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Living Life in the Past Lane: Recreating 1980s Scottish Railways in Photographs
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Railway photography is both a historical record and an art form — a way of freezing a moment in time while capturing atmosphere, memory and emotion. For photographer Chris Gee, it is also about recreating the feel of the past, particularly the early 1980s, by carefully composing images that could plausibly have been taken decades…
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January 2026
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Grab the brand-new January issue of Railways Illustrated magazine for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.
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Cheadle Heath: The Midland Junction That Hosted a Legendary Steam Railtour
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Cheadle Heath was once a key junction station in south-west Stockport, positioned on the former Midland Railway main line between Manchester Central and London St Pancras, via New Mills, Peak Forest, Matlock and Derby. The station also connected with the Cheshire Lines Committee route to Glazebrook, providing onward services to Liverpool via Warrington Central. During…
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Networking Opportunities: How Network SouthEast’s 1989 Rover Opened the Door to a Class 50 Adventure
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Network SouthEast’s Network Days were among the most memorable opportunities offered to rail enthusiasts during the sectorisation era — and one such day, on 10 June 1989, provided the backdrop for a determined quest to experience as many Class 50 locomotives as possible in a single outing. For a modest fare, Network Days allowed passengers…
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A New Great Western Standard: The Design and Significance of Locomotive No. 1000
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There has long been a peculiar and enduring interest in new locomotive designs emerging from Swindon. For decades, the works of the Great Western Railway have set benchmarks for locomotive engineering in Britain, and it has become increasingly clear how deeply engineers across the industry have been influenced by Swindon practice. By the mid-1940s, it…
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January 2026
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Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
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December 2025
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The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new November issue is out now!
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Huge train timetables revamp comes into effect
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A significant train timetable change came into effect on Sunday.
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Powerful short film highlights how to help vulnerable young people on rail network
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Avanti West Coast and Railway Children have released a Christmas film encouraging people to be on the lookout for runaway children on the rail network.
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Hornby reveals first model with new Great British Railways livery
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Hornby has revealed the design for a model featuring the new Great British Railways livery.
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