western Region, which was the first to go all diesel more than a year before any other region.
Sectors and Southern
The late Gordon Pettitt was one of British Rail’s most respected senior managers, and Part 5of his diaries sees him promoted to be general manager of the Southern Region.
From spotter to photter
John Stretton looks back on his seven decades as a railway photographer.
